Jobs and jobs

Mike Seccombe reveals the selectivity and hypocrisy of the Morrison government that claims to be “always and ultimately about jobs” (“Jobs just for the boys”, April 3-9). Plainly there are jobs and jobs. The most important are Coalition members’ own jobs – hence the priority from day one of the Morrison government has been to get reelected. Other priorities related to that include 400 jobs in Adelaide where the government is apparently prepared to pay double the going price for submarines, and 40,000 coalmining jobs, many in critical central Queensland seats, despite their inevitable demise and at continued damage to the environment. Meanwhile, the end of Jobkeeper will see up to 150,000 jobs disappear.

– Norman Huon, Port Melbourne, Vic