With more than half of Indigenous people dying before they can access the age pension, researchers have found simple changes to the system may reduce the disadvantage they face.
AAP
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Crime, New England Surrounds, Tamworth
Tamworth teen dead, four injured in stolen car police chase
Police have declared a critical incident after a car chase ended in a crash that killed a teenager, believed to be from Tamworth, and injured four other people.
Posted inLifestyle, National News
Good food goes begging as Aussies toss the leftovers
Young Australians are wasting 70 per cent more food than their parents’ generation, with 113kg of good food going to waste costing them up to $1500 annually.
Posted inNew England Surrounds, Politics
Springborg calls time on LNP presidency, but not Goondiwindi
Goondiwindi Mayor Lawrence Springborg will continue to serve his local community as he steps down as Liberal National Party president today at the party’s annual convention.
Posted inCricket, National News
Hazlewood hero in Aussie win over South Africa
Bendemeer’s own Josh Hazlewood has starred with the ball as Australia won the first Twenty20 international against South Africa in Darwin.
Posted inAccidents and road closures, Local News, Weather
Heavy rain and massive snowfalls cutting off roads
Residents are being warned to stay safe with severe weather bringing heavy rain, floods and unprecedented snow.
Posted inEnergy, Environment, Federal Politics, Local News
Joyce puts forward his Net Zero bill that will never be voted on
Barnaby Joyce has used one of the first sitting days of the new parliament to introduce laws to repeal Australia’s plan to reach net-zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050.
Posted inAgriculture, Federal Politics
Australia gives in on US beef restrictions
Australia has fully lifted a ban on US beef imports as it tries to soften the blow of US tariffs without putting the nation’s biosecurity at risk.
Posted inEnergy, Environment, Federal Politics, New England Electorate
Joyce and McCormack rattle party over Net Zero
Two aggrieved former Nationals leaders are using their opposition to a net zero emissions target to put pressure on their leader to scrap the party’s policy.
Posted inArmidale, Arts, Grants and funding
Funding shortfall sees regional galleries eyeing cuts
NERAM may face big cuts after losing $80,000 a year in annual funding from the NSW Government.