Bewildered and unhappy
Later than most to recruit gamers of color, and deafeningly silent by the Adam Goodes booing saga wherein Hawks followers have been as complicit as any, it seems even in any case the nice service from so many fantastic First Nations gamers by a interval of unimaginable current success, my membership remains to be racist. Cruelly ironic that we’ve at all times had “brown” and “yellow″ as our colors.
It was as a lot for what Cyril (Junior) Rioli represents as the way in which he performed the sport that I satisfied my son manner again in his kinder 12 months to put on quantity 33 when there was a alternative of so many good gamers to align with.
Such an enormous loss to Hawthorn and the AFL. However it’s the human value, the ignorance, the dearth of care and respect for the individual, for somebody the “household membership” ought to have made really feel like household. I’m bewildered and unhappy right this moment, but not shocked. All of us have a lot to study. Me included.
Junior, I’m sorry we failed you. Thanks for lighting up our lives, peace and happiness to you and Shan.
Jo Firth, Highton
$5b sinking feeling
The information from Senate estimates that the cancellation of the French submarine deal will value the Australian authorities (ie, us taxpayers) a minimal of $5 billion is outrageous.
Simply think about what could possibly be finished with that kind of cash (aged care, the NDIS, nurse/paramedic numbers and pay).
So, every time throughout this election marketing campaign the Morrison authorities boasts as soon as once more about its superior financial administration and questions opposition funding of its guarantees can the media please ask it the way it justified and funded the submarine contract cancellation.
David Parker, Geelong West
Comics, gag on this
Guidelines for second-rate comedians:
1) Deploy the f-word as usually as potential (“f—ing” is your go-to adjective). Audiences could be relied on to reply as if you’re each daring and witty.
2) Speak about your genitals, intercourse, excretion and/or menstruation. Make it gross. Make it yucky. Push the boundaries. Audiences could be relied on to howl with delight.
3) Because the “piece de resistance”, truly – look ahead to it – drop the c-word. Audiences might be orgasmic at your rule-breaking brilliance.
Problem to the remainder: give us an excellent snigger with out having recourse to any of the above. Shock and delight us with your personal unique tackle the world.
Vivienne Participant, Beaumaris
Personal objective to us
Contemplating India’s refusal to impose sanctions on Russia over its assault on Ukraine, the timing of Australia’s commerce pact with India seems extra like an personal objective (″Cheaper exports: Australia to signal $12.6 billion commerce take care of India″, 3/4).
Jenifer Nicholls, Armadale
Circulate-on impact
One much less seen side of the federal government’s a lot vaunted new free commerce take care of India is that India has neither opposed Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine nor joined in imposing sanctions towards Russia. There may be nothing to cease India promoting Australia’s produce and commodities to Russia to evade sanctions.
Russian oligarchs supporting Putin will little question be laughing all the way in which to their wine cellars as, disadvantaged of French and Italian wine, they toast the burning down of Ukraine with Australian produce. Additionally unnoticed might be Nero laughing in his grave as elevated Australian coal exports to India add to world emissions to assist in setting fireplace to the entire planet.
Michael Hamel-Inexperienced, Coburg
Overhaul aged care
Professor Joseph Ibrahim (Remark, 2/4) has highlighted a serious difficulty that’s elementary to the supply of aged care companies. Poor governance and accountability have been on the root of most of the issues uncovered by the royal fee and performed out in current failures throughout COVID-19.
Most Australians count on to age nicely however ought to they want residential care the expectation needs to be for secure, high-quality care. Sadly, this isn’t the case for all residents.
The Coalition’s 2022-23 price range has not seen aged care as a precedence and its retention of an incompetent Minister for Aged Care Companies serves to underline this. The opposition has proposed a well-funded method to addressing a number of the standout points however does it go far sufficient?
We want a authorities dedicated to an entire overhaul of the aged care system that’s match for function and ready to reply to an rising quantity of people that would require these companies together with a few of our most susceptible residents. They shouldn’t be the forgotten Australians as soon as once more.
Anne Lyon, Camberwell
Child Boomers explosion
In all of the dialogue about aged care there was little point out of the elephant within the room – Australia’s 5.6 million Child Boomers. Not having requested to be born however now reaching the age the place they’re getting into aged care or fascinated about it, these Boomers needs to be anticipating greater than the present authorities is offering. In the intervening time the federal government is kicking the can down the highway so some future authorities might want to put further resourcing into the sector. Whoever is in authorities might be hit with an enormous requirement to correctly fund this sector, apart from the present federal politicians who will retire with sufficient funds to pay for their very own snug aged care. Repair it now.
