Keep our koalas
I do wish NSW politicians would cease squabbling over the koala issue (“State of disarray as koala war continues to rage“, November 22). We in the ACT have very few koalas left after the ‘Black Summer’ bushfires. Once we’re given the post-COVID all clear NSW will likely see a flood of tourists, both from other countries and from the ACT, eager to see the unique and beautiful koala in the wild. They will also be more than willing to contribute tourism dollars to the NSW economy. A win for the economy and an overdue win for biodiversity and the environment. Douglas Mackenzie, Deakin (ACT)
Tough to swallow
I can’t help observing that whenever successful business dudes take to the media to accuse their usually underpaid staff of being whining and self-entitled, they always sound whining, self-entitled, and overpaid (“Mary’s owners want reality check for ‘whining’ staff’” November 22). Peter Fyfe, Enmore
I wonder whether I live in a universe parallel to that inhabited by the two owners of the Mary’s hospitality group. As an occasionally grumpy older person, the young hospitality workers I have encountered in restaurants and cafes , locally and elsewhere, have been the antithesis of their description. Friendly but professional, good personal presentation and appearance, with an admirable work ethic instilled in them over their formative years. Perhaps the owners should look to their own management and mentoring styles in order to achieve an improvement in the performance of the staff they employ. Valerie Reynolds, Greenwich
The people’s TV show
Jacqueline Maley’s piece on The Crown is, oh, so true (“Call yourself a republican, but keep bingeing on The Crown?“, November 22). As a Pom who came to Australia in 1948 I was always a committed royalist; I’m British you know. But as the Queen ages I find the thought of Charles becoming king devastating. My royalist feelings are slowly diminishing in favour of Australia becoming its own country run by and for Australians. Barbara Hower, Vaucluse
I don’t “only want to watch the show” because of Diana. I watch, uncomfortably, because this is a show about real people – many of whom are still alive, none of whom are in a position to set the record straight or expose the outright lies that are used in the story merely for effect and sensationalism.
I am a republican, but you do have to ask yourself whether you would like your own life to be retold dishonestly just to provide entertainment to others. All families are weird in their own way, it’s just that others always seem odder to us than our own. Judy Hungerford, North Curl Curl
Reasoned debate
To put it mildly, I am not one of Alan Jones’ followers (“Odd couple: Jones and Plibersek’s 20-year bond“, November 22), but my already high respect for Tanya Plibersek has now reached stratospheric levels as a fabulous role model for us all – and in doing so managed to elevate Alan Jones in my eyes.
If there is one thing that the one-eyed Donald Trump has highlighted, it is the importance of people on different sides of the fence being able to talk respectfully over that fence to each other, finding common ground where possible, and accepting differences of opinion in a civilised way rather than resorting to acrimony, name calling and worse. Anne Ring, Coogee
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