HEAD IN THE SAND
Poor Barry Swan, he's so predictable ('The Usual Suspects', Illawarra Mercury, May 30).
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His responses to comments he doesn't like are nothing more than a couple of hundred words of aspersions, name calling, and irrelevant statements.
Who are these "usual suspects" Barry refers to in his comment? Why didn't he name these "usual suspects"?
Clearly most Australians know why Labor lost the recent federal election. It's only those with their heads in the sand who don't. This head-in-the sand mob includes Bill Shorten who continues to blame anyone and everyone - except himself, of course.
Anthony Albanese may not fare any better as the new leader if he continues to follow a similar left/socialist line into the future.
Richard Burnett, Wollongong
THE PICTON NIGHTMARE
I can only totally agree with Terry Coltman's letter (Illawarra Mercury, May 31), the road to Picton is great, but there is now apparently a new unwritten speed limit of exceeding 110 kph.
Driving on this road can be a nightmare, as there are cowboy drivers tailgating anyone who drives to the correct speed limit.
Huge haulage trucks with trailers drive up to cars who have a cruise control set at 100 kph, and they leave only a metre or two space, until a overtaking lane allows them to roar away.
This can really be a frightening experience It happens to me at least several times a week as I use this road to travel to Bowral.
More Speed cameras are needed there, it is not a bad road it is the brainless drivers that cause dreadful accidents.
John Pronk, Wollongong
A LOST OPPORTUNITY
The taxpayer owned investment corporation-Treasury Corporation at the end of the 2017-18 financial year had investments and property worth $94 billion. Now consider these costs paid or to be paid by the NSW taxpayer.
Sydney Desalination Plant $200 million a year over 50 years $10 billion. The privatisation of the desalination plant was not warranted-a government waste of $10 billion.
The extravagant and overpriced first stage of the WestConnex $17 billion-a separate issue- an enquiry should be held.
Sydney Light Rail a cost-$3.5 billion. Government waste; the rail rolling stock could have been built locally from overseas specifications and run by the government-jobs, jobs, jobs.
Sydney Metro: again, Government waste; the estimated cost of the SM $20 billion. Just like the Opera House, rail rolling stock could have been built locally from overseas specifications and run by the government-jobs, jobs, jobs. The dunderheads at the NSW Treasury flinging our money around like "drunken sailors".
All things being equal $23.5 billion could have been drawn out of the governments TCorp and used to build the light-rail and metro project.
It would not affect treasury finances-the Treasury has $60 billion stashed away in an American private bank-J.P. Morgan (Australia).
Just imagine the difference: Toll free motorways, and government owned and run transport. Plus, a boost to workers pay packets.
John Macleod, Berry