Last Post, February 20
Was this Malcolm Turnbull’s cunning plan all along?
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Morrison looking more and more like ‘the man’
There’s been a noticeable lift in the performance of the PM
We are an immigrant nation, but creating a civil society takes effort
Most Australians welcome immigrants yet care must be taken
Doctors caught in the debate
Doctors will be under scrutiny as they deal with asylum seekers claiming the need for medical treatment in Australia.
Last Post, February 19, 2019
Now the CFMEU has involved itself in the Adani debate, it should be good news for workers.
Labor’s tax policy defence
Shadow treasurer Chris Bowen takes on Terry McCrann in the debate over Labor’s tax policy.
Last Post, February 18, 2019
Heartbroken owners of St Elmo station show the raw reality of the northern deluge.
Weather data rewrites confusing
Confusion surrounds the Bureau of Meterology’s updated temperature data and its significance in our climate records
The ghost of campaigns past
Border security is set to dominate the election as all parties argue their solution is the only one that is sensible and humane.
Resilience crucial in remote areas
Incentives to teach in rural and remote communities may attract the candidates not suited to the isolation and challenges there.
Last Post, February 16
There’s no incentive to vote on election day.
Adani’s drama will deter investors
If concern over the black-throated finch halts the Adani project, prospective investors will be put off Queensland.
Procurement is substandard
Our long coastline makes us alarmingly vulnerable without the military hardware capable of effective defence.
Another election fight over boats
The heat of battle is obscuring sincere differences over what is best for our borders and for asylum-seekers
Last Post, February 15
A debate all at sea is unedifying for spectators
Shorten’s electoral gift to a struggling Morrison
This will be a pyrrhic victory for the Labor Party
Last Post, February 14
Let’s hope there is no repeat performance on the water
We will see you at the barricades, Adam Creighton
Boomers have earned their tax breaks
Hard for young people to imagine trying to budget for retirement
Young people have been given so much help
No, it’s not ‘worse’ for refugees than at Auschwitz
Comparison to experience of Holocaust victims indefensible
Last Post, February 13
Tributes to Hakeem’s homecoming heartwarming
Australia is still a global good-guy
Clive Hamilton over-stated the case when he said Australia’s reputation had been trashed over climate change
Last Post, February 12
Axing the coach of the Matildas without saying why is poor form
Border strength matters most
Securing our borders must be the paramount consideration and doctors should not be asked to determine who enters
Last Post, February 11
Sensible Jordan Peterson the prince of darkness to the Left
We want us to be proud of our country as a good global citizen
The Australia Institute does patriotism differently
Mixing climate with weather part of propaganda war
Propaganda war is being waged
Last Post, February 9
Doctors will respond to the Phelps bill by opting to bring their patients into Australia’s world-class health system.
Elected to make big decisions
Strong leadership is urgently needed to make decisive policy on difficult issues such as energy, water and immigration
Time for banks to face facts
Banks now have to deal with the upheaval that will follow the Hayne royal commission report.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/letters/page/192