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Posted inEditorial, Politics

Time to call BS on the PBS

23 March 20259 April 2025

One in three New Englanders is taking a medication not covered by the PBS. The reduction in the PBS copay from $30 to $25 will not help them at all.

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Labor’s Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation will see Australians better connected during natural disasters

20 March 202528 March 2025

Minister for Communication Michelle Rowland says Labor’s bold UOMO plan will bring mobile coverage sky-high, connecting Aussies even in disasters or remote black spots.

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Is New England ready to dump the Nationals?

19 March 202525 March 2025

New England is National Party heartland, but the results of the latest New England Times Engage Poll indicate this love affair may be at risk of ending.

Posted inPolitics

Independent MPs are elected for a reason

14 March 202514 March 2025

Mark Kenny from ANU argues that hung parliaments may be precisely what voters want.

Posted inLocal, Politics

The burden of being a non-key seat

9 March 202528 March 2025

RK Crosby says our region gets ignored not because we’re a safe seat, but because we’re a non-key seat.

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When Influencers Become Political Gatekeepers

7 March 20257 March 2025

Online influencers might not change the way you vote at the looming federal election but they’ll almost certainly shape how and why political events become ‘news’.

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Coalition clueless on cuts to the public service

4 March 20255 March 2025

Peter Dutton’s determination to undo efforts to rebuild the Australian Public Service (APS) by slashing jobs will end up costing the nation more.

Posted inPolitics

Why is the local government minister obsessed with standing up?

3 March 20255 March 2025

The Minister for Local Government seems to think that standing up will fix the behavioural issues with our local councillors.

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How digital giants let poll scrutiny fall

28 February 202528 February 2025

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.

Posted inPolitics

Leaders Christmas messages praise resilience but fail to leave the politics aside for the day

25 December 20245 March 2025

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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