The cost of road freight and private travel has come to point that railroad transportation and freight needs to be reinstated in this area. To cut down on road infrastructure costs, high living costs involving fuel, registrations and maintenance on vehicles. Rail freight options bring in a cheaper long distance option to industry because rail […]
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Denise’s Desk: Is Angus Taylor Ignorant, Nasty or Just Clueless?
Denise says we expect lazy grievance politics from One Nation, but the Coalition should be better than this.
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What is the ‘Thucydides trap’ Xi warned Trump about?
David Pritchard from The University of Queensland writes During their high-stakes meeting in Beijing this week, Chinese President Xi Jinping reportedly asked US President Donald Trump if the two countries could overcome the “Thucydides trap”. But what is it and why does it matter?
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Marketing Clarity: AI Is Only as Good as Your Brief
Ingrid Rothe this week covers how to brief AI to deliver better marketing, not just more content.
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Opinion: Armidale residents should have their say
Siri is encouraging people to have their say in the consultation process currently open with Armidale Regional Council, regardless of their opinion.
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Opinion: Ray Walsh House: How a Building Issue Became a Civic Debate
Robyn writes that Ray Walsh House has become far more than an issue about a building.
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QW: Finish the Moree bit
Re: Local leaders testify to “human cost” of Inland Rail axing The only part of the Northern Inland Railway that should be completed immediately is the 23 km (?) across Moree Plains Shire Council so that Moree and Narrabri district producers may export directly out of Port Newcastle at a saving of about $35.00 per tonne. […]
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Begin Rant: One Nation did not win Farrer
RK Crosby says that One Nation did not win the Farrer by-election. Also: wind turbines are hypnotising cattle. It’s true.
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Opinion: Australia has no plan to stop relying on diesel trucks for freight
Every day, hundreds of trucks barrel along highways from Melbourne to Brisbane. Some B-triple trucks stretch to 36 metres or more, more than seven times the length of an average car. Australia relies on those largely diesel-fuelled trucks for the vast majority of our intercity freight. More trucks are on the way. Infrastructure Australia predicts […]
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QW: Inland Rail decision shortsighted
How shortsighted does Australia continue to be about rail infrastructure by terminating the line at Parkes. Councils should not let this eventuate but fight for its completion as this will reduce heavy traffic on regional roads with less wear and tear on this infrastructure from truck traffic apart from the reduction in greenhouse gases. It […]