This Month
Look beyond the short term for benefits of Australian-made policy
Readers’ letters on the need for a long-term view of the Future Made in Australia policy; Anzac Day’s poignant message; the battle with Elon Musk over content; a better way to combat Iran; handouts for rich fossil fuel companies; and a rescue plan for Tritium.
Richard Goyder’s legacy is tarnished by his two biggest mistakes
Readers’ letters on how the Qantas chairman failed passengers; holes in the argument of a made in Australia champion; US aid’s boost to Ukraine; the real value of Anzac Day; and a Bondi victim’s service to humanity.
Chalmers fails to justify Future Made in Australia spending
Readers’ letters on the Future Made in Australia Act; X’s refusal to take down video of last week’s violence in Sydney; double taxation of super funds; and a more sophisticated Australian economy.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Forget solar panels, let’s focus on Australian-made pharmaceuticals
Readers’ letters on a better Future Made in Australia idea; judges’ claims to avoid a super tax; the real hurdle for young people buying a home; the irony of Dubai floods; and an outstanding expat.
- Opinion
- Opinion
It’s political spending that feeds inflation, not Coles and Woolies
Readers’ letters on wasteful spending; the need for a Made in Australia policy; the fantasy of sustainable aviation fuel; Climate 200 candidates; confusing petrol prices; and Woodside’s climate dilemma.
Attack on Banducci financially illiterate
Readers’ letters on the clash between Woolworths chief executive Brad Banducci and Greens senator Nick McKim; violence in Sydney; fixed parliamentary terms; and manufacturing in Australia
- Opinion
- Opinion
Ignore the populist bait of a misguided manufacturing dream
Readers’ letters on the pros and cons of a Made in Australia policy, the need for action after the grief of the Bondi tragedy, and Australia’s super-sized appetite for super-sized vehicles.
- Opinion
- Opinion
How a ‘like’ on a post about Bondi Junction tragedy can do harm
Readers’ letters on the need for care when discussing the weekend’s events, the place of design in Australia’s manufacturing push, buying climate time with crazy projects, and how the Nats are letting down rural communities.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Keating’s reforms fell short of making Australia a top economy
Readers’ letters on Paul Keating and Australia’s standing in the economic world, the myth of ever-growing productivity; magical thinking in the debate over Palestinian statehood; the market’s overreaction to inflation data; and the need for investment in quantum computing.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Subsidies are not the answer to Australia’s manufacturing problem
Readers’ letters on Anthony Albanese’s Future Made in Australia Act, our poor record on tax reform, the case against a two-state solution in Palestine, and Peter Dutton’s nuclear distraction.
- Opinion
- Opinion
A Palestinian state to bring peace? Look to the Good Friday Agreement
Readers’ letters on Northern Ireland’s lessons on achieving an enduring peace; alternatives to “fragile” rail networks; the burden of card transaction fees; the enduring need for cash; and the impact of new strata laws.
- Opinion
- Opinion
A new Asia construct that ignores China is a policy of fools: Keating
Readers’ letters on Australia’s misplaced faith in US support in the Asia-Pacific; Qantas’ efforts to restore customer loyalty; big fines for supermarkets; and the urgency of an end to the climate wars.
UN breaches must be called out
Readers’ letters on the death of aid worker Zomi Frankcom, a satirist fails to hit the mark and a land tax to fix housing prices.
There’s more to the Armaguard story, says ‘antique’ Kelty
Readers’ letters on the saga of Armaguard and cash supply; reactions to the appointment of Sam Mostyn; pitfalls for shareholders in corporate support for the Voice; and the impact of EV innovation.
Treasurer must act on PwC
Readers’ letters on the PwC scandal and trust in the accounting profession; the rights of deportees; the manufacturing of solar panels in Australia; and the art of writing letters.
An expensive education is no guarantee of academic, career success
Readers’ letters on wealth and education outcomes; unbalanced HECS revenue; the value of locally made solar panels; the need for a better balanced tax system; and advice for letter writers.
Why Australian made always wins
Readers’ letters on the government’s solar manufacturing plan; Westpac’s ambitious technology upgrade; the shift to a cashless society; mixed messages on China’s economy; and why Hamas must be forced to release its Israeli hostages.
- Opinion
- Opinion
Matt Comyn’s tax reform ideas don’t warrant breathless praise
Readers’ letters on the CBA chief executive’s tax proposals, why banking regulation is still needed, the lack of research on solar equality, GST fumbles, and calls for more gas.
March
- Opinion
- Opinion
East coast can’t transition without gas
Readers’ letters on the gas market and its place in energy transition; the state of Victoria; the push to break up Coles and Woolworths; and the art of writing a Letter to the Editor
US banks in a sticky situation
Readers’ letters on the looming commercial real estate threat to the US economy; how the AUKUS deal may be taking us for a ride; the difference between decision-making and execution; and a regular correspondent’s call to arms.