Denise McHugh of Tamworth writes that Barnaby Joyce’s 7.30 appearance on 23 July was embarrassing – all bluster and no substance.
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Letter: Barnaby Joyce is Playing Politics with Your Future
Denise McHugh writes that New England deserves better than a politician who puts his own survival above the future of his community.
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Letter: Climate change is a major factor driving up food costs
Ben Gerbert from FCA argues Australians are rightly making the connection between climate change and rising food prices.
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QW: Our councils are too small
I recently moved in to a place in Uralla Shire and I know this is an unpopular sentiment, but I think our Council is too small and we should merge. There’s a lack of professionalism and an acceptance of poor services, particularly in the villages and localities that aren’t in Uralla itself, and it’s something […]
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Letter: Electrification of trains
Rick Banyard says the new Spanish-built R Sets replacing the Explorer to Armidale will run mainly on diesel, using up to 1,200 litres per trip. Battery packs were not ordered, missing a saving of over $1,000 in fuel each journey.
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On psychosocial risk and politics
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.
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Letter: Joyce’s Campaign Against Clean Energy
Robert Walker says Barnaby Joyce rants against renewables, creates victims and saviours out of nothing, and clings to propaganda while the Nationals scramble to save the furniture.
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QW: Accessibility, not affordability
The old saw. NSW stands for Newcastle, Sydney & Wollongong. Infrastructure: Telecommunications, Road & Rail. The disparity is holding regions back, impeding development & ultimately jeopardising our self sufficiency & security.
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Letter: The rail will never, and should never, come back.
Liz Wharton of Glen Innes writes there’s little to no true economic benefits, and the costs would be exorbitant.
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QW: Flooding and helping our neighbours
The New England and southern downs has yet again copped the flood of trucks and traffic as flood waters rise and engulf the coasts. It’s exposed serious and dangerous flaws in our national highway system and supply chains as we are yet again playing dodge the potholes on the highway. Listening to idle chatter on […]