Time to abolish Assembly?
Former Chief Minister Jon Stanhope regrets Labor's decision "in contradiction of the Party platform and a core Labor value, ie, democracy" to support the abolition of self-government on Norfolk Island. (Letters Monday 5/Aug). Can we hope that Labor will similarly support the abolition of self-government in the ACT?
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Christina Faulk, Swinger Hill
Simple answer to shootings
Take the guns away from them.
Anne Willenborg, Royalla
Fix the buses
When is the new transport minister going to listen to the public and fix the buses? The current chaos includes having no buses into the ANU campus and the National Zoo, and reduced hospital services. Curtin residents are particularly disadvantaged; despite their petition, they lost their No.2 bus and express services, forcing them back into cars.
Richard Greene, Curtin
Visionary Abbott
If rumour is to be believed and Tony Abbott is appointed to the Australian War Memorial Council it would hardly be because of his relevant skills, knowledge and experience but for his undoubted vision, strategic leadership and advocacy.
Graeme Rankin, Holder
US has form
Oh, No! Not another 'coalition' request from the US. Think about it Australia - they started this mess by withdrawing from the agreement with Iran, as they did with the agreement with Russia on nuclear weapons. Australia has followed the US into a number of "wars" since the 1950s - and they've NEVER won a war!
H Merritt, Downer
No place for harassment
Good on you Cassandra ("Sexual harassment needs to be stamped out from behind the counter", August 4). The media need to spend a lot more time on addressing the intimidation and violence that vulnerable working women experience every day in Australian workplaces.
Simon Sedgley, O'Connor
Check your bills
I wonder if any other icon water users have experienced an abnormal increase in actual water usage for the quarter ending July 2019 following installation of new water meters. My increase over the previous five-year average for July was 220%. I suspect the old meter was misread at the time of change over. Icon water has not yet responded to my letter raising the issue.
Richard Taber, Rivett
Tell US 'no' on Iran
"US wants Australia to help confront Iran" ( Canberra Times, August 4). Instead, Australia should tell the US to return to the agreement with Iran that it walked out of. The current instability and tension between Iran and the West can be blamed almost entirely on America's breach of this agreement: just as the world's faltering response to climate change can be blamed largely on America's repudiation of the Paris accord.
Michael McCarthy, Deakin
State of dispair
Monday's TV guide states that Seachange 2.0 "is being filmed in Queensland coastal town Brunswick Heads" will no doubt come as a surprise to the NSW residents who live there and the many visitors who hadn't realised they'd crossed the border.
