LETTERS TO THE EDITOR

Coalition disappoints
ANYONE HOLDING out hope the Coalition may continue with their moral position against the carbon tax must be surely disappointed with Opposition spokesman Greg Hunt's position on the ABC recently.
Apparently he has been so inspired by the climate change conference in Durban that he is now pushing for internationally agreed, industry-based carbon emission reduction targets with a lower percentage expected from developing economies such as China.
As there seems to be little difference to the position taken by Labor, it would appear the whole exercise in casting a vote is now one entirely based on personalities rather than moral or policy positions.
One cannot expect Mr Abbott to live up to his promise to resist or repeal any legislation - or perhaps Mr Hunt is merely a renegade?
ANDREW PHILLIPS
Callington

Wheelie good day
EVERY YEAR the SRC at Renmark North Primary School holds a 'wheelie day’.
Children can bring their bikes, scooters, rip sticks, roller skates and power wings to school for an hour of physical activities.
Children who couldn’t bring anything had the chance to ride our specially made go-carts on the oval or go into the hall and play on the skeeter boards, volleyball and table tennis.
We really appreciated the Renmark Paringa Council for making a temporary road closure on Warrego Street, just outside our school. This enabled the year 4 to 7 students to practice their road rules safely.
This was a great day to be physically active for an hour.
HARRI RASSIAS and KIA MATES
On behalf of SRC members
Renmark North Primary School

Where’s this warming?
WE ARE fully three years into a 20 year global cooling trend.
If we are not ready to take this theory on board in the face of the massive media blitz trumpeting the con that is global warming, then if we could just ask the question: where is the warming?
Here are four truths set in concrete:
1. There has been no land surface temperature rise since 1998, nor will there be.
2. There is no sea surface temperature rise.
3. There is no sea acidity rise and there never will be (this fairy story is the most indigestible load of swill ever being forced down our throats).
4. There is no sea level rise, it is never going to happen.
I made three predictions in the press about this time last year to support my views. They were 1. Floods (18/8/10); 2. A mild, overcast summer (26/9/10); 3. Diminished grain yields.
The river did run a banker, it was a lame summer (not one fire ban) and apart from South Australia the rest of the country did suffer diminished grain yields, in spite of the widespread optimism right up until harvest.
And through all of this our public servants to a man were screaming ‘warmer, drier future’.
If you are not ready to buy into the global cooling argument then why didn’t I see you parading your warming beliefs down the main street this winter in shorts and singlet as I did one young lass.
I had to look twice; I swear her legs were blue.
STEVEN DAVIES
Millicent

Meaningful service
WE WOULD like to take this opportunity to thank Don Sweet and staff for once again allowing families to reflect on Christmas without our loved ones being near.
They put on a wonderful and meaningful service, not to mention a beautiful supper.
GREG and MELISSA BRISTOW
and the TOWNLEY FAMILY
Barmera

Same-sex extremism
LABOR PARTY MPs will have a ‘conscience vote’ on same-sex marriage.
Malcolm Turnbull wants the same for Liberal Party MPs.
Surely any party containing members willing to vote for such an extreme nonsense as same-sex marriage is a good party not to have running your country.
Perhaps better not to have any party running the country?
It hardly matters what party is officially the government, so long as we don’t let them govern us.
In a decent country, the church should be the de facto government.
When a government passes bad laws, the church should explain why they are wrong – and the people withdraw their support.
ARNOLD JAGO
Mildura