On federal politics
First-home buyers are pushed aside by someone who is looking to buy their fifth negatively-geared home. Let’s just have a level playing field without tax-dodging incentives for people that have numerous homes negative geared. It won’t apply to new homes or units in Labor’s policy to end negative gearing. Family Man, Cairns I find it offensive Bill Shorten has the hide to accuse the government of scare tactics over border security. All this from the man who oversaw Mediscare. Bob, Smithfield Androo Ryan. In a society where politicians administer the will of the people, they cannot be blamed for the results. People who make poor choices, and voters, need to be held accountable. In fact virtue signallers and activists have more power than politicians in this country, and they will destroy nonconforming politicians. And, for many in our population, as long as someone else “pays”, they don‘t care. Joanne, Mt Sheridan First, Mathias Cormann billed taxpayers thousands for a romantic weekend with his wife at Broome races. Now we find out Helloworld (a major Liberal donor) funded a Cormann family holiday to Singapore at the same time Helloworld signed a multimillion-dollar contract for services to Cormann’s finance dept. Cormann said he didn’t know. Seriously? We need a royal commission into the Liberal government. Trevor, Park Ridge is good, delivers the carcass to the greenies down the street. Woz, Parramatta Park Re: CPAC … sounds like a medical device. I agree it needs a new name. DB, Bungalow Trump derangement syndrome has reached new levels of insanity in the US. Jussie Smollett, a B Grade actor with strong Democrat ties, has faked his own assault by paying two others to pretend to be Trump supporters wearing MAGA hats and he’s been caught out in the scam. People like this need to be jailed for trying to start a race war that could kill thousands. Disgraceful. The Cane Cutter, Edmonton $200 per year. That’s how much the average household pays in subsidies for rooftop solar installations. If renewables are cheaper, let them pay for themselves. End all renewable subsidies now. Mic, Cairns The milk-pricing outrage that destroyed so many dairying families (CP, 19/02) highlights the dangers of corporatism, aka crony-capitalism. The place for government is to set rules for honest trade, which all parties have failed to do with our supermarket oligopoly. Miss T, Tolga Re: speed cameras. They are there to make sure you don’t speed anywhere. Not revenue. But you don’t have to pay if you don’t speed. Simple. Alan, Bentley Park