One can only hope that the current proposal by Minister Andrew Barr to release more land for housing will not be undertaken until, unlike past and current efforts, surrounding infrastructure such as schools and connecting roads are upgraded.
P. J. Carthy, McKellar
SELF-COMMEMORATION?
Could there be any other reason for the proposed twin atrocities by the lake than a desperate desire of members of the Memorials Development Committee to commemorate themselves?
Sandor Siro, Narrabundah
GOD HELP US
If the first day of the 2012 federal parliamentary year is anything to go by all I can say is god help this country if Abbott and his dysfunctional team are let loose on this country whenever the next election may happen.
D. J. Fraser, Mudgeeraba, Qld
The humiliating first parliamentary day has been and gone. Circus Maximus is in town again; the clowns and jesters, the turncoats, the ne'er-do-wells, the charlatans, the self-promoters, the devious, all loyally performing at their party's directions and all peeling off $180,000 to $480,00 of taxpayer's money for their childish antics. What price self-respect in 2012?
Rex Williams, Ainslie
There must surely be a message to Gillard when the latest opinion polls show a 4 per cent rise in her popularity as preferred prime minister, while she said and did nothing over the Christmas break. A break from the condescending drivel we normally have to put up with, and her popularity rises!
M. Thompson, Kambah
IT'S TIME TO VETO THE VETO
The impasse in the UN Security Council over Syria is a reminder of the continuing problem of the veto that can be exercised by the five permanent members. Reform is needed to make the Security Council more representative and effective.
David Purnell, Florey
STAFF ARE DEDICATED
I have only one comment on your article (''Brindabella Gardens residents 'treated like dirt'''), February 6, p1. Your reporter should spend a day there and witness the dedication of the staff for himself.
Neil Stevenson, Fisher
CYCLISTS SHUN SPECIAL LANE
Now I have seen it all. After the ACT Government has spent millions of dollars creating road cycle lanes, two fully decked out lycra-clad cyclists riding along Commonwealth Avenue in the kerb lane adjacent to an empty cycle lane. They claim they are within the road rules.
R. Reeks, Wamboin, NSW
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