Member for New England Barnaby Joyce has called for fuel rationing to ensure that trucks can get the fuel they need to keep the nation moving on the ABC’s Insider’s program this morning.
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Posted inFeature, Local politics, Uralla Shire
Nominations closing soon for Uralla Council by-election
Those wishing to nominate for the Uralla Shire Council Ward A by-election have until Wednesday to nominate, with a long list of candidates giving an insight to a potentially feisty state election in a year’s time.
Posted inEnergy, Feature, Federal Politics, Gunnedah, National News
Fuel crisis sparks animal welfare warnings as Bowen finally acts
Animal welfare concerns are mounting across regional Australia as the federal government finally moved to ease fuel supply pressures that farmers say are threatening livestock transport, planting and the daily operation of rural industries.
Posted inArmidale, Energy, Federal Politics
Government still in denial on fuel supply issues
One retailer in Armidale has increased its prices over a three dollars a litre, while others have run out, and the government insists there is no supply issue.
Posted inFederal Politics, National News
Canavan new leader of the Nationals
Matt Canavan has been elected Nationals leader after David Littleproud’s shock resignation.
Posted inFederal Politics, National News
Littleproud quits as Nationals leader
Nationals leader David Littleproud has announced he is stepping down in a surprise decision, saying he’s ‘buggered.’
Posted inAgriculture, Consultations and feedback, Politics, Water
Water tensions spike as Basin review seeks community views
Northern Basin irrigators will be banned from floodplain capturing under new Menindee Lakes rules, as the once-a-decade Murray–Darling Basin Plan review begins.
Posted inFederal Politics, National News
Hanson dismisses Senate rebuke
Pauline Hanson has dismissed a censure against her by the Senate as an attack on One Nation following her rise in the polls.
Posted inGwydir Shire, Local politics, Narrabri Shire
A third council vacancy with Brown departing Narrabri Shire
A third councillor in the region has stepped down, with Narrabri Shire Councillor Amanda Brown formally resigning from Council effective Friday, 27 February 2026, after being diagnosed with cancer.
Posted inHealth, NSW Politics, Tamworth
Birds, mould, and fungus found throughout hospitals
After two patients died as a result of a fungal outbreak, a review of hospital maintenance has revealed disturbing infestations embedded in multiple facilities – including a major hospital in New England.