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Porter puts the integrity of public office at stake
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March 5, 2021 â 12.05am
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Thank you, Peter Hartcher, for maintaining that the issue is about integrity of public office (âResponse is what weâve come to expect of Morrison governmentâ, March 4). As troubling as it was to watch Christian Porterâs anguish at his media conference, I am more troubled by the fact that while the police were investigating the matter Porter did not step aside as Attorney-General. Instead of respecting the independence of police investigations and due process, the Prime Minister made public comments on the suspectâs innocence.As it is, the Morrison government has made it clear that for a person (a woman) to raise issues concerning the integrity of one of our public office holders she must be capable of proving them beyond reasonable doubt. For the public
Posted: Feb 24, 2021 12:37 PM ET | Last Updated: February 25
Many municipalities have anti-idling bylaws, but most don t proactively enforce them, says Gabriella Kalapos, executive director of Clean Air Partnership. That doesn t mean the bylaws are pointless. Kalapos says the education part of the bylaw is an important tool to remind people to turn off their engines.(Yvon Theriault/CBC)
Attitude to alcohol a sad reflection on our society
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February 24, 2021 12.04am
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Congratulations, Jenna Price, for your article about alcohol being weaponised in sexual assaults (“Rapists are weaponising alcohol”, February 23). During my teaching career, I have been a chaperone teacher at many Year 12 formals. A number of times I have volunteered to drive young women home who were too intoxicated to stand, let alone protect themselves.
Comparing apples with oranges is usually unhelpful. However, would you expect to emerge unhurt from racing across a busy freeway or jumping into a lion’s den? In an ideal world, young people don’t engage in underage drinking, adults drink moderately, they don’t mix intoxicating substances and all men are respectful of others. As our ideal world is unattainable, people of all ages must heed the advice not to put themselves in
Kelly s false cures are hard to swallow
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January 15, 2021 12.05am
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Why won t the PM condemn the absurd assertions of Craig Kelly MP and others about coronavirus remedies, as the Chief Medical Officer has done ( MP s COVID-19 posts get medical rebuke , January 14)? It s as former PM John Howard said about one of his opponents: he doesn t have the ticker .
Joe Goozeff, Leura
I d love to see Kelly and George Christensen dispatched on an overseas Parliamentary fact-finding mission to the UK or USA. There, they could check hospitals to confirm that the vast numbers being treated for COVID are real, and not a hoax . They could also inspect the refrigeration trucks that are being used as temporary morgues. They could travel without masks and vaccines, using hydroxychloroquine and ivermectin to protect themselves.