Letters to the editor 19/04/23
CLEANUP KID Dear editor, I just wanted to send a shout out to this fabulous kid who was cleaning up Stumers Creek this Sunday morning on April 16. As a reluctant runner I was keen to stop for any good reason…
Letters to the editor 05/04/23
ORDERS Dear editor, According to Warren Bordas, the threat has been from alien forces to our sovereign borders for the past 10 years. How have our borders been defended and protected from these alien forces of frequent, severe, supercyclones, violent…
Letters to the Editor 22/03/23
TONY GIBSON PRAISE Dear editor, Mr Tony Gibson’s Observations is a delightful and important addition to the Advertiser. He (a very cool person) reminds us that there is so much we can do to retain, maintain, and magnify the green…
Letters to the editor 08/03/23
SUPER TAX Dear editor, Boogieman? Is it Whyalla wiped off the map? Is it that EVs will take away your weekend? No, it’s $3 + million in superannuation being taxed. Look over there- it’s not the Robodebt scam. Margaret Wilkie, Peregian…
Letters to the Editor 22/02/23
MOTORWAY PRAISE Dear editor, I just could not let Robyn Deane pass comments congratulating the two recent additions to State Parliament and Premier Palaszczuk for the Sunshine Coast Motorway upgrades. Local State Liberal MP’s have been campaigning for these upgrades…
Letters to the editor
FIRST NATIONS VOICE Dear editor, Who initiated this debate? After only months in power, Prime Minister Albanese condemns critics of the Voice, as “starting a cultural war”. Speed and lack of details, makes critics suspicious. The opposition won’t commit, while…
Letters to the editor 25/01/23
Letters to the editor 25/01/23 ENERGY PRICES Dear editor, Some good news at last! Federal Treasury analysis now forecasts wholesale electricity prices should rise by less than half of earlier predictions. The Energy Minister Chris Bowen’s temporary 12-month price cap…
Letters to the Editor 11/01/23
FARE EVASION Dear editor, “There’s no such thing as a free ride”, except on public transport on the Sunshine Coast! It is an epidemic that frustrates both paying passengers and bus drivers alike! Further south, Translink inspectors catch these fare…
Letters to the editor 21/12/2022
Fuel Price Pain Dear editor, With world crude oil prices just over $70 a barrel, it is astounding to see the current unleaded fuel prices in Australia, at almost $2 a litre. Supposedly, every dollar of crude oil equates to…
Letters to the Editor 07/12/2022
POLLIE PORTRAITS Dear Editor, An ex- PM’s portrait was hung in Canberra’s Portrait Gallery this week, depicting him in his famous shirt front sans red budgie smugglers. A tricky question is how to depict the recent ex-PM who wore so…