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I just want a government that won’t lie to me

RK Crosby, CEO of KORE CSR and Publisher of New England Times

RK Crosby is on the hunt for a government that doesn’t lie. Not a perfect government. Not even a particularly competent one. Just one that doesn’t treat the truth as optional.



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EDITORIAL: We’ve had to change the way we cover councils because it has become too toxic, so we’re joining the call for more funding for councils.




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What do you think: Will Labor fix higher education?

By Thu Pham, Angela Baeza Pena, Peter Anderson and Levon Blue

The recent federal election victory of the Albanese Labor government, which secured a larger majority in parliament, presents a unique opportunity to implement meaningful reforms in Australian higher education.

Social media takes over news sites as main source of news as trust falls

Sora Park, Caroline Fisher, Jee Young Lee, Momoko Fujita of the University of Canberra

A major global survey reveals that social media has overtaken news sites as Australians’ main source of news amid falling trust in news, growing concern over misinformation, and rising news avoidance.


QW: Our councils are too small

Jamie, Uralla Shire

I recently moved in to a place in Uralla Shire and I know this is an unpopular sentiment, but I think our Council is too small and we should merge. There’s a lack of professionalism and an acceptance of poor services, particularly in the villages and localities that aren’t in Uralla itself, and it’s something I think any commercial manager knows can be addressed with economies of scale. The idea that a village will lose its character or whatever just doesn’t wash with me, and there are plenty of structures like wards and local action committees that can be used…

QW: Accessibility, not affordability

Lorraine Osborn

The old saw. NSW stands for Newcastle, Sydney & Wollongong. Infrastructure: Telecommunications, Road & Rail. The disparity is holding regions back, impeding development & ultimately jeopardising our self sufficiency & security.

QW: Flooding and helping our neighbours

Tanya Langdon

The New England and southern downs has yet again copped the flood of trucks and traffic as flood waters rise and engulf the coasts. It’s exposed serious and dangerous flaws in our national highway system and supply chains as we are yet again playing dodge the potholes on the highway. Listening to idle chatter on the CB radio one truck driver refers to his sea sickness as he travels up and down hills and ranges and winds left and right around sharp bends on the narrow new england highway, pushing it all up hill in a wire canoe along the…

QW: Vittoria student living in Tenterfield

Brian, Tenterfield

Vittoria from Turino, my family are from Piedmont although I was born in Australia and I visit regularly to Torre Pellice where it all started.  Turino is a beautiful city on the river Po with the country side and the alps enhancing the district. Vittoria enjoy your time in our country as much as I enjoy my visits to your country. Ciao.