Student protest

WHILE I have no problem with the younger generation taking a stand on issues that they consider concerns them, there are comments that I would make to them in relation to the protests of last week in relation to climate change and against coal mining.

Renewables will, no doubt, in time replace other methods of power generation but placing impossible and unachievable time frames on this does not make good sense.

I ask also if you have given any thought as to where much of the money comes from that funds building and maintenance of your schools, pays for your education, pays the salaries of your teachers and indeed most other public servants, pays for our roads and other infrastructure, our hospitals and many of the services that we all take for granted? The answer is easy. Much of this indeed comes from the income derived by the Queensland Government from coal.

Whatever you believe replacing this from other sources will not happen any time soon and nor will the many thousands of jobs that coal mining provides. Ley James, Bayview Heights PRIVACY POLICY: Our privacy policy www.apnarm.com.au/privacy includes important information about our collection, use and disclosure of your personal information (including to provide you with targeted advertising based on your online activities). It explains that if you do not provide us with information we have requested from you, we may not be able to provide you with the goods and services you require. It also explains how you can access or seek correction of your personal information, how you can complain about a breach of the Australian Privacy Principles and how we will deal with a complaint of that nature.