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Renewable energy only as good as its backup power
And why build a gas power plant in one of the world’s biggest thermal coal basins?
Police need a better approach for dealing with the mentally ill
The image of a man being deliberately rammed by a police car is hard to forget.
Last Post: The pandemic wars, the reef and fires vs fossil fuels
The gloves are coming off as Covid threat reduces.
Last Post: Premiers, haircuts and the shy Trump voter factor
Palaszczuk says she’d rather lose the election than open the borders — who does that remind you of?
Citizens’ rights getting trampled in every direction
Covid seems to have unleashed a whole raft of issues around nationhood that we need clarified.
Thin blue line is getting a bit ragged in Victoria
The police are fast losing our respect in this crisis.
Balancing environment and policy
Climate change is not an existential threat but rather something government’s need to combat with balanced policies
Dangers of absolute power
Readers raise fears of abuse of democratic processes in Victoria under Daniel Andrews’s draconian lockdown laws
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Lockdown in Victoria, Queensland border closures and absurdity of the government’s aged care website winning an award
Restriction fatigue showing up on Melbourne streets
Basic safety measures such as masks and social distancing seem neglected as a form of protest, perhaps?
Ever-expanding diversity industry rewards identity over a person’s capacity
We who believe in a meritocracy have long been proud of our Western society’s willingness to reward hard work.
Last Post: Haircuts, Porterhouse steaks and fires that are hard to put out
Why can’t the Queensland authorities test people who need urgent access to their state?
Premier, as boss all decisions are your responsibility
Double standard at play when you allow some people in because they ‘bring a lot of money to this state’ and refuse entry to others.
Last Post: Curfews, premiers and the destruction of Juukan Gorge
This is not the Australia I know and love.
‘Labor in Victoria is losing a generation of voters like me’
There are For Lease signs everywhere in Melbourne CBD as small businesses rapidly lose hope.
Covid, Johannes Leak, contact tracing and Qld
Daniel Andrews cartoons offer a moment of lightness in otherwise dismal news days in Melbourne.
‘For the first time in my life, I’m ashamed to be a Queenslander’
Why are so many north of the border so afraid of a virus that is not threatening to more than 95 per cent of people?
Welcome to China’s version of a new world order
The West’s ideas of freedom stand in stark contrast to the ideology of contemporary Chinese communism.
Covid, political asylum and China’s midnight raids
Democracy in the crossfire, and also Djokovic.
Original URL: https://www.theaustralian.com.au/commentary/letters/page/200