Dear Sir, Your article entitled “No argument for evil” (Sunday Australian 5/8/06) caught my eye. At first glance, I thought it an unusual perspective for one of Rupert’s chaps to take, but then I arrived at your concluding paragraphs and realised that you were in fact sticking to the party line. The banality of your conclusions compels me to offer a rebuttal. The vehicle for your venture into the “Culture Wars” is a review of a book, which I understand, examines the relative and ...
Counterpoint
Dear Mr. Duffy, I am an enthusiastic, if spasmodic listener to Radio National - spasmodic because of my work patterns. Fast moving, noisy machinery is not the best companion for radio. I have in fact noticed a correlation between the amount of noise an agricultural machine makes and its potential for removing unattended bits of one’s anatomy. I am enthusiastic because of the variety and quality of RN programmes. I prefer this medium to newspapers because it gives direct and ...
Dear Greenpeace
1992 Dear Lindy, Some months ago I wrote to you because of my concern that Greenpeace policy, with respect to kangaroo management and soil conservation, is to some extent, misguided and counter-productive. I had all but given up hope of receiving a reply and was beginning to conclude that constructive criticism was not welcome from rank and file supporters. However, last week I did receive a reply, on your behalf, from an individual called Powell Strong. I had been hoping for a closely ...