Readers on the escalating conflict in the Middle East; the Voice vote; and ‘tiny housing’.
MIDDLE EAST CONFLICT”, 10/10) before the warring parties come to understand that there will be no peace until a prosperous, independent Palestine is established alongside Israel, as envisaged after World War II. The process would well begin with the withdrawal of all Israeli forces from the West Bank, as demanded by Security Council Resolution 242 following the Six-Day War of 1967. This to be followed by the removal of Israeli citizens from the illegally established settlements.”, 10/10).
We have made our pitched roof steep and black facing north, to catch the low winter sun, but white and nearly horizontal elsewhere, to reflect the high summer sun.”, 8/10) suggests we might not look too good on the world stage if the referendum result is in the negative. But have we ever really looked good? We might be kidding ourselves. Australia has been condemned by the UN on refugees and our treatment of Indigenous Australians.
This is not about politics, it is about fairness and simply giving 3 per cent of our people a chance to talk about what would work in their communities around this large land.), your correspondent, a retired VCE history teacher, explains that “I am still unconvinced that it’s the right thing to put an untested, inadequately explained body permanently in the Constitution”. He goes on to add that “I am not ignorant, I simply don’t know.
Is it time to deny older voters, say those over 50, from voting in referendums, especially on questions that will have a very long-term impact, as all do. Those voters will probably not live to see the ultimate outcome of their vote? The next referendum should ask that very question.Switzerland’s direct democracy thrives on referendums. Last year alone they held three, each dealing with multiple policy proposals, the majority of which were carried.
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