Rural America is experiencing a culinary renaissance, with young, diverse residents driving growth in local food startups, shared kitchens, and innovative programs that connect agriculture, community, and entrepreneurship.
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QW: Why are we paying double for power?
Murray from Armidale says: Regarding electricity bills, is it fair that the daily service/connection fee of $2 for regional areas, including the New England, is double the $1 per day charged in urban areas such as Sydney and Newcastle? What are your thoughts?
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Why isn’t Australia securing its critical research?
UQ’s Dr Brendan Walker-Munro raises some questions about Australia lack of research security that has us left out of a new global network.
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Letter: Thanks to our effective local member
I just wanted to say a quick thank you to our effective local member – New England Times. Certainly you’re achieving more than the blokes actually elected! I’d genuinely forgotten what it was like to have a story appear in the paper about something not right, and the government actually do something about it in […]
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Australia’s Tax System is Tilting Against the Young
Denise McHugh argues that Australia’s tax and Welfare system is increasingly leaving young people behind.
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The Liberals used to be the party for women – then John Howard came along
Blair Williams argues that if the Liberal Party wants to solve its “women problem”, it must return to its liberal roots.
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Roy’s Roundup: Wee Waa Hospital, Far West power, jobs, and Civics for all
August has been busy so far for Member for Barwon Roy Butler, in parliament and on the road, advocating for everything from Wee Waa Hospital to better civics education.
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Letter: Radiology frustration shared
Deni writes that she too has experienced the frustration of lack of radiology services.
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Eight decades after Hiroshima and Nagasaki, world is back to nuclear brink
On the 80th anniversary of the first and only use of nuclear weapons, Nobel laureates warn that the world is closer to nuclear war than at any time in history.
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QW: Why Does Barnaby Keep Winning?
Ray, who spent three decades working in regional Victoria and now lives in Melbourne, says the city–country divide is overstated and wonders why Barnaby Joyce continues to be re-elected.