LETTER: Populism over rural needs

Tony Burke’s suggestion to undo agreed positions of the Basin Plan if Labor is elected highlights his party’s total disregard for rural communities, rural people and rural jobs.Buybacks have been shown to have disastrous impacts on rural communities by creating stranded irrigation assets with remaining farmers having to foot the bill.Victorian farmers finally received some […]

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    University vice-chancellor steps down

    CANBERRA: Embattled Australian National University vice-chancellor Genevieve Bell has resigned after a year-long public relations saga involving bullying claims, student protests and claims of poor…