Readers on Christopher Pyne’s backing for Donald Trump’s Greenland offer, and Melbourne council proposals for more sporting facilities in Royal Park.
GLOBAL POLITICS, 4/2). As the Greenlandic ice sheet melts, more of its precious minerals become accessible. With Russia and China sniffing around, Pyne argues Greenland would be safer under Trump’s American flag. But Greenland is safe enough. It has been a member of NATO since 1955. Also, 56,000 Greenlanders value their independence.
It is hardly surprising the hyper polarisation between Australian supporters of Palestinian liberation and Israeli security has provided fertile ground for a rise in antisemitism and Islamophobia in Australia. There remains a desperate need for more peace initiatives in Israel and Palestinian territories. While a fragile ceasefire holds in Gaza, there has been an escalation in killings in the West Bank.
This secular Australia we live in is one where discrimination against minorities have worsened in recent years. Jeremy Leibler talks about Peter Dutton’s “consistent message of moral clarity”. Rather, he should be sheeting home responsibility for increasing division in the community where it belongs. The lies of the No campaign, and the resulting failure of the Voice referendum, legitimised the bullying of minorities.
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