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QW: RU OK Barnaby?

I saw at the candidate forum in Armidale that someone had written on a card for Barnaby Joyce: “R U OK? (serious question)” I was thinking the same thing. I know he’s not that old, but he hasn’t looked well for a while. Y’know, when we actually see him. Maybe he’s just tired?

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Letter: Nuclear support melting down; water question unanswered

RE-Alliance has been working with rural and regional communities navigating energy projects for more than a decade. We recently released polling across several proposed nuclear communities, which found support for nuclear reactors in those communities was very low. The polling of 1250 regional residents was conducted by respected research firm 89 Degrees East, which is a member of the Research Society of Australia.  The data revealed only 22% of […]

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QW: So not everyone has Sky News?

I only just learned tonight while talking about the debate that people in the cities have to pay for Sky News – it’s only in regional areas you can watch for free. I’m not sure if this is a good thing or a bad thing? Is this why we seem to be on completely different […]

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Letter: No cost of living relief from the Coalition

Voters pinning their hopes on cost of living relief from a Coalition government should think again. Peter Dutton’s shadow treasurer, Angus Taylor, was asked repeatedly on ABC radio recently to name a single Coalition policy to combat cost of living pressures. Each time he failed to name one, eventually claiming that “good economic management” and […]

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Letter: Parallel elections in Australia and Canada

Since the late March 2025 announcement of election dates, electoral opinion polls in both Australia and Canada have shown dramatic shifts. Prior to these announcements, opposition parties in both countries were consistently leading the polls and were considered near-unbeatable contenders for victory. However, following the official confirmation of election dates—Australia’s for May 3, 2025, and […]

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Letter: Has Barnaby gone quiet on Nuclear?

Peter Dutton says his nuclear power policy is “probably the biggest energy economic policy offered by an opposition in our country’s history.” So why have Dutton and Barnaby Joyce, a man not averse to spruiking, gone strangely silent on nuclear? Maybe it’s that recent nuclear projects around the world have been plagued by massive cost […]