He mustn't have heard of climate change being referred to, globally for a decade about a thousand times a day, as an emergency - the basis on which governments like his own enact emergency provisions mid term.

That happens all the time, not just over pandemics and economic crises. All of our many non-defensive wars have comfortably been declared without being taken to electors, or even to a parliamentary vote.

And watch how the "pandemic economic recovery" is already being deployed, in NSW especially, as a cover for radical new hypermigration targets and a heritage and planning laws-devastating property development free-for-all.

Not just climate change emergency denial but hypocrisy too is a constant feature across the federal Coalition.

The return of Keith Pitt to the national cabinet shows just how insincere the Coalition is about tackling climate change ("Climate deal earns Nationals cabinet seat", canberratimes.com.au, October 26).

It was Keith Pitt who just days ago demanded a $250 billion loan facility for the fossil fuel sector. In the Parliament, he has consistently voted very strongly against treating government action on climate change as a matter of urgency.

In May this year, as Resources Minister, Pitt vetoed funding for a wind and battery farm in northern Queensland claiming it would be "inconsistent with the objectives and policies of the Commonwealth".

It seems in reality little has changed and the Coalition is playing silly buggers with the Australian people.

With last week's Newspoll-YouGov poll placing the ALP at 54 per cent two-party preferred and the LNP at 46 per cent it seems that growing majority of the Australian people may have already had enough of this incompetent and deceitful government.

The push by Climate 200 and the Voices movement to bring accountability and integrity back to Australian politics is most timely. Bring on the election.

Jenny Goldie is enamoured with "trackless trams" that may save money (Letters, October 18). In that regard, she quotes Professor Peter Newman, the "father" of light rail in Canberra.

He and his academic colleague Jeff Kenworthy are from Perth, a city that had major traffic congestion as a result of, unlike Canberra, having a single CBD.

Their tram system ameliorated that. Newman and Kenworthy produced Towards a More Sustainable Canberra in 1991, suggesting a Canberra tram system, while pushing "land value capture" near the tram stops as a revenue earner for government; and not so much the relief of traffic congestion.

The new trackless system is reportedly still very expensive because the road base has to be exceptionally strong to prevent road deformities associated with the constant pressure of the heavy-tyred vehicles continuously following one "track" on the carriageway.

I hear that there's going to be a meeting of the Flat Earth Society tomorrow. They are all not vaccinated and will be driving to the meeting not wearing seat belts and on the wrong side of the road.

The meeting will be after dark but the meeting place is going to be well-lit with candles.

Be there or be out of your mind. Oh, and don't forget to bring your own dinosaur sandwiches.

Parents, grandparents and the public in general will expect ACT school and early childhood education staff to be required to access booster vaccinations in a timely manner when they become available.

This is because the antibody levels of thousands of staff are likely to have fallen by the start of Term One next year, increasing the risk of infections and transmission to others ("School jab mandate matter of principle", canberratimes.com.au, October 23).

Many would also have less than maximum coverage from the vaccinations received under the altered timeframes introduced for both Pfizer and AstraZeneca shots when the vaccine rollout focused on providing as many first doses as possible while supplies were problematical.

The Education Minister should reassure the public about this area of COVID-19 safety policy-making and the government's plans for its implementation for education sector workers once ATAGI and others finalise their current consideration of booster doses for everyone who is double vaccinated.

Why do so many in the Australian media pander to the Nationals in their deliberations over zero emissions? Cristina Talacko (Chairwomen for the Coalition for Conservation) is not surprised the Nations want to ensure that farmers and the regions aren't left behind ("The Nationals must account for the cost of climate inaction, too", canberratimes.com.au, October 24).

Why is no mention made of the fact that five of the 21 National MPs and senators own shares in fossil-fuels companies?

As the former NSW Premier, Jack Lang, said: "In the race of life, always back self-interest - at least you know it's trying".

I write in reference to your article "Healthy ACT firms rake in JobKeeper" (October 21, p3).

