Republican trigger dealt a blow by dying of Queen

Earlier than they privatised the buses, the federal government butchered the routes. This ideologically pushed train means no direct bus from Randwick or Coogee will get you nearer to the CBD than Museum station, nor something from the north-east of the CBD will get you dwelling. Whoever benefited, it wasn’t the general public. Michael Berg, Randwick

The NSW transport minister claims “politics” is behind criticism of NSW transport privatisations. In actual fact, it’s his political get together’s free market ideology and politics which can be behind the privatisations of public belongings within the first place. The revenue motive won’t ever ship items and providers that each one members of society can depend on. That’s why we don’t have privatised police, army, courts of justice, water, and so forth. The place we now have privatised public belongings akin to faculties, hospitals and toll roads, and so forth, they not serve the general public however find yourself serving the rich. David McMaster, Mosman

Till the state authorities and the non-public operators realise the general public dislikes enjoying musical bus chairs when travelling from A to B, they may proceed to C declining patronage. It’s so simple as ABC. Bob Scott, Eastlake

Republic squabble a certainty

I can’t agree together with your correspondent (Letters, September 21) who says “little or no would change” if we grew to become a republic. When the Australian Structure was drawn up, the colonies (which grew to become the states) transferred sure powers to the Commonwealth and retained all of the residual powers for themselves, with direct duty of every state legislature to the Crown. Because of this particular person states can go their very own manner on issues akin to pandemic administration as a result of the Commonwealth has no authorized foundation to intervene. Turning into a republic would essentially change the connection between the state legislatures and the Australian parliament and, whereas this might be inevitable, it’s not prone to happen with out quite a lot of squabbling as to who can be liable for what going ahead. Doug Walker, Baulkham Hills

The choice names for a possible Australian president recommended are about as unAustralian as a monarchy. Let’s return to these affluent days when Australia rode on the sheep’s again and all was properly and have a “ringer” or “gun shearer” because the pleasant overseer of our Commonwealth shed. Frank McGrath, Bulli

My contribution to the title of the pinnacle of state is “the Huge Kahuna”. Invoice Plastiras, Vaucluse

My selection of title for our head of state is governor-general. Take away the redundant letter to the monarch, which is not more than symbolic, and preserve the whole lot else the way in which it’s. It’s working simply effective. The governor-general may very well be chosen as it’s now with one addition: that they’re Indigenous. If a president is proposed, I’ll vote in opposition to it. Mary Marlow, Blackheath

Your correspondent says, “Republicans please take notice: folks want somebody to respect and unify”. She’s proper, however for Australians to completely achieve this, that particular person must be one in every of us and we, “the folks”, will need to have a say in how the occupant is chosen. Eric Hunter, Cook dinner (ACT)

Tons of ready “their flip by way of days and nights in rain and generally chilly” for his or her selfless rescuers throughout Lismore’s floods, 1000’s ready patiently for years for his or her asylum requests to be processed, humbly ready their flip to be recognised as First Nations in a Voice to parliament, dwelling in respect and unifying this continent for 60,000 years. We’ve obtained all that humanity and extra to see and admire proper right here in Australia. And never a vacuous, costly, monarchical celeb in sight. Helen Lewin, Tumbi Umbi

Easy Sydney pleasures

An necessary level about retaining the heritage character of some suburbs (“Property and energy: the ‘latte line’ defending Sydney’s heritage houses”, September 21) is that, whereas we can’t all afford to reside in them, as residents we will all go to and revel in them. I repeatedly stroll by way of inner-city neighbourhoods to immerse myself within the streetscape and facilities. I don’t begrudge these lucky sufficient to reside there. Quite the opposite, the various and assorted ways in which house owners distinguish their terrace from that of their neighbour, for instance, offers me nice delight. To stroll by way of a quiet terrace-lined Darlington avenue early on a Sunday morning, to watch a glimpse of the harbour from The Rocks, or to take a seat at a backstreet nook pub in Camperdown and watch the world cross by are easy Sydney pleasures obtainable to all. Michael Thompson, Bexley North

Much more important than the crafted aesthetics and historic provenance of a constructing, whether or not or not it’s a manor home or a miner’s cottage, is the intrinsic worth it has for the spirit of the occupant, a way of place, a connection that’s on the coronary heart of heritage. We have to be adamant in stopping additional lack of these treasures, but in flip, additionally aspire to create a brand new panorama that additionally nurtures a way of place. To destroy heritage is against the law. To interchange it with blandness is a tragedy. Steve Dillon, Thirroul

I disagree together with your correspondent (Letters, September 21). Postwar fibros haven’t any heritage worth besides as object classes of what to not do. Due to a postwar scarcity of supplies, patrons obtained horrid little ticky-tackies, with imply little home windows, invariably dealing with the fallacious manner, making them iceboxes in winter and ovens in summer season. Definitely, bear in mind the previous if that previous is price remembering. Nicholas Triggs, Katoomba

Training enhance

The 2 articles (“Ageing in ranks provides burden to educating” and “Our unfair college system is backside of the category”, September 21) spotlight prior public coverage of reducing and inequitable authorities help for our public schooling system. Not solely has wage progress been stifled (NSW politicians, as soon as paid equal to lecturers, are actually double) however the stage of again workplace help has additionally been diminished, shifting non-teaching duties onto employees and principals. We, as a nation, have vastly undervalued schooling for many years. Like different components of our economic system, more cash is required. Tax to GDP must rise. Stephen Dunn, Bonnells Bay

Let’s get actual

The treasurer says we now have to speak about taxation (“Nation ‘wants dialog on funding’” , September 21). Can we stage a taxation summit so all these individuals who got here up with spending proposals on the jobs summit can speak about how we pay for them? I dream of the day when each spending proposal put ahead by anybody is accompanied by an identical proposal as to how we pay for the change. Neville Turbit, Russell Lea

Check of endurance

In our age of obsession with health, it’s price noting the extent of health and stamina required by these members of the royal household on the stroll behind the Queen’s coffin. Sure, it was to the beat of a drum, however what a royal marathon. Ros Gonczi, Erskineville

Past the historical past, the pomp, the ceremony, the loyalty and sacrifices and the money-no-object, reality-TV-style spin, let’s not overlook, on the finish of the sport, the queens and pawns return into the identical field. Invoice Leigh, West Pennant Hills

I want to know what a few of these royals did to be awarded so many medals. Doug Johnson, Bellevue Hill

As a once-in-a-lifetime factor, right this moment I shall be profiting from having a public vacation on my birthday. Con Vaitsas, Ashbury

Can we now have a spring equinox vacation yearly? John Hinde, Millers Level

Group effort

A terrific instance of what good could be achieved is when folks work collectively (“Mountains of landfill flip into final renovation rescue”, September 21). Nicely performed everybody concerned, I hope all different refugees also can have their lives restored. Kath Maher, Lidcombe

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Greens, Pocock push to exclude plug-in hybrids from Labor’s EV tax breaks
From Nuggets: Good on David Pocock for calling out poor coverage. Subsidies for fossil gasoline burning automobiles (hybrids) misses the mark. It will be higher to see extra revolutionary insurance policies akin to halving GST on EVs to take one other $2500 off the value of entry stage EVs. The federal government would nonetheless be getting about the identical GST as on a small petrol automotive.

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