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Editorial: Piling on is not necessary

4 days ago16 January 2026

In the past couple of weeks we have been receiving a lot of emails about our competition.

Posted inEditorial, Social

Editorial: We choose the light

16 December 202516 January 2026

Our site may be only one tiny corner of the internet, but when it comes to covering the Chanukah Massacre, we choose the light.

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Have your say in more ways on Engage

17 August 202510 September 2025

We’re improving the range of voices we have on New England Times Engage, and seeking regular contributors who would like to have their own column, as well as broadening the kinds of articles and letters.

Posted inEditorial

On psychosocial risk and politics

14 June 202512 September 2025

EDITORIAL: We’ve had to change the way we cover councils because it has become too toxic, so we’re joining the call for more funding for councils.

Posted inEditorial, Something to Think About

How can we think outside the box to help our coastal neighbours?

26 May 202518 June 2025

Can we think about a bigger community transition to empower people to relocate to higher ground in a way where everyone wins?

Posted inEditorial, Political

Time to call BS on the PBS

23 March 20259 April 2025

One in three New Englanders is taking a medication not covered by the PBS. The reduction in the PBS copay from $30 to $25 will not help them at all.

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Welcome to Engage

21 February 202528 March 2025

Welcome to our new comment and opinion hub, New England Times Engage.

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Three teens charged and plenty of grandstanding after motorcyclist dies in police pursuit

29 January 202515 March 2025

Three teenaged boys have been charged following the death of a motorcyclist in Gunnedah on Tuesday, following a police pursuit.

Posted inEditorial, Regional

An apology to the voters of the Northern Tablelands

29 August 20245 March 2025

If we had called Brendan Moylan out sooner, pushed back harder, then perhaps he would not have put that statement out today.

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Let’s start pulling the Armidale Secondary College problem apart so we can work towards solutions

24 September 202330 June 2025

**Content warning** Cliques, gaslighting, corruption, construction issues, incompetence, system failure. It’s a heavy list of issues causing so much pain at ASC.

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