Yesterday
- Opinion
- Opinion
The case against nuclear energy is convincing
Readers’ letters on the CSIRO’s latest assessment of nuclear power, antisemitism, big business and productivity, and safeguarding essential food supplies.
This Month
- Opinion
- Opinion
Labor lacking business nous
Readers’ letters on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, the state of the economy, Labor’s stance on Israel, the Melbourne arson attack and payroll tax.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Emerson overstates RBA’s impact on jobs
Readers’ letters on what 4.5 per cent unemployment really means; delay of the Nature Positive Bill; Reserve Bank independence; office party activities; and South Australia’s high-voltage lines.
- Opinion
- Opinion
End RBA scapegoating and come up with policy solutions
Readers’ letters on the Reserve Bank pile-on; supermarket “discounts”; a lost opportunity to protect the environment; support for the social media age ban; and rooftop solar.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Social media ban critics overlook mental suffering
Readers’ letters on what critics of the age limit fail to consider, the case for not tinkering with the RBA, why South Australia is still the nation’s renewables trailblazer, and a lesson from Greek mythology for crypto investors.
More competition would lift Qantas service
Readers’ letters on the national carrier; facial recognition at Bunnings; the government’s achievements; energy reliability; Chris Bowen’s emissions targets; CBA’s AI use; and highly paid vice chancellors.
November
RBA underestimating risk of recession
Readers’ letters on interest rates; Future Fund investments; a fix for capital gains tax; the response to COVID-19; the influence of founders; data-driven investing; and the ghosts of Christmases past.
Labor’s super tax plan felled by an aversion to simplicity
Readers’ letters on the fate of the superannuation tax; bitcoin fallacies; Victoria’s gift to the nation: governance at Cbus; the electricity market; advice from F1 drivers; and a Labor MP’s extinction pledge.
‘Out of order’ applies to all of ailing Victoria
Readers’ letters on the southern state’s economic malaise; the IPA’s infuence; Australia’s cricket defeat; fighting back against “battery boosters”; social media bans; retirement tips; and potential power blackouts.
RBA on the right track
Readers’ letters on the Reserve Bank’s inflation strategy; Alexander Downer’s criticism of Labor over the ICC arrest warrant for Benjamin Netanyahu; the ACCC inquiry into the supermarkets; the Victorian government under Premier Jacinta Allan.
Future Fund not immune to change
Readers’ letters on the Future Fund’s shifting priorities, superannuation and insurance, the proposed social media ban for children and the Victorian economy under Jacinta Allan
Future Fund changes show disdain for taxpayers
Readers’ letters on Jim Chalmers’ changes to the Future Fund, Donald Trump’s cabinet picks and the Mineral Resources scandal
Red card for super fund bosses more effective than fines
Readers’ letters on appropriate punishment for super fund director breaches; Zionism v Judaism; kicking our coal habit; and Donald Trump’s cabinet picks.
Attacks on Rudd hypocritical
Readers’ letters on Kevin Rudd’s future under Donald Trump, the new Republican administration and banking services in rural Australia.
Populist attacks on supermarkets serve no one
Readers’ letters on attacks on Coles and Woolies; social media age bans; Archbishop of Canterbury’s resignation; a fix for high-density development; the UN climate conference; and the Senate’s financial services inquiry.
Make university free, but beware the professional student
Readers’ letters on the downside of fee-free uni; supermarket competition; the US election result; lessons for a future female US president; approvals for renewables; and the impact of extreme weather.
Lack of action on workplace harassment holds back productivity
Readers’ letters on the impact of anonymous harassment reports; the need for flexibility in the super system; fee-free university; Trump’s inflation danger; working-class voters; and climate obligations.
No case for free tertiary education
Readers’ letters on the Greens’ push for free tertiary education, the rise in wind and solar projects, Kevin Rudd’s future after the election of Donald Trump and a teen’s view on restricting social media until the age of 16.
There’s a bright side to Trump’s election win – apparently
Readers’ letters on the upsides of Donald Trump’s victory; the danger of inflation for political incumbents; unwelcome American exports; dogs in the office; and the Chemist Warehouse-Sigma merger.
Blame Biden for Trump’s triumph
Readers’ letters on Donald Trump’s second term as US president, his impact on climate policies, Reserve Bank bias to mortgagees and business involvement in politics.
