![]() The fact that July will be the hottest ever recorded is further confirmation that urgent action is needed on climate change. Amy Hiller, Kew (VIC)ĭeparting top bureaucrat Andrew Campbell nails it. As Professor Andrew Campbell appropriately outlined, Australia’s climate and environment policies are consistent with more than 2 degrees of warming: they need a reboot and fast (“ Bureaucrat lashes climate policy”, July 28). In this context, how is it possible that our laws allow our environment minister to continue signing off on new coal projects? It’s outrageous. And Europe’s terrible heatwaves have been directly attributed to the climate crisis driven by the continued burning of fossil fuels. Why?ĪT 1.5 degrees above pre-industrial levels, this July is the hottest month ever recorded (“ Record July heat prompts dire warning”, July 28). Graham Russell, Clovelly As we boil, coal projects still getting the nod. Just give us a plan regardless of time and cost. The northern beaches could do with a train network and the eastern suburbs light rail should extend to Maroubra Junction or further. The government should stop talking about trains in western Sydney and give us a Sydney-wide transport plan and timetable. ![]() It all seems like a repeating episode of Utopia, except it isn’t funny. It seems that we’re sold a project with one price tag but once a project passes a “no return” point, a new, much larger, price tag is revealed. What happened to good old accountability for major capital works projects? I recall from my childhood how scandalous it was that the Opera House was running over budget. Waiting at the station for a train to arrive will not. Business getting on board will help turn the wheels of the state’s economy. Those who will benefit greatly from this rail line could help facilitate the realisation of the infrastructure through an up-front contribution or instalment payment scheme. The potential financial positives a future Metro West could deliver for corporations has been much discussed. Wherever they may be, government-installed city and urban rail networks facilitate the rolling out of gravy trains that carry the development aspirations, and profit margins, of big business (“ Reputation of NSW at stake over Metro, says business”, July 28). Now that the Minns government has rightly axed this commission, there is no reason why Silverwater should not be included as the missing link between Olympic Park and Parramatta. The Greater Sydney Commission was the main reason for Silverwater’s exclusion as a metro stop as it didn’t believe metro stations should be built in established employment precincts. You have an opportunity to correct the mess created by the Liberals. ![]() Don’t people live in between those places? A four-minute service during peak hours is more important than whether one can reach the city within 20 minutes from Parramatta. That there are no stations between Cheltenham and Epping is beyond comprehension. Why should there be a seven-kilometre stretch between Olympic Park and Parramatta without a station in between. ![]() In Paris, for example, there are stations almost every kilometre. I am sure some politicians would have gone overseas to get an understanding of how a metro should work. If that’s the case, I cannot understand why they cannot add more stations along the way and make Metro West a public service. ![]() I thought any public service project must serve the public (“ Stop playing games with residents in the west on Metro ″, July 28). Normal text size Larger text size Very large text size ![]()
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