Stephanie Gardiner
Don’t forget us: Lismore flood pain lingers a year on
For some, the terror returns with the roar of the wind or pounding rain. For others, it’s knowing neighbours and friends are...
Westpac halts rural closures amid political pressure
Westpac will halt regional branch closures during a Senate inquiry examining the exit of banks from rural towns, amid mounting political pressure...
Westpac to close branches despite Senate inquiry plea
Westpac has announced it will shut 20 regional and suburban branches across four states despite a plea for banks to halt closures...
Senate panel will quiz banks on fresh wave of bush branch closures
“It is time to turn the tables on the banks,” one rural resident writes. Another says: “Banks assume everyone is the same”....
Barilaro’s office denied bushfire funds in Labor seats
Former NSW deputy premier John Barilaro’s office effectively excluded Labor electorates from urgent bushfire recovery funding in a Black Summer grants program...
Fears over complex flood gauge system
Flood experts and local councils are calling for better disaster warning systems, with concerns a complicated network of river gauges is putting...
‘Coming back in droves’: Tamworth Music Festival gets its groove back after COVID and floods
The Bushwackers had never heard of Tamworth before they rolled into town for the country music festival in 1981. The folk artists...
Hypothermia likely in mountain hiker death
A woman who vanished in the middle of the night on a rugged mountain in NSW likely died in a “terrible accident”,...
The long-lasting tail of flood devastation
Road trains and tractors would usually be rattling around Moree this time of year, the northern NSW region abuzz with harvest. Instead...
Rex settles heated pay negotiations with pilots
Rex pilots have endorsed a new pay deal, ending a long and heated dispute between the national regional airline and the union....