We ignore the local weather science at our peril

Gasoline firms are growing dimethyl ether as a 100 per cent renewable, green-bottled gasoline. It’s produced from meals waste, agricultural residues, landfill, recovered CO2 or by utilizing renewably produced methanol from biogas. Biopropane and biomethane have the identical chemical properties of LPG, however are 100per cent renewable. Any authorities that shuts the gate on renewable, web zero gases shall be condemning companies and households to higher-priced, unreliable and, in the end, higher-emissions electrical energy.
Brett Heffernan, CEO, Gasoline Vitality Australia

Be sure that 1 / 4 of gasoline provides stays right here

Our gasoline disaster began when John Howard signed a cope with China in 2002. China now imports greater than $9billion value of gasoline yearly from Australia. As an alternative of governments legislating {that a} quarter of provides should stay in Australia for dwelling consumption, our gasoline firms are allowed to promote all of it abroad for the very best worth they’ll get. The one winners are gasoline firms and their shareholders. The earlier our new Labor authorities introduces laws to redress this error the higher.
Paul Chivers, Field Hill North

Making sense of how a lot gasoline we truly use

To avoid wasting gasoline, we lowered the central heating temperature from 21 to 19 levels, and decreased the hours it ran from six to 4 per day (one hour within the morning and three hours within the night). On Tuesday, we shivered by a depressing day.

At 6pm, the central heating activated (because it usually does) however couldn’t attain 19 levels as a result of the home was so chilly, so stayed on for the total 3 hours. Our gasoline use was 14 cubic metres.

On Wednesday, we left the heating on all day at a snug temperature of 16 levels. At 6pm, it reached 19 levels shortly and minimize out and in as traditional. Our gasoline use was 14.3 cubic metres, solely a tiny quantity greater than our earlier chilly, depressing day.
Lee Gladwell, Grovedale

LETTERS

Disastrous selections

The Gasoline and Gasoline Company and the State Electrical energy Fee of Victoria had been privatised by the Kennett authorities within the Nineteen Nineties. What a catastrophe that has been, as privatised suppliers inform clients to go elsewhere. The place? Again to rubbing sticks collectively?
The federal government ought to management these utilities (together with water) to cease exploitation and promoting offshore, and to produce Australian clients at a good worth.
Ron Reynolds, Templestowe

A disaster for the aged

I think that extra aged folks will undergo from hypothermia (excessive chilly) of their properties
this winter. The more and more chilly climate coupled with quickly rising energy prices is a recipe for catastrophe.
Michael Gamble, Belmont

Placing security for all first

Donna Wyatt (Letters, 2/6), I empathise together with your frustration relating to your daughter’s surgical procedure cancellation. However I’m not positive what else may be achieved.I’m a former educated nurse, and I can think about your daughter’s restoration from surgical procedure may properly be impeded if she is already unwell with COVID-19.

Not to mention the danger of her infecting the nurses and docs who shall be caring for her inside a hospital system on the verge of a whole collapse. The workers are overwhelmed and exhausted. There’s a day by day scarcity of educated well being workers due to their very own well being points – generally COVID-related burnout – or resignations.

Your daughter’s surgical procedure is elective, subsequently not pressing. Hopefully, she will be able to wait till she recovers from COVID-19 with out an excessive amount of discomfort after which the process can go forward safely.
Christine Harris, Mordialloc

Boosters for academics

I’ve achieved properly as a trainer in a public secondary faculty. No COVID-19 – till now. I’m 57 and had my third vaccination on January 4, properly over 4 months in the past. I knew my immunity was waning and there was nothing that I may do about it.

I don’t qualify for one more vaccination although my stage of publicity to COVID-19 is nothing however spectacular, with sick children in each classroom. For the sake of our faculties, which have important staffing challenges, in addition to our overwhelmed hospitals, certainly academics should be supplied a booster after 4 months.
Kay Pugh, Park Orchards

Congrats in your jab

Your correspondent (Letters, 2/6) is rightly a bit miffed, having paid for his flu vaccination previous to the announcement that it’s now free for all Victorians.

