My wife was recently admitted to Canberra Hospital and has been there for 10 days.
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It was only by chance I discovered NSW Rail has a rail coach that runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday from the rail station, stopping in Civic and then going on to the hospital and Queanbeyan.
I would like to say that this is an excellent service allowing approximately four hours either shopping or visiting the hospital.
I understand that this is still on trial, so I ask more people to avail themselves of the service or it may well be cancelled.
I am an aged pensioner so the cost is excellent at only $2.50 for a day return ticket.
Keith Naden, Goulburn
It's not just cricket
As a lad I was disallowed by my parents from cricket: a day spent on the oval was a day of lost productivity on the farm. I accepted this reasoning, but 40 years on feel the conundrum is just as relevant a dilemma now, as it was for a pre-pubescent youth.
However, it's the imperative that has changed: now we hear that three trillion trees need to be planted worldwide to stabilise the CO2 released by fuel in the last century. I can't see any other option to reach this goal than to redirect some of our weekend leisure time energy expenditure to this endeavor.
Matt Ford, Crookwell
National debt grows
As we enter the new financial year, many Australians will be lodging their tax returns. When one receives their income tax receipt they can see black and white our level of Australian Government gross debt. This year: $546 billion. Last year: $532 billion. Interest payments on gross debt this year: $18.2 billion.
There was plenty of campaigning in the lead-up to the federal election from the Liberal Party reminding us of Labor's past debt and deficit, whilst no mention of our current debt and deficit which has only skyrocketed under the current government. At the time of writing, the Coalition is yet to deliver their budget surplus. We will remember.
J. Miles, Berry
Live within our means
When will our government and opposition face the reality of the over taxing of private enterprise and small business is so counter productive.
Labor is calling for immediate wage increases and the commitment from government to increase the superannuation guarantee to 12 per cent by 2025. These imposts on business combined along with other regulatory charges may sound the death knell for many small family owned businesses.
One could mount a case for none of the additional costs to occur so fragile is small business reeling under current energy costs. What makes the call from business for restraint to go unheard is the constant wage increases to politicians and public servants on much regularity and as usual funded by the taxpayer.
Labor and the government must adopt a bi-partisan approach to the non incurring of any additional financial impost upon small business as a matter of urgency and as a show of good faith the pollies to reject the next expected recommended pay rise.
Now that action would be bi-partisan.
B. Cumberland, North Nowra
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