Electricity
I LOOK forward to the day when letter writers on energy appreciate that electricity networks are very expensive and constitute a major component of costs. I'm resigned to never seeing the day when there's appreciation that without reliability there won't be any industries and large commercial premises (think jobs) to use it.
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We are indebted to Leigh Clark, letter June 15, for demonstrating how by ignoring economics such as the cost of connecting Cape Wickham to Cape Otway and also then what to do with it as it is still a long, costly distance from any major connector we can come to erroneous conclusions.
Gordon Thurlow, Launceston.
Refugee compensation
LISTENING to Peter Dutton’s response to the out of court settlement for those detained on Manus Island, I had to check my calendar to find that this is 2017 and wonder how for the past four years he has denied that that any such abuse has occurred.
The rationale for this settlement is that it will save very high legal costs if the case is heard in the courts and a much larger payout could be awarded.
If he is so sure that no shortcomings under our obligations to protect and respect their human rights has occurred surely the courts would rule in favour of the government. But, of course as demonstrated by a number of Ministers the coalition have no faith in our judges ability to uphold the law.
A Carter, Mowbray.
Police numbers
AT A recent Northern Midlands community meeting our group was informed that there is an alarmingly small amount of police on the ground covering an area stretching from Longford to Tunbridge.
Perhaps it is no coincidence, that after viewing social media over the recent long weekend there appeared to be an abnormally large number of break-ins and thefts reported. I for one will be very interested in the latest crime statistics when they are released. Isn't it about time we looked at further increasing police numbers in rural and regional areas?
