Denise McHugh writes the Barnaby Joyce and Andrew Hastie are exploiting heartbreak for political gain.
Opinion
Posted inSocial, Something to Think About
How the world’s constant crises are quietly fuelling anxiety in Australians
Psychotherapist Diane Young says an increasing number of people, especially young Australians, are feeling perpetually anxious and trapped in a cycle of consuming distressing world events, yet powerless to make a change.
Posted inEnvironmental, Opinion, Political
Barnaby’s Net Zero Rants: Right for the Wrong Reasons
Jan Kleeman says the idea of net zero has been hijacked – twisted from a scientific goal into political spin. Real climate action, she argues, means cutting emissions to zero now, not relying on future promises or unproven technology.
Posted inPolitical, Regulars
We need to stop over-reacting to rumours and nonsense
RK Crosby writes that the reaction and over-reaction to a made up story about Barnaby and Hanson is not worthy of the New England.
Posted inPolitical, Regulars
Real change starts here — How Labor’s branches give country people a voice
Denise McHugh writes that real change starts in places like Tamworth, Armidale, and Gunnedah, around tables where everyday people come together with big ideas.
Posted inEnvironmental, Social
No justification for intimidation and a lack of leadership on renewable energy
Recent reports about farmers being harassed for hosting renewable energy projects may have shocked city readers, but to us they rang true.
Posted inEnvironmental, Political
EnergyCo’s New Transmission Route – A New Route, the Same Old Problems
On 1 October, EnergyCo quietly revealed a major change to the proposed transmission corridor linking Bayswater to the so-called Central South Hub near Walcha.
Posted inPolitical
Barnaby Joyce’s exit marks a turning point for New England
Emily Longhurst writes Barnaby Joyce has left everyone guessing about what comes next, and New England deserves leadership that looks forward, not back.
Posted inPolitical
Barnaby’s Revenge
Jan Kleeman writes politics overall has not been kind to Barnaby Joyce but he has made his bed and now must lie in it.
Posted inPolitical
Rail trail. Episode 10. The saga continues.
Tanya Langdon asks why Armidale Regional Council and Glen Innes Severn Council are continuing to flog the dead horse of the rail trail.