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The Age
Friday February 4, 2011
SHOULDN'T Peter Costello's piece have carried the mandatory "written and authorised by" byline? Gary Sayer, Warrnambool PoliticsNOW I understand Peter Costello. Floods are not a crisis. But the gun buy-back scheme that was a crisis.Les Aisen, ElsternwickTONY Abbott wants donations to fight the flood levy. Obviously his needs are greater than Queensland's.Ross Hosking, Bellevue Heights, SATHERE is no need for a flood tax. We already have a disaster account. It is called the Liberal Party slush fund. Isn't that right, Tony?Paul Drakeford, KewWHAT happened to Tony Abbott? It appears he has dug a hole with his negativity and buried himself in it. It is time for the unfortunate Liberals to look for a new leader; Abbott may never come out of the hole again.Bill Mathew, ParkvilleANOTHER act of God, Mr Abbott? But what have Queenslanders done to infuriate Heaven so much? After all, most of them did vote for you.Henry Herzog, St Kilda EastClimate changeWITH climate change adding to storm severity, calling cyclone Yasi "the storm of the century" only 11 years into the 21st might not be a good call.Lawrie Bradly, Surrey HillsWHEN do we change the adjective in natural disaster to man-made?Joshua Bain, CarltonWHATEVER you do, don't mention climate change in the aftermath of Yasi. Apparently that's a political not a scientific issue in Australia now.Jason Ball, South YarraFurthermoreTHE Australian team is congratulating itself for winning the one-day series. Pity it didn't win the real game the Ashes.Bruce Dudon, Mount MacedonWOULD somebody there please tell television news presenters that the plural of roof is not rooves, but roofs.Wendy Burns, Carlton North
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