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Letters / Giulia is no electoral loser

MANY people do not share columnist John Griffiths’ view that Giulia Jones is a Liberal Party loser (CN, October 27).

Jones received the third highest number of first preference votes for the Murrumbidgee electorate in the recent ACT election.

quillGiulia is a keen advocate for women and family, and women appreciate her care and concern, helping make her a finalist at the recent Women’s Agenda Leadership Awards.

Also in Murrumbidgee, Liberal candidate Peter Hoskins worked jolly hard door knocking electors, coming dourth in first preferences, only to be beaten because minor parties gave their preferences to Greens candidate, Caroline Le Couteur.

The ACT Liberal Party did not lose the election because of poor policies, weak leadership or bad candidates.

They lost because:

  1. Canberra is a city of public servants
  2. Malcolm Turnbull’s unpopularity as Prime Minister is flowing down to all branches of the Liberal Party.
Rewa Bate, Coombs
Jon Stanhope where are you?

AfFTER the devastating election result it was refreshing to read Michael Moore’s column “Why we have to get light rail right” (CN, October 27) and especially the comment: “It should be possible to preserve the trees that mark a major entrance to the city”.

More emphasis should be put on doing whatever is possible to preserve our natural heritage. I hope the right people are listening.

Jon Stanhope, where are you?

Suzanne Mitchell, via email
Embarrassed at the arboretum
I WOULD like to raise awareness of the fact that the Arboretum building effectively closes at 4pm even in daylight saving and at the height of the holiday season.

I was quite embarrassed, having paid to park till 5pm and with visitors just arrived from Sydney and trying to fit as much in as possible in a short time, to be told on going in at 3.45pm that we would have to leave at 4pm – we were literally shut out and had to negotiate the grass below the Arboretum building to get back to the carpark.

Surely, when this is such a magnificent tourist attraction, it could at least be open till 5pm or later in daylight saving and summer time.

I realise the wages could be a problem but, in our case, our friends were more than willing to buy things in the souvenir section but did not have time – not a good advertisement for our city. Where else do attractions close at 4pm? There is no sign in the carpark listing opening hours for the main building and they continue to charge until at least 5pm.

Lorraine Barton, Farrer
‘Betrayed’ at the ballot box
THE voters for the Labor-Greens have shown their true colours and elected a government that has betrayed democracy, common sense, fair play and rational decision making.

The voter betrayers are also happy to see more debt at the expense of the rest of us.

Now, I am in favour of seeing an above-ground tram to help with congestion. Can we expect those same voters will now buy themselves a MyWay card and leave the car at home?

Russell Morison, Canberra Public Transport Alliance, Theodore

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