Why I excluded myself from my health record

(4) My health record "contains an online summary of key information about a patient's health and not a complete record of his or her clinical history". [Office of the Australian Information Commissioner and MyHealthRecord.gov.au ] Therefore, My Health Record is not a clinically reliable health record;

This warning of utmost importance is not the way the government advocates My Health Record.

Moreover, the policy of exclusion implies more importance, integrity and completeness in My Health Record

I have no more use for My health record now or in the foreseeable future.

Judy Bamberger, O. Connor

Going Forward

Pauline Westwood reflected on the NAIDOC week (The Canberra Times, July 16) and reminded us of the sorry L & History of the indigenous peoples of Australia since white colonization, but she has not proposed any action.

It is frustrating and sad that the Turnbull government too easily rejected the Uluru Declaration.

Paternalism, although in some cases well-intentioned, has failed. We have a long-standing national crisis

The problems are many and complex, but there does not seem to be an agreed process to resolve them, with goodwill, mutual respect and a commitment to essential healing.

Beyond Politics and Political Parties

The only person beyond politics to bring the parties together is the Governor General (or his representative accepted by the parties), actively involved as President of the bargaining group, with equal number of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal members

Parties must agree on a sound and honest agenda, listen, learn from one another and negotiate

This must be in good faith, frank and robust, emphasizing active participation. local indigenous communities

Recognition and reconciliation must be on the agenda. Various options should be considered without baduming at the outset that the best course of action is to amend the Constitution

. A possible "treaty" may or may not be the best outcome, although agreements should be formalized in one way or another. A useful beginning would be to accept the basic principle of Noel Pearson in his "Declaration of Australia and the Australian People": Bringing together our Aboriginal heritage, our British heritage (including the governmental and social structures transported from United Kingdom) and our multicultural achievements

Warwick Williams, Nicholls

The Light Rail Transit Falls

The ACT Government which has long relied on the prognosis and boosterism of Professor Peter Newman to sell the fantasy of the streetcar (eg "The light rail will change the city, be a good economic policy", Times2, June 3, 2015, p5) must be dismayed by its advocacy for a cheaper and better technology on ABC Science Show (July 14

Newman's enthusiasm: "The less-tram track … follows the sensors of the road just painted, and can do everything that a fast tram can do … carry 300 person s to 70km / h … do the work of a light subway system, which sometimes likes the case of Sydney cost $ 120 million / km, we think we can make $ 5 million / km … "

Yes, professor, in the case of Canberra too.

Interviewed by presenter Robyn Williams: The system in Sydney that unearthed roads … is obsolete, useless? ", Newman equivocates:" … these rubber wheels on the roads can be put up at night; this has a call. You do not dig a street and destroy the economy on this street for four years. "

Welcome to the 21st century, Peter Newman

With more time, Newman may have touted another advantage of rubber-rolled" trams without rails ": more than 60,000 tonnes of greenhouse gases CO2 equivalent created by the construction of Stage One will never be recovered given the imminent transition of transport to electric power

Kent Fitch, Nicholls

I am sure the bettor has long been known that Australians over-claim labor costs and other deductions when they file their tax returns.

This is the one and only person who yields to the temptation annual plunder the cookie jar at the expense of billions of dollars that finance health care and other utilities.

End of the fiscal year The TV commercials for sales of cars and goods d & # 39; Company proclaims h aut and strong the beginning of the season of the fines. an early event where we eagerly recover the unfair and exorbitant injustice of the Foreign Tax Office on our hard-earned money.

What is stolen in small quantities by every eligible worker who plays fast and freely with deductions at the workplace represents a mountain of losses crushes the already eroded base of social services that underlie social badistance continues for the disabled, the chronically ill and the disadvantaged.

The inflation of personal claims to directly pluck our family nest egg is morally more reprehensible than the tax benefits of corporations.

Joseph Ting, Brisbane, Qld

Trump could be rude but he is not wrong about everything

Trump is surely the most unusual of the United States. President never. Coarse? Certainly, but I can not disagree with his positions on NATO and Germany.

The previous presidents complained about the weak contribution of European countries to the defense against (presumably) Russia

The desired contribution is 2%, but only three NATO countries spend so much, including the United States, which provides about 60% of the total budget of the United States. # 39; NATO. So, it is fair for Trump to say that Europe gets its defense on the back of the American taxpayer.

Trump also said that Germany is controlled by Russia. In a way, Germany is decommissioning its nuclear and coal power plants, and now receives 60 to 70% of its gas supplies from Russia, which could turn off the taps at any time.

time, Germany wants the United States fund essentially a defensive position against Russia. In 1965, the energy agreement Merkel / Putin goes much further than the Hitler / Stalin agreement of 1939. It was a non-aggression pact, that is to say that neither one nor the other attacked each other. Hitler, of course, totally disavowed when he attacked Russia in 1941.

Merkel will be remembered as the worst German chancellor once you also took into account his disastrous immigration policy that saw Flowing More Than One Million African Refugees

John Burns, Hall

Honoring Our Doctors

This was a magnificent effort by the two Australian doctors, in their brave contribution to the rescue of Thai children trapped in the cave flooded. There is no doubt that their actions will be thoroughly examined once all the facts have been presented and studied by the Honors Council.

The council can only do this once the proposal is properly completed, with all the supporting documents. The board will consider issues such as training, their experience and the contribution of others to make the situation as safe as possible in the first place.

The Cross of Valor has been awarded five times since it was established in 1975. In each of these cases, it was considered that, in accordance with the guidelines of this award, recipients had a 90% probability of death or death. no chance of survival because of their act.

