TXT THE EDITOR

I am so glad they are still publishing the Townsville Bulletin. I look forward to sitting with my cuppa and reading the paper. My mum, 93, still loves her paper and has all her life. Thank you.

RUTH KIRWAN

It’s all very well to allow Queenslanders to go north, or even south, in Queensland for winter, but with so many of us out of work and struggling, apart from Queensland public servants, who can afford to go anywhere for winter?

AGS HERMIT PK

Premier keeping the borders closed is not good. What about the Queenslanders who want to go south for skiing holidays. They can’t because you won’t open the borders. Roll on October.

COOP 4814

James Cook University continues to diminish its reputation as it pursues Peter Ridd because it did not like his considered academic views. The Chancellor should step in just as the UQ Chancellor has stepped in to hold university management to account over their trampling of the right to freely express views.

BARNEY BELGIAN GARDENS. RALPH WEST END. Of the three free to air games, the so called “big game” was a rather boring affair. AS. 4814.

Racism in the USA can only start to diminish if you get rid of the head of racism, Donald Trump. WAYNE, 4814.

I can sympathise with the community of the person killed in the first instance in America. But I cannot understand the reason for the disgusting behavior of those who just ran amok and broke into businesses and stole whatever they could get their hands on. They are guilty of damaging and stealing and were in such huge numbers were uncontrollable. Their actions did nothing about solving the first shocking beginning to all this.

GNAN 4914

America hang your head in shame. What happened is terrible. That was a travesty with the reason for it, but it has been no excuse for the disgusting behavior that has been shown with the destruction and looting. What is it going to achieve? Thousands of innocent people have been caught up on it. Who is going to be made accountable? Going to cost millions to put right. Seems to be an excuse for some to get away with stealing.

GMAIL 4814

Compulsory superannuation (TB, 01/06), for many people, is just another tax and they’d be better off using that money to pay off their own homes. If you die before retirement you never see your super. Hyperinflation would destroy its buying power. Super funds mainly enrich their managers, who often have union links. With such a huge pot of money (= 3 trillion) in super funds, how long will the corona-broke government keep its sticky mitts off it? There’s a lot of risk in super.

MINER, KELSO

Another great letter from Debra Gibson pointing out our country’s incompetence. Yes, we have politicians that make a point but, unfortunately, there are many with little or no expertise or experience for their portfolios. Therein lies the problem with governing and generating a future for the people. We are now in extreme debt and need a robust team to lead us. Who are they.

M J REYNOLDS MT LOUISA

Michael Spalding, Douglas – but the war crimes being investigated are not life and death decisions being made in a split second on the battlefield, and those found to have committed such acts should be held accountable to the fullest extent for their crimes and disgracing their uniforms.

STEVE, BELGIAN GARDENS

Rock, Kirwan. Many 80 plus year olds don’t want to be computer numpties, they still live an active life beyond a screen and keyboard.

CARL. PIMLICO.

Would Puddle have lifted restrictions without all that pressure and an election looming. Answer: No. It’s a month late coming, and it was a political decision, not a health decision, made by her. Take a bow

TTE texters for doing your bit. Hang your head in shame Mice.

PEDRO CRANBROOK

Coronavirus is the greatest viral killer since the Spanish flu and we may have to learn to live with it as we have with others. Time frame estimates for an effective vaccine vary widely. Science has eradicated and contained many highly contagious diseases over time but still struggles to find a vaccine for Ebola and SARS, AIDS is another and survivors are on a concoction of immune assisting drugs. If the Premier insists southern states be covid free before opening borders it’s sayonara for her government, as for Monday’s lifting of travel restrictions North Queensland should have had them a month ago.

WW. C/JONG.

There is not a doubt, the award for the most inept but cunning and conceiving politician in Queensland goes to the Premier Anna Palaszczuk by a country mile. What we witnessed from her and Dr Jeanette Young on Sunday, re: early lifting of restrictions was absolute pathetic rubbish.

RON KELSO

Hopefully all the Cowboys fans remember that everyone can beat the GC Titans. Let’s see if they can string three in a row? I think not. JC IDALIA.

So the Throw The Ball Around League is back. Can’t wait for the football to start back on June 11.

RUBY, RASMUSSEN

If the Government is serious about creating employment post COVID-19 here is the best answer. Lower the retirement age. Allowing people to access their super will stimulate the economy in a beneficial way. It also creates real employment opportunities. Win win for the taxpayer who is funding the current

unemployment debacle now.

TAIPAN 4811

National Cabinet here to stay, Australians get better government at state and federal level, anyone can give billions of dollars away, state premiers should agree on one rule for all, they don’t seem to have the experience needed for this task. Too much power for these politicians to handle. The people should have a say in who’s checking the checkers.

CRIS WULGURU.

Merv Johnston – like any technology you can dismiss it early, or ensure it evolves and improves. Wind turbines have been around for decades and their efficiency continues to grow. They’re not perfect, but neither was the Model T Ford or Bleriot, but belief, effort and ingenuity ensured their progress didn’t stagnate.

WHITTY 4811

Wake up Australia and Puddelduck. At the moment we have 20 cases of the virus in the whole of the country. Two on ventilators. 7000 ventilators not used. Now why are we locked up? Why are we not allowed to travel? Why 20 in the pub, club, coffee shops. There have been 103 very sad and unfortunate deaths in Australia. Please let small businesses open up. Please let us travel and get back to normal. Sure there might be a second wave but we won’t find out unless we actually get out. We can’t wait, Puddelduck, for every state in the country to have zero cases for a month. It won’t happen just like people will get the flu this winter. The three here not worth a mention. But you are killing small businesses and tourism for what? We are not America or France or Germany or any other country in the world. We are Australia, these are the numbers in Australia. We are an island so it’s easy to isolate. Just don’t allow any international flights into the country until it’s absolutely under control. This includes students. Wake up guys and gals. GLENN 4810

It appears to me that the Federal Opposition as well as Katter’s Australian Party have no idea

what ‘borrowed’ money means. Phillip Thompson is one of the few politicians who understands that if you do not urgently need $60 billion you return it to reduce interest costs and the burden on taxpayers to repay the loan. Not rocket science.

GIGI/ANNANDALE

I would like to thank the lovely couple at the Harold St Minimart for not only ringing to tell me my wallet had been handed in but went out of their way to return it to me.

PAULA

Robbie Katter obviously is not thinking about the environment. We are out of the dark ages Mr Katter. We use an electronic device every day. 85,000,000 tons of paper a year in America go to making paper and cardboard products. Trees can save the environment for our native animals, stop erosion, and be for all to enjoy rather than turning pages on your paper. I have had digital newspapers for a long time. The 21st century is here – try to keep up. Your party doesn’t have to kill everything.

LYLE HOMESTEAD C

Pauline Hanson doesn’t speak for me. I want borders to stay closed. If intrastate travel works out, then open the borders.

LEE 4812

We have learned many lessons from COVID19, apart from our reliance on China. It has demonstrated how we vote for leaders who when given the power to lead have no idea. Our people need educating not indoctrination.

COL ROSSLEA

The footpath concrete guys along botanical gardens are incredible. They need a medal for speed. Unlike Yolanda Drive crew dig up fix, dig up fix for months.

MICHAEL SPALDING, DOUGLAS

TCC Kerbside Uncertainty 2020 remains & it is as astounding as it is perplexing, wouldn’t now have been a terrific time to facilitate kerbside collection, as people clean up & throw out as they stay home looking for things to do? Come on TCC you are just highlighting how tokenistic and farcical the initiative really is!

CM WEST END