Procurement is substandard
Our long coastline makes us alarmingly vulnerable without the military hardware capable of effective defence.
Letters
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.
Last Post, February 8
Economics is a fine profession but only for economists.
Labor should oppose Phelps bill
Labor should block the medivac legislation and leave border control policy to the government instead.
Get used to a more modest reality
Expectations have risen beyond the means to afford them so now is the time to scale back our spending.
Culture of banks reflects a broader moral decline
Culture of greed comes from our broader society
Last Post, February 7
Saving the best for last
Could there be a puppet master at work with independent aspirants?
Is there a puppet master pulling the strings?
Labor’s inaction on banks limits bragging rights now
There’s plenty of blame to go around
Last Post, February 6
Laughing all the way to the bank
Sacrifice has already been made to make this a safe, thriving country
We fought to safeguard a good standard of living for Australians
Shorten’s “plasticine” tax fairness
Labor’s tax policy is not equitable for the self-funded retirees who scrimped and saved to look after themselves.
Last Post, February 5
Water would flow inland each summer if we linked northern rivers to southern ones via hundreds of kilometres of pipe.
No river flow, no river towns
Socio-economic considerations must be seen as secondary to maintaining water flows in our greatest river system.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/letters/page/196