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Councillor evicted, GM gone, Mayor targeted

7 December 20245 March 2025

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.

National, Politics

Australia, find a way to work with Meta

1 July 20245 March 2025

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.

Editorial, Local, Politics

Disrespect of Widders shows need for The Voice

31 May 20235 March 2025

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.

Politics

Is the New England being targeted by Albanese?

18 December 20222 March 2025

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?

Politics, Think

Keep the cash. Fix the roads.

3 November 20227 March 2025

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.