Denise McHugh writes that New England needs a representative who is relevant, respected, and able to work with government—not someone who has become a symbol of everything voters have rejected.
Barnaby Joyce
Posted inEditorial, Featured, Think
How can we think outside the box to help our coastal neighbours?
Can we think about a bigger community transition to empower people to relocate to higher ground in a way where everyone wins?
Posted inLetters
Letter: Barnaby’s legacy just rotten policy
Barnaby Joyce was told it was a bad idea to move the pesticides regulator (APVMA) to Armidale and he did it anyway.
Posted inLetters
Letter: Has Barnaby gone quiet on Nuclear?
Peter Dutton says his nuclear power policy is “probably the biggest energy economic policy offered by an opposition in our country’s history.” So why have Dutton and Barnaby Joyce, a man not averse to spruiking, gone strangely silent on nuclear? Maybe it’s that recent nuclear projects around the world have been plagued by massive cost […]
Posted inNew England Times Engage Poll, Politics
Is New England ready to dump the Nationals?
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
Leaders Christmas messages praise resilience but fail to leave the politics aside for the day
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.
Posted inPolitics
Is the New England being targeted by Albanese?
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?