Last Post: Steve Waterson, Novak Djokovic and Boris Johnson

The length of a piece of string will seem as nothing compared with the likely length of a royal commission on Australia’s dealing with Covid-19.

M.F. Horton, Adelaide, SA

I have never read a more spectacular expose of the lunacy prevalent in Australia than Steve Waterson’s article (“Double fault for Novak and common sense”, 15-16).

Peter West, Aveley, WA

Ah, Steve Waterson. If you visit Adelaide look me up. I’ll take you out for a drink or a meal anytime. Great article.

David Hutchison, Campbelltown, SA

As one of those elderly Australians purportedly most at risk from the Covid, I should be grateful to our governments for saving me from catching it, but I find Steve Waterson accurately sums up my views. Future historians will look back on this period scratching their heads.

R. Watson, Sunnybank Hills, Qld

How many police does it take to catch a positive RAT person? I believe it’s more than it takes to change a light bulb, don’t you?

Judy Gerita, Hornsby, NSW

Just as generals are often accused of fighting the last war, so it seems our CHOs, politicians and corporates are fighting the last virus strain. It’s time to reset to Omicron with its very different risk profile.

David Rose, Nedlands, WA

We are in a pandemic. We have a vaccine. This variant is peaking and will subside to a manageable level. We will get through this if we settle down and accept some realities.

Murray Horne, Cressy, Vic

Well, there’s a first. Novak Djokovic, the only player to get banned for not taking a drug.

Ivan Cope, Manly West, Qld

I feel the same way as Susan Caughey (Last Post, 15-16/1) regarding “return back”. Try “repeat again”, “reply back”, “restart again”, “return again”, “amalgamated together” and “in the future going forward”.

Brendan Scott, Berry NSW

British PM Boris Johnson deserves some credit for insisting his party guests bring their own grog. He could easily have dipped into his taxpayer-funded wine cellar for a few dozen bottles of Louis Roederer Cristal to go with the cheese.

Ian Bernadt, Swanbourne, WA

Thank you, Stan Grant, for the wonderful climax to that crazy story (“Lonely Gully”, 15-16/1). I could not stop laughing. By the time I reached the end and read the names of Jerome and Anita’s children, Aloe Vera, Moon Beam and Magpie, I had tears running down my face.

Merri Jansen, Mona Vale, NSW