Today
- Opinion
- Opinion
Let’s speak facts about China
Striking deals nothing but an idle fantasy; View from the summit: 2020 vision paid off; Mistakes all round in pandemic response; The snag with putting up the price of sausages.
This Month
Letters of 15 July 2022: Housing is the missing piece
Immigration, housing, skills shortage, inflation, recession, COVID, Liberals, Labor
- Opinion
- Opinion
Political point scoring must end
Libs no longer appeal to both city and country; ‘One country, two systems’ for Taiwan?; Rooftop solar market ripe for the picking; A natural fit for Dunk Island; Not all tennis pros are winners; Afterpay bonanza leaves a bad taste.
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters of 8 July 2022: Stagflation defying economists
Interest rate, RBA, inflation, recession, mortgage, fixed deposit, China, diplomacy, Anthony Albanese, Cheng Lei
- Opinion
- Opinion
Barilaro should’ve gone bush
Why a bigger Australia wouldn’t be better; Most of us don’t aspire to “forever growth”; How to help Taiwan – and the Hunter.
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters of 1 July 2022 : Power plan needs engineers
Electricity, energy mix, carbon emissions, electric vehicles, cost of living, Anthony Albanese, Vladimir Putin, RBA, teal MPs, staff cuts, Baby Boomers
June
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters of 24 June 2022 : Wages taking a political path
Home prices, wages, pay rise, inflation, asset prices, electricity market, energy, election results
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters of 23 June 2022 : 3.5pc pay rise too high for a few
Wages, pay rise, RBA, Donald Trump, Dutton, emissions, science, nanoparticles, cryptocurrency, energy
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: In housing, supply is the issue
NSW housing equity scheme and stamp duty, GST on digital exports, media sensationalism and climate change, IPA, voting trends, class actions, Albanese’s travels.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters of 17 June 2022: Energy crisis needs structural reform
Energy crisis, nuclear power, renewables, gas, Timor-Leste, Morrison government, Malcolm Turnbull
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Adjust stamp duty brackets
Premiers, ACT have failed on land tax; ‘Constipated’ visa system needs a redesign; Cutting power demand an obvious solution; Australia-China can ditch the rhetoric.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Act politically to curb inflation
Reserve Bank’s monetary policy, inflation, gas exports and reservation, taxing transactions, Barnaby Joyce’s pet rail project.
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters of 10 June 2022: Plan to shake off energy mess
Energy, renewables, fossil fuels, inflation, interest rate, cryptos, work from home
- Opinion
- Australian economy
Letters of 9 June 2022: RBA’s true believers hurting
Home ownership, interest rates, RBA, renewables, energy, pay rise, education
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Utilities should serve the public
Energy crisis, private health insurance, COVID-19 toll, issues with myGov, the British monarchy, republic referendum.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Best to avoid the populist road
Peter Dutton’s political direction, skills shortages and immigration, construction costs, teals’ social media campaign, cost of climate inaction, cryptocurrencies.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Decency needs to be earned
Peter Dutton’s ‘soft’ side and Coalition record, Kevin Rudd and Griffith, foiled AGL split and Mike Cannon-Brookes, LNG exports.
May
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: It’s hard to ignore the Greens
Federal election, mandate for climate action, Albanese government’s prospects, economic reform, Murugappan family’s return to Biloela.
Letters of 27 May 2022 : Devil’s in the climate goal detail
Labor, Liberals, Coalition, climate change, teal, independents, China, Hong Kong, Pacific island nations
- Opinion
- Opinion
Letters: Room now for a centrist party
How can Peter Dutton reorient the Liberals?; Let’s have Hawke-style leadership summit; Libs should take a look at state parties; Labor got what it deserved in Fowler.
