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New data reveals NSW social housing waitlist blowout

A fresh analysis by Homelessness NSW reveals where people are waiting the longest for social housing, sparking calls to double the supply of social homes and boost services funding.

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Musicians and MLC support the save Wallum fight

As the drama unfolded between police and protesters at the Wallum Development in Brunswick Heads yesterday, people were drawn to the site by the red alerts sent out by the Save Wallum organisers.

Gabriella Cohen in Bruns

Gabriella Cohen, Australia’s folk darling, is coming to Brunswick Picture House to perform a one-off intimate solo show on Saturday. Known for her magnetic performances, off-hand charm and pop sensibilities, Gabriella plays music that is all-at-once laid-back, tongue-in-cheek, and peppered with the sweet sounds of ‘60s girl groups.

Celebrating Tweed Museum’s 20th anniversary with all and everything

A stunning new exhibition has opened to celebrate the Tweed Regional Museum's 20th anniversary – Omnia: all and everything.

Anzac Day events in the Northern Rivers

Around Australia people will come together this Thursday to pay their respects and remember those who have served, and continue to serve, the nation during times of conflict. Listed are details for Tweed, Ballina, Lismore, Byron, Kyogle, and Richmond Valley Council areas.

Flood insurance inquiry’s North Coast hearings 

A public hearing into insurers’ responses to the 2022 flood was held in Lismore last Thursday, with one local insurance brokerage business owner describing the compact that exists between insurers and society as ‘broken’. 

Byron’s Sydney-centric policies

Very interesting comments slipped out of the mouth of Premier Chris Minns during the recent Sydney/regional floods: ‘There shall...

Thanks for a great article about the stupid reaction of our premier to the recommendations of the NSW Ice Inquiry. Wasting over two years to react, which caused so much pain, suffering, and death in the community, it is just simply criminal to be honest. From which Christian cloud did our premier come down, leaving Father Christmas behind, to say that ‘drugs don’t have a place in our society’!?.

Has he forgotten that alcohol is the worst drug of all, causing so much violence, death and suffering every day in our homes and on the streets? What a clever country we are, where, in Canberra, you can grow two cannabis plants and walk around with 50 grams, to protect politicians’ kids, while in NSW you are taken to court. 

How many people died before we finally got past Howard [government] resistance and established safe injecting rooms. What a sad farce we are letting happen!

Chibo Mertineit, Lillian Rock


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Menacing dog declaration revoked

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