On rugby league
Peter Beattie appointed as NRL independent commissioner, wanting to attract more female sportswomen. With the way rugby league has changed in the last 10 years, by the time this bloke has finished with the sport, it’ll be non contact and all the players will be wearing skirts. Rocko, Trinity Park Really low hit on Billy Slater. This bloke’s sentence has proved that the NRL has lost control. Refs send Munster to the bin for something that happens all the time and yet have the audacity to leave Soliola on the field. What the hell? Icarus, Atherton the editor. Lucky you aren’t with the ABC or SBS. You wouldn’t have a job today. Don, Earlville Re: Premier Palaszczuk (letters, 26/7) mentioned the State Government owned the electricity network and generators. Yes, and your government charges have increased four-fold. Why? Bryan, Kuranda Expect our next wave of refugees to be sane people fleeing Britain due to incredibly stupid policies like banning internal combustion engines (CP, 27/7). Miss T, Tolga The second greatest gift one can give a child is a book. Matchett, Parramatta Park Who’s the brains behind removing our buses from Cairns Central shopping centre? It’s a long hike from Coles with groceries to walk all the way to Myer then out into either hot sun or pouring rain. Of course, no consideration for the elderly or the people who have ailments you can’t see. So the person who had this bright idea should come to the shops with me and do the rounds? Instead of changing the bus service how about some proper and more bus shelters please. Bring back our bus service to central. Jess, Cairns In the last couple of days the CP has brought us stories of ridiculously-sized meals. Yesterday it has a story on men’s obesity. As if we didn’t see that coming. Dan, Atherton Well said, Laurel (27/7). The Cairns council is wasting our money on sculptures and changing our city to try to make it another Gold Coast. People come to Cairns to see its natural beauty, not art. The capital cities do not have what we have up here. This council seems bent on destroying it and they don’t even ask us if we want it changed. Bill, Brinsmead Disgusted by CHHS decision regarding milk. When will governments realise cheapest option is not always wisest decision. Lose local dairy farms, lose jobs. Where will milk come from when cyclone closes routes south? Judy Colley, Koah I reckon beautiful Green Island would be a great spot to film a movie. Janelle, Woree