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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Can police stop threatening teenagers to make us feel better, please?
I was horrified to read today’s story about the ‘new’ police response to youth crime “Going to lock you up’: cop warning for regional youth” New England Times 19/3/2025. It sounded like the cops were intending to just go lock kids up to make other people feel better. The Deputy Commissioner of Police should not […]
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QW: Barnaby, where art thou?
Is it just me, or is our perfervid local member always somewhere else? This close to an election one would expect him to show his face, or say something, or do something. It was good to see him getting to the new parts of the electorate, visiting Warialda and Gravesend… although whoever is doing his […]
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Local media loss hurts
Just a quick note to say I am really appreciating the efforts New England Times is going to in order to ensure voters are properly informed this election. With the loss of our local paper, and the demise of our local radio stations to basically unlistenable, I often feel like we are abandoned as a […]
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QW: Footpaths not flyovers
Appreciated the comments about the pursuit of the tourist dollar over basic amenity in Armidale. I’d give anything for a footpath in my street, much prefer that than a flyover that lasts a few minutes.
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QW: Alfred the Fizzer
I know that all the warnings were necessary… but we would have really liked a good six inches of rain. So far just 10ml in the gage and it looks like Alfred’s going to miss us entirely.
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QW: Gossip hurts us all
Like others, I am concerned about the reports of crime – but more concerned about how much of it is not true, or is just gossip. Who gains from exaggerated and false claims of crime in our community?
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Tourist $$$$
I would like to thank you for today’s article about are tourist dollars necessary for a town. I was very interested to maybe realise why we have so few really interesting things here compared to the likes of Uralla especially & other smaller towns. So thank you very much Deni for your article thoroughly enjoyed […]
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Nuclear would use too much water
Some politicians propose replacing coal-fired power stations with nuclear reactors. Even pro-nuclear group Nuclear for Australia concedes nuclear reactors use at least 1.2 times more water than comparable coal fired power, and the proposed reactors are much larger than existing coal plants, meaning water use could more than double. Some suggest desalination plants to supply water […]
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