Last Post: Trump’s style focuses on producing short-term results

It’s becoming apparent that we have a full-time Deputy Prime Minister and a part-time Defence Minister.

Anthony Kennett, Port Albert, Vic

Anthony Albanese fell over during the election campaign, then denied it ever happened. Is it any wonder he is clinging to the absurd claim that talking to the Islamofascists will make them change?

GM Seabrook, Leasingham, SA

MAGA: Make Ayatollahs Go Away.

Les Shearman, Darlington, NSW

So, Father Trump has broken Iran’s best toy, verbally spanked Israel and told them both to grow up and stop fighting.

David Gall, Panorama, SA

Who would have thought the F-bomb would prove to be such an effective diplomatic tool?

George Fishman, Vaucluse, NSW

As Jonathan Spyer notes (“Trump’s ‘ceasefire’ call no lasting victory for Israel”, 25/6), Donald Trump’s mantra of peace through strength reflects his personality and political style and focuses on short-term and superficial solutions. If anyone dares to question him, Trump will savagely condemn them for spoiling his narrative. If he’s really fired up, he’ll even drop the F-bomb.

Kevin Burke, Sandringham, Vic

In the government’s desire to sit on the fence in the Middle East conflict to placate its Australian Muslim base, Anthony Albanese has risked our long-held US alliance while rendering us virtually defenceless.

Alan Chipp, Hawthorn East, Vic

The way things are going with the US on defence, will our handsome boy propose joint naval exercises with China next time they circumnavigate us?

David Day, Malvern East, Vic

What does it take for Trump to focus on and deal with the murderous Russian invasion of Ukraine?

Geoff Farnell, Buderim, Qld

The first thing our Treasurer must do to assist Australia is insist that the Albanese government will slash all red tape at once because businesses both large and small are drowning in it (“Labor’s 5000 red-tape rules”, 24/6). Is that too big a job for him?

LM Silbert, West Leederville, WA

Sussan Ley says being the first female Liberal leader “was a strong signal that we are taking a fresh approach and doing things differently” (“Ley: fresh start for ‘smashed’ Libs”, 25/6). Ley should beware of playing the gender card – Margaret Thatcher didn’t.

Roseanne Schneider, Toowoomba, Qld