UNE researchers Tammy Williams and Marg Rogers explore how “under-the-roof” loopholes in childcare staffing ratios are compromising child safety and driving educator burnout across Australia.
Regional
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Opinion: Ever-Growing Costs of Fast Rail and Inland Rail: Is There a Better Way?
Siri Gamage questions the $90 billion price tag of the Sydney–Newcastle fast rail, arguing that investment should instead focus on regional corridors like the Great Northern Railway to unlock inland economic potential.
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Do We Have Responsive Governments? New England’s Dilemmas as we approach end of 2025
Siri Gamage writes that the public and media are again turning their minds to some very long standing issues in our region.
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Spending money to make money
Deni McKenzie writes that Armidale Regional Council’s ideas of investing in the future seem to be out of whack.