Maiden: NAPLAN fail spells big trouble for Aussie boys
If you teach kids that literacy doesn’t matter, you get results like these, writes Samantha Maiden.
Opinion
161,200 reasons I can’t stand private health care
Does the funding of private health weaken the public system? Of course it does, writes Peter Goers.
How Kamala’s media silent treatment could blow up
In the three weeks since Kamala Harris became the Democratic candidate, she has not held a proper press conference. Tom Minear argues it’s weird – and it could backfire.
Penbo: UK riots expose the nuts ASIO warned us about
In this era of fake news and alternate facts, a factually-based account of a news event will be seen by the angry nuts as a big con job, writes David Penberthy.
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Dairy industry makes its stand
The age of the dairy farmer co-operative is behind us, writes Terry Richardson, but a new era presents opportunities.
Is buying a farm out of reach?
With the official figure at a 40 per cent rise in six years, Jenny Kelly asks is property too expensive for farming’s next generation?
Live export, duck shooting prompt wave of argument
Comparing our live exports with New Zealand’s is like chalk and cheese but duck shooting is more nuanced, writes Ed Gannon.
Is Australian farmland now too expensive?
Tell us if Australian farmland is now too expensive, and have your free vote counted in The Weekly Times.
Mānuka branding mess need not be this sticky
Calls for strong co-operative trans-Tasman marketing approach for Manuka honey despite trademark dispute
Campers ready, but who’s missing from the debate?
Big players appear conspicuous by their absence in the debate about camping on licensed water frontages, write beef producers Harry and Sue Ryder.
What purpose is the dairy levy poll serving?
The Australian dairy levy poll is no longer fit for purpose, argues Bernhard Lubitz.
No rampant slaughter of roos
US animal activists are grabbing attention with their “kangaroos are not shoes” campaign. But their arguments are simplistic and wrong, writes Ed Gannon.
Should hospitality be part of the working holiday visa program?
Tell us if hospitality should be part of the working holiday visa program, and have your free vote counted in The Weekly Times.
No copping it sweet over manuka honey
Our cousins across the ditch might be hospitable — but when it comes to manuka honey, they’re playing dirty, writes Ed Gannon.
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