A report by the Productivity Commission has raised a number of concerns about a proposed Biosecurity Protection Levy.
RK Crosby
RK Crosby is a broadcaster, journalist and pollster, and publisher of the New England Times.
Posted inCrime
Tenterfield couple charged with child abduction
Two Tenterfield residents have been denied bail after appearing in Tamworth Local Court today, charged over the alleged abduction of a child from Coffs Harbour yesterday.
Posted inEmergency management
Heatwaves predicted and prompt warnings for elderly, workers
The Bureau of Meteorology is predicting severe heatwaves across most of the state over the next coming days, prompting concern about vulnerable people and workers.
Posted inHealth
Marshall’s alarmist claims about obstetrics in the region misleading
Adam Marshall has made alarming claims about a ‘crisis’ of local women not being able to give birth at their local hospital, but both statistics and the Hunter New England Health District say that’s not right.
Posted inArmidale, Education, Investigation
Armidale Secondary College ‘codesign’ a lie
ASC Principal Bree Harvey-Bice promoted they were working on ‘co-designing a new vision’ for the troubled high school, but it appears that was a lie.
Posted inAgriculture
Price of meat in the supermarket finally starts dropping
A frequent comment from many beef and lamb farmers in the New England is that there was no reason for the supermarket shelf price for meat to be so high when the price they were getting at the saleyard is so low.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, Federal Politics
Controversial Murray Darling Basin plan passes
A controversial deal between Greens and Labor to take water away from farmers in our region for the environment has passed the Senate.
Posted inAgriculture, Environment, Federal Politics
Greens, Labor Murray Darling deal steals from New England farmers to give warm fuzzies to cities
Labor and Greens have announced a Murray Darling Basin deal to specifically target the Northern Basin for additional water buybacks.
Posted inEmergency management
Flood warning for Tamworth, Carroll, Gunnedah as severe storms roll in again
The Bureau of Meteorology is again predicting widespread rainfall and warning of minor flooding for the Peel and Namoi rivers.
Posted inPublic Transport
Armidale and Uralla to benefit from better bus network
A revamped bus network, which includes the introduction of seven-day-a-week connections between UNE and Armidale station, is set to roll out from Monday 11 December.