Opinion: One hard truth and one simple message
NSW Minister for Roads Jenny Atchison writes that someone is dying on the roads in our state almost every day, and the message of how to fix it is clear.
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Opinion: One hard truth and one simple message
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Denise McHugh writes that Barnaby Joyce has profoundly betrayed the trust of New Englanders.
Opinion: Morality, Law and the Question of Gun Ownership
Patrick Carr from Hillvue writes that the question of gun ownership is not just a legal issue – it’s a moral one.
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Macca’s weeds: Paul Macca’s Twelve Days of Farming Creed
Whilst the festive season is upon us and my rainfall predicting is not going so well, I thought it may be a better idea to recite Paul Macca’s “Twelve Days of Farming” creed.
Macca’s weeds: How resistance travels on the wind
Recent research shows pollen from herbicide-resistant plants can travel kilometres on the wind or via bees to pollinate susceptible plants. Macca explains how resistance spreads and why Area Wide Management is vital.
Stories from traditional knowledge combined with archaeological work trace 2,300km of Songlines
Rock art motifs identify spiritual links stretching from the Indian Ocean to the Simpson Desert. These findings confirm how Dreaming tracks connected First Nations people through shared rituals and meanings.
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Do We Have Responsive Governments? New England’s Dilemmas as we approach end of 2025
Macca’s weeds: Lucerne Growing Tips
Letter: More voices added to call for better rural health
Jack Arnold writes that Dr McGirr is to be commended for acting on the rural health situation.
Keep readingLetter: Barnaby’s political manoeuvring has consigned the electorate to irrelevance
Jack Arnold writes that Barnaby Joyce has always put his personal ambitions before the best interest of voters.
Keep readingLetter: our health system fails to meet men where they are
CEO of Visonflex Joshua Mundey says there is a broader systemic failure in our health system.
Keep readingLetter: Barnaby, it’s time to go.
Jack from Armidale says Joyce’s 12 years delivered little for New England, contrasting his record with past independent wins like Bolivia Hill and the Scone bypass.…
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Editorial: We choose the light
Our site may be only one tiny corner of the internet, but when it comes to covering the Chanukah Massacre, we choose the light.
ENVIRONMENT >
We don’t need or want the Narrabri Gas Project
Pat Schultz says: “For fourteen years I have been listening to Santos spin. We do not have a gas shortage problem; we have a gas export problem. The Pipeline Project through the Pilliga will further devastate the forest and poses a threat to water.”
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Who you know can’t be the qualification
Dean Foley says when jobs, grants and contracts keep circling the same small group, people stop debating policy and start debating trust.
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Denise’s Desk: Our Youth Are Leading the Way in Innovation and Compassion
Denise has been thinking about how inspiration comes from the most unexpected places.