pedantic or correct?

I like to use exactly the right word or phrase Though I expect that most readers read the meaning and don't care about weak phrasing.

In the paper today an Opinion writer offered his "sincere condolences".

Why the word "sincere"? If the condolences were sincere, why double-up on the sincerity?

If the condolences were *not* sincere, why mention them in the first place?

... 

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productivity

the editorialof 20 May

 blames anything and everything for a "productivity slump".

a business may take an action, or buy an asset, worth $100. then they do everything possible to spend twice as much on that action or asset. the extra $100 is claimed as a tax deduction.

the government encourages this actual loss of productivity with a discount to payable taxes.

in reality it is extra cost which -- in the arithmetic of accounting -- has doubled cost and halved productivity.

both government and business encourage over-spending -- in the name of gaining tax deductions.

this is why actual productivity continues to "slump".

... Nick Lethbridge, Churchlands

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remove the threat.

Joel Cauchi took weapons to a NSW shopping centre

where he stabbed and killed several people.

Pre-meditated murder.

He was then killed, good. Now there are arguments over, why.

Was he psychotic?

A woman hater?

Drunk or drugged?

Having a bad day?

Who cares: he killed people and now he is dead. Good riddance.

Do we -- society -- really want to live with killers in our midst?

he is(was) . guilty of murder. 

If he had survived I would say -- . Now take him out and shoot him.

The "why" is important to help prevent other nutters from becoming killers.

Cauchi has proven that he can -- and has -- killed innocent shoppers Without (or even with) a clear "why" he is a continuing threat.

Now we remove him from society. Quickly and permanently.

Either that or we accept that any one of us could be killed at any time.

No thank you.

... 

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political loyalty

the Libs have elected a new party leader.

Voting has barely closed when party members call for the party room to unite behind the new leader.

They do this because political loyalty lasts only until each politician spots a faster opportunity for self-promotion. Even at the expense of party (and leader) betrayal.

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Met Gala

The Met Gala in NY raises money for the Met museum's collection of high (and other) historic fashion.

Did I see that this year there is a Perth Fringe Comedy Festival Gala?

Would that be to raise money for storage of ancient humour?

I have a few great jokes which I am willing to donate to the collection

... "Dad"

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VAD

I'm a supporter of VAD... voluntary assisted dying... but not in the way that it is legislated (in WA).

It is set up so that you *must* be dying ... preferably in pain... before you can choose VAD.

To me, VAD suicide is acceptable. What is *not* acceptable is being forced to kill yourself in secret.

Don't talk to *doctors* ...not only to doctors, anyway about suicide plans: declare it to "next of kin"... or to "emergency contact.

My thinking is to avoid the shock, the horror, of being told that "a loved one" has committed suicide.

Suicide is, in my mind, acceptable. Being forced to do it in secret is truly cruel

... to suicidee and to survivors.

Kids in gaol commit suicide rather that stay in gaol... and rather than return to whatever life lead them to gaol.

If that is the way they feel, allow their "carers a chance for a chat.

Perhaps some problems can be resolved.

And then... if suicide is still the preferred option...

make it an easy VAD.

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gender equality

after many years of counting and pressure,  major organisations are finally having equal numbers of men and women in senior positions. 

are these numbers based on Donald Trump genders which are decided by genitalia at birth? 

or are gender- fluid applicants allowed to determine how they "feel" at time of counting? 

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open the internet

the government wants to ban teenagers from the internet. 

not a hope. 

it is not "access" which is the problem. 

... it is what is found on the net. 

and whatever is found has been put there... by someone. 

worse, the awful violence, Porn, etc can all be posted

anonymously. 

there are laws against,  for example,  inciting violence. 

these laws are useless when we are not able to identify the person who posted and incited. 

what we need is a law to ensure that the social media *host* can identify the *real* person who posted something illegal. 

anonymity is preserved -- until a post is found to be illegal. 

... at that point

the host must identify the poster

... or face the penalties. 

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show respect

Our Premier clearly does not want anyone to know that he is buying his own private NRL team.

Show the man some respect. Allow him the privacy that he clearly wants.

Never mention the B##rs in your paper.

