A harvest-time win on phosphine rules was just the start. NSW Farmers and GrainGrowers have made their alliance official, and their leaders say governments will have to listen.
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Posted inEducation, Feature, NSW News, NSW Politics
Laptops off the list for primary kids
No more forking out over a thousand dollars for a school laptop. NSW public primary schools are dropping BYOD from 2027, and screen time in class is about to shrink.
Posted inEnvironment, Federal Politics, National News, Water
Basin review names urgent reforms
One in 10 Australians live and work in the Murray Darling Basin. A major review has named the reforms it needs, and conservationists say the ball is now in politicians’ court.
Posted inBarwon Electorate, Feature, Gunnedah Shire, Long Read, Politics, Tamworth Electorate, Tamworth Regional, Water
The pipeline that wasn’t: inside the fight over Keepit water
WEEKEND LONG READ: The Keepit pipeline is dead. Downstream towns are relieved, Tamworth’s mayor calls it political, and the city’s backup is a pipeline that has sat full of stale water for years. What happens in the next drought?
Posted inFederal Politics, Local News, Money, Parkes Electorate
Chaffey says rate rise another blow for Parkes electorate families
Rates at an 18-year high, $450 a month more on a $600,000 loan, and economists putting recession odds at one in two. Jamie Chaffey says families are already at breaking point.
Posted inCommunity development, Feature, Housing, NSW Politics, NSW Votes 2027
Councils slam developer levy delay
Labor says letting developers pay later will get homes built faster. Councils say it’s a handout that will leave regional towns short of roads, parks, and drainage.
Posted inArmidale, Business, Economy, Feature, Federal Politics
Liberals weigh New England run as Senator makes first Armidale visit
Could the Liberals throw their hat into the ring in New England? On his first Armidale visit, Senator Dave Sharma talks rail, water, Bondi, gun laws, and why he wants your vote.
Posted inNational News, Politics
Democrats, Trump face off after blue tsunami splits US
Democrats and Republicans are squaring up for what could be two years of deadlock in Washington, with the resurgent Democrats vowing to use their resounding midterm election victory to rein in President Donald Trump
Posted inBusiness, General News, NSW News, NSW Politics
Stamp duty relief pledged for family trusts
Thousands of family businesses run through trusts have been left wondering if a federal tax change would trigger a state stamp duty bill. Labor says, if re-elected, it won’t.
Posted inFeature, Local politics and councils, Tenterfield Shire, Walcha
By-elections loom for Walcha and Tenterfield after councillors resign
Two New England councils are down a councillor. Walcha has locked in a January by-election, while Tenterfield waits on advice about how to fill its empty A Ward seat.