Petitions and letters written to the Governor-General for the granting of a specific recognition order, are ineffective and inappropriate, as emotional as the initial reaction of the media, public and political.

The website, www.itsanhonour.gov.au, details the proper procedures to follow in naming someone for a bravery award. From the time of nomination to the nomination, if there is one, it can range from about 18 months to two years and, in some cases, longer. [19659011] David Hewett-Lacon, Gowrie, NSW

Recently, the federal government announced that it had reached an agreement with the American defense industry giant Northrop Grumman for buy military drones manufactured in the United States to strengthen the defense of northern Australia.

is a fait accompli, in Australia we should develop, produce and export our own military drones. Australia was a pioneer in drone technology in the early 1950s for military purposes with the Jindivik.

Jindivik was produced between 1952 and 1986 and 517 of these Australian military drones were produced for Australian and international markets. Why not create a new Australian Jindivik drone manufacturing organization?

A new Jindivik drone company could be created by a joint venture with the federal and state governments and an Australian company capable of producing a drone that could be used for

If Australia had a major producing organization drones that produced drones for multiple purposes, it could earn billions in exports

If the federal government and a state government were co-owners, it could bring them millions.

It could create hundreds of new jobs in the manufacturing sector and significantly boost the national economy

Malcolm Webster, Boronia, Vic

Catch electric cars

threatening cuts in current if too many air conditioners are turned on.

How will they cope with the addition of thousands of motorists who are trying to recharge their electric cars?

Is the current system capable of carrying much higher current demand? I suspect that only countries that have converted to atomic energy will be able to support a conversion to electric vehicles within two years.

To rely on solar or wind energy would require large storage capacities to allow for days without sun or wind. Prohibit the sale of gasoline and diesel cars could cause huge energy and transportation problems

How would an increase in energy production affect the price of electricity, is not it already too high? I suggest that until power plants are able to reliably produce a considerable increase in production at a reasonable price, all electric cars will have to be equipped or supplied with an i.c.

Small internal combustion engines designed for specific purposes, operating at constant speed, can be economical and reasonably clean, reminiscent of the old "trolley-mounted" trolleys used for ground support of aircraft. 19659002] They can also help recover some of the fuel tax lost by the introduction of electric vehicles.

Alan Blake, Duffy

Missive error-subject

Last monumental missive of Philip Benwell (Letters, July 17) is riddled with errors

Incoming federal parliamentarians do not take an oath allegiance to the "Queen of Australia"; they swear allegiance to "Queen Elizabeth", whose main occupation is the British Queen. The Australian constitution is not an "Australian document"; it's a "British document" – a part of an act pbaded by the Westminster Parliament. Benwell asks who the Republicans are, thinks Sir Peter Cosgrove, if not our head of state. They think that he is the vice-regal representative of the head of state in the Commonwealth of Australia

Frank Marris, Forrest

Bad start of great day

News this morning:

Trump bows to Putin ANEMO report apparently leaves room for more coal plants = global warming continues

Salaries of Australian executives continue to increase while wages stagnate = discontent and community revolution

] Not a good start to the day, but it is a beautiful sunny morning in Canberra.

Rod Holesgrove, O. Connor

AT THE SPOT

JUST JUVENILE BALL [19659002] The ugly and insulting balloon flying over London should make Londoners think about their mayor. Insulting a president of the United States in such a juvenile way should be condemned. I left England 55 years ago and I am sad to see that the London I knew was shot down to such an outrageous level.

Patricia M. Smith, Mount Martha, Vic

JOB DONE

The Helsinki Summit clearly shows why Putin's Internet trolls have worked so hard to help elect Trump.

Thos Puckett, Ashgrove, Qld

TRUMP LOSING A GROUND

It is difficult to follow Donald Trump's unbalanced rhetoric. A European journalist could only say: "It is difficult to describe such scenes except in psychiatric terms." If our old Uncle Bill had spoken the same way, we would have needed a family conference because the old guy had lost the plot.

Steve Ellis, Hackett

FRIENDS YOU GIVE 'T NEED

Do We Really Need The Current Bull In A Porcelain Shop That Does ravages in Britain by visiting us? Then Malcolm Turnbull and Trump are great companions and will find any visit more than a love attack than a frontal attack on us. All we have to do is buy his military equipment and join his country in any mishap that he will no doubt continue to create.

DJ Fraser, Currumbin, Qld

MISSING FORCE

I have a hard time believing what I read ("Call to help after the "rage threats", July 13, p9) The ACT Police Service is unable to trace the owner of a vehicle for which he has a mark, a pattern and the three letters from the license plate, he has this information in an easily accessible database, is not it? he is unable to even undertake this kind of basic detective work, while God is helping us all!

Dick Parker, Page

WISDOM ON THE SOLAR PANELS

A few years of subsidizing the rooftop solar purchase price, I felt like Graham Downie (Letters, July 16). I've installed enough panels to generate about half of household consumption. About the same and imagine most households are in a similar boat Downie and his ilk should stop tarring us all with the same brush and sage until

SW Davey, Torrens [19659011] ENOUGH TO MAKE YOU GAG

First it was the ABC, now it is the Auditor General ("Hehir strikes at the Treasurer's prebudget gulp ", July 16, p3). First budgets have been reduced and now the CEO can not tell members who have approved the budget for change. At least that is consistent. The government does not like freedom of information and it certainly does not want an anti-corruption commission either.

Gary J. Wilson, Macgregor, ACT