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Hell jingle
By suggesting that Australians abroad could return home before Christmas (“Stranded could return for Christmas”, September 18-19), the NSW government avoided specifying which Christmas. Tim Parker, Balmain

One step forward
Perhaps now that the French have withdrawn their ambassador, we have the opportunity to consider reclaiming La Pérouse and changing the name to Gooriwal, by which the Muruora-dial knew the area before 1788. Brian O’Donnell, Burrado

The darkness is changing
(Letters, September 18-19) to identify Twitter users. After all, everyone knows that trolls cannot survive in the light. Randi Svensen, Wyong

The digital view
Online commentary for one of the stories that attracted the most reader job function email database comments yesterday on smh.com.au
Australia’s foreign policy is getting clumsy and arrogant
Of Smelly: ″ ⁣I thought France was a modern western democratic nation. A strategic partner in our region who would be a good ally against the future Chinese superpower. Canceling a major mutual defense contract with them and signing another long-term contract with the US and UK without telling them has left us tactically devoid of modern submarines for decades and alienates a key strategic ally in our country. region. All of this for what feels like a Scotty’s saber rattle to me, it’s dangerous and puts short-term political communications over long-term national goals. UKUS snob against France is a stern warning to the rest of Europe
The home of the French Ambassador to the United States, Philippe Etienne, is seen in Washington, DC, United States, on September 17, 2021. / CFP