BROKEN PROMISES
Malcolm Turnbull’s recent assurance “the LNP will never privatise Medibank” sounds similar to Tony Abbott’s assurances of no cuts to pensions, no interference to bulk billing, no cuts to the ABC, no cuts to education, or health spending etc etc.
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It also should serve to remind voters of Malcolm Turnbull’s “newest best buddy”, John Howard’s momentous assurance of, “never ever, will the LNP introduce a GST”.
Barry Swan, Balgownie
SPREADING THE LOVE?
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull says Sheikh Shady Al-Suleiman’s views on gay people are unacceptable and wrong.
I wonder when he will be telling LNP members like Cory Bernardi and George Christensen the same message – that their homophobia and hate are unacceptable in a modern society?
Will he be refusing to meet with the members of his own party who spread messages of intolerance and fear?
Doug Steley, Heyfield
PUBLIC WANT VOTE
A new study by the Centre for Governance and Public Policy at Griffith University found 70 per cent of voters believe the people should vote on the issue of same sex-marriage and only 19 per cent believe it should be decided by parliament.
Of more interest was that "the survey showed 72.7 per cent of Labor supporters backed a people's vote on same-sex marriage, with only 23.4 per cent favouring Bill Shorten's [Labor's] position to have a vote by MPs".
"Gay marriage for us to decide, politicians told" (The Australian, June 16).
Is Bill Shorten listening?
No!
Bob Patrech, Figtree
TRUTH IN ADVERTISING
I am amazed that current electioneering pamphlets contain images of candidates looking as young as when they first sought office some years ago.
Is this a result of: the job being relatively stress free; the healthy food and wine selections in the Parliament dining room; Botox; or is it because, like past numerous unfulfilled promises, there is no funding available to update candidates personal photos?
Reminds one of the saying: "There is no truth in advertising!".
Eric Davies, Keiraville
TERRORISM IS TERRORISM
If the murderer of the British MP had been name Tajic Mairjani and not Tommy Mair the goose stepping ideologues would be screaming for all Muslims to be hunted down and placed in concentration camps.
After all this would be proof that they are all terrorists and we should protect ourselves from their hate.
However, because the perpetrator is an old white man, this cannot be terrorism even if, which at the time of writing is yet to be established, his motivation was political.
The hate mongers, shock jocks and bogans skulking behind the Australian flag would never use the 'T' word in such circumstances because it doesn't fit the hysterical, ignorant mantra they have established and the so called average Aussie has allowed to be perpetuated over the last fifteen years.
If the murder of a politician is terrorism then it should be called such whomever is the perpetrator. Hypocrisy reigns.
Andrew Sefton, Thirroul
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