A seismic change in the social media landscape has huge ramifications heading towards the Australian federal election — for politicians as well as those who would monitor them.
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Leaders Christmas messages praise resilience but fail to leave the politics aside for the day
Emergency workers have been applauded for giving up their Christmas, but with one eye on a looming election some just couldn’t keep the politics out of their Christmas Messages this year.
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Councillor evicted, GM gone, Mayor targeted
An Extraordinary General Meeting of Moree Plains Shire Council has seen Councillor Kelly James being evicted from the meeting, and ended with the announcement that General Manager Kelvin Tytherleigh will be leaving the role in a matter of weeks.
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Australia, find a way to work with Meta
New England Times’ own Kate Brown is in Canada for a little while with her family, and can’t see her own news stories on Facebook due to the Meta news ban there.
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Disrespect of Widders shows need for The Voice
There is really something quite extraordinary about the collusion between Armidale Regional Council members to vote down a motion to recognise Indigenous owners of the land on signs as you enter the LGA.
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Is the New England being targeted by Albanese?
The people of New England have a right to ask: are we being targeted for funding cuts because it’s easy to paint our local member as the villain?
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Keep the cash. Fix the roads.
With floods affecting most of the east coast, the temptation of governments is always to do a quick cash handout to give people relief. It is far more important to fix the roads.