QW: Do better Aunty
Until recent years I have been a strong advocate for the ABC. I still watch Joe O’Brien news. I was a regular panelist on The Drum. The ABC has exposed countless corruption scandals so has a very important role. That is why it must return to the high standards it once employed. From time to time it has been captured by minorities that have left many scratching their head. Without it Australia had a paucity of honest balanced reporting. Do better Aunty.
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Begin Rant: When trust in the ABC is shaken, we all lose
RK Crosby says she is heartbroken by how far the ABC has fallen below the expectations we should all expect from our national broadcaster.
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Roy’s Roundup: Attorney General visits Barwon, Cobar water storage update and bilateral trade with India.
Read the latest newsletter from Member for Barwon Roy Butler
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Denise’s Desk: Just Another Public Servant? Think Again.
Denise writes that somewhere along the way, the phrase public servant became a put-down. It’s time to reclaim it.
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Opinion: Freeing the standards rule book backs the people who build, wire, plumb, manufacture and repair
Andrew Leigh, the Assistant Minister for Productivity, writes this reform is a no brainer.
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Begin rant: Sorry everyone, I don’t agree again
RK Crosby writes that she is very good at having unpopular opinions, and today she’s at odds with her industry and does not support Albanese’s love of doing things the hardest way possible.
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Opinion: Neurodivergent Children Are Asking to Be Seen, Not Fixed
Laetitia Andrac from Understanding Zoe says too often, we talk about neurodiversity as though awareness alone is enough – in reality, it isn’t. The real problem is the disconnect in how support is organised.
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Opinion: Have your Say on the Armidale City Centre Plan
If only 36 people were using the Beardy St Mall – either inside or outside the buildings – we hardly call it bustling with activity. So what will 36 parking spaces (the number proposed for the East Mall), an access road, lots of cars and SUV hoping to find a parking space, perhaps even the odd motor-home looking for the relocated visitor centre bring to our Mall? It all seems more chaotic than vibrant. Our shopping centres are vibrant. Hundreds of people throng the shopping…
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Opinion: Local news is part of a community’s essential infrastructure
Margot Davis writes strong local journalism is not a luxury. It is part of the civic infrastructure of a healthy community.
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Denise’s Desk: The War on Expertise – When Facts Become Optional
Denise writes that protecting our democracy means defending not only free speech, but also the place of evidence in our public life.
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Letter: Tossing the good and keeping the crap
Re: Begin Rant: Stopping misinformation at the source The editor might not have been game to hark back “to when my dad was VC of NSW Farmers but I will back to when I was President. I established a “conference agenda committee” whose role was to weed out any repetitive motions and any factually incorrect motions. I put a motion in on my concern for the impact of EPBC legislation on farmers that was tossed out. So may be they don’t know how to cull…
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Begin Rant: I don’t want your BS war
RK Crosby says we’re in a war on facts, on reality, on sanity – and you’re the only one who can stop it.
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Denise’s Desk: A Serious Party for Serious Times
Denise writes that what she witnessed in the national Australian Labor Party conference was the opposite of the slogans and outrage we see so often. It was the serious party we deserve.
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Begin Rant: Stopping misinformation at the source
If you were told Armidale is going to have no water for three years because of renewable developments, would you believe it? RK Crosby writes that ultimately the only way to stop misinformation is at the source.
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Opinion: The Question I Brought Home from Moree
Tim O’Reilly flew up from Sydney for a game of golf, and asks why there were not more locals there.
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Chaffey’s Corner: Councils’ shoestring budgets hanging on by a thread
In his latest newsletter, Member for Parkes Jamie Chaffey says Councils are struggling to provide the necessities for their communities.
Keep readingRoy’s Roundup: Disaster Threshold, services and respect
Read the latest newsletter from Member for Barwon Roy Butler
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Denise’s Desk: From Gravitas to Gimmicks
Denise writes that the people of New England once expected their federal representative to command respect through judgement, preparation and substance. Today, too often, headlines have replaced homework.
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Opinion: Why Payday Super is more than just a payroll change
Laurence McLean writes that Payday Super is one of the most significant workplace reforms in years with an operational impact that goes well beyond payroll.
Keep readingLetter: So frustrating to be silenced
I’m a farmer in the area. I’ve sold my land to an energy company and leased it back so I can keep farming. I’m not the only one. My kids have got the cash now, they don’t need to wait for me to die, and I can happily farm the rest of my days without stress, without having to worry about succession planning, all without family fights or drama. This was the right choice for me and my family. Like everyone else, I can’t talk…
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