Letter: Farmers are struggling

Dr Naomi Malone, Director, Australian Association of Psychologists

Dr Naomi Malone, Director, Australian Association of Psychologists, writes that the findings of the 2026 Norco National Farmer Wellbeing Report (NC Times, August 21) are deeply concerning, but for those of us who live and work in rural communities, they are sadly not surprising.

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Letter: Bush short-changed on populist rubbish

Mal Peters, Cattle farmer

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 and warns that One Nation preferences could inadvertently keep Labor in power.

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