On other matters

Re: seafood markets. I don’t think Cairns is big enough for a seafood market. We have enough seafood shops which we do not want to go broke. Leskey Brinsmead

How is a tax cut a “gift” to corporations, Shaun Newman (letters, 18/5)? It’s their money and the government taking less of it isn’t a“gift”. Tax corporations too much and they’ll simply move overseas to a lower tax regime and our low to medium income earners will have fewer jobs to compete for. Higgs, Tolga

The Labor Party has quickly become too dependant on winning the Greens vote and will do anything to keep them happy. They once represented the workers but now represent the trees. David the cabbie, Woree

Re: crime. Julian Tomlinson (Cp, 17/5) hit the nail on the head. That approach and a curfew for youth would be a step in the right direction. Rob Reilly, Edmonton