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Letter: our health system fails to meet men where they are

8 hours ago8 December 2025

CEO of Visonflex Joshua Mundey says there is a broader systemic failure in our health system.

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QW: Time to return to an independent

1 December 20251 December 2025

”There are more One Nation members now in Tamworth than there are Nationals members.” Barnaby Joyce SMH 011225 Perhaps it is time to return to an INDEPENDENT representative of the community voters.

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Letter: Barnaby, it’s time to go.

29 November 202528 November 2025

Jack from Armidale says Joyce’s 12 years delivered little for New England, contrasting his record with past independent wins like Bolivia Hill and the Scone bypass. He argues the region needs representatives who actually get things done.

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QW: “With a heavy heart” Joyce resigns

29 November 202529 November 2025

Jan Kleeman says: Barnaby Joyce’s “heavy heart” syndrome stems from the fact that no-one in Parliament …not even his biggest political ally Senator Canavan, has fallen for his bizarre political stunts and posturing.

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QW: Mudgee stands with New England

21 November 202521 November 2025

Michael Sweeney from Mudgee says regional communities are united in the battle to restore their railways, after years of being dismissed by governments and TfNSW despite strong evidence and support.

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Letter: Railway renewal as political spending equity

17 November 202517 November 2025

I refer to the Siri Gamage article; Merits of Regional Rail Renewal vs a Rail Trail: Failures of Decision-Making in New England (14 November 2025). I continue to be amazed by the antics of the elected Armidale Regional Council (ARC) Councillors spending up big on developing a ”bike path to nowhere to see nothing” at […]

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QW: Bring back the Armidale–Queensland rail line

14 November 202514 November 2025

Susan Moxon says: Please reinstate a rail line from Armidale to Queensland. It’s such a backward step not having it available for our community. Our ancestors broke their backs building the rail line. Please.

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QW: Net Zero

14 November 202514 November 2025

Well done, Jan Kleeman! I was listening last night to a Professor talking about the Ozone layer… when scientists told the world of impending disaster if we continued using Freon. The world listened. It appears that this event has escaped collective peoples memories. It was an essential piece of action that saved the world. Zero […]

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Letter: Trains North’s current petition re rail

12 November 202513 November 2025

John Burrell from Armidale writes that the Trains North petition to reopen the railway north of Armidale is misguided – the line is derelict, bridges collapsed and sections lost to highway upgrades. He argues the region should instead focus on securing its Sydney service.

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Letter: Rail Line and REZ

7 November 202512 November 2025

Rick writes transport and energy are both highly important and the REZ and its associated transmission lines can assist with both.