Last Post, February 24, 2019
Unequal educational outcomes from an unequal society
Letters
China’s reasons are hard to accept
China should behave like a responsible world citizen and learn it cannot always take precedence in the global community.
Climate turmoil could cost us
Stark divisions at political and community level are making climate change and energy policy difficult.
China ready to punish
We must diversify our export markets for coal or risk being held to ransom by China when it is displeased.
Last Post, February 23, 2019
Julie Bishop was a class act who made a dignified exit after losing the Liberal leadership contest.
Rome harnessed water, so can we
History shows that politcal will and engineering can overcome the natural barriers to providing a society’s water needs.
Last Post, February 22
Watch for Julie Bishop’s next posting
Economic vandalism done in the name of climate
Don’t be fooled, the shift to renewables is costing us big time
We need to stand up to assault on West by Xi and Putin
We need to stand up to this ‘authoritarian alliance’
Last Post, February 21
Johannes Leak is a worthy successor to his father
Shorten’s choice: support jobs or risk losing regions
Bill Shorten has a clear choice on Adani
Thank you, Janet, for giving creditwhere it’s due
The cash rebate returns tax that has already been paid
We are an immigrant nation, but creating a civil society takes effort
Most Australians welcome immigrants yet care must be taken
Last Post, February 20
Was this Malcolm Turnbull’s cunning plan all along?
Morrison looking more and more like ‘the man’
There’s been a noticeable lift in the performance of the PM
Last Post, February 19, 2019
Now the CFMEU has involved itself in the Adani debate, it should be good news for workers.
Doctors caught in the debate
Doctors will be under scrutiny as they deal with asylum seekers claiming the need for medical treatment in Australia.
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.
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.
Weather data rewrites confusing
Confusion surrounds the Bureau of Meterology’s updated temperature data and its significance in our climate records
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.
Last Post, February 15
A debate all at sea is unedifying for spectators
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
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
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