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Bhutan’s king is set to visit Australia for the first time. Here’s why thousands will line the streets to see him

Deki, a 23-year-old resident of the remote town of Armidale, NSW, has been sleepless with excitement since the Bhutanese embassy in Canberra announced an upcoming visit from Bhutan’s fifth monarch, King Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck.

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Regional trains in NSW are old, slow and half-empty – but I still enjoy the ride

The ageing fleet of Xplorer trains are running late half the time and can’t get up to speed on single tracks, but the 10-hour journey still has much to recommend it

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Ezidi refugees mark decade of surviving ISIS massacres

Hundreds of Ezidi refugees have gathered in regional NSW towns to commemorate 10 years since surviving terrorist group ISIS killing men and enslaving women.

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Pesticide body stays in Armidale despite damning report

The Australian Pesticides and Veterinary Medicines Authority won't be forced to move back to Canberra despite its controversial move to Armidale.

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Three dead, one critical, in Armidale head-on crash

NSW Police are investigating a head-on crash near Armidale that left three people dead and one in a critical condition in hospital.

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APVMA cultural review uncovered (no, not that one)

Bursting the bureaucracy's bubble.

The Canberra Times

Violence, fires and vandalism: how the merger of two Armidale high schools went wrong

The amalgamated ‘super-school’ Armidale Secondary College has made headlines for all the wrong reasons

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Thomas Mayo urges regional NSW to vote yes as Armidale turns out for Indigenous voice event

Three hundred people packed into Armidale town hall to hear the yes campaigner, four months after New England hosted no campaign event

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Catholic church uses death of paedophile priest in bid to stop survivor suing NSW diocese, court hears

Church claims it cannot get fair trial in case involving the notorious David Joseph Perrett in legal tactic that has drawn widespread criticism

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Barnaby Joyce trashed the regulator and left Labor to clean up his pesticide mess

The former Nats leader was told it was a bad idea to move the pesticides regulator to his electorate, but he did it anyway.

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Prominent doctor stabbed in violent home invasion before getaway car torched

It is understood the doctor suffered serious injuries in the stabbing.

Newcastle Herald

More than 650 refugees arrived in this regional town. Locals' welcoming attitudes flipped the stereotype

When we think of regional towns in Australia, some of us might think “close-knit”, “conservative”, or “resistant to change”.

The Conversation

Armidale lost eight experienced GPs all at once. Health professionals say it reflects a wider problem

An exodus of eight experienced GPs from one town in regional New South Wales in the past few months has caused a "workforce crisis".

ABC News

Special 'Seasons of New England' market growing

Annual market day may draw 8000

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Moving back to my home town in the country was great, until I tried to catch a flight

Tree changers beware: I may never want to live in a city again, but fresh air and open spaces can come with a travel cost

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Saddler to supercharger: Tenterfield’s Tesla site sparks local debate on EVs

The network of EV charging stations across rural NSW is expanding – but not everyone is completely happy about it

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Coffs Harbour and Armidale retired doctor Mark Henschke dies of injuries after being hit by truck while cycling

Respected retired doctor Mark Henschke has died after he was hit by a garbage truck while cycling in Coffs Harbour a fortnight ago.

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Executive at Australia’s pesticides authority allegedly urinated on staff at function, Senate hears

Agriculture minister Murray Watt says he is seeking an ‘urgent briefing’ over the alleged 2021 incident

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University of New England vice-chancellor resigns after assault charge

Brigid Heywood has stood down but denies wiping saliva on a schoolgirl’s face and commenting on her skin colour

Newcastle Herald

Barnaby Joyce blames Labor for waste of $200,000 on shortlived office

"The Labor Government has decided to close one of the only ministerial offices in regional Australia; not one of their 30 ministers was willing to host their second office in the thriving regional city of Armidale."

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Bumpy ride: rail trail projects making ‘itty-bitty’ progress in rural NSW

Cycling and heritage trails could boost tourism and local jobs, but they face planning and funding roadblocks

ABC News

Crumbling Kempsey Road was destroying livelihoods, endangering lives long before landslip

Kate Buckman's home is cut off from town by a road damaged by floods earlier this year. She needs to access the town's services, so she's set up camp on the other side of a landslip.

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Artificial intelligence may take your job. Some lessons from my grandmother

My grandmother, Claire Hastings, was born in the 1920s on a farm in Armidale, northern New South Wales. That was a relatively common thing, with just 43% of the population living in cities, compared with more than 70% now.

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Young girl hurt in NSW encounter with roo

A three-year-old girl suffered serious cuts when she was attacked by a kangaroo at a home near Armidale in NSW's Northern Tablelands.

ABC News

Tamworth turns sod on city's first university campus, set to be built by 2023

The campus has been planned for almost 10 years, but some are now concerned about its potential to affect Armidale's population.

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