No mention of games, of results, of players.

See who is first to call chicken.

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offensive poster

There's a poster displayed all over SCGH:

it's  okay to ask if I've  cleaned my hands

>>no it's  not!

The poster is encouraging patients to question the professional standards of nurses. encouraging patients to be offensive to the highly trained nurses.

If you have a problem with standards of care: provide a formal feedback mechanism -- to nursing management -- so that your concerns can be dealt with. Without a direct attack on a nurse.

Also on the poster:

your health is in my clean hands

It would be more positive -- and possibly helpful for *some*patients to have:

>>your health is in *our* clean hands !!

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olympic politician

Here I was, thinking that Kate Chaney was simply a typical "teal politician." with no platform, no policy, no loyalty except perhaps to her semi-anonymous backers.

Today's paper reports that she is a "serial back-flipper -- in a swing seat --  who could not be trusted".

With those flipping skills, she could be our next Olympics gymnastics champ. Go Kate!

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what next?

my legs are weak but I can still walk.

slowly and a bit unsteadily. no worries.

I really should strengthen my legs with exercise

... and the walking frame for balance,

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false housing crisis

we encourage first home buyers to "enter the housing market"

politicians throw money round to make the first house purchase cheaper.

all this does is to encourage investors.

we need to define housing as being property for living. and remove all government funded support.

yes. in particular, remove negative gearing from property for living.

the owner can still have a profitable investment, earning rent.

this will remove the artificial price rises of investors using property to offset profits from "real" investments.

over time,market forces will bring prices of living property down. to a level where it will be affordable for people who want a property -- or an investment -- for people to live in.

as property for living prices fall, rental prices will also fall.

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basil blind to perth

zempilas, opinion Point 9 certainly has a strange view of perth's "unique origin story".

he has thrown out the kebab sculpture. the WA designed and built collection of WA rocks mined in WA.

To be replaced by the dancing spaceman. a sculpture designed and built by an American. a reminder that we should dance while we enjoy a stay at a articular Caribbean resort.

what will basil choose to represent all of WA? 

perhaps the rather large shark sculpture from the same resort?

insensitive, perhaps, but at least it is appropriate.

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change the date keep the name

Printed in The West on 21st May...

after getting this email:

Good morning.

Thank you for your reply. I will hopefully run the letter with the amended date on May 21.

Kind regards

Matthew Mills

Acting Letters Editor

The West Australian

 

 

From: Nick Lethbridge <nickleth@gmail.com>
Sent: Thursday, 15 May 2025 2:07 PM
To: Letters <Letters@wanews.com.au>
Subject: Re: Happy Australia Day

 

Hello again,

 

btw:

I BCCd my original late night letter to a few pollies,

If you think the suggestion is worth more (with a correct date :-) feel free

(and let me know how it goes

 

... thanks,

... Nick

 

 

 

On Thu, 15 May 2025 at 09:23, Letters <Letters@wanews.com.au> wrote:

Good morning Mr  Lethbridge

Thanks for your letter, which I believe makes a valid point and offers a sensible – and new – suggestion for the future of Australia Day. My brief fact-checking though suggests that the voting rights kicked in on May 21, 1962, not May 16. Source:

https://www.robertmenziesinstitute.org.au/on-this-day/the-1962-commonwealth-electoral-act/

Are you OK with me changing the date?  

Kind regards

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I'm thrilled at "valid" and "new"

This is the only personal reply I have ever received from Letters. 

(nothing from the pollies of course)

Celebrate Australia Day on the last Friday in September. 

... a day on which

... in 1984

every Australian gained equal say in our democracy. 

Read our -- Australia's -- combined history.

forget hatred of anything Whyt.

read about the 1984 Bill for indigenous voting. 

a win for Blak and a win for Whyt.

Celebrate democratic equality.

Or just shut up and accept 26th Jan.

...

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Sister Kate

an indigenous group has identified a Sister Kate's Cottage as a centre of a stolen generation.

now, 40 or more years after the cottage closed. the group has gained ownership of the cottage.

from here the normal process would involve a demand for an apology and millions of dollars "compensation". Because cash is a great cure-all for any emotional, spiritual or cultural hurt.

but no!

this group want to sit and talk... and heal

the old people will tell what it was really like.

the 

young people will tell what it was all for.

the aim is to gain healing and n understanding.

good on them.

it sounds brilliant.

