Denise’s Desk: Private Jets, Public Money. How is this allowed?
Denise writes this week about populist rhetoric, private jets and taxpayer-funded travel — the contradictions are getting harder to ignore. When does it stop passing the pub test?
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Letter: Rail Trail silencing opposition
QW: Pauline’s Plane
Denise’s Desk: Private Jets, Public Money. How is this allowed?
OPINION >
Editorial: Fighting for survival this World Press Freedom Day
RK Crosby writes that with the end of print newspapers in New England, this World Press Freedom Day, it feels like we’re fighting for press survival.
Begin Rant: Read the story. Please.
RK Crosby writes that most people commenting on news stories haven’t read them. It would be funny if it were not so corrosive.
Opinion: This new tax probably won’t affect you – but you want it to
Opinion: Future Fitting the University of New England
Opinion: ANZAC Day Must Remain Above Politics
After 110 years of Anzac Days, Australians remain convinced of its importance
Begin Rant: Should we split Northern NSW into its own state? Yes.
IDEAS >
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.
Marketing Clarity: AI isn’t killing marketing. It’s killing generic marketing.
In her new regular column Marketing Clarity, Ingrid Rothe explains how AI search is changing what kind of content is needed for effective marketing.
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.
REGIONAL >
Opinion: A conversation our community needs
Opinion: The Great Debate of the Great Northern Line
Letter: 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.
Keep readingLetter: Minns making a real difference in classrooms
Three years ago, the Minns Labor Government was elected with a clear commitment: rebuild public education after more than a decade of Liberal and National neglect.…
Keep readingQW: Correcting the deliberate lie
Jack says he is saddened by the Chanukah Massacre, but blaming then current immigration policy is a totally unacceptable lie.
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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 >
Begin Rant: New England, you have to complain
RK Crosby writes we know our health services are bad, but we don’t put it in formal complaints – and we really need to.
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.
SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT >
Opinion: There’s a hole in our bucket
Annabel writes we are all fossil fuel junkies, currently living a perfect demonstration of collective addiction.