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DIDDUMS, Andrew Bolt, diddums.

DIDDUMS, Andrew Bolt, diddums.

Sarah Hanson-Young, Greens senator for South Australia, Adelaide

The Andrew Bolt case has less to do with the colour of some people's skin than the thinness of it.

Burt Bosma, Surrey Hills, Vic

I believe the Andrew Bolt ruling has delivered a great disservice to our Aboriginal people and an unforgiveable attack on our democratic right to freedom of speech.

Kevan Gosper, Melbourne, Vic

After reading the Andrew Bolt judgment with care, I was struck at how its style and structure did invite supposition, a supposition that the good judge is a bit too fond of Lewis Carroll.

David Meredith, Singleton, NSW

My ancestral history evolved from England and Ireland going back 100 years or more. So what does that make me? An Englishman or an Irishman? Let me tell you, I am a bloody ordinary Australian and no interpretation of the racial discrimination laws by any Federal Court judge will change that.

Allen Arthur, Middleton, SA

I am deeply offended by the decision in the Andrew Bolt case. Who can I sue?

Peter Vickerson, Corinda, Qld

Freedom of speech is not a license to vilify others but neither is political correctness an entitlement for racial hagiography.

Hendry Wan, Rosebery, NSW

I hope Robert Manne's desire for The Australian to publish only expert views (29/9) doesn't extend to readers' letters. They are the reason I get up in the morning.

Roseanne Schneider, Yeronga, Qld

Robert Manne needs reminding that some of the greatest breakthroughs have been made by amateurs. There are none so blind in the scientific community, whether in the physical or social sciences, that do not see what they do not want to see.

Thomas Watson, Wagga Wagga, NSW

If one were a xenophobic lesbian wishing to get married, living on a threatened coastal property with poor internet reception, along with a gambling and smoking addiction and a burning desire to join the Australian Defence Force as a frontline soldier, this government is made to order.

Joseph Vagunda, Maroochydore, Qld

Yes, Julie Archer, if slain and slew really have left the lexicon (Letters, 29/9), then we are bereft. Nothing, however, excuses the way that impact has shouldered aside affect and effect, particularly when perpetrated by journos who should know better. Is anything verbally uglier than "children were impacted by the collapsed building"?

Leonard Colquhoun, Invermay, Tas

Stephen Conroy wearing a Collingwood jersey on national television? A person who is a politician and a Collingwood supporter should keep that to themselves until they retire from politics.

Ross Clarke, Eumundi, Qld