A year ago Australia had a mouse plague, but now we have a shortage of RATs (CP, 15/1).
Suspended Disbelief, Earlville
Re Covid. It’s becoming obvious that the anti-vaxxers are now taking up hospital beds at an alarming rate. It’s also time Australia starts charging unvaccinated with Covid-19 symptoms and not leave it to the taxpayer.
Steve, Westcourt
If private hospitals will be full of public patients (CP, 15/01), will private patients get refunds on their private hospital insurance?
Joseph, Mareeba
Whether you’re an immigrant, tourist, visitor or tennis star, there’s one mantra Australians have when you enter our country. Respect our culture and values, respect our laws and regulations, and behave appropriately. One tennis star failed to do any of these things this week.
Rick, Redlynch
Djokovic’s legal team has said that his visa cancellation (CP, 15/1) is because
Health advice 1970s – “lots of sunlight, exercise, good food and fresh air.” Health advice 2020s – “stay indoors, avoid exercise, eat rubbish and re-inhale expelled bacteria from a filthy rag tied to your face.” the government feels he is stirring up “anti-vax” sentiment due to comments he made in 2020. Still no mention that “civil conscription” in medical services, such as “vaccine mandates”, is expressly forbidden by Australia’s most senior, overarching law – brought in from lessons learned in WWII.
Mark W, Redlynch
ScoMo has transitioned from “Where the bloody hell are you?” at Tourism Australia to “What the bloody hell are you doing here?” as PM.
Dodge, Manoora
This latest rental squeeze (CP, 15/1) in a long series of them is caused by the latest wave of people fleeing the inevitable government-caused destruction of quality of life in the major cities.
REA, Cairns
I’m not a conspiracy theorist. I’m a “things aren’t adding up and it’s pretty obvious” theorist.
Kenneth, Tolga
What! Bob Katter wants to cut a swathe through state forest for a new road from Mareeba to South Cairns. What about the survival of the Magnificent Broodfrog and the Greater Glider that “pretend greenies” are using to stop construction of wind farms?
Liz, Forest Gardens
I reckon we’ll look back at the Covid era in a few years and agree that the federal LNP and the state ALP and Liberal governments were responsible for the worst public policy failures in Australian history.
Dave, Whitfield
Re Esplanade. Congratulations CRC on the major fail in stopping traffic thru the new precinct.
Richard, Whitfield