Abbott’s divisive local weather rhetoric should be stopped

Tony Abbott, a board member of Fox Company, thinks his lies about local weather “have to be repeated slightly extra” (“‘Local weather change cult’ can be defeated in the future, says Abbott”, November 2). That is extraordinarily divisive and harmful rhetoric coming from a person with an enormous megaphone, as the steadiness of our democratic society rests on shared truths. A royal fee into Australia’s media is urgently required, and it must outline new reporting requirements that serve the general public curiosity. Peter Moore, Newport

Tony Abbott thought being a politician was all about him and his usually deluded tackle life was extra essential than the views of his citizens and nation. He stifled any insurance policies on lowering carbon emissions to cut back the affect of local weather change. When he returns to Australia he might current his views to the numerous who’re presently being battered by fires or have been hammered by floods and fires prior to now. John Cotterill, Kingsford

Boy, I wager all these scientists really feel foolish now. They may have saved all that money and time getting an schooling after which spending a lifetime researching and finding out local weather science when there was no want. All they needed to do was sit on the ft of Tony Abbott and hear because the pearls of knowledge dripped from his mouth. Ron Wessel, Mount Saint Thomas

Maybe when a large mud plume takes him out, will Tony Abbott lastly concede that human-driven local weather change is actual (“New examine confirms large mud plume performed a big position in wiping out the dinosaurs”, November 2). Sue Younger, Bensville

Tony Abbott, the modern-day King Canute. Ken Pares, Forster

It comes as no shock that Tony Abbott remains to be in denial. It was clearly solely political expediency that noticed him change course. The disgrace of it’s, that he and his fellow dinosaurs will take all humankind to extinction. Mick Grimson, Leumeah

What’s it with Tony Abbott that permits the denial of worldwide warming? Does he undergo from an entire conceited incapacity to fluctuate from a set mindset on any challenge whatever the proof?Greg McKay, Warrawee

Your budgie smugglers are too tight, Tony. Slicing off circulation to your mind. Rod Bartlett, Woonona

On the identical day Tony Abbott as soon as once more parades his doubtful local weather change credentials, the Herald experiences the evacuation of a Sydney faculty because of the menace posed by grass fires – in November! Abbott cites an ice age and different periodic local weather modifications as having no enter from people. However what they didn’t have was an industrial revolution that has belched gases and fumes nonstop because the mid-1800s, airline emissions which have circled the planet continuous for the previous 100 years, greater and nastier explosive struggle weaponry so poisonous they’ve made elements of the planet uninhabitable and our insatiable have to burn burn burn fossil fuels to run monster automobiles and air con. If there wasn’t a threat that the constructing would burn down because of imminent bushfires, I’d recommend that Mr Abbott return to highschool and repeat all years. Patrick McGrath, Potts Level

Albanese isn’t any Bob Hawke

Shaun Carney is true, Anthony Albanese isn’t any Bob Hawke (“The hazard indicators for Albanese”, November 2). There may be one similarity, although. Each had been creatures of the left however on attaining the prime ministership they slowly discarded their core beliefs and moved to the centre-right with the one goal being the retention of presidency. Over three elections the voters slowly turned towards Hawke and finally his get together misplaced religion and changed him as chief.

It’s early days for Albanese, however the indicators are there. Price of residing points, the bungled referendum, AUKUS, and subsequent yr delivering tax cuts that favour high-income earners. Hawke survived initially because of unappealing opposition leaders in Howard and Peacock. Albanese has Dutton. Ultimately although, the citizens sees via the charade and turns towards the incumbent no matter the standard of the opposition. Mike Kenneally, Manly

Now could be the time for Labor to be courageous and implement insurance policies taxpayers are calling for. Scrap the stage-three tax cuts, reign in rising rates of interest that are hurting mortgage holders, cut back unfavorable gearing and franking credit to a smart stage and overhaul your complete taxation system. Individuals are hurting with the present economic system, which is unsustainable. It’s time for Labor to be daring and stand as much as the highly effective foyer teams who’re decided to convey Australians to their knees financially. Christine Tiley, Albany Creek (Qld)

Your correspondent is blaming Albanese for the dishonesty and divisiveness of Dutton’s No marketing campaign. I’m vital of many issues executed by the present Labor authorities, however the failure of the Voice is solely because of the Liberals seeing it as a approach to injury Albanese and Labor, in an try to realize political relevancy. Except the techniques of flooding the general public with falsehoods known as out by the media, we are going to see a continuation of the approach and the last word loser can be democracy itself. Democracy requires an knowledgeable vote, not one based mostly on falsehoods and the media is crucial to maintain the general public correctly knowledgeable. Graeme Finn, Summer time Hill

Shaun Carney spends appreciable time criticising Albanese’s advocacy of the Sure case as if defeat within the referendum has damned him forever. Voters rejected the referendum convincingly, however opinion polls present Albanese is properly most popular to Dutton. Clearly, voters could make distinctions and the defeat of the referendum isn’t any indicator of future voting intention, nor judgment on Labor in authorities, and it’s spurious to try to construct such chimeras.
Wayne Duncombe, Lilyfield.

