QUIZ: Did Canberra ever have a theme park? Plus 9 other questions

Fairweather Friends
Garry Reynolds
32a Brindabella Avenue
Peregian Springs Qld 4573

At least we know where we stand on tariffs with our American fair-weather friends while avoiding increasing our cost of living by imposing retaliatory tariffs.
In an increasingly ambiguous world, we need to replace many imports with our own Australian complex manufactures to lift our competitiveness.
Rather than whinging and finger pointing we must get on with the job of creating highly skilled jobs.
Harvard University’s ranking of Economic Complexity reveals Australia’s appalling 1995 ranking declined from 53rd to an abysmal 102nd by 2022 sandwiched between Senegal and Yemen.
We need bipartisan support to create more competitive Australian-made products rather than short-term political nitpicking.
During WW2, when many manufactured imports had to be replaced, Australia rose to the challenge because we were unified.
We need the same joint commitment from our leaders so we can buy excellent Australian products not just out of a sense of patriotism but because coordinated government, private, and community support makes them superior to foreign offerings.