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The Age
Friday June 26, 2009
COULD the media provide more balance in reporting the impact of swine flu and mention the number of people who have died from the "normal" flu in the same period? This would put things in perspective. Pascal Inard, Cheltenham Ute-gateHAS anyone considered the possibility that the fake email may have been a Labor plant, designed to discredit Malcolm Turnbull? If it was, it has been spectacularly successful.Arthur Comer, SebastopolBEWARE of Grechs bearing gifts.Nick Langdon, ClarindaIF RUDD and Turnbull behaved like petulant brats in the boardroom of any well-run company, demanding apologies and resignations, they would be told to leave the room! It's all a bit embarrassing from our nation's leaders. Can't they move on to more important issues?David Hart, BrightonDO THE Libs really want a leader who will not co-operate with the federal police?Charles Tivendale, EdithvaleMY BIGGEST fear is that the ute may well deliver Tony Abbott.John Bye, ElwoodSenator FieldingSENATOR Fielding is willing to believe in the existence of God with no scientific proof, but when faced with the weight of scientific opinion from around the world, he is unable to believe in the existence of climate change.Leo Martin, ElthamGIVEN Senator Fielding is an elected representative, how representative of his constituents is his Flat Earth view on the causes of climate change? Would he be prepared to consult with them?Sergio Bobbera, CurlewisPeter CostelloETHICS and moral issues prevented Peter Costello from challenging John Howard, he writes. Obviously he did not consult fellow Liberal MP Petro Georgiou.Bill Abud, WindsorNOW that he is finally retiring from politics, patriotic Peter has revealed his forte - blowing his own trumpet. A career in music, perhaps?Alex Matthews, YackandandahMoreoverWHAT a wonderful and imaginative straw man Justin Madden created when he accused those who oppose a bigger Melbourne of "cultural snobbery".Roger Boyce, ElsternwickI'M SICK of the naysayers raining on my lottery parade. Sure, the odds aren't great. But if I have the right numbers, I have a 100 per cent chance of winning. (Don't think about it too much.)Carmel Murphy, Croydon SouthWITH Connex catching the last train out of here, I wonder if they will cancel it.Michael Russell, ThornburyALL charges dropped. Who's a stunned Mullet then!Myra Fisher, Moorabbin
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