Re: Chaffey’s corner “Regional Australians don’t have the luxury of jumping on a bus or working from home”‘. Jamie Chaffey MP for Parkes. Perhaps the ARC Mayor & General Manager should realise that ”Regional Australians need passenger train services to link with the world and the distant government services not available locally”. This definitely applies […]
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Letter: Can we turn Armidale down to maybe 7?
Kate from Armidale says that Armidale seems to be drowning in ego and self importance of late.
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Chaffey’s Corner: There’s one thing everyone is talking about.
Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey says There is one thing everyone is talking about across all of Australia, and that is the access and cost of fuel.
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Letter: Reopen the Great Northern line
Ken Slater writes that there are many benefits to reopening the train line.
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QW: Petrol prices
Petrol prices are being ‘gouged’, however, maybe it will make people sit up and take notice of their fuel consumption – in particular, unnecessary trips.
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QW: Sovereign Citizens
Sovereign citizens are a curse.Social media has allowed ill informed opinion to proliferate. Police should be able to slap on the spot fines on people who sprout such rubbish. Courts do. We all must pile on when we see it printed.
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QW: BOM too risk averse
Mal from Ashford writes the BOM is an important tool but so often wrong you have no confidence.
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Denise’s Desk: Discontent is fertile ground for One Nation — but it is not the answer
Denise says One Nation’s performance in South Australia’s election is less of a breakthrough and more of a symptom.
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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.