Letters
Sydney’s tolls debacle is driving us to distraction
If Sydneysiders were like Parisians, we would be taking to the streets this weekend to demand the government rectify the motorway and tolling systems that bedevil motorists all over the city.
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Guns and fiery rhetoric led to failed hit on Trump
When one takes the number of American deaths from gun violence into account, it is hardly surprising that a presidential candidate would have an attempt made on his life.
Why the Black Hand name is not a joke
George Brandis must have had a memory lapse when claiming “the Liberal Party does not really have factions”. Does he not recall the ironic laughter and jeers that followed then-prime minister Malcolm Turnbull’s claim to the October 2015 meeting of the NSW State Council that “we are not run by factions”?
Calls for racing ban ignore the realities
Greyhound racing has its problems. Those are well known, publicised and understood. But so does every industry, community, profession and so forth. Problems don’t mean cancellation. Problems mean a search for and implementation of solutions. That’s what adults do in the face of adversity.
It’s tougher now than in the 1980s
Even Boomers agree: younger people are doing it terribly tough because of the cost of putting a roof over their head.
Biden must step aside
That the most powerful person on the planet continues to be in place despite the history, signs and symptoms pointing to the presence of brain disease, impaired cognition, capacity and the syndrome of dementia should be of concern.
Nuclear versus renewables row is all about winning power
Although it is crucial that Australia demonstrates to the world that it will achieve net-zero emissions by 2050, the nuclear versus renewables debate is largely about winning elections.
State-sanctioned cruelty to greyhounds needs to stop
The fate of dogs in the racing industry reminds us yet again that this routine cruelty is morally unsustainable.
Local high schools should be supported as well as selective ones
While some parents will always want to send their children to an independent school the possibilities if all other students attended their local high school are amazing. The local school’s NAPLAN results would be better. All students would live locally, rather than having to travel to a school out of their area.
Tsunami of financial distress a sad indictment of society
The lending rules of our banks have contributed to the mortgage crisis people now face. When interest rates were at record lows, banks were only too willing to allow borrowing. They surely would have been aware this would be unsustainable when interest rates inevitably rose.
Tailgates of hell: Aggressive practice endemic and dangerous
I am not sure if it is laziness or incompetence, but NSW Police must start penalising tailgaters for the reckless manner in which they are endangering the community.