24/07/2008 | IT is unfortunate an apparent attack of paranoia by some members of The Nationals has diverted attention away from the plight of Liverpool Plains landholders trying to protect their farms from the impact of mining.
23/07/2008 | THE Liquor Law Reforms passed by the NSW Government earlier this month give local governments like the Tamworth Regional Council unprecedented power in its decision making process when it comes to deciding how alcohol could be traded within communities.
22/07/2008 | THIS month, being the first month where Labor and Greens will have the majority in the senate, will see the attempted introduction of a Bill that will destroy the institute of marriage between male and female.
22/07/2008 | I WRITE in response of the opinion piece in Wednesday’s The Leader, submitted by Bruce Haigh.
22/07/2008 | WHY does the Government want to sell energy productions?
22/07/2008 | PLEASE allow me, through your paper, to thank all of those who assisted with and who attended the Regenerative Energy for Rural Communities Conference at the Roxy Theatre, Bingara last week. More than 90 people participated and the presentations were uniformly excellent.
22/07/2008 | FOR a company that says it is trying to avoid confrontation BHP certainly seems to be acting in an unusual manner down Caroona way.
21/07/2008 | WE totally agree with Professor Michael Kidd’s call for an independent review of the siting of the Rudd Government’s GP Super Clinics.
18/07/2008 | WITH the troubles about federalism continuing and the new Federal Government preferring to try more tinkering we need to talk about serious, credible alternatives.
18/07/2008 | I HAVE drafted a petition for the birthright of every child conceived by the IVF program to know the identity of their biological father and mother, and all related members of their family including grandparents, brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles and cousins.
18/07/2008 | ONCE again I write in support of our police force that constantly does its best to uphold law and order with one hand tied behind its back, particularly when it brings law breakers to court. The courts I believe do not uphold community expectations in today’s world.
18/07/2008 | QANTAS is to be commended for the quick action that was taken last Friday when it discovered there may have been a maintenance issue with some of its Dash 8 airliners.
17/07/2008 | “NEVER has so much depended on so few,” said Winston Churchill in the dark days of World War II. He never guessed that his words would apply to an even darker situation now.
17/07/2008 | MR Bosanquet’s passionate defence of our Meat and Livestock Australia’s (MLA) performance and its flawed National Livestock Identification Scheme database has more serious holes in it than an Australian Quarantine Inspection Service import risk assessment,
17/07/2008 | A report from Dubai (probably the wealthiest city in the world) showed that Australian marbled steak – the exact equivalent of product selling for $27/kg in Australia is selling for $20/kg.
17/07/2008 | WITH the colder weather upon us again the usual requests from the Red Cross Blood Service for more people to donate or begin to donate blood go out.
17/07/2008 | IT ALMOST seems a shame the anti-annoying laws put forward by the NSW Government to protect World Youth Day pilgrims have been defused by the efforts of some young people determined to expose the laws for what they were – heavy-handed and bullying.
17/07/2008 | FRANCHISING is having a federal inquiry into the conduct of franchising in Australia.
15/07/2008 | NORMALLY I would not respond to inane comments but the letter of Peter Draper MP (NDL, July 10) contains a significant statement which would mislead readers.
15/07/2008 | THE Rudd Government has vowed to have an emissions trading scheme operating in this country by 2010.