This Month
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters of 20 May 2022 : Polls hold the key to energy future
Election, energy, fossil fuels, pollution, net zero, oil and gas, carbon challenge, housing, interest rates, super, jobless rate
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters: Another lost chance for change
Labor misses mark over productivity; Albanese needs to pick side over lawless union; Fossil fuel industry abuses its free ride; Singapore shows way on super for housing; Morrison’s chickens come home to roost
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: PM’s divisive housing scheme
Coalition housing plan, superannuation withdrawal, first home buyers, minimum wage increase, clean energy, climate alarmists.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Libs a poor fit for richer voters
Teal independents’ challenge, Liberal moderates, Morrison’s image, climate policy and the reef, the Queen’s plans, COVID-19 deaths, Chinese ambassador’s appeal, crypto meltdown.
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters of 13 May 2022: Attacks expose desperate PM
Scott Morrison, Anthony Albanese, federal election, wage rise, inflation, tax cut, Ukraine, China
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters of 12 May 2022: A wage rise of 5.1 per cent is not enough
Wage rise, inflation, business profits, home prices, climate change, Labor, Tony Abbott
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Why bother with Disneyland?
Federal election choices: teal independents, jobs and skills, minor parties, climate policy, first home purchases.
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters of 10 May 2022: Why Chalmers has the edge
Election, Jim Chalmers, Josh Frydenberg, Scott Morrison, tax review, sustainability, teal candidates
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Inaction a danger to democracy
Coalition, Morrison short on integrity; Independents should work for all of society; Treasurer needs to be able to talk to Treasury; We already have a minority government; RBA records compares well with our peers; Why would we trust the RBA again?; Yes, please keep talking to China
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters of 6 May 2022: Why carbon challenge matters
energy transition, carbon challenge, fossil fuels, Independents, election, negative gearing, inflation, climate change
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Missed agendas thwart change
Leave company tax rate at its sweet spot, Cannon-Brookes a breath of fresh air, capitalism shows AGL the way, Kean’s enthusiasm lights a future path, lessons needed on education policy.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Lift housing supply, not demand
Different strokes for different home buyers, Aussie coffee all froth and trouble, reform the cloistered RBA conclave, at any rate, RBA credibility in tatters, plenty else needed to update courts.
April
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: A political race to the bottom
Federal election, diminishing political trust, Coalition selection committee, Labor economic policies, SA ICAC reform, Malcolm Turnbull, Solomons reaction.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Manasseh Sogavare has a China agenda
Solomon Islands and China, Scott Morrison, federal election, GFC v COVID-19 recession, climate action, media responsibility.
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters of 22 April 2022: PM must put diplomacy to work
Solomon Islands, China, diplomacy, Scott Morrison, election, Virgin Airlines, climate change, NDIS, Uber, minimum wage
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters of 21 April 2022: Change the way NDIS is funded
NDIS, Medicare, income tax, superannuation, renewable energy, Twitter, Elon Musk, Newcastle port, RBA, cash rate
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: A false sense of complacency
Climate policies, independent candidates, campaign missteps, focus groups, Albanese’s fallibility, candidates’ debate, welfare system, contrast with French election.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Stuck with ‘the devil we know’?
Headed for quasi-one-party state, the Labor v Coalition choice, Albanese and unemployment stats, Simon Holmes a Court, Angela Merkel’s legacy, baggage handling chaos.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Statistical failures beyond Albo
Anthony Albanese’s grasp of numbers, casual workforce, Alexander Downer’s election view, economic options.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: A welcome lack of safe seats
Independent election candidates, future submarines, Clive Palmer’s ads, disaster zones, accountability, reform agenda, RBA and inflation, West v Putin.
