I do wish, however, to challenge the ethical basis of Peter Fagg, (Letters November 5) when he suggests that Australia's emissions are insignificant and that reducing them will make little difference in alleviating climate damage.

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Australia is, per capita, one of the highest CO2 emitting nations in the world. To protest, "we're only small," is a weak ethical argument that is merely a politically convenient excuse for not pulling our weight.

Last summer's disastrous bushfires put Australia at the forefront of nations suffering the direct effects of climate damage; we should be offering global leadership, not falling behind the pack.

Both China and India have far lower emissions, per capita, than Australia, and both are making significant efforts to reduce them.

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It is incredibly selfish for a rich nation like Australia to suggest that developing nations, like India, should be doing more than we are prepared to do.

The economic truth, as outlined by Ian Cooper, is that inaction will prove to be much more costly to Australia than determined action, now!

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I was looking with much bemusement at the goings on in the USA.

It came to me! This is just like a South American banana republic.

You decide who is going to be president, then you have the election.

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The Donald got under their guard and won the last election.

They aren't going to allow that to happen again.

They are going to drag Joe Biden over the wire, one electoral college vote at a time, if it comes to it.

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Meanwhile, Donald Trump rants and rages, and the American people start turning on each other.

If it was an obscure republic somewhere, you would expect it. It isn't.

It is supposed to be about electing the leader of the free world. Incredible.

Regarding Josh Frydenberg's divisive and unnecessary blast at Victoria - "Me thinks he doth protest too much" (Shakespeare).

So what is he hiding?

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