I hope it is beneficial.

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friendshit?

the US under Trump is doing things with tariffs which may affect the profits of Aus businesses.

so aus politicians remind US politicians of the years of strong us/aus friendship, and ask for special allowances to be made.

and in the name of that mutual friendship, qhat will aus do for the us?

well... same as last time -- we will take advantage of the us concessions and misuse them -- to our own advantage. 

it seems that the supposed us/aus friendship is very much one way.

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unequal laws

Peter Garrett  calls for his audience to dance on Gina Rinehart's grave. This is an obvious threat.  A call to cause harm to Rinehart.

For this Garrett  gets a mild slap on the wrist. 

just imagine if Rinehart were Jewish. Garrett would have been charged with a serious crime : anti-Semetic hate speech.

There is legal protection for Australians who claim dual loyalties.

there is far less protection for Australians who are simply

... Australian. 

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new prison

why is the government planning to build a new prison? 

the only people who will stay in a WA prison are suicidal children. 

the real criminals are all out on parole so that they can commit new crimes. 

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AI images

Kate Emery is worried that AI image generators will "reinforce dangerous stereotypes"

Is Emery really that ignorant?

An AI generated image is, in simple terms... an average of millions of images harvested, or stolen, from the Web.

The AI uses images which seem to match the user's request.

Try a simple Google search for, innocent child. The first few dozen images will match the stereotype that so scares Emery.

That's because the stereotypes are already there -- in our Web. In our societal attitudes. -- and in theway that we label and identify the images which are available for every item on the Web.Its all in the way that we already label Web images.

Now search for Australian family. Again, Google returns the most common images. Add the word indigenous and guess what? Google returns images of families with dark skins. because that is how the existing images are labelled.

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sense and Spackman

at least one political candidate can see and speak the obvious truth.

children fail to go to school so they learn nothing.

the kids' only option is to live with the drunk and disgusting relatives. then follow the  family and friends into crime, to get some food.

a Fitzroy Crossing elder has said much the same.

where alcohol is banned, cannabis is cheaper. cannabis suppliers also supply meth.,, meth suppliers commit and encourage crime.

Then there is Isaacs. A member of the stolen generation... dragged forcibly away from the shithole of 

indigenous misery.

Isaacs is educated -- and now has a very well paid job.

... thanks to his "stolen generation" removal.

our premier is happily shouting insults and kissing arse on behalf of his billionaire mining backers.

Other politicians offer cash bribes -- but never take any actual action.

Please promote Spackman. He is an honest candidate who can recognise and state the obvious truth.

Give me the chance and he will get my vote.

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meritocracy

Hello Kate,

It's good to read that you are against  hiring staff just because they are "the most familiar".

You are also "social affairs editor.

So you are well and truly aware that a business is a "social" organisation.

As such... employees will find it easier to work with people who share their understandings. Language, in particular. Also standards, such as honesty, willingness to offer and accept bribes.

Now look at your own social circle: Are you maintaining your preferred standards?

Are your close friends 51/49% male, female?

Do you tell family members that you are going on holiday with a group of Afghan refugees because you are enforcing standards of diversity.

Do you regularly go to lunch with well-spoken foreigners because your familiar school friends do not correctly balance enforced counts of public diversity?

Or does your support of enforced diversity apply only to other people?

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school lunches

Eat Up is a charity which provides free lunches for hungry school children.

a filling lunch could be 2 or 4 slices of white, or fancy, bread. coated with peanut paste.

by my calculation this charity pays $30 per lunch,

 really?!

how much does this "charity" scrape off for its own profit?

and the parents who cannot afford a loaf of bread and a jar of peanut paste each week? would it be possible for them to stop smoking?

oh. and the "charity" is expecting the government to provide future funding... five times as much.

what a rip off

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not a team

how can a basket ball "team" have one player as a "most valued player".

one player, paid more than any other. given praise above all others.

totally kills the idea of a "team" sport.

