Provision of local news is critical to healthy and engaged regional communities. It is vital local news coverage is supported as traditional outlets cut back.
New England Times Engage
Posted inUncategorized
Yeah, nah: crime not in ‘crisis’, not just youth, not a vote winner
This week’s poll on crime was very enlightening to the complexity and diversity of people’s perceptions on crime, and their understanding of the political manipulation of the crime issue.
Posted inOpinion
Education at Risk
Local educator Denise McHugh says Dutton’s relentless attacks on education are an insult and need to be called out.
Posted inNational, Solutions
Repositioning the perception of public transport and active mobility to counter car dependency
The most significant national health emergency of our recent lifetime and experience officially came to an end on 20 October, 2023, when the Australian government declared that COVID-19 was no longer a communicable disease of national significance.
Posted inQuick Word
QW: So not everyone has Sky News?
I only just learned tonight while talking about the debate that people in the cities have to pay for Sky News – it’s only in regional areas you can watch for free. I’m not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing? Is this why we seem to be on completely different […]
Posted inNational, Think
Selling your old laptop or phone? You might be handing over your data too
You’re about to recycle your laptop or your phone, so you delete all your photos and personal files. Maybe you even reset the device to factory settings.
Posted inLetters
No cost of living relief from the Coalition
Voters pinning their hopes on cost of living relief from a Coalition government should think again. Peter Dutton’s shadow treasurer, Angus Taylor, was asked repeatedly on ABC radio recently to name a single Coalition policy to combat cost of living pressures. Each time he failed to name one, eventually claiming that “good economic management” and […]
Posted inSocial, Think
Maybe the problem isn’t critical thinking, but how we assess it
There is a growing concern that Australia’s university students lack critical thinking, but maybe the problem is how we teach and assess it
Posted inNew England Times Engage Poll
What cost of living crisis?
In our Engage Poll on Cost of Living the majority of local respondents believed there was a crisis… somewhere else happening to other people.