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VOTING RIGHT: A donkey vote (left) will still be counted whereas an informal vote (left) will be discarded.

What is a donkey vote? Does it differ from an informal vote? How do your preferences work?

Don't be a donkey: How to make sure your vote is counted correctly

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: AAP


Australian wages have not kept pace with inflation.

Wages hit sparks new debate on cost of living election

AJ, bottom right, and his family with SES volunteer Bluey.

"[AJ] said his first word a few weeks ago and it was blue," AJ's mum Kelly said.

Watch AJ reunite with SES rescuer 'Bluey' who found him after disappearance

THE TEAM: Armidale locals Sophie Masson, Jen Scanlan, Rae Ainsworth, Kathy Creamer, Peter Creamer absent- Beattie Alvarez and Sharnee Rawson

A literary collaboration between locally-based children's book publishers for those who want to know what it takes to get published is now on sale.

Local scribes gather to launch the inside story of their craft

Anthony Albanese made his final National Press Club pitch ahead of the May 21 election with a focus on integrity and repairing the budget. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Anthony Albanese says grants decisions would become arms-length under his government.

Labor to cut $750m from pork and rort programs

PICKING THE WINNER: Australia currently has four bellwether seats with Robertson, NSW having been the longest held bellwether.

How do these four seats keep consistently predicting which party will form government?

Key seats in the 2022 Federal Election: Australia's four bellwethers

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Cold and flu-like symptoms are the highest they've been since COVID restrictions began in 2020.

Flu the roof: respiratory illness rise 'near vertical'

Constable Zachary Rolfe has pleaded not guilty to the shooting murder of Kumanjayi Walker.

Video of Kumanjayi shooting shown to jury

Labor leader Anthony Albanese. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The polls show the race is tightening with only three days until the federal election.

Live updates: Albanese says PM 'is distancing himself from Scott Morrison' at National Press Club

Hospitalisation numbers are down on yesterday.

NSW records more than 12,000 COVID cases, 14 deaths

How can you safely perform a RAT on your child at home and help them to engage in the process?

Go low, go slow: how to rapid antigen test your kid for COVID as school returns

Queenie describes her show 'Blue: The Songs of Joni Mitchell' as a love letter from one melancholy mother to another. Image credit: Kurt Sneddon. 

Star of the stage and screen, Queenie van de Zandt, celebrates the 50th anniversary of 'Blue', one of Joni Mitchell's most praised albums.

Queenie van de Zandt performs love letter to Joni Mitchell | Photos, Video

Are you ready for back to school? Photo: FILE

As we approach the start of the first school term of the year in NSW, some parents are confused about the rules and expectations surrounding their child's return to school.

Masks, tests and more: Back to school in the Armidale region explained

This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning until the end of the election.

Don't you hate it when former PMs call at dinner?

Social media has helped countless conspiracies flourish. Picture: Shutterstock

Social media adds a new layer to fighting misinformation.

Don't believe all you read this election

Pre-poll voting centre. Photo: Adam McLean

Female voters have been found to be three times more likely than male voters to be undecided.

Key group of wavering voters could decide the election: ANU poll

Stuart McKenzie catches an eastern brown snake found under a couch.

Snake-catching professional shares his top tip on how best to avoid eastern brown snakes.

Sofas, scales and playgrounds: The places brown snakes are caught

The Armidale SES crew helped out with the recent floods in Grafton

"Here's to all the volunteers across Australia who work all year round to protect us at our most vulnerable."

Wear orange and support our SES | video

PORTRAIT POWER: Wayne Tunnicliffe from the Art Gallery of NSW with  Rachael Parsons director of New England Regional Art Museum. Picture:  Sarah Reddington

The exhibitions are on show until June 26.

The beautiful and bizarre at the Archibald Prize opening in Armidale | did you get snapped?

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and Country Liberal Party's candidate for Solomon Tina MacFarlane. Picture: AAP

The two men vying for the prime ministership have weighed in on housing and health.

Leaders pivot election pitch to housing and health

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Foot and mouth disease may be Australian agriculture's biggest fear, but the nation has been fortifying and fine tuning its defences against the virus for decades.

The foot and mouth disease pathways we should and shouldn't be worried about

REFLECTION: The AFL must ask itself, is there another reason why fans aren't flocking to the footy. Picture: Mark Kolbe/Getty Images

The AFL must ask itself, is there another reason why fans aren't flocking to the footy.

Why is the footy not attracting massive crowds this season?

A former Federal Court judge will review the WorkSafe SA probe into the death of Gayle Woodford.

Former judge to review Woodford case

Tasmanian Premier Jeremy Rockliff has announced the removal of COVID-19 density and capacity limits.

