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Posted inOpinion, Solutions

We will keep backing more homes for NSW

28 May 202528 May 2025

Disappointed Rosehill housing plan was rejected, but no regrets backing bold ideas.

Posted inFeatured, Opinion, Solutions

Great Northern railway

27 May 202528 May 2025

Bitumen roads weren’t built for heavy freight. Rail lasts longer, costs less and emits less. Reopening lines like Armidale to Wallangarra is not a luxury, it is a necessity.

Posted inEnvironmental, Opinion

The NSW Government will be there as people get back on their feet

27 May 202527 May 2025

The thoughts of New South Wales are with the people of the Mid North Coast and the Hunter right now, as they deal with the floods that have smashed their communities this week.

Posted inEditorial, Featured, Think

How can we think outside the box to help our coastal neighbours?

26 May 202526 May 2025

Can we think about a bigger community transition to empower people to relocate to higher ground in a way where everyone wins?

Posted inFeatured, Social

Regions want gritty news that matters not ‘anaemic’ local coverage

24 May 202524 May 2025

Regional audiences still want trusted local coverage that seeks accountability on issues that matter, but there are news outlets failing to deliver.

Posted inFeatured, National

20 deaths a day: Australia’s ongoing COVID toll

23 May 202523 May 2025

COVID-19 is still killing Australians — and the full picture shows sobering numbers and a lack of action on some of the key lessons of the pandemic.

Posted inFeatured, Solutions

Please, please! Let’s avoid the calculator analogy now

22 May 202522 May 2025

I recently completed my PhD and now lead AI literacy at ECU. AI is not just another tool; it’s more like a knife than a calculator. Educators need better metaphors, caution, and real support.

Posted inEnvironmental, Featured

Why we need to COP it, for today and tomorrow

21 May 202521 May 2025

The AARE Teachers’ Work and Lives SIG hosted a second Teachers’ Voice Panel, where six teachers from NSW, VIC & QLD shared insights on research that matters to them and how researchers can better engage.

Posted inPolitics

Thought the Libs were out of touch? The Nats would like you to hold a bar full of beers.

21 May 202521 May 2025

RK Crosby says there’s nothing principled about the National Party’s split from the Liberals. It’s just stupid.

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Tech to enforce Australia’s under-16s social media ban is flawed

19 May 202524 May 2025

Australia’s move to ban under-16s from social media is receiving widespread praise, but can it actually be done?

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