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blind leading blind

Emma Garlett complains that "the Blak Whyt Gap" is not closing.

Opinion 11 Feb.

She also demands that future Gap closing be lead by the people who are firmly on the "wrong" side of the Gap.

Yes, Garlett, you will be writing the same idiot article for many more years.

unless you accept the necessity of accepting advice from people who actually know something.

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destroy another national park

there's a "proposal" to build a luxury hotel in the Bungle Bungles.

why not? it's only a supposedly protected national park.

there's a statement

The government says concerns can be addressed during the formal assessment process.

which an be read as, 

it's going to happen.

there will be so-called public discussion sessions.

that is where you will be told about the decisions that the government has already made

discussion? as if :-(

   

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Aussie normal

Thomas Brennan writes of his life under threat.

He has been hated, bashed, insulted, threatened.

Letters 8th Feb.

yet no-one is hinting at terrorism.

there are no suggestions of hate crimes.

if only Brennan were Jewish. Because Jews are somehow different.

but no, Brennan is queer.

there is no offence in hating Queers.

no terrorism in bashing Queers.

poofter bashing is just a fine Australian entertainment.

sad, isn't it.

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just show me how

teenage school students are not satisfied with their sex-ed classes.

it's too much about gaining permission, they say.

every teenage boy already knows all about gaining permission.

yes means yes.

and no means yes.

and not bothering to ask means yes.

all these kids want is demonstration and instruction.

what do we do with the banana?

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Trump for Aus

  I want to vote Donald Trump into power in Australia. perhaps Trump will be able to get rid of the vicious career criminal Ali Qussay Yousuff.

We at least need to change our failed Constitution... to allow Australians to choose who will be let loose to terrorise other, so far innocent, Australians.

  Trump is willing to kick out unwanted aliens

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wan kerr

Sam Kerr's stories are getting more ridiculous every day.

if she's  so afraid of taxis, why does she ever use them?

so afraid of the taxi driver that kerr  chunders in the cab. gets in a fight. shouts insults

has her girlie partner smash a window.

what a load of rubbish.

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trump political policy

Donald Trump bought his way into power.

he did this with support from a very clear policy: MAGA

if I were American, I would definitely support MAGA.

also, maga is a true policy.

1... it is a clear statement of trump's general intent.

2... every Trump action and decision is in support of his maga policy.

at least, in support of trumps own understanding of great.

his policy is very... anti-woke

...and I can support plenty of his ideas.

for example: build the border wall. 

keep out tor throw out he thousands of people who simply walk in.

okay, they may not be eating the cats and dogs.

but I wish we had a politician who offered a policy to throw out the illegal immigrants who refuse to leave Australia.

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stolen childhood

Maggie dent says that full time kindy will steal childhood.

she is absolutely correct.

on the other hand...

many children have already had their childhood stolen -- or destroyed -- by "biological" parents who should never have been allowed to breed.

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rights to blame

do not blame police for the floreat murders.

police are not allowed to lift a finger until an actual crime has been committed.

action against a planned crime would infringe the rights of the criminal.

should the police have watched Bombara?

Bombara and every other potential DV killer?

how many potential DV murderers would the police have had to watch that day?

even being watched is not allowed... because our society so vigilantly protects the rights of every criminal.

are you actually innocent? then you have no rights at all.

innocent people walk in fear. surrounded by thugs, murderers and rapists.

daughters, brothers, rich lawyers may cry crocodile tears after the murders.

too bad.

until the murders were committed, Bombara was protected by his rights.

We need tochange our laws.

allow police to take action on strong suspicion.

protect the rights of victims - and potential victims- rather than protecting the rights of criminals.

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tourism WA mis-management

Does Evan Hall really expect good support for tourists from the idiots at tourism WA? He needs to look at the tourism wa website.

the theme is walking the dream.

supported by an app

... a movie

... of a racing car driver.

a driver who never walks.

the app never shows anywhere to *walk* the dream.

there is a rally car that drives at high speed through the centre of the dream.

tourism WA spend millions on a theme.

