Denise McHugh writes that we need to be ensuring community preschool teachers are paid on par with primary teachers.
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Posted inSomething to Think About
Ask an ethicist: How much should politics influence my dating decisions?
Daniel Finlay from The Ethics Centre says dating is hard enough without apps, but there’s a few things to think about before you put your political preferences on your dating profile.
Posted inSocial
Merits of Regional Rail Renewal vs a Rail Trail: Failures of Decision-Making in New England
Train advocate Siri Gamage says we are stuck between a rock and a hard place: dependent on governments to meet our transport needs, yet repeatedly let down by their inaction.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Rail Line and REZ
Rick writes transport and energy are both highly important and the REZ and its associated transmission lines can assist with both.
Posted inFeatured, Social, Something to Think About
Boys are still in the grip of crippling masculine stereotypes
Michael Flood from QUT says rigid norms of manhood, based in manly confidence and toughness, are still influential for young men.
Posted inQuick Word, Uncategorized
QW: Work for us Barnaby
“I’m going to keep my cards close to my chest,” “It’s worked so far for me, and I’m not going to give it up now.” (BJ) New Englanders would prefer that Barnaby work for the people who pay him a salary of more than $250,000 a year to work for them instead.
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QW: Can we find a new topic
Net zero. Rail trail. Renewables. Rail fail. Intermittent power. Trains north. Why are we perpetually stuck on these two subjects? Can we talk about anything else please?
Posted inEnvironmental
COP 30 Shaping Up as a COP-OUT
Jan Kleeman says after 30 years of talk, denial and failure to act, the planet is still heating fast. With COP30 ahead, she calls on world leaders to stop the net zero talk and start cutting fossil fuels now through real renewable energy action.
Posted inRegular columns, Tips and Tricks
Macca’s weeds: Pesticide resistance in 2025
Paul McIntosh writes there is absolutely no doubt that when you continue to use the same mode of action in all our pesticides, over and over again and leave a few survivors, you will soon develop your own increasing level of resistance.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Rail trail a chance for community unity?
Scott Harrison writes it’s important for those who oppose the rail trail and want to use the rail corridor for something else, to come to the table with a cohesive plan as to what that actually is.