Last Post: ‘Tennis Albo’ and the guilt surplus

So now that the Open is over there is apparently a great urgency to address the situation in the Alice, according to our PM, who should be forever known as “Tennis Albo”.

Rob Parker, Maleny, Qld

With Penny Wong encouraging Britons to “own” their colonial past, it seems we now have a guilt surplus at home and are in a position to start exporting it. Is Senator Wong planning similar visits to France, Germany, Belgium, Spain, Portugal, Italy and Norway, to name a few others, who’d probably also welcome a reminder?

John McHarg, Maylands, WA

As Peta Credlin reminds us, in her opinion piece on Chalmers’ vision (2/2): “No country has taxed and regulated its way to prosperity, although plenty of governments have tried; always to their citizens’ cost.”

Reminiscent of Churchill: “Socialism is like a man, standing in a bucket, endeavouring to lift himself with the handle.”

Andrew Orr, Brookfield, Qld

If Prime Minister Albanese wants to ensure that Labor will not serve a second term just he and his government carry on making it difficult for industries including mining companies to make long-term plans.

L.M. Silbert, West Leederville, WA

To gain power in 2019, Scomo’s Liberal Party scored 27.99 per cent of the vote. I don’t recall people failing to understand the preferential system then.

Leo Oostveen, Chippendale, NSW

Louise Clegg’s suggestion to have a Constitutional Convention before going to a referendum on the Indigenous voice is eminently sensible. It provides a forum for informed debate by a range of experts that is likely to result in objective and workable propositions for the government and ultimately voters to consider.

Michael Schilling, Millswood, SA

The brave presence and respect shown by ex-PMs John Howard and Tony Abbott at the farewell to Cardinal George Pell highlighted the cowardly absence of Anthony Albanese and Dominic Perrottet.

Alice Tahon, Unley, SA

Australia shouldn’t have sanctioned Myanmar junta figures but kept lines of communication open for the West. Sanctions will drive Myanmar into the arms of China.

Rod Matthews, Fairfield, Vic

If one had been following the narrative by the media regarding Bruce Lehrmann’s case, one can imagine anyone in Lehrmann’s situation would also be questioning the legitimacy of what took place.

Ian Kent, Renmark, SA