Readers are critical of Peter Dutton’s politicking in not supporting a motion by the government to acknowledge the pain and grief caused to both Israeli and Palestinians since October 7 last year.
I sat in my car today and screamed. I had just heard on the news that the Peter Dutton had not supported a motion by the government to acknowledge the pain and grief caused to both Israeli and Palestinians since October 7 last year.
I scream because we have the intelligence to see that this is not just a binary choice, Jews or Palestinians, but a humanitarian issue. I scream because we deserve better than this. I scream because those who play dirty often win.I don’t have a ″side″ in the Israel Palestine conflict, but I do know and am troubled that many innocent civilians on both sides have been killed or injured.
Like many, Anthony Albanese is cognisant of the cost of innocent lives to both sides. How will choosing to be vocal of one against the other assist the reconciliation process?Prime Minister Albanese deserves praise for taking the difficult position of showing compassion for both the sufferings of the Israeli people and the sufferings of the people of Palestine and Lebanon. Compassion is surely the first step towards achieving peace.
Compare this list to Victorian Liberal leaders over the past 20 years and you get a similar list of non- talented leaders, so what would changing the system of selecting leaders achieve? If the party is bereft of leadership talent the problem is in the initial selection of candidates.Leadership rumblings over John Pesutto are understandable. The initial concerns are over his poor judgment in dealing with the Moira Denning affair that ended up in court exposing the party’s fault lines.
If the government is serious about the housing crisis, more housing stock will immediately become available if tax disincentives are removed to offering a spare bedroom to an older person.) should give us pause. How many of us know of young people whose access to the market is restricted to the path via the bank of mum and dad? The national myth of a land of opportunity is morphing into a tale where the accident of parentage rules.Re ″The tough conversations you need to have″, 8/10).
Rather than paint older people as selfish for wanting to stay in a loved and familiar environment, please acknowledge the extensive research that shows this is far more beneficial for the elderly resident and more cost effective for government and therefore taxpayers. As if there isn’t enough elder abuse already, and as if Melbourne hasn’t lost enough trees already.Horrified to read ″Developers deal could waive building height limits″, 7/10).
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