Brian Jones, Bentleigh East
Benefit, politics
Due to Shane Wright (The Age, 2/4) for his glorious evaluation of the price range’s immoral concentrate on marginal seats to benefit the Coalition. Whereas I’m not shocked, I’m extra disillusioned that political benefit somewhat than the nationwide curiosity drives a lot of what this authorities does.
Peter Randles, Pascoe Vale South
The misplaced compass
Concetta Fierravanti-Wells claims Scott Morrison has no ethical compass. It’s a quite common situation. India is supporting Russia and thereby serving to fund the Ukraine invasion. Each our main events wholeheartedly assist a commerce take care of India. China enthusiastically backs the army junta in Myanmar. And so it goes on and on. Many compasses have been misplaced or damaged.
John Walsh, Watsonia
Settle for, adapt
Within the present setting, if in case you have signs of a viral respiratory an infection, you virtually definitely have COVID, it doesn’t matter what your RAT exhibits. It might be wise to isolate for per week after which cautiously return to regular exercise with an emphasis on masks carrying in enclosed areas for a minimum of the subsequent 10 days. Assume that you’ll encounter COVID within the subsequent 4 months it doesn’t matter what you do, get the boosters masking new variants in good time, get the flu shot in Might and hope that your an infection is delicate – as most are – with no lengthy COVID signs as an aftermath. COVID is now endemic and really akin to influenza. It’s time to just accept and adapt.
Peter Barry, Marysville
Steadiness the therapy
The editorial (2/4) asks how is Anthony Albanese going to pay for his guarantees. Albanese dedicated Labor to spending $2.5 billion in desperately wanted aged care funding. In the meantime, the Coalition will spend near $20 billion on vote-buying workouts, but nobody within the media raises a single query about the way it can pay for its guarantees, presumably extra debt, in any case what’s just a few extra billion when you’ve gotten racked up $1trillion in debt. The distinction in media therapy couldn’t be starker. Certainly it isn’t an excessive amount of to ask for some stability within the lead-up to the election.
Ross Hudson, Mount Martha
Fingers off the ABC
Alarm bells needs to be ringing very loudly throughout the land at Lachlan Murdoch’s current assault on the ABC. I keep in mind the harm finished in Victoria within the Nineties when the Kennett authorities privatised public utilities.
“It is going to be extra environment friendly they mentioned, will probably be cheaper they mentioned” and everyone knows how that ended. It’s essential that the ABC stays in public arms and unbiased of meddling from authorities or enterprise. The ABC gives many companies which can be of no curiosity to a “for-profit” organisation however add a lot to the tapestry of Australian life, notably in instances of emergencies and disasters.
Stuart James, Leneva
Making up for roast time
Finally the oven clock is again on time.
Bryan Fraser, St Kilda
AND ANOTHER THING
Politics
I’m not enthusiastic about your ukulele expertise, Prime Minister, it’s your waste of $5 billion on cancelled submarine contracts that requires rationalization.
John Bye, Elwood
The Saturday readers’ ballot permits Sure, No and Uncertain solutions. It is advisable embrace Don’t Care within the listing.
Greg Walsh, Black Rock
Obtain an additional $420 one 12 months and lose $1080 thereafter. Now that may actually help low-income households.
Arthur Pritchard, Ascot Vale
Racist, sexist, misogynistic? Possibly. However Scott Morrison can drive a truck, classify wool, learn maps, loves koalas, cats and shaking arms, and he performs the ukulele.
Myra Fisher, Brighton East
Hawthorn
Hey, Jeff, ″I used to be solely joking″ just isn’t a sound excuse any extra, and possibly by no means was.
Doug Clark, Hampton
Evidently Jeff Kennett has obtained power foot-in-mouth illness.
Phil Alexander, Eltham
Moreover
In Dickensian instances outdated folks have been afraid of the workhouse, now they’re afraid of aged care.
Gwenda West, Analysis
The one solution to finish the struggle in Ukraine is for Tony Abbott to fly to Moscow and shirtfront Vladimir Putin.
Garry Meller, Bentleigh
Given the quickly rising sea ranges, lots of our seashores are struggling. Field Hill is wanting good as a brand new beachside suburb within the not too distant future.
Paul Chivers, Field Hill North
The controversy about garments pegs just isn’t one thing I’d get hung up about.
David O’Reilly, Park Orchards
Hoorah, for the primary time in six months my automotive clock might be appropriate. Does anybody truly know methods to regulate these issues yearly?
Geoff Lipton, Caulfield North