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In the coming election, there are only two ways of thinking and a decision should be made on those lines: am I voting because I am a consumer and it is all about me; or am I voting because I am a citizen and it is all about my beloved country?

Virginia Rowley, Warragul, Vic

Where on earth has Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen been during the past few months, just when we needed him most?

Nick Palethorpe, Turramurra, NSW

What happened in Spain might happen here if Labor continued its zero-emissions policy. Candles, anybody?

Peter Weste, Sebastopol, Vic

Isn’t it time we started referring to solar and wind as “unreliables” (“Renewables in spotlight after Iberian blackout”, 30/4)?

Ramesh Thakur, Ocean Shores, NSW

The Labor government is making promises to implement “if we win the election”. As Labor has been in government for three years, why has it not already fulfilled them?

Philip Squire, Ashgrove, Qld

Not for nothing was Margaret Thatcher known as the Iron Lady: she had a narrative, vision and courage. Does Australia have an Iron Man or Lady waiting in the wings? (“A shared lack of vision in contrasting but dreary campaigns”, 30/4).

Roseanne Schneider, Toowoomba, Qld

Most of the blame for the Conservative Party of Canada’s defeat in the election lies solely with Pierre Poilievre. Donald Trump’s tariffs and rhetoric on Canada becoming the 51st state haven’t helped, but if Poilievre couldn’t convince the Canadian people to vote for him then that’s his problem.

Paul Stiles, Mount Gambier, SA

Pre-poll voting is very popular and the next government should make it the normal way.

Peter Condon, Southport, Qld

Australia must be the most resilient country in the world. Despite the best efforts of both political parties over recent decades, we supposedly still live in the best country in the world.

Tony O’Brien, South Melbourne, Vic

Wake up, Australia. We are decreasing our military expenditure while a foreign power circumnavigates our country, with live-firing exercises and probably mapping our undersea cables, our communication to the world, and we are concerned with the price of eggs. Get a life before our nation doesn’t have one.

Warwick Sainsbery, Nicholls, ACT