Fury over a ban on live sheep export by sea is unlikely to be eased by a series of packages to manage drought and boost the agriculture workforce.
Politics
Posted inFederal Politics, Health
Rural health still on life support after modest budget
Rural healthcare has received only a modest lifeline in the federal budget, despite the government’s grand vision for the future of Australia’s regions.
Posted inArmidale, Local politics, Roads and Infrastructure
‘A condescendingly pretentious disgusting attempt to bully councillors’: the Rail Trail lives again
A motion to reverse the decision to not support a smaller rail trail project north of Armidale has been passed at a special meeting of the Armidale Regional Council last night.
Posted inLocal politics, NSW Politics
Wanted: thousands of workers for elections this year
A massive recruitment drive is underway to support delivery of the 2024 NSW Local Government elections in September this year.
Posted inEducation, Federal Politics
Uni students waiting for more meaningful change in wake of proposed HECS changes
University students will have a small portion of their HECS loans struck off as a result of the Labor Government’s expression of intent to reverse nearly $3 billion in student debt
Posted inGeneral News, NSW Politics
Moree lawyer seeks Northern Tablelands for the Nationals
The NSW Nationals have preselected Moree lawyer Brendan Moylan as their candidate to contest the Northern Tablelands by-election
Posted inCrime, NSW Politics
It’s not love, it’s coercive control: New campaign highlights hidden abuse
The NSW Government have launched an advertising campaign to raise public awareness and understanding of coercive control.
Posted inLocal politics, Regional Development
The Rail Trail is dead
In a long and heavy meeting of the Armidale Regional Council tonight, the long running saga of the rail trail appears to have hit a dead end.
Posted inFederal Politics
Joyce calls for Killed in Service medal clasp to be approved
On the eve of ANZAC Day, Barnaby Joyce has criticised the government for failing to approve a ‘killed in service’ clasp recommended to be available for the loved ones of those who died in service.
Posted inAgriculture, NSW Politics, Regional Development
No job losses in DPI, Regional NSW merger
The Premier’s office has assured there will be no job losses as a result of the government’s decision to merge the Department of Primary Industries and the Department of Regional NSW.