I’m positive he’s proper, the cheque might be not within the mail. Nevertheless he ought to take a look at it this fashion: he has not solely taken out a comparatively cheap insurance coverage coverage towards getting the flu, but additionally earned admiration and thanks from many Victorians for taking such an early precaution.
Jo Bond, South Melbourne

Beazley was Rudd’s selection

Ross Gittins’ claim that I used to be “strong-armed” by colleagues to nominate Kim Beazley as ambassador to Washington (Remark, 1/6) is a fabrication. The truth is, it was overseas minister Stephen Smith who argued towards Beazley as too old style for the brand new Obama administration.

I insisted on Beazley as somebody who was robustly pro-Washington, educated about American historical past and well-credentialed as a defence minister to Bob Hawke and deputy prime minister to
Paul Keating.

There may be equally no fact to Gittins’ declare {that a} Liberal was being thought of for the job as a show of bipartisanship. It’s pure fantasy as I’m positive Dennis Richardson, the outgoing ambassador and later Division of Overseas Affairs and Commerce secretary, would verify.
Kevin Rudd, New York

The immigrants we’d like

On studying concerning the monumental efforts made by the Sri Lankan fishermen to achieve Australia (The Age, 2/6), I used to be reminded of my father’s feedback a few years in the past. When some Vietnamese “boat folks” landed within the Northern Territory, my father (born in 1902) stated they had been simply the kind of folks Australia wanted. They had been brave, hard-working, had grit and dedication and would make ultimate residents. Occasions have modified, it appears.
Peta Colebatch, Hawthorn

Purpose for greatest in aged care

Re “Eleven a day die in aged care as many families shun sector” (The Age, 2/6): After caring for my spouse for 12 years at dwelling after which changing into in want of therapy myself, I organized for a two-week respite for her in a facility with a excessive fame. She emerged from it severely dehydrated, with everlasting kidney harm and unable to swallow meals or liquids.

After three weeks in intensive care, her wants had been now past my capability to manage, even with the assist of a group care company. She is now in a non-profit, aged care facility which has decrease charges however a lot greater respect for shoppers and households.

Not like the respite care expertise, I obtain common updates from the nurse and on-call physician. The workers are attentive to my spouse and welcoming to me. Evidently a lot tighter regulation is required, even for high-fee, high-reputation services.
Robert Semmens, East Brunswick

Two very separate points

I benefit from the tennis and on Wednesday night was sitting again watching two Russian ladies – Veronika Kudermetova and Daria Kasatkina – battle it out at Roland Gaross. What involved me was the very small variety of spectators. Why? As a result of they had been Russian?

Assist for sport shouldn’t be compromised by the disappointment of what we see within the battle between Russia and Ukraine. I’m positive each women would agree.
Doug Whitbourn, Kilmore

Blood on their palms

Whereas US Congress is in receipt of thousands and thousands of {dollars} from the Nationwide Rifle Affiliation, there shall be no change to the gun legal guidelines, or to massacres of the harmless.

By these donations, Congress has positioned the nation on the NRA’s service, somewhat than putting Congress on the service to the nation. They’ve blood on their palms.
Janet Watkins, Beaumaris

Why Palmer’s celebration misplaced

The United Australia Get together versus the Greens in Queensland: Throwing obscene quantities of cash to attempt to get elected clearly doesn’t work. Appearing kindly and serving to folks does.
Suzanne Palmer-Holton, Seaford

In assist of Penny Wong

For 20 years, we waged unwinnable battle in Afghanistan. We satisfied ladies that they might be higher off with out the Taliban. Then we deserted them. We didn’t persuade the boys who nonetheless in the end held energy.

We now must persuade the Pacific that they’re higher off with us than with China. It’s a robust name after years of neglect. But when anybody can do it, will probably be Penny Wong – with Labor’s wise and reliable coverage.
Brenda Fitzpatrick, Analysis

ALP should stroll the stroll

It’s time for the brand new authorities to construct on its new requirements. Everyone knows the issues being uncovered are the fault of the Liberals. We don’t should be reminded of this.

