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In Yours.Sincerely, readers discuss the federal government’s decision to tax superannuation accounts: will it make for a fairer Australia or is it an example of the politics of envy and greed?
Good Weekend letters to the editor: July 3 We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss July 2, 2021 — 1.42pm Normal text size Send us a picture or Instagram one of Good Weekend in your life, using the hashtag #goodweekendmag. We choose one each week to publish here and in print. Our weekend fave activity. I always start reading it from the back cover. Credit:Jose Miguel, Shepparton I want my daughter back One only has to look at Kamalle Dabboussy to see deep grief and heartbreak etched into this father’s face [June 19]. It’s clear that Tim Ell...
Europe is famed for its castles and cathedrals. Australia just can’t compete. But our beaches cannot be beaten.
Consent classes must be carefully constructed March 18, 2021 — 12.03am Normal text size Credit: Great suggestions from Fiona Martin for teaching protective behaviours at preschool age and consent education in Year 7 (“Start consent classes by year 7: Liberal MP”, March 17). It will take more than inserts into the existing curriculum, however. Barriers such as funding for teacher training (not synthetic online courses), education of resistant elements in the community and a general acceptance of gender role education need to happen before all teachers feel confident to teach such neces...
Inaction over Porter rape claim undermines the PM March 10, 2021 — 12.05am Normal text size Credit: The Morrison government has presented us with a narrative that contains a number of red herrings and rabbit holes that seek to veer us away from forming a clear view about this controversial matter (“As Heydon inquiry witness, I must speak now”, March 9). Sharona Coutts’ opinion piece, on the other hand, expertly cuts through these distractions with a respectful yet incisive set of arguments that point out some simple truths: that an inquiry would strengthen, not weaken, the rule of ...