Readers react to Labor’s punishment of Fatima Payman after she said she would cross the floor again on votes regarding Palestinian statehood.
See hereIt is with great dismay that I read that senator Fatima Payman has been suspended from the Labor caucus because of her principled stand . Surely on this issue the Labor Party could have exercised a little discretion, flexibility and compassion. Just because senator Penny Wong compromised her principles and did not cross the floor 10 years ago does not make it correct. As Payman so eloquently put it, the Palestinians don’t have another 10 years to wait.
Another point to consider is why the RBA is so wedded to its 2-3 per cent inflation target. Yes, low inflation must be the goal, but why are mortgage holders sacrificed on the altar of a target that stems largely from an off-the-cuff remark made by New Zealand’s finance minister in the late 1980s? His point was that low inflation is essential over time, but somehow central banks around the world adopted the target as gospel.
However, Wheelers Hill principal Michael Ramsey made an important point, saying “we need to teach children to comprehend as well”. There is no point in children learning a wide range of letter combinations that represent the sounds of spoken language unless they make sense. That is where the meanings of words and sentences are as important as phonics. Picture books are crucial, as are sentences, both written and read, about the children’s daily lives and special events.
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