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The Drongo: even more of them around these days
The team at Spangled Drongo Brewing officially fired up their brewhouse in June last year, but you may have...
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What’s Mullum?
Having worked at the Ford dealership in Mullum while my wife ran an art and craft shop in Mullum,...
Action needed on affordable housing and land banking say regional city Mayors
Regional Cities NSW mayors have called on the state government to take action on the worsening housing crisis outside of Sydney as they call for affordable housing and a way to stop developers land banking.
Body found near Byron in search for missing man
A body believed to be that of a man reported missing last week has been found, police on the weekend said.
Floodplains, drainage
I understand the owners of floodplain land wanting to fill and develop for money, and who work secretly with...
Time to tape up
Could I suggest that all flood-affected residents in Mullumbimby turn up to the Byron Council chambers by 8.30am for...
Having dinner with the Artists
Next week you can join Art Byron curator, Laith McGregor and influential artists, Lara Merrett and Shaun Gladwell for an exclusive evening of conversation, food and wine at Newrybar Hall. The artists will be in conversation with Vault magazine editor, Alison Kubler, who will discuss their practice, connection to Byron Bay, and involvement in the 2024 iteration of Art Byron.
Stories about "rupert murdoch":
The Murdoch empire – out of the pot and into the other pot
The biggest news in ‘news’ today is that the biggest news content creator will see its leader stand down after more than 70 years – it is expected that Lachlan Murdoch will step into his father’s shoes as head of the Murdoch media behemoth from November.
The price of lies
This week we found out that Australia's most embarrassing export, Rupert Murdoch, will pay US$787.5 million to avoid having his corporation further humiliated in court for telling lies about the US election, specifically regarding Dominion voting machines.
Gerontocracy rules, okay?
The American president displays the unmistakable signs of old age. He shows a frailty in his movements, and a tendency to forget names.
News Corp scraps print for paid online subs
From June 29, nearly 100 regional newspapers, owned by US citizen and multi-billionaire Rupert Murdoch, will cease print operations.
Activists block Murdoch newspapers from distribution
Activists have taken the fight to the front gates of the News Corp printing press in Murarrie, Queensland last night demanding that ‘News Corp tell the truth about the climate and ecological crisis,’ said a spokesperson for Extinction Rebellion (XR).
How Murdoch and the miners screwed us yet again
Let’s get a few numbers straight first: this was not a landslide or a blowout and the people of Australia did not fall in line behind the grinning salesman Scott Morrison...
Overseas interests: what about Murdoch?
Guy, Lismore.
For Turnbull, Dutton et al to pretend they are looking after Australia’s interests when they castigate China for interfering with Australia’s internal politics...
Media reforms to benefit major players
Veteran journalist Alex Mitchell has condemned the Turnbull government’s new media legislation, saying it represented a ‘sweeping victory’ for the major media owners.
Murdoch influence everywhere
Max Willoughby, Murwillumbah. Your story in Echonetdaily today misses a lot. In addition to the holdings you listed, News Corp also has a dominant interest in Australian Associated Press [AAP], via which much of our media gains their news stories.
News Corp’s extraordinary dominance of our media
News Corporation has just dramatically increased its political-influence footprint in Australia, but it’s a story that hasn’t made it much past the business pages. It should.
Byron Echo
Organic seedlings at the market
Victoria Cosford
From the age of 17, owner of Seedlings Organic, Luke Sansom, has worked in horticulture. Down on the Mornington Peninsula he was a...
Byron Echo
Suffolk Park Tennis travels to grass courts
A group of eight adult Suffolk Park tennis players headed south of the border for a grass court tennis tournament in the small town of Tatura - north of Melbourne.
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Film fundraiser for Save Wallum
Our Generation Media together with the Brunswick Picture House will be hosting a special fundraiser screening of the award-winning documentary, Luku Ngärra: The Law of the Land in support of Save Wallum.
Byron Echo
Bangalow and Byron Bay third-grader cricketers qualify for 2023/24 grand final
Bangalow Cricket Club has played its way into the third-grade grand final after beating minor premiers Lennox Head in the semi-final played at Megan Crescent Oval last Saturday.