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Posted inSocial, Something to Think About

Maybe the problem isn’t critical thinking, but how we assess it

5 April 20255 April 2025

There is a growing concern that Australia’s university students lack critical thinking, but maybe the problem is how we teach and assess it

Posted inPolitical

Could this election campaign be less inspiring?

5 April 202524 October 2025

RK Crosby asks where have all the good leaders gone?

Posted inPolitical

The new kids shaping the election block

3 April 20253 April 2025

Gen Z and other relatively young Australians who feel they owe little to major parties are an unpredictable voting force heading into the 2025 federal election.

Posted inRegional

Need for Public Transport in northern New England

1 April 20259 April 2025

Siri Gamage calls on federal election candidates to advocate for better public transport, and restoring train services north of Armidale.

Posted inEnvironmental, Political

The end of coal and the fake nuclear energy campaign

30 March 20259 April 2025

The end of coal and the case for renewables driving Australia’s energy future is irresistible and backed by facts, unlike campaigns pushing the nuclear furphy.

Posted inPolitical, Social, Solutions

Closing the Gap: A call for Indigenous-led solutions and redefining success

29 March 202529 March 2025

On another Closing the Gap Day we are once again confronted with the same disappointing reality – only four of 19 Closing the Gap (CTG) targets, some originally pledged in 2007, are on track. Despite repeated commitments from governments and institutions, the results remain stagnant.

Posted inPolitical

Budget delivers cheaper medicines and more bulk billing but leaves out long-term health reform

28 March 20259 April 2025

Less than two months from an election, the Albanese government last night presented a budget that aims to swing the voting pendulum its way.

Posted inPolitical

Is this the right budget for these economic times?

27 March 20259 April 2025

Matt Garrow and Victoria Thieberger from The Conversation asked five experts what they think of the Budget.

Posted inSocial

Why is there a shortage of oestrogen patches in Australia… again?

24 March 202524 March 2025

Many people rely on hormone replacement therapy during menopause or gender-affirming hormone therapy – but the recurring national shortages of patches look set to continue

Posted inEditorial, Political

Time to call BS on the PBS

23 March 20259 April 2025

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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