Begin Rant: Righto Pauline, let’s fire the liar
RK Crosby is in furious agreement with Pauline Hanson: we absolutely should fire the liar.
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Begin Rant: Righto Pauline, let’s fire the liar
Opinion: Who owns McLean Care?
Marketing Clarity: Your Clients Find You on Facebook. That’s Exactly Why You Need a Website
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Opinion: Who owns McLean Care?
Phil Girle writes that the people of Inverell deserve to know who owns McLean Care now and what is happening with “their” aged care facility.
Denise’s Desk: The Reform Everyone Wanted — Until They Got It
Denise writes that for years, politicians, economists and media commentators have demanded bold tax reform. The outrage only began when someone finally proposed it.
Opinion: Kids on social media more than two hours a day at higher risk of mental illness
Begin Rant: Are we now third class? The inland is being left even further behind
Opinion: Dance first. Think later. It’s the natural order.
Denise’s Desk: Characters from Under the Dome
Opinion: Proposed Anti-Migrant policies are an attack on regional communities like ours
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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.
Marketing Clarity: AI as a Marketing Productivity Tool
Ingrid Rothe this week covers how AI is a great tool for allowing you to be more productive, but it is not your marketing strategy.
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Opinion: Future Fitting the University of New England
Opinion: A conversation our community needs
REGULARS >
Chaffey’s Corner: Concern and confusion post-budget
Bonus Denise’s Desk: “Girls Are Not As Good As Boys” – Joyce Shows His True Colours
Letter: TRC listen to the community you serve
Stephen wants TRC councillors to consider some things before they vote on the future of Ray White House tomorrow…
Keep readingLetter: Look beyond the headline
Re: Denise’s Desk: The Schoolyard Bully Test I read this post and had to laugh. To be honest, I think people should look beyond the headline and…
Keep readingLetter: 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…
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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.
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.
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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.