A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE
We just spent a couple of hours at Tarmac Day at HARS (Historical Aircraft Restoration Society) Illawarra Airport, how good was that!
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Great people giving a talk on the history of the aircraft.
Every time I visit it just gets better and better and is right on our own doorstep, highly recommended.
Kate and Gary Cook, Customer Service Leader Shellharbour Customer Service Centre
GOING CRAZY
All politicians in the world have gone crazy. Half the population is crazy.
It is fortunate that I am one of the few left to deal with political irrationality and divisions of inequality. I’m thinking of opening a guru styled retreat atop Mount Kosciusko.
A cyclone-proof, solar-heated building with hydrogen fuelled generators for energy requirements and heat filtered reticulated water from the natural surroundings.
There is a drawback, government and business lack of interest in renewable energy.
John Macleod, Berry
GETTING A BAD RAP
In response to the page 10 article, "Taxpayers foot bill for weekend trips" (Illawarra Mercury, Monday January 16, 2017), politicians in general, get a bad rap from the public. Sometimes they are responsible for such views, and other times not.
We know that parliamentarians from all sides of politics have "splashed the cash" around, as if they were printing money for their own pleasure.
Julie Bishop spent taxpayers money going to horse racing carnivals, which was outrageous and has since paid the money back.
While both Tony Burke (Labor) and Christopher Pyne (Liberal) took their families on taxpayer funded holidays within Australia, and again the money was paid back.
But, why highlight the $23,000 spent over a period of four years by Finance Minister Mathias Cormann for seemingly doing his job and keeping in touch with his local electorate in Western Australia, which the article points out?
What about the expenses of Labor leader Bill Shorten, Prime Minister Turnbull or One Nation leader Pauline Hanson?
Australian's have no problem with politicians expenses if their working for their respective electorates, and not playing silly buggers.
Adrian Devlin, Fairy Meadow
THE UNANSWERED QUESTIONS
If current law enforcement can’t stop drivers doing burn-outs in our cities, (and how would they once started) why is it condoned in Canberra as a sport?
If no one likes coward punches (and why would they) why do we condone cage fighting?
If we know there are not enough police to cope with drunks late at night and early morning, the sale of more alcohol at even later hours makes no sense at all.
Despite the good John Howard’s gun laws have done, catch-up laws are needed making it an instant lock-up offence for anyone found in possession of a concealed weapon.
However, while politicians remain in debt to donors with vested interests, these questions will go unanswered.
The real answer of course is to outlaw any form of donation to any political party.
Brian Johnson, Gymea
REINSTATE DEATH PENALTY
The recent upsurge of violence towards the innocent should bring forward the debate for the states to reinstate the death penalty.
And while I’m at it, it may be an advantage for the states to change the charter of English traditional law to that of the French: Whereas the onus is on the defendant to prove his/herself innocent rather than the state prove them guilty.
John Macleod, Berry