Three years ago, the Minns Labor Government was elected with a clear commitment: rebuild public education after more than a decade of Liberal and National neglect. Last week, students and staff across New South Wales returned to schools that are stronger, safer and better resourced because that promise is being honoured. As a mother of […]
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QW: Police chase near Anzac Day in Armidale
I was on the Barney St side of the Anzac Day event with my 5 year old when the police chase went past. There is no way they did not know that the Anzac Day event was on – there were heaps of cops there. Surely they should have called it off long before the […]
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QW:Booing Reconciliation
I was disgusted to see people booing the Welcome to Country at dawn services in Sydney and Melbourne. On a day meant to honour sacrifice, dignity and shared remembrance, some chose ignorance and division instead. The booing was especially shameful given the long record of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander service in every major conflict […]
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QW: Howard’s Politics of Division
Whenever the Coalition comes under pressure, the same reflex returns: stir anxiety about borders, migration and who belongs here. It is a formula refined during the Howard years and one the party still reaches for when ideas run thin. Instead of serious policies on housing, wages, health or productivity, we get another round of division […]
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QW: NDIS Reform
Australians have two options. Drastic reduction in the number of NDIS clients with a drastic permanent reduction in cost OR Australians soon voting to drop the NDIS altogether. That’s the reality! The NDIS is something we should be proud of but was badly conceived and mis-managed from the outset.
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QW: Correcting the deliberate lie
Jack says he is saddened by the Chanukah Massacre, but blaming then current immigration policy is a totally unacceptable lie.
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QW: “support local” is a myth
I have always believed we should support local business, and whenever you have a chance, you should choose a local over any big national company or whatever. But lately, there’s a particular business that’s crowing a lot about how we all need to support local business… last I checked, they didn’t support local business themselves. […]
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QW: A test of political effectiveness
Re: Extra diesel not getting to New England as fuel tensions persist How do you know when your political representatives are not valued in their respective Parliaments? Wait until there is a major emergency, natural or economic, and see which electorates get the support. Â
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QW: Uralla Shire Council By-Election candidates
Jack says Uralla voters should support candidates with a proven track record of achievement.
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Letter: Tamworth families finally getting what they deserve
Kate McGrath writes that the new public preschool at Hillvue Public School is exactly the kind of investment regional families have needed for years.