Today, this taxpayer provision gives very little in return to those who support its existence other than a whole lot of programmes of rubbish just to appease the so called ‘mixed’ beliefs of the newcomers. 

I can remember when a popular (well watched) “once a year” carol service from King's College at Cambridge University in England “one hour only” was scrapped. 

At that time, the Republicans were out in full force wanting Australians to become a Republic. 

So, gradually we also lost many other movies in the lead up to Christmas and Easter. It has been a subtle clever exercise to eliminate Christianity out of Australian society for to gain a Republic one must first get rid of God. 

What better place to peddle such mischief than the ABC- lovers of the left like eg Q & A a “rigged programme”?

We have watched our nation being overruled whereby evil has been allowed to take over all those things that used to be of ‘good report.’

All the numerous “causes” for this and that (ideologies in themselves) to gain even more power over the people calling it ‘progress in a progressive world’ like Korea and its missile crazed leader holding the world to ransom.

Never have we needed that ‘someone’ bigger than ourselves than we do right now. 

God is ‘able’ when ‘right now we aren’t’.

Time for Australia to get back to God (predominantly) as we were and allow ‘him’ to take control of the regions instead of minority groups and their never ending atheist motivated ‘causes’

Yvonne Rance, Griffith.

I have no allegiance to any particular political party and could be classed as a classic swinging voter, determining who I vote for on the policies that are relevant come election time.

But the resignations of two Greens politicians in the past week due to them having dual citizenship would seem a bit of a blow for democracy.

Yes, rules are meant to be followed and I am not about to criticise our Constitution in regards to the matter.

But yes, when you consider that Australia is a country whose head of state is a Brit who lives in a castle (in Britain), it would seem to be a little ridiculous wouldn’t it? What has really surprised me is how these dual citizenship issues were not discovered before the candidates stood for election.

I would have thought that there would be checks in place at that point for such issues to be discovered, and rectified.

Emily Shaw, Wangaratta.

A new study has found that there are four things we, as individuals, can do to combat climate change: have less (or no) children, ditch our cars, avoid air travel and move to a plant-based diet. 

The report says that other tactics such as recycling, using your own shopping bags, changing your light bulbs to energy efficient varieties and doing your laundry in cold water garnered almost tokenistic results by comparison.

We make decisions on our eating habits three times a day (sometimes more), and that is an empowering thought.

Try going veg for your next meal. You'll not only reduce your carbon footprint, but you'll improve your health and help save animals from horrific deaths.

Desmond Bellamy, PETA Australia.