LETTERS ARCHIVE
Friday August 22, 2008
Union fees are a high price to pay for services unwanted by students
It's no surprise that the introduction of voluntary student unionism has had a negative impact on the provision of amenities and services to university students ("Revolution on campus", August 21). However, why is it that whenever there is an article in the media covering the issue, we hear only one side of the story?
Thursday August 21, 2008
Cut the medal count and bring back true spirit of competition
I love sport and I love the Olympic Games, but if the Olympic medal tally is to have any meaning then gold medals must be handed out in proportion to the level of competitiveness in each sport.
Wednesday August 20, 2008
Apologies due for CDO fiasco, not shooting the messenger
My blood pressure rose to dangerous heights when I read the letter from Sean Moore of Lehman Brothers (August 19) admonishing the Herald for its articles on the $2 billion black hole left in council and charity budgets by collateralised debt obligation products.
Tuesday August 19, 2008
In need of God? Just choose one from the many on offer
It may remain a mystery to John Lennox why people choose a non-theistic explanation for creation, but for me the reasoning is quite straightforward ("Why not every scientist worships at Darwin's feet", August 18).
Monday August 18, 2008
Hey true prude, tackle your sex phobia and cast off your fig leaf
Paola Totaro asks if Australians are more sexually repressed than the supposedly prim and proper English ("Oh Big Ben, you're ever so naughty", August 16-17). She could safely extend the comparison to any other country in the Western world.
Saturday August 16, 2008
Ask health experts if you want to do what's right
All of us in the health sector have known for a long time that our system is in turmoil. From the inability - or refusal - of the Health Minister, Reba Meagher, to make changes at the state level, to a decade of the federal Liberals and Tony Abbott appearing to just keep the chair warm, we have got only worse.
Friday August 15, 2008
Hypocrites render one little girl an ugly duckling, another a fake
Billions watch Olympic opening ceremonies and most expect success - indeed the sponsors demand it, the politicians require it and the viewers provide marketing opportunities. So why is there this nit-picking about the Chinese using miming and other established theatre techniques to ensure success?
Thursday August 14, 2008
Measuring the quality of education not as simple as it seems
Professional educators would welcome Julia Gillard's assertion that teaching excellence should be identified and rewarded, and that high standards be expected of all students ("Tell-all report cards to compare schools", August 12). We all want better schools.
Wednesday August 13, 2008
Georgians paying the price for UN's inability to handle minorities
The conflict in Georgia is one more example of the problem of national self-determination.
Tuesday August 12, 2008
Subsidising polluters, whoever they are, will backfire on the planet
Mark Davis explains the dilemma identified in the Garnaut report of subsidising industry to ease perceived disadvantage to exporters ("Minimising the hurt in an emissions scheme", August 11).
Monday August 11, 2008
Ecstasy just another in long line of national pastimes
World record hauls of ecstasy have occurred in Australia since 2004 but nothing approaches the 4.4 tonnes detected in tomato cans in June in Melbourne with a street value of $440 million.
Saturday August 9, 2008
Farmers couldn't even rely on own organisation
As a farmer I find the inquiry into food pricing insulting.
Friday August 8, 2008
It's a trolley folly to blame planners for rising grocery prices
Zoning and planning are again being targeted for their role in supposedly limiting grocery shopping competition ("Planning laws give top stores fighting edge", August 6).
Thursday August 7, 2008
Hungry Mile is all about flesh and blood not bricks and mortar
Coco Chanel once remarked that one should look for the woman in the dress - if there's no woman then there's no dress. In the debate over Barangaroo, we have two seemingly alternate points of view about the qualities of the garb rather than on the person who validates it.
Wednesday August 6, 2008
Breaking up is hard to do now that private matters are public
The law is not always an ass, but the same cannot be said for those who draft it.
