In the meantime, here at The Armidale Express, we are going to spend the final week of the year, taking a look back at some of the stories that made the news in 2018.

Our journalists have taken the time to reflect on the stories they covered this year, which has included good and bad news. Our triumphs and our tragedies.

Each morning, we will share with you a story from the year, as well as an insight from the journalist who wrote it.

We will also look back at the work of our columnists and contributors.

In fact, we have already shared the first one, here you can read about the contributions from the international students currently studying at the University of New England.

You can visit our website each day until the new year, and we hope you enjoy looking back at some of the stories that were covered in 2018.