I cannot see how these things are core Liberal values.

The government thinks it is OK to intervene with private markets and spend taxpayers money on things like bringing electricity prices down, occupying Iraq and building stadiums but apparently not on climate change mitigation.

I thought Liberals were concerned with national security.

I thought we were vying with China in the South Pacific.

I thought that’s why they spent over 50 billion of taxpayers money on submarines.

So why alienate your South Pacific neighbours by ignoring their pleas for climate action?

I thought Liberals were concerned with efficiency.

So why should this government cling so strongly to coal power technology that is more expensive to build and operate than renewable / storage technology?

I thought the coalition was concerned with the Man on the Land.

So why carry on with a policy that is exacerbating droughts?

I thought good management was to base decisions on sound information, to address risk, and communicate with stakeholders. So why ignore the latest IPCC report?  

Do the Liberals seriously think it is good agricultural management to not study the climate?

And why pretend we are on track to meet our emissions reductions target, when we are not? Those molecules that trap heat in the atmosphere are not allied with the CFMEU.

They obey impersonal physical laws. They don’t care about whether the Barrier Reef continues to exist or whether it gets over 50 degrees in summer in Penrith.

It is up to us to care about things like that.

Maybe I’m wrong about most Liberals. If I am, its about time that the majority stood up and made themselves heard.

Rowan Huxtable, Mangerton

Wollongong City Council continues to approve developments in the Northern Suburbs, particularly Thirroul with complete disregard for infrastructure.

Recently a for sale sign went up on a particularly congested section of Lawrence Hargrave Drive with approval for six two and three bedroom townhouses.

This section of the main Rd is sandwiched between two sets of traffic lights and constantly traffic is banked up in this section.

Six townhouse  will have at least twelve cars entering and exiting and especially holding up northbound traffic as they wait attempting to cross oncoming traffic.

Some solution must be found to Thirroul's traffic and approval of such developments is not the answer.

Christine Gava, Thirroul

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