Mungo looks at federal families minister Jenny Macklin’s controversial claim that she could live on $35 a day, a claim that has outraged many, not least 80,000 single parents whose benefits have been cut.
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Highway crash heading north from Byron
A crash on the Pacific Motorway heading north from the Byron Shire on Monday morning reduced traffic to a single lane around 11am.
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365 days per year
Spare a thought for a group of residents whose homes were added to those properties that can operate as...
Queen at home on Country
Colony Bees, based in Mullumbimby, are pleased to advise that a native nest of the Apidae family has made home inside the hollow of an old growth tree on Bundjalung Country.
Anzac Day plans for Bangalow and Clunes
The Bangalow Sub Branch of the NSW RSL have announced their plans for commemorating Anzac Day on 25 April.
Mass tree-planting planned for Bruns River in Mullum
More than five thousand native plants are to be planted along Brunswick River banks in Mullumbimby.
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Living in Byron Shire the majority of people continue to ask why is this organisation continuously letting this community...
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Mass tree-planting planned for Bruns River in Mullum
More than five thousand native plants are to be planted along Brunswick River banks in Mullumbimby.
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Who is our next GG?
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Sam Mostyn has been announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as Australia's next governor-general. So what sort of woman is she, and why has her appointment sent the right wing media into a tizz?
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Byron swimmer airlifted to hospital
A man swimming in Byron Bay on the weekend was airlifted to the Gold Coast University Hospital, rescuers said.
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Woodburn: ute hits, kills pedestrian
A 30-year-old woman walking in Woodburn died on Sunday morning when a teenager driving a ute crashed into her, police said.