NSW’s entire population growth for the next 40 years will come from overseas migration, and then some. A new report shows just how much the state’s future rides on it.
Social issues and services
Posted inCrime, Tamworth
Man charged after alleged knife threat in South Tamworth
A woman in her 60s was allegedly threatened with two knives at a South Tamworth home. A man known to her is now facing five charges.
Posted inAged Care, Uralla
Home care funding certainty welcomed, but a bigger rethink required
Four more years of funding certainty for Uralla’s home care service sounds like good news, but the mayor says the money still doesn’t match demand. Here’s what he wants fixed.
Posted inCrime, Inverell
Man charged after allegedly punching Inverell police officer
A 49-year-old man has been charged after allegedly punching a police officer in the face in Inverell last week.
Posted inFederal Politics, Immigration, Local News, New England Electorate
Barnaby Joyce fails to clear up One Nation migration confusion
Barnaby Joyce said his colleague was wrong on One Nation’s migration numbers, then confirmed that PALM workers don’t count. But he refused to say what skilled workers the New England would have to go without.
Posted inAgriculture, Federal Politics, Immigration, Local News, National News, New England Electorate
One Nation’s real migration plans revealed to be bigger than Labor’s
One Nation’s promise to “slash” migration to 130,000 has become a policy to increase migration to at least 230,000, live on national TV.
Posted inArmidale, Crime
Armidale man chases alleged car thieves into hospital
An Armidale man chased two alleged car thieves into a packed hospital emergency department, wrestled a knife away and made a citizen’s arrest, before police charged the pair over the break-in.
Posted inBusiness, Crime, Glen Innes Severn Shire, Long Read, Politics
The tax that built a black market
WEEKEND LONG READ: A federal tax has turned main streets into a battleground for organised crime, insurance hikes and arson. Canberra is still dismissing calls to cut the tobacco excise as a thought bubble.
Posted inCrime, Moree
Teens charged after alleged machete break-in and stolen car pursuit near Moree
Two teenagers have been charged after an alleged crime spree involving home break-ins, stolen vehicles and a police pursuit in the Moree region.
Posted inNSW News, Social issues and services
Washing machine swap scheme back for round three
Snapped up in a week, twice. A subsidised washing machine exchange is back for round three, with 6000 machines up for grabs at just $250 each.