The Tamworth Branch of the Australian Labor Party
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Letter: A remarkable double standard
Re: Deputy mayor under fire for ‘working mum’ remarks I listened to incoming Gunnedah Deputy Mayor Rob Hooke’s comments on ABC Radio about outgoing Deputy Mayor Kate McGrath, and frankly I was appalled. His suggestion that McGrath’s capacity to serve as Deputy Mayor was somehow compromised because she is a working mother with children is […]
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Letter: Duty is not treachery
Denise writes she disagrees with Andrew Hastie on plenty politically, but Pauline Hanson’s attack on him is disgraceful.
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Letter: Perhaps read the curriculum first
Just when you thought political teacher-bashing could not become any more ridiculous, along comes the double act of Matt Canavan and Angus Taylor. Canavan blames the rise of the toxic online “manosphere” partly on the supposed “feminisation of our curriculum”, claiming boys are tired of being lectured about “how bad men are”. Taylor then jumps […]
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Letter: New management at Bupa impresses
Damien writes there have been many positive changes at Bupa Aged Care Tamworth under its new General Manager, Katie.
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Letter: Make them earn your vote
Robyn writes that she understands why people are frustrated, but we need to take the time to look beyond what politicians say, and make them earn your vote.
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Letter: Media circus continues for Joyce
The media circus continues for Mr Joyce, bemoaning how badly he has been treated in one breath and acknowledging he has had many chances in the next. It’s easy to lose sight amidst all the performative cowboy nonsense (it can be found under the comedy gold section) on the abc app, and it’s easy to […]
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Letter: Tossing the good and keeping the crap
Re: Begin Rant: Stopping misinformation at the source The editor might not have been game to hark back “to when my dad was VC of NSW Farmers but I will back to when I was President. I established a “conference agenda committee” whose role was to weed out any repetitive motions and any factually incorrect […]
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Letter: So frustrating to be silenced
I’m a farmer in the area. I’ve sold my land to an energy company and leased it back so I can keep farming. I’m not the only one. My kids have got the cash now, they don’t need to wait for me to die, and I can happily farm the rest of my days without […]
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Letter: Credit Where It’s Due
Re: TAFE NSW Tamworth to get $950,000 clean energy training upgrade It’s easy to criticise governments. Social media and the letters pages are full of it. But when a government makes a genuine investment in regional Australia, it deserves to be acknowledged. That’s why the announcement of a $24.8 million investment by the Albanese and […]