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Labor’s Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation will see Australians better connected during natural disasters

20 March 202528 March 2025

Minister for Communication Michelle Rowland says Labor’s bold UOMO plan will bring mobile coverage sky-high, connecting Aussies even in disasters or remote black spots.

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Community at forefront of recovery following devastating floods

20 March 202528 March 2025

NCOSS CEO Cara Varian says it is great to see a better response to Cyclone Alfred than we saw in the 2022 floods, but there are still structural flaws in the way we approach disasters that sidelines locals.

Posted inNew England Times Engage Poll, Political

Is New England ready to dump the Nationals?

19 March 202525 March 2025

New England is National Party heartland, but the results of the latest New England Times Engage Poll indicate this love affair may be at risk of ending.

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House of horrors: What the ABC revealed about early childhood education and care (ECEC) in Australia now

19 March 202523 March 2025

ABC’s Four Corners episode ‘Betrayal of Trust’ exposes deep issues in Australia’s childcare sector, highlighting systemic failures beyond shocking cases of abuse, neglect, and injury.

Posted inSocial

Impoverished on Jobseeker

17 March 202528 March 2025

Despite recent increases, JobSeeker still leaves people below the poverty line. Here’s why that affects us all

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Independent MPs are elected for a reason

14 March 202514 March 2025

Mark Kenny from ANU argues that hung parliaments may be precisely what voters want.

Posted inRegional, Something to Think About

Clocked In, Checked Out – The Rise of Toxic Workplaces

13 March 202523 March 2025

Toxic workplaces are on the rise, often dismissed as “just the way things are.” Change starts with conversation. It’s time to speak up.

Posted inPolitical, Regional

The burden of being a non-key seat

9 March 202524 October 2025

RK Crosby says our region gets ignored not because we’re a safe seat, but because we’re a non-key seat.

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When Influencers Become Political Gatekeepers

7 March 20257 March 2025

Online influencers might not change the way you vote at the looming federal election but they’ll almost certainly shape how and why political events become ‘news’.

Posted inRegional, Social

Is the tourism dollar the holy grail?

6 March 202512 March 2025

Much is made by all Councils and State Governments of the benefits of tourists. The Tourism Dollar seems to be the ‘holy grail’…but why?

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