Be sure to post your vote
THOSE from both sides of the same-sexmarriage debate have been knocking ondoors to influence people to vote their way.
However, the door knockers have discovered that a large number of people have not bothered to fill in their postal ballot one way or the other.
This is a clear demonstration of the usual Australian apathy that seems to have gripped the minds of far too many people across the land.
Not only on the SSM debate, but a host of other issues as well.
It is imperative that all Aussies have their say on this important and revolutionary issue.
Don’t be like the Irish with their SSM referendum in which up to 40 per cent of Irish voters failed to register a vote.
You owe it to posterity to vote one way or the other. So, don’t delay, do your civic duty today. Jay Nauss, Glen Aplin 1470: King Henry VI is released from
Tower of London. 1889: Moulin Rouge night club in Paris
first opens its doors to the public. 1927: The Jazz Singer, starring Al Jolson, opens in New York: it is the first fulllength feature film to include spoken dialogue. 1928: Generalissimo Chiang Kai-shek becomes president of the Republic of China. 1981: Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat is assassinated by Muslim extremists while reviewing a military parade in Cairo. 1991: Hollywood legend Elizabeth Taylor weds for the eighth time, to truck driver Larry Fortensky. 2008: Wall Street joins in a worldwide cascade of despair over the financial crisis, driving the Dow Jones industrials to their biggest loss ever during a trading day. BIRTHDAYS: Margaret Fulton, Australian cooking guru (1924-); Richie Benaud, Australian cricketer and commentator (1930-2015); Gabriella Cilmi (above), Australian singer (1991-). CONDITIONS: Letters must be 150 words or fewer. Send them to PO Box 126, Cairns 4870 or email letters@cairnspost.com.au. They must include your name, home address and telephone number. Letters that can not be verified will not be published. The Cairns Post reserves the right to edit all letters and reproduce them in electronic form. TXT messages should be short. Include your name and suburb. Your TXT messages will be printed in TXT language. Normal call costs apply. Please check The Cairns Post website for our privacy policy at www.cairnspost.com.au