Deal with us with the respect we now anticipate and somewhat than carp, present some element on what what you’ll do about fixing the issues. The negativity is counter-productive.
We’re clever. We wish your options and time traces.
Peter Rodgers-Wilson, Rye

Spend our cash correctly

Hmm, I ponder if somebody can clarify why we even want submarines, particularly contemplating the superb new talents of drones and unmanned plane. Haven’t we had subs since Gallipoli in 1915 and none have ever fired a shot in anger in any of our wars? I identical to to know my tax {dollars} are going in direction of one thing helpful.
Mick Webster, Chiltern

{Dollars} earlier than the followers

The AFL promoting the published rights to a streaming service is the subsequent step in maximising its tax-free income on the expense of the “mug punter”. Latest correspondence on loud and intrusive promotions at video games highlighted that it didn’t improve the followers’ expertise. They’re merely held captive to promoting income streams.

The AFL now wanting followers to pay for the privilege to observe matches of their lounge rooms additional exhibits its disdain for them.
Peter Thomas, Pascoe Vale

Deserving of a full web page

What does a man should do to get an entire back-page unfold? Jai Hindley (Sport, 31/5) wins one of many grand excursions and he will get to share The Age’s again web page with Carlton Soccer Membership’s alternative seek for a defender and Liz Cambage’s previous information. What if he rode to the moon?
Greg Malcher, Hepburn

Questions on infants

I by no means felt an amazing urge to have a child. Mary Madigan (Remark, 31/6) says she all the time figured she would finally have one however thinks she could not have the funds for. Firstly, I do know many ladies who provide their youngsters fairly properly with garments, toys and books from op outlets.

Secondly, I ponder about local weather change. Do we’d like extra folks on this planet now? There’s a struggle in Ukraine and I’m positive there are orphans already ready for a future life away from the turmoil and angst. Why not undertake?
Chris Hooper, Castlemaine

Come clear on faculties

I counsel that Laila Christie – “Stark inequity” (Letters, 31/5) – and the RISE North group – “Dad and mom shun public faculties in metropolis’s north” (The Age, 28/5) – ought to ask all of the sitting and potential Labor members within the north Moreland space the place they intend to ship, presently ship, or have despatched their very own youngsters to secondary faculty. I think the reply can be very telling.
The one manner RISE North will get satisfaction is when these faculties now not sit in protected Labor seats.
Andrew Gemmell, Glenroy

AND ANOTHER THING

Politics

“Morally reckless, politically foolhardy. Who was counselling Morrison?” (2/6). Clearly not the massive fella upstairs.
Jenny Bone, Surrey Hills

Can we please transfer on from bagging Dutton and ScoMo? It’s getting boring and repetitive.
Teresa Grace, Leopold

Re the dearth of ugly yellow adverts and big headshots of the nice pretender. Bliss.
David Kitchen, Violet City

Labor’s choice of a file variety of ladies to cupboard doesn’t impress me, however their efficiency would possibly.
Greg Hardy, Higher Ferntree Gully

Albo, now that you simply’ve bought the Murugappan household dwelling, ask your mate Biden to get off the again of Assange so he can come dwelling.
Glenn Murphy, Hampton Park

One hopes Andrew Wilkie turns into speaker. He’s an skilled politician and recognized for his integrity and honesty.
Glenise Michaelson, Montmorency

Morrison doesn’t consider it’s his job to maneuver out of Kirribilli Home: ″⁣I don’t maintain a packing case, mate.″
⁣Jan Newmarch, Oakleigh

Has any incoming authorities, Liberal or Labor, ever stated the earlier authorities left the finances in fine condition?
Ian Anderson, Ascot Vale

Moreover

Let the blame start. Let’s not overlook why we’re 25 years behind on the trail to wash vitality.
Cherryl Barassi, St Kilda

As we rug up for one more chilly winter, spare a thought for the homeless.
Terry Malone, Warburton

Peter Kay (2/6), add my route 1 tram to the checklist of these the place many passengers don’t contact on.
Susan Wooden, Southbank

John O’Sullivan makes the purpose about life’s frustrations (2/6). We must always refuse to cope with firms that deny human contact.
Bruce Love, East Melbourne

Amber versus Johnny: I’ve heard sufficient.
John Hughes, Mentone