Severely sick Earth

As an emergency drugs specialist working in an space in Sydney most susceptible to warmth, your article on the well being results of local weather change dropped at thoughts the next situation (“The warmth is on and it’s solely going to worsen,” November 2). Think about you might be within the resuscitation room, your affected person is crashing and her life is beneath menace. It is advisable to act now and provides her all the things you’ll be able to to avoid wasting her life. Now think about that is taking place, however the room is the atmosphere, your affected person is earth, and never solely is your affected person’s life beneath menace, however so is your personal life and that of everybody you understand and the lives of future generations. However we want not be not caught within the vortex of an unlivable, unsurvivable world. I’ve hope that with concerted actions from all sectors of society, particularly huge, daring strikes from authorities, we will begin heading to a future that’s extra sustainable; one the place we will thrive and never simply survive. Lai Heng Foong, Glebe

Resuscitate Medicare

I cost $375 for a one-hour psychiatric session (“Tax menace to GPs’ bulk-billing enhance”, November 2). Roughly one third of this goes on mounted prices: the secretary’s wage, her vacation pay and sick go away, room rental, utilities, IT, medical registration, medical insurance coverage, enterprise insurance coverage, employees compensation premiums and so on. If I bulk-bill a affected person, I obtain $173; take away the $125 in prices and $48 involves me – my efficient hourly price is about the identical because the secretary’s. Forty years of often elevating the Medicare rebate at 0-1.5per cent a yr – properly under the inflation price – has made bulk-billing unsustainable. Governments wrestle to just accept that the cash they’ve creamed off for 4 a long time must be repaid to resuscitate the affected person and return the Medicare rebate to the place it must be had it been maintained according to inflation. Alan Garrity, North Narrabeen

Farmland wants care

It was disappointing to see feedback suggesting the Nationwide Farmers’ Federation is towards local weather motion, or throwing its lot behind a political get together’s marketing campaign on renewables (Letters, November 2). This couldn’t be farther from the reality. We’re on the frontline of local weather change and we’re not opposing local weather motion or the transition to inexperienced vitality. I personally host wind generators on my property.

Once we launched our marketing campaign to Hold Farmers Farming, it wasn’t about stopping the transition to renewables. It’s about ensuring it’s executed in a means that doesn’t cease farm manufacturing. For too lengthy, farmers have been the final to learn about initiatives rolling out throughout their land – it’s a finite useful resource, and we’ve misplaced 15 per cent of it in Australia prior to now 30 years.

We all know we’re going to want each hectare to feed a rising inhabitants in a altering local weather. What we’re asking the federal authorities for is a few fundamental guidelines to make sure farmers are handled pretty and may work in partnership with vitality corporations. David Jochinke, president, Nationwide Farmers’ Federation

Non-Sydney answer

The simplistic answer of accelerating provide via excessive density is the “low hanging fruit” (“Low-hanging fruit as far as Labor rolls out density desires”, November 2). Within the brief time period, this may fail to supply a house to these with out one, contemplating the lengthy building instances of such buildings. In the long run we are going to proceed to face a housing affordability disaster because of giant inhabitants will increase. As an alternative, we should embrace the lacking center when it comes to density. Moreover, we must always embrace the chance posed by the do business from home revolution mixed with bettering infrastructure in regional centres to divert giant inhabitants will increase from Sydney. Anshu Joshi, Naremburn

Can society proceed to anticipate continued financial progress and rising residing requirements (Letters, November 2)? The present huge challenge is immigration. Why is authorities persevering with to extend immigration with the present housing shortages and environmental points, particularly water for agricultural actions, remaining unresolved. Sydney sooner or later doesn’t take a look at all inviting as a spot wherein to stay; it’s fairly clearly gorging sources properly past the aptitude of the atmosphere to supply. The consequence of such will proceed to be unsustainable, elevating the price of residing. Bruce Clydsdale, Bathurst

Extra analysis wanted

Antimicrobial resistance is certainly a urgent new well being downside (Letters, November 2). The UN predicts that antimicrobial resistance will kill an extra 10 million individuals per yr by 2050. With out efficient antimicrobials, trendy drugs will wrestle to deal with even gentle infections. Overuse of antimicrobials to stop and deal with infections in each people, animals, and crops, mixed with our dense cities, rampant air pollution, and adjusted climate patterns are permitting microbes to evolve rapidly and beef up their resistance to our interventions. Funding science to seek out new therapies appears very important. Amy Hiller, Kew (Vic)

Proper-wing Catholics

The management of the Sydney Catholic Archdiocese’s silence and lack of management on the latest Voice referendum must be no shock when seen contemplating the attendance of Archbishop [Anthony] Fisher on the Nationwide Conservatism Convention in London (“Olympics of centre-right thought? Heavyweights to debate way forward for conservatism within the age of Trump, October 30). Together with the top of NSW Catholic Training [Dallas] McInerney, and main No vote advocates Barnaby Joyce, Tony Abbott and Jacinta Nampijinpa Worth, Fisher’s stance was not in step with the multitude of Catholic businesses and different bishops who wrote to their communities is assist of the Sure marketing campaign.
Shane Hogan, Riverview

Letters and numbers

When the M4 East tunnel opened, all the brand new indicators directed individuals who didn’t wish to use the tollway to the A22 (Letters, November 2). The A what? We had been on the lookout for instructions to Parramatta Highway, however that identify was not talked about. Even individuals like me who’ve lived within the space for 70ish years had no concept what the A22 was. Ian Morris, Strathfield

Colin Sutton nails it. This British illness hit rail traces exhausting, having a letter and quantity change the geographical vacation spot. Now motorists are copping it. Bob Corridor, Wyoming

Gradual drive

Pace cameras on the toll level can be nice to watch peak-hour movement of visitors. If automobile speeds are detected under your correspondent’s recommended 20 km/h, then the tolls can be inoperable till the movement has reached 20 km/h once more. No want for refunds, which might be an administrative nightmare. Charles Dodd-Somerton, Ultimo

Rocky highway

Maybe Gladys Berejiklian and Andrew Constance could also be keen on some work as part-time visitors controllers on the Rozelle Interchange. Rod Tuck, Katoomba

Let it’s

Simulation followers should be holding their breath awaiting the Beatles’ new music, Now and Then. Maybe With a Little Assist from My AI Mates? George Zivkovic, Northmead

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