Andrew Barr was quoted as saying "So we've just seen the most outrageous waste of taxpayers money in Australian history" and "A good idea but appallingly executed" leading to a "waste of $187 million of taxpayers' money".

This federal government got fined for the illegal Robodebt farce to the tune of $2 billion for chasing the unemployed for money that was supposedly over payed but it will not chase the business world for clear overpayments of far larger sums of money.

If they were in a real business Australia would be bankrupt by now. Vote them out before this country does become bankrupt due to their ineptitude.

When I read the points made by Carol Ey and Gina Pinkas (Letters, October 22) I thought "these people have no knowledge of hospice care and certainly have not experienced a loved one die at Clare Holland House".

Carol Ey stated that the alternative to euthanasia is "dying alone and without the opportunity to say goodbye to their loved ones". Hospice care provides the exact opposite circumstances.

Gina Pinkas writes of needing "help and medical support to do that [kill myself] in a manner least distressful to myself, loved ones and the emergency services".

My two experiences of friends dying at Clare Holland House was of the calm, peaceful and even happy journey of patient and loved ones over those last days.

This debate should not proceed without a full exposition of what hospice care offers both patient and loved ones.

I refer to your report about a fraudster who ripped off Medicare to the tune of $861.50. ("Stephen Rodda convicted, fined, likely to lose job over 'considered' Medicare fraud", canberratimes.com.au, October 25).

The report said: "The agreed facts note that his debt to Services Australia may be greater than $861.50, and that the agency would not be precluded from seeking to recover more than that if a greater amount was owed". Fair enough.

But in the same edition there is a report about JobKeeper overpayments to corporate recipients to the tune of $470 million ("Tax office annual report shows a third of JobKeeper overpayments will not be recouped"). That report says that $180 million of the overpayments "is not being pursued".

Nothing more needs to be said!

So the Nationals have agreed with the Liberals about carbon targets. How nice. But the agreement is in principle only. So the devil is in the detail, and the Nationals can still use anything and everything as an excuse to do nothing.

That way they can rat on this agreement whenever they like. Which they will do. The agreement is worthless.

Let's send Barnaby to COP26. Perhaps the Glaswegians will find his incomprehensibility reassuringly familiar?

They say that "a wink is as good as a nod to a blind man". If there is a change of government soon Stephanie Foster ("Was it a wink?", canberratimes.com.au, October 26) will find out just how good her "wink" during questioning over the Porter donation was for her future career.

Those drivers who complain about the 40 km/h speed limit in a small part of Canberra better not go to Paris. As of August 30, 2021, the speed limit in most parts of the French capital is only 30 km/h. C'est la vie!

While I defer to Karen Hardy's skills as a journalist in her review of a bistro soon to open in Kingston (canberratimes.com.au, October 26) she was geographically embarrassed in her reference to Paris' 11th Arrondissement being where "bistros line the Left Bank". Not only is the 11th on the Rive Droit, it being north of the 12th, no part of that district lines the banks (either left or right) of the Seine.

Graffiti artists are arguably far more psychologically damaging than they appear, creating as they do an unsettling sense of a lack of law and order, and corroding civic pride generally. They deserve the attention of ASIO and long sentences.

Warwick Budd rues having the same birthday as Alexander Downer (Letters, October 25). It could be worse. I have the same birthday as Rolf Harris. (Thanks Mum and Dad).

Wow, Gordon Fyfe (Letters, October 25), you remember the French Revolution? Impressive! How old are you?

Our PM Scott Morrison shoots himself in the foot daily, and has the power-drunk Barnaby Joyce for a deputy and Coalition partner. Who needs an opposition?

Isn't it funny how things change? It only seems like yesterday that Prince Charles was regarded as an eccentric who conversed with flowers. Now that he is the host at the "Last Chance Saloon" he is a quotable font of wisdom.

Where is the evidence of the great corruption that warranted this public display in the NSW ICAC? All I see is men condemning a strong, intelligent and powerful woman for showing human emotions.

It's just as well that Scott Morrison believes in the power of miracles. No-one's going to need one more than he does. What do other people think?