Tas to lift virus density, capacity rules

Simon Birmingham says finding budget savings won't mean compulsory public service redundancies.

No forced public sector job cuts: minister

COST OF FESTIVAL: Preparations for the Tamworth Country Music Festival made over a dozen people homeless, before the historic event was postponed on Friday, according to local homeless services. Photo: file

"It's not the moteliers fault. They've always done what they've done. Right at the moment we have a major issue in the housing sector, full stop."

TCMF 'made people homeless', as new date drives up April motel rates

NOT FOR ME: Barnaby Joyce has stuck true to his word about not supporting Facebook through advertising, but the Liberals and Labor have spent big. Photo: file

Mr Joyce maintains he would rather spend his money in local newspapers but has no control over what his colleagues do.

Coalition abandons Barnaby Joyce over stance on Facebook advertising

Police are appealing for public assistance to locate a man with outstanding warrants.

Appeal to locate man wanted in Armidale over armed robbery

IT'S SHOWTIME: Climate Action Now take to the stage in the Armidale Mall on Saturday- Back row: Barney Street Beats Maria Rummery, Eva Rummery, Alisa Perks, Deborah Dixon-Ives. Front Row: Jodi Travels, Vivienne Nano, Baeho Joo, Harry Joo, Amy Ashman, Annette Kilarr. Picture: Dave Robinson.

"No matter what the result of the election this weekend Climate Action and concerns will be high on the agenda."

Climate conversations take to the stage in Armidale before election day

CYCLING FOR US: Royal Far West, Australian cycling great Mark Renshaw and a peloton of cyclists will ride into Armidale on Sunday, May 22. Picture: supplied.

The event aims to raise funds and awareness of the growing and unmet need in regional Australia.

Call for locals to get out and support the riders supporting our kids

Chilled vibe heats up our festival cred | see the photos

Ice skating continues until the end of the month

Chilled festival vibe heats up our entertainment cred | see the photos

Spotlight shines on pelvic pain - but not at all Armidale schools

"One in five Australian teens who have a period are missing school because of severe pain."

Spotlight shines on pelvic pain - but not at all schools

Promises: The Coalition commits to funding a new child care centre in Guyra. Photo: File

Barnaby Joyce has revealed that childcare is so hard to come by in his electorate, even his family have struggled to find a place.

Joyce reveals personal struggle with New England's 'childcare deserts'

COMMUNITY HUB: Member for Northern Tablelands Adam Marshall helps officially open Sunnyfield Disability Services new Armidale hub last Friday, surrounded by staff, clients and their families. Picture: Supplied

People living with disability in Armidale now have an exciting space to gather, learn and join in recreational, therapeutic and educational activities.

Exciting new space for disability sector in Armidale

HARD WORK: Little Kindy company director Arzal Arzal said many city-based companies shrank from providing childcare because it is difficult to manage from a distance. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Thousands of children are starting school already behind the pace because of a state's worst shortage of childcare in the New England, according to a new report.

Local kids developmentally vulnerable due to state's worst childcare shortage: report

MAJOR PROMISE: The University of New England could gain a $15 million Centre of Excellence, which would focus on 'agvet' chemical and technology innovation. Photo: file

The centre would focus on agvet chemical and technology innovation.

Federal government commits $15 million to UNE Centre of Excellence ahead of election

Prime Minister Scott Morrison officially launched the Liberals' election campaign on Sunday. Picture: AAP

Scott Morrison has made housing a central part of the Liberal Party's official launch.

Liberal Party 'warms up' with final countdown underway

Tree dahlias in full bloom on a misty morning. When a big frost, one that reaches as high as these flowers, occurs, they will be reduced to mush, but in the meantime it's great to be able to enjoy them in full flower this year!

Many gardeners around Armidale are anxiously watching the forecasts in the hope the weather will allow their tree dahlias to flower.

Gardening Matters || Anxious wait as Jack Frost arrives

The committee of the Armidale Eisteddfod has been working hard in preparation for the 38th annual Armidale Eisteddfod.

Celebration of young talent from the Armidale region

New England travellers warned as floods hit south-east Queensland, again

Evacuation warnings are being sounded as heavy rainfall continues to pound southern Queensland.

Residents flee homes as evacuation sirens sounded

Travelers warned as floods hit south-east Queensland, again

Representatives of the powerful Australian Energy Market Operator will front up at a renewable energy forum this week to discuss the future of green power in the region.

Powerful Australian Energy Market Operator to attend green energy forum

Prime Minister Morrison's mantras of "Can-Do-Capitalism", "Jobs And Growth", and " Jobs, Jobs, Jobs" are insidious, and arrogantly unsustainable.

Can-do-capitalism? No thanks, Sco-Mo

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