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Regional news is the Canary in the Coal Mine

This week, I step up as President of Country Press Australia (CPA), ostensibly to represent the best interests of independent regional newspaper publishers. But the responsibility is far greater than that. The future of regional news publishing is inextricably linked to whether regional communities will…

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