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Posted inEnvironmental, Featured, Social

No justification for intimidation and a lack of leadership on renewable energy

2 days ago26 October 2025

Recent reports about farmers being harassed for hosting renewable energy projects may have shocked city readers, but to us they rang true.

Posted inSocial

Letter: Is Armidale Regional Council getting the bum steer?

6 days ago20 October 2025

Rick Banyard writes he finds this proposal to tear up our rail tracks to make very costly Rail Trails very confronting.

Posted inFeatured, Social, Something to Think About

Duval High School needs to be reinstated as a school

19 October 202526 October 2025

Teacher Jan Hall says putting the entire town’s public high school students together was just asking for trouble

Posted inFeatured, Social, Something to Think About

Global crises, real fear: Why the world’s problems are fuelling everyday anxiety

15 October 202520 October 2025

Constant exposure to global crises and negative news is fuelling rising anxiety – especially among young Australians. South Pacific Private urges people to pause, reflect and take their free online anxiety self-assessment to find support.

Posted inFeatured, Political, Social

Who cares for the carers?

27 September 202527 September 2025

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

Posted inOpinion, Social

1 in 8 households don’t have the money to buy enough food

13 September 202527 September 2025

Around one in eight Australian households, or 1.3 million people, could not afford enough food in 2023. Rising housing and energy costs are cutting into food budgets, forcing families to buy less nutritious food or skip meals.

Posted inSocial

A tale of two hospitals

11 September 202524 October 2025

RK Crosby writes that in her recent hospital stay in Armidale and Tamworth, she had two very different – and very educational – experiences.

Posted inSocial

Mr Squiggle entertained Australia’s children for 40 years. Now, he’s back in the spotlight

9 September 202527 September 2025

For 40 years, Mr Squiggle turned children’s scribbles into magic with his pencil nose. Now, the beloved man from the Moon is back in the spotlight at the National Museum of Australia’s new exhibition.

Posted inColumns, Political, Social

Australia’s Tax System is Tilting Against the Young

28 August 202510 September 2025

Denise McHugh argues that Australia’s tax and Welfare system is increasingly leaving young people behind.

Posted inSocial

Breaking Up Is Hard. In 2025, It’s Financially Brutal

16 July 202522 July 2025

Sky-high rents, soaring debt – and no one wants to leave the house. Here’s how Australia’s cost-of-living crisis is reshaping divorce, according to a leading family lawyer

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