Letters & Texts

Incredible donation

Reading that Clive Berghofer has recently made another, extremely generous donation to the RFDS ($10M – TC 15/05), shows the mark of the man.

This most recent donation brings the total of Clive’s donations to various causes over recent years to $130M. Absolutely incredible.

It also gives one some insight into both Clive, as well as some other Australian philanthropists.

People who have done well in life, but who also see the need to support worthwhile causes such as research institutes, Medical providers and support services. Often, their mindset is that Australia has been good to them, so they wish to give something back to Australia.

We are very lucky to have such generous people in this, the Lucky Country, to lend a hand. Take a bow Mr Berghofer, you are a truly wonderful Australian.

TIM STORCK, Toowoomba

Sunshine State

Queensland is known as the Sunshine State.

It is not the Nuclear State or the Fossil Fuel State.

God help us if it ever changes to these nicknames.

There are some very evil people working behind the scenes to do just that.

DAVE FREDERICKS, Toowoomba

The Voice

I recently listened to Alan Jones on Lidia Thorpe.

Interesting facts, all considered. Lidia’s comment “We’re “f …” here to be represented.” Ouch.

Kevin Rudd years ago offered a universal apology. We could only apologise, the past is past and can’t be changed.

$39 billion, yes billion, have been spent on Indigenous programs. Indigenous Australians hold rights to 40% of our land.

They get another $100,000,000 in various mining royalties plus $230,000,000 from NT mining. That’s after closing down the ERA uranium mine in Kakadu.

In 2020 there were 3273 registered Indigenous corporations delivering health and other services to indigenous groups and making representations to governments, federal and states. More than 1000 bureaucrats work in the National Indigenous Agency.

Are they under represented? Are they really repressed? According to

Lidia, yes. According to the facts they are extremely well represented.

They have a voice already. They are medically and financially seemingly much better treated than most other citizens.

The past was wrong. An apology was made and accepted. The past can’t be changed, Voice or otherwise.

The only logic is a “No” vote.

RAY HARCH, Toowoomba

SMS TO EDITOR

There is very old rhyme about a baby in a cradle stuck up a tree and maybe falling in a strong wind. Imagine this happening today. The police would be called along with child services to question the parents about why the baby was put up a tree. The fire department and tree lopping services would be needed to remove the cradle and infant from the branches with Health and Safety overseeing the procedure with safety bunting and witches hats. Once safely down, ambulance officers would transport it for a check up and the cradle inspected for legal issues. RSPCA would look for stuck pussycats as well.

DS, Twmba

Thank goodness we have the ABC to give us a balanced approach. They certainly allow for a diversity of points of view. Money well spent. DC, Twba

Agree S Egan. ABC a disgrace.

Sal

AMK, Tmba people would still have a pleasant lifestyle! You must be a newbie!

Upset ratepayer

Previous government set up a voice to parliament without a referendum and declared a gas led recovery. Advisers were gas industry leaders. Happens all the time. Coal has always had a protected subsided status in our economy.

Rakir, Toowoomba

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