Bring back manufacturing

ONCE this pandemic is done and dusted, just watch the return and re-establishment of manufacturing to those countries which currently rely on China’s manufacturing industry.

We have to start making our own stuff. Forget about China and we will benefit enormously.

Barry Braes, Mareeba

This is a disgusting habit that has been accepted as the norm over a number of years and is now “thought to be cool” by many of the adolescent community.

It is not “cool”. It is disgusting and dangerous in this immediate crisis. Recently, I have had a school adolescent male clear his throat and spit onto the footpath in front of me as I walked past, to the delight of his companions. My response of disgust gained further great glee from his companions. I hope that this current crisis will alert everyone (oh I live in hope) to the fact that spitting into the environment is unacceptable.

Brenda Lawler, Earlville 1910: US magician Harry Houdini completes three flights in a biplane at Digger’s Rest in Victoria, the first controlled flight in a powered aircraft in Australia (above).

1931: Schick markets the first electric

razor.

1969: US President Richard Nixon orders

secret bombing of Cambodia.

2006: South Australian and Tasmanian elections return incumbent Labor governments.

2015: Two gunmen open fire in the National Bardo Museum in the Tunisian capital, killing 21 people, including Australian Javier Camelo.

2018: A Hindu cow rights activist who drank pesticide as part of a protest in India calling for the animals to be given greater protection dies of his injuries. 2019: Adelaide is confirmed as the future home to the Australian Space Agency’s new Mission Control Centre.