Otherwise the government may as well start planning for the 2021 general election.

Given that most respected conservatives journalist have been banging on for eons about the disadvantages of an ideological driven ‘Paris Accord’ perhaps the message will be finally driven home.

Or will it?

Are you listening PM, or will you stubbornly pursue the policies the party’s Left and progressives demand you follow? 

D J Preece, North Wollongong 

My nine-year-old grandson said to me the other day: "Grandad, why don't they screen The Invictus Games on the Sydney Opera House?"

I thought it was a brilliant idea, particularly emanating from one so young.

Bob Young, Mount Keira

The National Sorry Day Address, must be seen as only a first step toward righting the wrongs of generations past.

Words of contrition can slide so easily off the tongue of politicians and unfortunately, as our history has shown can be the beginning and the end of changes for the better in many important issues.

In this instance, it is deeds and not words alone that are required to provide at least a measure of solace to the victims of childhood abuse.

Yet as the Phillip Wilson and George Pell examples demonstrate, the delivery of justice to child abuse victims can be delayed for years if the alleged offender holds a position of influence and or, has friends with extremely deep pockets.

Possibly the removal of Canon Law Law would serve to reduce the opportunities for paedophile clergy to escape detection?

The continuing existence of Canon Law also gives encouragement to calls for the legislation of Sharia or indeed, any other religion based Laws in Australia. 

While Common Law has its inherent faults; it is at least founded upon legal principles, not upon decisions or actions undertaken by religious groups which they consider would satisfy a particular God image.

Barry Swan Balgownie 

It’s certainly time workers gathered together and exercised their right to strike.

Big buisness and successive governments have eroded workers rights to a fair wage for a fair day’s work.

We are headed back to the bad old days of 12-year-old Billy Boys for those that remember.

I’m not a unionist by any means, but just think a fair go is needed and not million dollar CEOs.

Peter Tornaros Oak Flats

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