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Real change starts here — How Labor’s branches give country people a voice

25 October 20252 November 2025

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, Political

EnergyCo’s New Transmission Route – A New Route, the Same Old Problems

24 October 202513 November 2025

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

23 October 20252 December 2025

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

21 October 20251 November 2025

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.

21 October 20251 November 2025

Tanya Langdon asks why Armidale Regional Council and Glen Innes Severn Council are continuing to flog the dead horse of the rail trail.

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Joyce fear and hate corrosive for New England

20 October 20251 November 2025

Mal Peters argues that Barnaby’s constant negative rhetoric affects people’s mental health and he should go now for the good of the New England.

Posted inPolitical, Regular columns

Yeah nah: claims Joyce joining Hanson are fantasy

18 October 20251 November 2025

RK Crosby argues the claims that Joyce is going to quit the Nationals to join One Nation are laughable, and just part of Joyce’s usual activities to keep national press talking about him.

There is no way he is joining a party that bears someone else’s name, with unclear and inconsistent ideology, that he can never be leader of, and will die with her.

Posted inEnvironmental, Political

Can we stop PR firms spreading climate misinformation?

4 October 20251 November 2025

This week, Australian policymakers heard about the real and growing problem of climate misinformation. Stopping it would mean regulating the PR industry.

Posted inOpinion, Political

Why grants and rail trails miss the mark

2 October 20251 November 2025

Deni McKenzie says councils are too focused on chasing grants and tourism dollars while neglecting real needs like rail. Rail trails may sound good, but they bring high costs and little benefit. Proper rail service should be the priority.

Posted inPolitical, Social

Who cares for the carers?

27 September 202513 November 2025

A local nurse says the health system is crumbling under pressure, and it’s not just patients who are suffering.

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