We need visionary leaders to make the big calls on our rivers
Mass fish deaths in the Darling River are an urgent wake-up call
Letters
Lift for Coalition continues as reality of Labor dawns
The latest Newspoll reveals it’s not over for the Coalition just yet
Last Post, January 30
Handing back ‘privilege’ is not that easy to do
Steggall needs luck to beat Abbott
Independent candidate for Warringah Zali Steggall can’t match the contributions of sitting member Tony Abbott.
Last Post, January 29
The Greens are flogging a dead horse over Australia Day.
Gesture politics on Australia Day
Actvists expect citizens to shell out while calling them racists.
Day change doesn’t change history
A survey would probably show that indigenous people don’t want to change Australia Day.
Gas bans will bring more blackouts
Blackouts in Victoria are the result of implementing renewables.
Last Post, January 28
References to ‘invasion day’ are simply divisive.
Early settlers did not invade
Rather than invading, many settlers had no choice.
Last Post, January 26
Anna Wintour’s virtue signalling may have been because she wasn’t given the facts.
Wintour disrespected a heroine
Visiting fashion journalist Anna Wintour has struck a dull note with her comments about tennis champion Margaret Court
Furphy in Mundine preselection
Tossing around accusations of bullying is just a catch-all tactic.
Last Post, January 25
If Warren Mundine had been female, there would have been no objections to his preselection.
Not all scientists are pure
There are examples of scientists being anti-scientific on climate.
Put polemics aside on climate
It is nonsensical to say ‘the science is settled’.
We must defend our values
The West must accept there are forces that hate our values.
Last Post, January 24
Carbon doxide in the atmosphere is barely detectable.
Precautionary principle on climate fails logic test
Bankrolling renewables ‘just in case’ is not analogous to fire insurance
Last Post, January 23
Manning up might no longer be necessary
Shorten talks a big game but his faction is failing the equality test
His Victorian Right faction is dragging the chain on equality
CEOs should look at productivity
Poor productivity, poor vocational training and an uncompetitive economy should be business priorities.
Last Post, January 22
Talk of a Peter Costello return to politics overlooks his reluctance to challenge for the leadership at the end of the Howard years.
Australia’s legacy of settlement
The black armband brigade should thank their lucky stars.
Last Post, January 21
Joint Australians of the Year are both white and male — take that #MeToo.
Morrison has no time to waste
The Coalition has a good story to tell — so tell it.
Insufficient proof to condemn CO2
Earth scientist Ian Plimer has hit a nerve in the debate about the role of carbon dioxide in global warming.
Last Post, January 19
Men should fight to retain their masculinity.
Leaders are in a Faustian pact
The West needs a Churchillian figure.
Warming hypothesis to be proved
It seems prominent scientist Ian Plimer is asking us to ignore NASA and numerous science academies.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/letters/page/194