The Northern Rivers Times
April 28, 2022
12 LETTERS & OPINIONS
LETTERS, FEEDBACK AND OPINION
way of ensuring they do. Instead of sledging more about them and see what makes them different to Coalition candidates. As just one
unacceptable position on climate change and failure to address disasters in an equitable and speedy way! Ros Irwin Caniaba. HEARTLESS HOLIDAYERS Many outsiders who have Holiday Let’s choose to go ahead and visit or rent out to other tourists instead
Defence Minister Peter Dutton has been talking up a war with China (one we have
Luke is an amazing young woman. She is a scientist and teacher who developed and runs a course in regenerative
$billions on defence spending that has left us virtually unarmed. As the Australian’s Greg Sheridan remarked on
farmers now see as essential to their ongoing productivity. She is a woman of great personal
penguins could invade us at the moment.’ Younger readers need reminding that it was the John Curtin Labor government which pulled us through World
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victims who have lost everything and have nowhere to live. Greed over empathy and kindness has prevailed. The Govt should have made it compulsory for all Tourist properties to be made vacant and
rescuing Marine life as a volunteer and right through to more recently
have shelter. In ILUKA alone there are. hundreds of places used as holiday
disintegrated under the pressure. John Drysdale CLUNES
season they sit empty. humans or other animals. Hanabeth has gone out of her way to personally provide in the Evans Head area where she and her family
Realtors who didn’t put their hands up should hang your heads in sha me. TNL logo Sue Lee
righteous “it’s my way or no way” attitude. He thinks only the Liberal Party have the right to govern. That is the attitude that has propelled the Independents to contest of true democracy. electoral funding disclosures need to be examined closely”. What a hypocritical comment to make! How many millions do the major parties receive for election campaigns? I wish the Independent HL for Page all the best & hope she topples that other hypocrite Kevin Hogan John Heaton Uralba THANK YOU I would like to commend Cadwallader on her dedication to the community. On Wednesday morning 2nd of March the elements to drive to my house to check on me. The phones were in Armidale and one in Sydney could not contact
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DEFENDING AUSTRALIA We know now who we cannot trust with ‘keeping Australia secure’; it is not the ALP. The MorrisonJoyce (Kevin Hogan) government has been missing in action in the
www.hanabethluke. com.au. How refreshing it would be to see someone with those commitments and of that calibre representing us in Page and not
Independent for Page. Who does he think he is? Most of his letters show a complete
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INDEPENDENTS - ATTACK BY G. MACDONALD I must comment on G. MacDonald’s attack on the Independents contesting the Federal
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standing for Page at the election. It seems that because the independents are standing in Coalitionheld seats they’re criticised as not being really independent and should state whether they would support Labor if they win the election. Perhaps the reason these predominantly women are standing in predominantly Coalition seats is that they want this current government
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so she drove through the water on to my driveway signal and I was able to put my daughters’ minds to rest. She then left to continue; I imagine on a very busy day. Thank you sincerely Sharon Cadwallader. Grateful Diana deKautzaw Ballina ELECTION Before you put pen or pencil to paper on of that famous speech by John F. Kennedy and I quote “Ask not what your country can do for you but what you can do for your country” end of quote. What you can do for your country is to put the Greens and the loopy independents last on your ballot paper. After listening to the the Greens or the loopy independents hold the balance of power after will go into reverse at a rate the likes of which we have never seen
before. you vote. Tim Donnelly Alstonville BALLINA TRAFFIC Is it possible that Ballina Shire Council might consider more major road works and closures to coincide with next Xmas and New year’s holiday season??!! The around Ballina over Easter is nothing short of a chaotic disaster. Whilst they might say that inclement weather this would have only been a few days but the Bangalow Rd is ongoing and would not have been completed before the holiday season started. This farce compares with the Fisheries Creek bridge bottleneck. I offer no comment on the amount of carbon pollution created by mainly using overpriced fuel. Peter WALTERS Ballina
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