Begin rant: You have always been able to say what you think
RK Crosby writes that you have a right to be a bigot. But you do not have a right to inflict that bigotry on other people and pretend it is a valid contribution to our democracy.
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QW: Who has to go without staff?
Letter: Media circus continues for Joyce
OPINION >
Denise’s Desk: When Seeing Is No Longer Believing
Denise says technology was supposed to make life easier and education better, but she’s now wondering whether we have spent enough time thinking about what it might be taking from us in return.
Regional and rural Australians ‘left behind’ by telco services – new report
Mark A Gregory says that the ombudman’s report into how to fix regional telecommunications are a good start.
Opinion: Freeing the standards rule book backs the people who build, wire, plumb, manufacture and repair
IDEAS >
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.
EDITORIAL >
Editorial: We need your help with something
Editorial: How we talk to you, and how you talk to us
REGULARS >
Denise’s Desk: The War on Expertise – When Facts Become Optional
Begin Rant: I don’t want your BS war
Letter: 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…
Keep readingLetter: Tossing the good and keeping the crap
Re: Begin Rant: Stopping misinformation at the source The editor might not have been game to hark back “to when my dad was VC of NSW…
Keep readingLetter: So frustrating to be silenced
I’m a farmer in the area. I’ve sold my land to an energy company and leased it back so I can keep farming. I’m not the…
Keep readingLetter: Credit Where It’s Due
Re: TAFE NSW Tamworth to get $950,000 clean energy training upgrade It’s easy to criticise governments. Social media and the letters pages are full of it.…
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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.