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31/10/2025

The problem of mobile phone reception is that the coverage of 4G and 5G has not mirrored even closely the old shutdown 3G network.

⚠️ 5G will kill rural Australians.

When 3G was shut off, thousands across rural NSW lost the only reliable signal they had. Farmers, firefighters, nurses and volunteers are now working blind in deadly black spots that were supposed to be fixed years ago.

You can’t call triple-zero if your phone says SOS only. You can’t upload a fire map or emergency update when there’s no reception. Every dropped call in the bush could be a life lost.

Locals from Junee to Cann River say coverage has worsened since 5G arrived — yet we keep hearing that the maps look fine from behind a Sydney desk.

Rural lives don’t exist on a map. Connectivity isn’t a luxury — it’s survival.

We need urgent investment in reliable 5G and digital connectivity across regional NSW — before the next emergency turns fatal.

31/10/2025

'It's a cost of government crises' says commentator on latest ABS inflation data and Local Government is part of the growing problem.

This week’s CPI data was a wake-up call.

Inflation came in hotter than expected, up 1.3% for the September quarter, pushing annual inflation to 3.2%. But the real story is where the pain is coming from.

Property rates and charges jumped 6.3%, the biggest rise since 2014. Councils across every capital city hiked general rates, waste levies, and tacked on extra “levies” for good measure.

Local councils have lost sight of their core purpose. Instead of fixing roads and collecting rubbish, they're pouring vast sums of money into vanity projects and an ever-expanding bureaucracy. One thing is certain, ratepayers are left to foot the bill.

Electricity prices are the real shocker. Up 9% this quarter, on top of an 8.1% rise last quarter. A staggering 23.6% increase over the past year.

Governments handed out short-term (taxpayer-funded) rebates, but those are now disappearing. When the rebates run dry, what happens to CPI?

Australia is one of the most resource-rich nations on Earth. We sit on vast reserves of coal, gas, and uranium. We have abundant sun and wind. Yet somehow, we’re paying through the nose for power.

This isn’t just a cost-of-living crisis, it’s a cost-of-government crisis. Inflation is the bill we all end up paying.

31/10/2025

Horrific loss of life on the Yorke Peninsula SA as 3 year old girl is killed in a car and truck accident.

A child died in a crash at Sandilands on the Yorke Peninsula yesterday.

A car and truck collided just before 3pm on Friday 31 October on Sandy Church Road, Sandilands, near the intersection of Davies Road.

Sadly, a 3-year-old girl, who was a passenger in the car, died at the scene.

The driver of the car, a 31-year-old local woman, was airlifted to hospital with serious, but non-life-threatening, injuries.

The truck driver, a 71-year-old Yorke Peninsula man, was not physically injured in the crash.

Major Crash investigators attended the scene and are investigating the circumstances surrounding the crash.

The child's death is the 74th life lost on South Australian roads so far this year.

Anyone with information that may assist the investigation into the fatal crash can contact Crime Stoppers on 1800 333 000 or online at www.crimestopperssa.com.au

31/10/2025

A possible half a billion dollars has been lost by the Malinauskas State Government of SA in the high risk commercially un substantiated hydrogen power project at Whyalla. This cost now borne by SA taxpayers.

Taxpayers face a multimillion-dollar bill for the axing of the Malinauskas government’s hydrogen plans, with the budgetary hit from the failed project being likened to the State Bank collapse that almost bankrupted South Australia in the early 1990s.

Treasurer and Energy Minister Tom Koutsantonis is insisting losses thus far from the project can be almost fully recouped and infrastructure already paid for will be used by future owners of the Whyalla steelworks and other businesses in the Iron Triangle.

But the opposition believes the total bill for the failed hydrogen plan could exceed $500m, following warnings from the state Auditor-General that $285m had already been spent on the project, with a committed future spend of $125m and $87m in continuing liabilities.

31/10/2025

Haslam - West Coast SA where the local Member for Flinders Sam Telfer joined a blockade of oysters being given SA Government approval to be relocated from an algae bloom area of Cowell 300 plus km away to the clean Southern Ocean waters at Haslam. Why was a large corporately owned Oyster grower given approval by the Malinauskas government?

31/10/2025

As Rural Road Safety Month draws to a close for another year, the National Heavy Vehicle Regulator is reminding people to share the road responsibly year-round as crashes in regional areas remain far too common.

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31/10/2025

Australia's largest camel farm and dairy - Queensland’s Summerland Camels - is leading the push to reframe how Australians view camels - not as feral pests, but as a valuable and sustainable livestock option.

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31/10/2025

Sadly, this is making life for all of us much harder with the only solution being to abandon net zero policy otherwise private employment will plummet as companies seek to offset another key expense by going offshore or A.I.

31/10/2025

A second home on the farm with tax benefits could help the ailing population issues in country regions but also help our shortage of houses in the regions. Many homes have been left to fall down but could with relaxed environmental, planning and taxation rules be habitable again.

A regulatory shake-up in NSW could unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in trapped rural wealth and boost much-needed housing supply.

31/10/2025

The fight begins for land holders in the Power Lines Path as VNI proponents send notices to land holders. This has occurred through Lockhart NSW and is speculated that Mid North SA is in the Power Line!

Some landholders in the path of the VNI West transmission project have received Section 93 notices today instigating compulsory access to your land.

31/10/2025

Mathoura NSW, the location of a cross border police operation that recovered a stolen Hilux!

Man charged after cross-border police operation - MathouraFriday, 31 October 2025 03:43:08 AM A man has been been charged following a cross-border operation and multiple pursuits in the state’s south. On Wednesday 29 October 2025, a white Toyota Hilux 4WD was stolen from Finley, New South Wales. A...

31/10/2025

A unique mix of agriculture, community, and two-wheeled adventure made its way into South Australia for the first time last week as ADAMA Australia's 2-Wheel Trial Tour hit the road across the state.

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