That was the very time the ACCC was telling us we were being overcharged by at least 4 cents  a litre. On Friday night the price went from 1.08 to 1.40 throughout the  Illawarra. No reason given,no explanation offered and no outrage or complaints. How much longer will Governments tolerate this price manipulation, and blatant price rip-off of motorists by the greedy fuel companies?

Colin Hollis, Jamberoo

Any South Coast railway line manager who comes out with the public statement that there is absolutely no way of providing any additional service to the South Coast is, in my opinion, a lever short of a signal box.

The same overcrowding problems occurred on the Newcastle line years ago, and to solve that problem platforms at Central Terminal were lengthened, and 12 car sets were run as far as Gosford and Wyong and then split up for the run to Newcastle. We could have 12 cars non stop straight to Thirroul, and then three to Port Kembla and six  to Kiama.

Even the nutcase Kim Jong-Un can work out how to send something 100kms, but a backward rail manager can't send a train the same distance. Little wonder that Australia is no longer the clever country.

Dave Cox, Corrimal

As a long term Steelers supporter I understand the disappointment of Dragons fans at Sunday’s result. But at least they have a team.

We are still waiting for the NRL to let our team play again so that we can revenge our 11-10 defeat by the Great British Lions.

I bet that given the chance we'd top the 9500 fans who were at the Steelers Stadium that wonderful day back in 1992.

Peter Smith, Windang

I can't believe that Scott Morrison actually believes that Australians have been building a buffer to counter any interest rate rise.

•    Road tolls - This infrastructure is essential but the public cannot afford to keep paying ever increasing toll roads.

•    His tax on banks – they will pass it on, Scott knows that – it’s a tax on the public by stealth.

•    The increasing cost of utilities.

•    People’s wages are not increasing, but decreasing relative to the cost of living.

•    Massive increase casualisation of the workforce.

•    Increasing property rentals.

•    Unaffordability of buying a family home.

•    Fuel companies ripping off the populace, price cycles are a joke it’s a fabrication of the fuel industry to increase profitability.   

If Scott Morrison hasn't figured it out people are struggling with everyday life and getting angry – the average Australian can not afford to build a buffer against an increase in interest rates, Obviously this disconnect with the public is what happens when you breathe the rarefied air of parliament house in Canberra.  

Paul Myjavec, Coledale

When you go to shops theses days you will find that they do not stock what you want, so you Google it and find that it can only be purchased online from a foreign country. There will soon be no jobs and so no taxpayers and of course no one buying anything. So what is the answer?

Perhaps our superior politicians can come up with an idea or perhaps look overseas as they do now for just about everything. It seems that blatant greed is taking over and to hell with everything else. Some lucky country.

Brian George, Berkeley