Opinion: The collapse of trust in facts
Ned Watt and Michelle Riedlinger say the modern fact-checking movement launched 25 years ago but is now in retreat — just as it’s needed more than ever.
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Opinion: The collapse of trust in facts
QW: a numbers game
Letter: Perhaps read the curriculum first
OPINION >
Begin rant: Will the real National Party please stand up?
RK Crosby asks you consider this possibility: One Nation is not on the rise. It has simply expanded into the enormous political vacuum left by the National Party.
Opinion: A toxic brew has shaped a world driven by anger, fear and confusion
Cost-of-living pressures, terror attacks, widening inequality and financial crises — it’s no wonder Australians are angry. Yet danger lies in scapegoating, writes Professor Alan Gamlen
Regional and rural Australians ‘left behind’ by telco services – new report
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Opinion: Cheaper Rings, Longer Marriages: Where’s The Sweet Spot?
If you spend more on a ring will the marriage last longer? Not really, writes family lawyer Michael Tiyce.
Marketing Clarity: Your Clients Find You on Facebook. That’s Exactly Why You Need a Website
What happens when you don’t own your marketing? Ingrid writes that Facebook is great for discoverability, but you need a website for control.
Begin Rant: On self-defence, freedom, and guns
RK Crosby writes that today’s events in Torrington show us why we need nuance in the debate about guns.
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Editorial: We need your help with something
Editorial: How we talk to you, and how you talk to us
Letter: Perhaps read the curriculum first
Just when you thought political teacher-bashing could not become any more ridiculous, along comes the double act of Matt Canavan and Angus Taylor. Canavan blames the…
Keep readingLetter: New management at Bupa impresses
Damien writes there have been many positive changes at Bupa Aged Care Tamworth under its new General Manager, Katie.
Keep readingLetter: Make them earn your vote
Robyn writes that she understands why people are frustrated, but we need to take the time to look beyond what politicians say, and make them earn…
Keep readingLetter: Media circus continues for Joyce
The media circus continues for Mr Joyce, bemoaning how badly he has been treated in one breath and acknowledging he has had many chances in the…
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This sounds like Thailand where I am living now. Submissions are thrown in the bin, that level of government do…
Generally speaking, I like your rants. Always to the point of the matter with a lovely socialist bent. And, realistically…
SOCIAL ISSUES >
Opinion: Neurodivergent Children Are Asking to Be Seen, Not Fixed
Laetitia Andrac from Understanding Zoe says too often, we talk about neurodiversity as though awareness alone is enough – in reality, it isn’t. The real problem is the disconnect in how support is organised.
ENVIRONMENT >
Armidale Regional Council’s “fairer water charges” should encourage conservation
Elizabeth writes that she is concerned that the assertion made by Armidale Regional Council that the proposed water rates are ‘fair’ is not borne out on examination. She argues that it is vital that we get the groundwork right ahead of the major water infrastructure proposals to be considered later in the year.
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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Begin Rant: Why is everyone so angry?
RK Crosby says you’re not imagining it, everyone is angry. And it’s not hard to figure out why, but it is hard to figure out why politicians are making it worse.