Opinion: Can you trademark identity?
Wellet Potter from UNE writes there is a new strategy celebrities are using to protect themselves and their work from AI.
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Opinion: Can you trademark identity?
Letter: Ray Walsh House debacle undermines TRC leadership
QW: Cost of road mean rail freight required
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Denise’s Desk: Is Angus Taylor Ignorant, Nasty or Just Clueless?
Denise says we expect lazy grievance politics from One Nation, but the Coalition should be better than this.
Opinion: Ray Walsh House: How a Building Issue Became a Civic Debate
Robyn writes that Ray Walsh House has become far more than an issue about a building.
Begin Rant: One Nation did not win Farrer
Opinion: Australia has no plan to stop relying on diesel trucks for freight
Roy’s Roundup: Torch Relay, Agfair, Regions left behind
Armidale Regional Council’s “fairer water charges” should encourage conservation
Denise’s Desk: Utopia Was Never Satire
Begin Rant: These numbers do not add up
IDEAS >
What is the ‘Thucydides trap’ Xi warned Trump about?
David Pritchard from The University of Queensland writes During their high-stakes meeting in Beijing this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly asked US President Donald Trump if the two countries could overcome the “Thucydides trap”. But what is it and why does it matter?
Marketing Clarity: AI Is Only as Good as Your Brief
Ingrid Rothe this week covers to brief AI to deliver better marketing, not just more content.
Marketing Clarity: How to use AI for content without getting it wrong
Ingrid Rothe says AI is incredibly efficient at producing average – you need to give it a better brief to get better results.
REGIONAL >
Opinion: Future Fitting the University of New England
Opinion: A conversation our community needs
REGULARS >
Opinion: Access is not enough
Chaffey’s Corner: One year on
Letter: Ray Walsh House debacle undermines TRC leadership
Stephen writes ratepayers have every right to ask questions about the handling of Ray Walsh House, a costly and an embarrassing failure of leadership, governance, transparency…
Keep readingLetter: Rail Trail silencing opposition
I wanted to make a submission as part of the consultation on the Armidale Rail Trail. I went to the website, read the instructions, and froze.…
Keep readingLetter: Anzac Day Australia at its best
Denise writes that Anzac Day was a bloody good day, full of joy, respect and togetherness.
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We still have to read all the comments. And the abusive emails and direct messages.
It does indeed concern me that you would feel as though you have to stop all reporting on the ‘great…
SOCIAL ISSUES >
Opinion: Communities Ending Violence
Penny Lamaro writes that you don’t need to be an expert to make a difference in the lives of people affected by domestic violence this National Domestic Violence Remembrance Day
ENVIRONMENT >
Opinion: Farmers are boosting their profits and production – with nature’s help
New research shows maintaining and restoring nature on farms can actually increase farmers’ productivity and profits.
SOLUTIONS >
How should Australia handle ‘sovereign citizens’ clogging the courts?
Former magistrate David Heilpern writes so-called “sovereign citizens” are using nonsense legal arguments to tie up court systems. Here are some ideas about how to deal with it.
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Opinion: Friendship, honey and the simple life: 100 years of Winnie‑the‑Pooh
Elizabeth Hale writes the stories of Pooh and his friends, each one flawed but also delightful, demonstrate the ups and downs of life, held in a delicate and optimistic balance.