Opinion: Farmers are boosting their profits and production – with nature’s help
New research shows maintaining and restoring nature on farms can actually increase farmers’ productivity and profits.
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Opinion: Farmers are boosting their profits and production – with nature’s help
Denise’s Desk: The economy isn’t the problem – the story about it is
Opinion: There’s a hole in our bucket
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Denise’s Desk: The economy isn’t the problem – the story about it is
Denise says Australia is navigating a difficult global environment better than most, and the ‘crisis’ media coverage is chipping away at confidence.
Begin Rant: Hey Angus, we don’t want your ‘values’
RK Crosby says other than pulling the trigger yourself, there is absolutely nothing more antisemitic a person can do than use the targeted massacre of Jews as a justification to deliver the Neo-Nazis the white supremacist policy they want.
Denise’s Desk: When the World Wobbles, Steady Wins
Opinion: Energy bills set to ease, but global tensions could still disrupt the outlook
Opinion: The Price of Playtime
Australia’s gender pay gap persists and confidence alone won’t fix it
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Opinion: There’s a hole in our bucket
Annabel writes we are all fossil fuel junkies, currently living a perfect demonstration of collective addiction.
Tips & Tricks: Money’s tight but food prices are up… here’s how to save
How can you reduce grocery costs without compromising taste and nutrition? Two experts share their advice.
Many tourism hotspots are ‘de‑marketing’ – with mixed success
SCU’s Anne Hardy and colleagues have been researching how to use marketing to keep people away from tourist destinations. Here’s what they found.
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Opinion: Renewables over 50%, wholesale prices down – is the energy transition… succeeding?
Native pollinators need more support than honeybees in Australia – here’s why
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Begin Rant: We never dealt with COVID and it shows
Letter: Bush short-changed on populist rubbish
Former NSW Farmers President Mal Peters argues that complex government policy requires fact-based solutions, not “populist rubbish.” He predicts the “Barnaby Joyce train” will lose steam…
Keep readingLetter: our health system fails to meet men where they are
CEO of Visonflex Joshua Mundey says there is a broader systemic failure in our health system.
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Yes, the North Coast of NSW urgently needs our train service restored. The ongoing traffic congestion and excessive parking fees…
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Opinion: What Finland can teach us about education and homelessness
Paul Sekfy reflects on the Finnish education system and its focus on school readiness, arguing that Australia needs better parental leave and mandatory preschool to support regional students.
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Opinion: Firefighters face repeat trauma. We learned how to reduce their risk of PTSD
First responders face high risks of PTSD, but new research shows it isn’t inevitable. A trial of the “SOLAR” mobile app – a confidential, self-led program teaching practical resilience skills – significantly reduced depression and trauma symptoms in firefighters.
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Opinion: Or, we could just stop talking about them…
RK Crosby says the way to defeat the likes of Hanson and Joyce is to stop talking about them.