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Catholic schools are wrong. Teacher-librarians are not nice-to-have, they're essential

Letters | Teacher-librarians help students find the information of worth among the mass of AI 'slop'.

Newcastle Herald · Sep 14

A female president? Most women would settle for feeling safe in the world

Letters: 'How did we ever allow this to happen?'

Newcastle Herald · Nov 14, 2024

Focus on saving jailed defender of whales

Letters and Short Takes: Friday, October 4, 2024

Newcastle Herald · Oct 3, 2024

Flash flooding is nothing new for Newcastle's inner suburbs

'The recent flooding has reminded me of the 1950s.'

Newcastle Herald · Feb 19, 2024

Bowlos are battling in Newcastle, so who's fighting to keep them going?

I wonder what the next generation of retirees will do.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 16, 2024

Baby, it comes at a cost: why our national fertility keeps on falling

'This will present a dilemma for policy-makers.'

Newcastle Herald · Jul 6, 2023

Stockton has scope to help out with the region's housing crisis

When is the former Stockton Centre going to be converted?

Newcastle Herald · May 12, 2023

Inflicting a rent freeze on landlords would miss source of the pain

LAND valuations have been raised to abnormal levels. The consequences will have considerable impact for both land owners and renters.

Newcastle Herald · Apr 10, 2023

High cost of entry for juniors may hide the best of sport from them

Craig Johnston is deservedly a legend of the sport in Australia. A brilliant player who has also long been an innovative thinker. He deserves to be listened to.

Newcastle Herald · Mar 1, 2023

Why aren't we more worried about turbines off Newcastle's coast?

I hope my fears are unfounded but common sense suggests to an oldie like me that these issues should be taken into account.

Newcastle Herald · Feb 26, 2023