Probably millions more to film a race car driver.

and are too stupid to match the app to the theme.

and far too stupid to understand what a real tourist actually needs. tourism WA staff have clearly never been tourists.

check their travel

...it will always have been "as the special guided and pampered guest of" 

... well, probably as guests of the various companies which are then paid to bring unwanted acts to WA.

the only sign of good sense from tourism WA is that they refuse to tell anyone how much they pay the acts, in return for the blatant bribery.

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Jewish not Australian?

by identifying as Jewish, have groups of Australians lost their rights as australians?

Yes, we all know who are the intended bombers and their victims.

bombing of a synagogue

... or a house or a pub or a shopping centre...

 these are acts of foreign killers wanting to kill Australian citizens.

it is not terrorism. not random hate crime

... this is an Act of war.

the killers are enemies of Australia. performing an act of war in Australia.

the enemy soldiers are not in uniform.

By general rules of war this means that they are, at best spies. and my be shot without trial

so shoot them.

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I'll vote Albanese

our state government happily gives billions to miners -- to employ apprentices.

the miner changes its mind, sacks all apprentices... keeps the money.

state gov offers a few more billions to their billionaire mining friends. for similar short-term apprentice offers.

now Albanese is willing to put the environment ahead of destruction by mining.

if I have to vote Labor to get a nature positive option, well, so be it.

At least it's a democratic choice.

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think back 20 or 30 years.

one job vacancy. clearly defined requirements.

two applicants, each exactly match the vacancy

the man gets the job because... he is a man.

this is bad.

same situation now but

... with positive discrimination... the woman gets the job. and this is now good?!

of course anyone can now declare themselves b to be "feeling" like a new non-specific gender   and get to the head of the job queue.

there's even a Perth woman who wants positive discrimination in favour of women going through menopause.

or should that be, people who feel that if not for their actual gender, they could well be menopausal.

I'm with Trump on this one: just male or female. depending on actual genitals.

then work on the actual discrimination... where pushy people get ahead, or get their friends ahead, in any situation.

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car thefts

Detective Inspector Adrian Vuleta says two mothers were injured when cars with their children inside were taken. (ABC Goldfields

I hope that the car thieves will be ch arged with -- and convicted of-- kidnapping.

... Nick Lethbridge,  Churchlands

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RBA rates

Dear Roger Cook, 

thank  letter requesting that I reduce interest rates. 

I  appreciate threat you are confused by your blatant stupidity. 

let me explain: The role and responsibility of the RBA is to manage interest rates for the benefit of Australia. 

you must use your own resources to buy votes for yourself. 

perhaps a cash bribe from the cash set aside for a mainland penguin sanctuary. which you intend will never be built. 

... Nick Lethbridge,  Churchlands

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additive errors

a woman wants us to avoid nasty additives in food. good news: she says that Australian manufacturers are already using less dangerous additives. 

then The West messes up the report. with a graphic of,  use this but not this, of identified brands. 

eg

use Mainland Buttersoft but not westernStar.

two problems: we looked in our fridge.  neither product had the named nasty additives. that could be timing, the products could have been improved. 

major problem:

Western Star is butter.  ingredients are cream and salt. 

the other product is butter-- with Canola oil.  to make it spreadable. the two are *not* equivalent...

if you want butter, buy butter. 

butter plus canola is *not* the same product

... even ignoring the lack of additives. 

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parents destroy education

there's a kid who is just a little bit too thick to get into Perth modern. 

so the mother forces her thick kid into targeted tutoring.

which means that some slightly smarter kid will fail to get into the Perth modern program. 

may as well fill the academic excellence program with thick kids who have pushy, or rich, parents. 

tell the kids who could actually benefit from an abandoned program... go to hell. 

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name-calling

letter writers have given up providing arguments against Trump. now they are reduced to name calling. 

the suggested names are variations on "smelly poo fart

justified by reference to the insult being used by an aged relative. 

yep. used by little children in pre primary, when smelly poo fart was considered to be really clever. 

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brushwood road race circuit

the government plans a road race circuit in Burswood.

make sure that it is fully fenced. 

with only one entry/ exit. 

then lock Mongol and Rebel bikies inside

let them enjoy their gang warfare all by themselves. 

only one person allowed to exit. 

all others are locked inside till they kill each other.  or starve to death.  who cares. 

that person's gang is declared the winner. 

