Do unto others
payers foot his wife’s $19,134 travel bill for July – December last year. Pensioners will note that averages $3189 per month.
While he was Minister...
Utter contempt
So, Bruce Scott took exception to an article in the Warwick Daily News regarding politicians’ travel perks, sorry “entitlements”.
His claim that he cares about...
Invitation
Lockyer Valley Regional Parkinson’s Support Group would like to invite members of the community to a presentation by Professor Silburn discussing Parkinson’s Disease, followed...
Vandalism
I am writing on behalf of the Tenterfield Endurance Riding Club Inc to tell a sad tale about some of the lowlife ratbags that...
In response
In reply to email from Trevor John re: Closet Royalist (June 27) I wish to allay Mr John’s uncertainty as to why my...
Carbon correction
While I respect the right of Viv Forbes (letter of July 4) to present an opinion on the carbon tax, though it just proves...
Jetsetting Carr
Foreign Minister Bob Carr jetted off to Libya to intercede for lawyer Melinda Taylor who was arrested by the Libyans. Taylor is an employee...
An open letter
Dear fellow farmers and rural Australians,
As we reach the half-way mark of Australian Year of the Farmer 2012, it is important we celebrate our...
A lesson from the past
In the early eighties my husband took up a position in Auckland, New Zealand, so our family took up residence in Auckland for five...
Nail in the coffin
If the Government intends fining people for putting up prices “unreasonably” due to the carbon tax, and therefore putting them in jail if they...
Democracy slipping away?
News on July 1 on every TV Station revealed the unhappiness of the state of Australian society and families struggling to survive as...
Tough act
The QLD courts are jammed with murder and manslaughter cases. Accused are told they might have to wait up to two years to face...
Shaping communities through art and music
Marissa Clark’s journey from Brisbane’s quiet suburb of Yeronga to becoming a pivotal figure in the Granite Belt's cultural landscape is one of passion,...
