RK Crosby writes that the threat to put Moree Plains Shire Council into administration provides a how-to-guide for the destruction of local government, and if Minns doesn’t deal with Hoenig, it may cost him the election.
Regulars
Posted inOpinion, Regional, Regulars
Denise’s Desk: We need to talk about mental illness
Denise writes the attack on independent MP Helen Haines has shocked Australians. It has also brought into sharp focus an issue that successive governments have failed to adequately address for decades: the treatment of people living with serious mental illness.
Posted inOpinion, Regional, Regulars
Denise’s Desk: The NSW election – What’s at stake for workers
There are moments in politics when you wonder whether the person speaking has forgotten their own history. Or perhaps they hope the rest of us have. Federal Opposition Leader Angus Taylor declared on ABC’s 7.30 on 6 October that Australia needed an economy where wages rise faster than inflation. Well, there’s a revelation. Workers should […]
Posted inOpinion, Political, Regulars
Begin Rant: When Albo lets slip he doesn’t care about the regions
Bob Katter asked the Prime Minister for a report. Anthony Albanese gave him a comedy routine. RK writes that regional people deserve better than a PM who doesn’t get it, and doesn’t care.
Posted inOpinion, Political, Regulars
Denise’s Desk: Barnaby, Pauline and the Battle for the Australian Right
Denise write that while Barnaby discusses Roman emperors and extinct species, and Matt puts on the high-vis, people across New England are dealing with real problems.
Posted inOpinion, Regulars, Social
Begin Rant: Australian men are fundamentally good men
RK writes that in all the handwringing about the manosphere and DV, a simple truth gets lost: the vast majority of Australian men are genuinely good people.
Posted inOpinion, Regulars, Social
Denise’s Desk: Something Doesn’t Quite Add Up
Denise says there is a substantial disconnect between Australia’s economic data and much of the reporting about it.
Posted inOpinion, Political, Regulars, Social
Begin Rant: Mars is the Northern Tablelands, not the North Shore
RK Crosby writes that there is a huge opportunity for data centres in our region, but we shouldn’t wait for state and federal governments or AI companies to realise it.
Posted inIdeas, Regulars, Something to Think About
Opinion | Keeping the Light on the Hill burning
Denise asks what is government actually for? It is a question worth asking at a time when politics increasingly seems to be about outrage, grievance, personalities and winning the daily argument on social media.
Posted inOpinion, Political, Regulars
Begin Rant | Challenge is always good
RK says Glen Innes Severn Councillor David Scott has lost all day. Be like David.