May 22, 2013 I am a very disillusioned Labor voter. If the Labor Party do not get rid of Julia Gillard they are doomed. The alternative government, a combination of Tony Abbott and Joe Hockey is also a horrible thought.  

May 22, 2013 Relevancy-deprived K. Rudd knows how to find his way into the papers. His latest ‘‘crusade’’ on same-sex marriage which, in the past, flew in the face of his religious beliefs, deserves neither the oxygen nor print media space that it will inevitably attract.    

May 22, 2013 I’m appalled by the lack of respect shown to the female magistrate in a Sydney court. If you or I pulled this stunt we would be cooling our heels in a cell. Enough inaction by the courts and government.  

May 22, 2013 Gambling, as Peter FitzSimons says, is a cancer at the very soul of sport and the NRL. At last someone with clout (SMH, May 21), outs the truth regarding Channel Nine and NRL’s massive gambling promotion … or as Fitz condenses it, the separating of fools from their money.  

May 22, 2013 I write on behalf of The Salvation Army to ask your readers  to support this year’s Red Shield Appeal.  The big Doorknock is this weekend May 25-26.  

May 22, 2013 I went to my local bank branch and was met with a queue to the door. After waiting 20 minutes, I was served by a very apologetic teller. How about banks start thinking about their customers and staff, and less about profits.  

May 22, 2013 At last, brave action proposed against the anti-vaccine brigade by Labor leader John Robertson, to keep the unvaccinated out of educational areas.  

May 22, 2013 Why dismantle the carbon tax when electricity generated by the biggest-polluting coal-fired power plants has dropped by 14per cent since the carbon tax was introduced just last year while renewable power production has soared?  

May 22, 2013 I was tested for my driver’s licence in 1960 when police were in charge. The driving part seemed to take an eternity and I remember having to do a hill start in Church Street. The theory questions were asked and answered orally – no multiple choice!  

May 22, 2013 Interesting to hear Gina Rinehart say the mining industry is paying too much tax and shouldn’t be seen as an ATM.