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global warming

2024 was bitter than the temp. agreed at the Paris climate conference. 

what a surprise. 

the world does stuff all to prevent global warming --  and the result is stuff all. 

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tradies from the east

WA will pay tradies to move west. 

ordering $10000 and the east coast is best lifestyle. 

I hope the ads come with warnings

1. the first job for the tradies is to build their own houses. 

while they are doing that,  10000 will barely cover their rent. 

not that they will find anywhere to rent. 

warning 2:

the West is best lifestyle is long gone. 

it was rejected as " dullsville"

after years of effort WA has destroyed the attractive Dullsville lifestyle. 

we are now a pale imitation of Melbourne.  covered with concrete,  Cafes and crime. 

nothing to gain here. 

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tourismWA morons

saffioti wants tourists to visit WA for the bush.  to enjoy walking and cycling along bush trails. the theme is,  walking the dream. 

so her employees -- morons at tourism WA

produce a movie of a racing car driver on a road trip. 

the closest he comes to a bush trail is a high speed rally car race along a dirt track. 

the Wine Trail -- another road trail -- is mentioned

so where are tourists expected to *walk* ?? 

advice:

Sack every  Tourism idiot who signed off on a racing car driver to advertise walking. 

then provide information on where tourists can *walk* in the  WA dream.

... Nick Lethbridge,  Churchlands

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two news items

The paper labels a plane crash off  Rotto. as horror. 

yes, it's horrible. people die and I'm really pleased when I read that others did survive. 

in a completely different story:

a woman buys a child's nightie from Temu. it's cheap and pretty and is given as a present to a granddaughter. 

now I know that Temu is a market,  not a manufacturer. 

Asian manufacturers sell and deliver to Australians via Temu.

The role of Temu is to market... to offer discounts and bonuses so that buyers will buy more of the products for sale. 

because delivery is direct to Australia -- the manufacturers are able to bypass -- or ignore  --all Australian safety standards

In this case they ignore fire safety standards. 

t the granddaughter wore the nightie. 

was hit by sparks.  the nightie went up in flames. 

a young girl now faces a lifetime of plastic surgery. 

a grandmother now faces a lifetime of guilt. 

to me,  that story is a real horror. 

I still trust planes and flying. 

I will never, ever, buy anything via Temu.

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acceptable Australia Day?

Emma Garlett, Opinion 7th Jan wants a date for Australia Day which is acceptable to Whyt Australians without offending Blak Australians. 

Her objection to Jan 26th is reasonable and well presented. 

unfortunately Emma offers no alternative date -- acceptable or otherwise.

Can Garlett -- and other Blak and Whyt Australians -- accept 29th Sep?

On 29th Sep 1983 a Bill was enacted to give all indigenous Australians full voting rights -- and responsibilities. 

Commonwealth Electoral Legislation Amendment Act 1983

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From that date,  all Australians had equal,  free and compulsory involvement in the democratic management of our country. 

as a Whyt Australian I am proud of that acceptance of universal suffrage. Not every Blak Australian wanted that voting equality -- but everyone accepted it.  and no land was stolen. 

Make Australia Day 29th Sep each year.

Then we can all relax and enjoy the long weekend.

... Nick Lethbridge, Churchlands

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NYE news

i watch various reports of NYE celebrations.

it all seems very peaceful.

in WA, anyway.

a very pleasant change from the usual NYE drinking and violence.

well done everyone.

im left smiling.

happy 2025 new year :-)

oh, im sure tomorrow will bring plenty that inspires my ranting again ...

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universal VAD

VAD must always be a freely available choice.There is no reason to follow the demands of Joe Said.

Said claims to represent a vindictive god creature. which enjoys the suffering of human beings who could otherwise die in relative peace.

Rather, we need to extend VAD as a free choice for anyone.

There are teenagers who are forced to suicide rather than face more time in jail.

offer these children a considered discussion of VAD.

Or take the far harder -- more humane -- option of providing the children with a life which is worth living

... while it is still possible

... Nick Lethbridge, Churchlands

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