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What the city pundits failed to grasp in their endless vapid analysis of the election is that regional frustration isn’t about affordability, it’s about accessibility.

Opinion, Solutions

Australia’s Unfinished Business: The Path to a Treaty and Recognition of First Nations Sovereignty.

6 May 20256 May 2025

For over two centuries, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples have endured the profound injustices of colonisation, dispossession, and systemic marginalisation.

Political, Solutions

Is this the real answer to our cost-of-living crisis?

2 May 20252 May 2025

Australia should call the cost-of-living crisis what it really is — a wealth gap that could be addressed with a universal basic income and real tax reform.

Political, Solutions

Rail is New England’s Main Artery

30 April 202530 April 2025

Residents all over the New England tablelands are making better public transport a big issue for this Federal election. They are angry and determined to force politicians at all 3 levels – local, NSW and Federal – to take a serious interest in the issue. Residents demand action to reverse the major decline in transport […]

Environmental

Sniping koalas from helicopters: here’s what’s wrong with Victoria’s unprecedented cull

25 April 202524 April 2025

Snipers in helicopters have shot more than 700 koalas in the Budj Bim National Park in western Victoria in recent weeks. It’s believed to be the first time koalas have been culled in this way.

Political

Is the election over?

23 April 202524 May 2025

Why have the major parties stopped campaigning for 4 days out of 8, in the final throws of the election campaign?

Opinion, Solutions

Parents need individualised employment support to thrive

23 April 202524 May 2025

Returning to work after having a child can be daunting. The challenges are even greater for single parents, parents living with disability, or those caring for children with additional needs.

Opinion, Solutions

Regional Growth without Public Transport? Not a Successful Formulae

22 April 202524 May 2025

There are many in New England, Regional NSW and elsewhere in Australia who contend that regional growth is possible without proper public transport -roads and rail- and only air travel to regional locations.