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It is indeed a rare thing when a politician offers to resign for telling the truth.

The antics of our elected officials are very much like those of an ill disciplined, unfettered schoolyard mob.

Australia’s weak and outdated climate policy is harming our industry potential and economic recovery.

Does the COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria a sign that the pandemic chickens have come home to roost for the Morrison government?

Must go harder on soft drinks We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss February 13, 2021 — 12.05am Normal text size Credit:Fairfax Media While I applaud the regulators for trying to update the health star rating system so that people understand there is sugar in fruit juice (“Juice as a ‘soft drink’ gives pips to growers”, February 12), to maintain the higher rating for diet soft drinks, which have no health benefits and contain chemicals t...

PM shift towards net zero may be too little, too late February 3, 2021 — 12.05am Normal text size Credit:Cathy Wilcox Very much like an iceberg in the Arctic, Scott Morrison is slowly melting to the idea of taking some sort of climate change action (“PM shifts towards net-zero emissions”, February 2), but it has to be targeted, incremental and won’t cost the people who vote for him any money. The trouble with this approach is by the time he does anything, we’re all cooked. Chris Moe,...

Let’s bring the nation with us January 23, 2021 — 12.05am Save Normal text size Credit: Stop the nonsense and call Australia Day “Australians Day”. Give us all an opportunity to celebrate the fact that we all live in the best country in the world. It is a fact that Aboriginal people were the first in our country, non-Aborigines developed it and migrants gave it a wonderful multicultural flavour. John Langrehr, Leabrook (SA) I despair that our government simply does not c...