TONY Mansfield (Short Takes, 10/7), in my opinion true supporters stay till the end of the game even if they are getting beaten. I believe I have seen you walk into the local plenty of times while the game is still going.
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Darren Sparks, North Lambton
IT was interesting to see the climate-change protesters blocking intersections in Brisbane's CBD and causing traffic jams on Thursday. Traffic jams that make even more greenhouse gas. In my opinion that pretty much sums up their intelligence.
Matt Ophir, Charlestown
WELL done Mike Baird, Gladys and Andrew Constance. Newcastle light rail is great. Multiple close calls (''It's going to happen': fears of tram collision', Newcastle Herald 7/6) but business is booming ... except the ones that had to close ('Dire straits as end of light rail build nears', Newcastle Herald 24/7). Of course, we now mourn our first cyclist fatality ('Call for safer roads after cyclist's death', Newcastle Herald 12/7). Revitalising Newcastle mate, it's a buzz. Job well done.
Darryl Horne, Waratah
ONE hears the usual Coalition suspects warn against a third house in Parliament ('Some MPs wary of indigenous voice', Newcastle Herald 12/7) when what I believe they really fear is the displacement of some of their mates in the lobby.
Peter Ronne, Woodberry
AGAIN, we see the inconsistent application of rules. Time and time again players are picked up and dragged across the try line. I believe that is momentum. On Wednesday night ('State of euphoria', Newcastle Herald 11/7) we saw a continuous flow across the ground towards the in-goal and that was called a penalty. In my opinion the referees have no credibility and rugby league suffers.
David Reynolds, Charlestown
I HAVE to say that I was so pleased to see on last Friday's NBN news Newcastle MP Tim Crakanthorp hosting new NSW Labor leader Jodi McKay, new deputy leader Yasmin Catley and several other shadow ministers on the new light rail. They all looked so excited, and I think it must have been that they did not recognise Hunter Street compared to when they were in government. I suppose, with not a lot to do for the next three or four years, we won't see much of them unless they have something to criticise.
Kerry Redman, Waratah
RETAIL companies will be happy. They should head for the pub now since they're not dishing out penalty rate money ('Struggling retailers say penalty rate cut offers them a lifeline', ABC 20/6). With their bottom lines heading south, they will toast the Liberals. If Mr Morrison went down to the pub after parliament, no-one could blame him. He gave tax cuts to workers in the retail industry and then cut their penalty rates. That effort definitely rates a beer or two. He can relax with his mates thanks to the Labor party, who seem to be sitting back as their supporters take the full brunt of Liberal policy.
