A political witch hunt
THE news that Christian Kunde has stepped down from the Labor Party candidacy in Farrer is actually bad news for our society.
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The statements of the Labor Party questioning his honesty also have hollow ring and what really is going on is the grim political reality that in contemporary Australia we are judged by our worst friends or associations. This is Albury not Salem and the whole thing reeks of a witch hunt and is motivated by fear and the reality of judgment and discrimination.
Christian Kunde is committed to public health and welfare and has a great range of friends, his presence and the presence of his family is a gift to our community. He has been a guest at my home and I have spent time with his family at his. We have shared shopping aisle at local supermarkets and we also share friends, I have invited him to St Matthews and his wife to our mother’s union and we are making plans to attend the Masonic Lodge together. But it is a sad day when we are judged by our worst associations and that day has arrived.
I have also hosted Bronwyn Bishop and spent time with Desmond Tutu but would be glad not to be judged for anything than the diversity of my associations. Christian Kunde is a casualty of the fear of diversity in our community, so it is even more important for us to stand together with our diverse friends to ensure a more inclusive contemporary Australia.
PETER MACLEOD-MILLER, Albury
Entertaining options
HOW lucky we are in Albury-Wodonga to have a diverse range of entertainment options available to us.
On Thursday, I attended the cinema to see the newly released Finding Dory. Friday night had me totally enthralled by a performance of Steel Magnolias presented by the Albury Wodonga Theatre Company.
My weekend trifecta ended with the 51st Albury Gang Show at the Performing Arts Centre. Had that not been enough for me I could have seen a live performance by Shannon Noll or indulged in some reminiscing with the Beatlemania weekend festivities. Thanks Albury-Wodonga for keeping me happily entertained.
LORRAINE BOYD, Lavington
Dealt a raw deal
PEOPLE who serve the public such as taxi drivers, ambulance drivers, SES workers, fire brigades have been given a raw deal by councils, state and Federal governments.
The Uber taxi service given the green light, no duty of care to taxi drivers. A petition for more ambos for Albury put in the bin. SES workers under Towong Council fighting for their $32,340 funding cut. A firefighter offered his 60-year service medal to Premier Daniel Andrews because of the treatment of volunteers. So, how come people who serve the public are getting a raw deal?
DOREEN SPALDING,
Albury
No forum for Farrer
IT is my understanding The Border Mail supported a candidate forum in Wodonga for candidates contesting the seat of Indi.
The seat of Farrer is equally important. It would be wonderful if you could support a candidate forum in Albury for the candidates contesting this seat.
Is there some reason this is not happening?
JILLIAN PATTINSON,
Lavington
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