. Please include your home address and telephone number. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email.”, 5/11). That Victoria still works on an out-of-date prediction of 0.8 metres of sea level rise by 2100 is deeply concerning. The extent of Greenland and west Antarctic ice sheet melting should propel us to faster action. We must prepare and adapt to the realities of global heating to keep communities safe.
COVID showed that there were alternatives to physically attending school – and if young people feel that school is not adding value, or is wasting their time, then they stay home . This was the experience of our daughters who were increasingly missing full or part days at their government school. They were bored and fed up with unruly classes and good teachers leaving. Their teachers didn’t know their strengths and weaknesses, nor were they proactive in helping them to be the best they could.
Who will govern Gaza? If Israel, then it must accept responsibility to rebuild – something surely beyond its economic capacity and so it would be handballed to the US, to Ukraine’s disadvantage and Putin’s delight. The Beatles are gone, but their creative accomplishments survive. As does Paul’s ageing Hofner violin bass – the same one my sister held in ’60s London while he signed her autograph book.In the lead-up to COP 28 at the end of this month, healthcare professionals from around the world have released a letter that highlights the gravity of the health threat posed by the continued use of fossil fuels.