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Glen Innes Severn Mayor Margot Davis has written an open letter to the PM calling for urgent action to fix the shortage of funding for councils, and end the hateful online abuse that results from the SRV process.

Opinion

Explore all Transport Initiatives in our Region for Regional Growth

4 June 202518 June 2025

Siri Gamage says floods and road closures highlight why New England must preserve its rail line. Locals urge councils to back a feasibility study, not rail removal, to support future transport and regional growth.

National

Australia could tax Google, Facebook and other tech giants with a digital services tax – but don’t hold your breath

3 June 202518 June 2025

Tech giants like Google, Facebook and Netflix make billions of dollars from Australian users every year. But most of those profits are not taxed here.

Political

Barnaby Joyce’s diminishing relevance in a changing Australia

1 June 20251 June 2025

Denise McHugh writes that New England needs a representative who is relevant, respected, and able to work with government—not someone who has become a symbol of everything voters have rejected.

Opinion, Solutions

Extremely Dangerous Development Approval

31 May 202531 May 2025

Norman Dezius says the lack of footpaths and crossings on Moore Creek Road forces children to walk through knee-high grass near traffic and snakes, calling it a ticking time bomb and urging urgent council action.

National, Something to Think About

Half-truths and lies: an online day in Australia

30 May 202522 July 2025

Australians are swamped by misinformation every day but they’re smart enough to know they need help to better navigate an untrustworthy online world.

National, Something to Think About

Actually, Gen Z stand to be the biggest winners from the new $3 million super tax

28 May 202518 June 2025

As debate rages about the federal government’s plan to lift the tax on earnings on superannuation balances over A$3 million, it’s worth revisiting why we offer super tax breaks in the first place, and why they need to be reformed.

Opinion, 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.

Opinion, Solutions

Great Northern railway

27 May 202518 June 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.