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Opportunities in uncertain times

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Recent research from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) shows that almost half of Australians aged 50-66 worry that they will outlive their savings, despite Australia having one of the largest superannuation systems in the world, now totalling over $4.2 trillion.
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People in wheelchairs or suits – who gets burned?

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Government is fundamentally about priorities, and we've just seen a striking demonstration of where this government's priorities lie. 160,000 participants are set to be removed from the national disability insurance scheme, presumably because we can't afford it, while multinational gas companies are likely to continue being sheltered from paying a fair rate of tax.
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Two mayoral minutes for Ballina

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Ballina Shire Council's meeting tomorrow will see not one, but two mayoral minutes from Mayor Sharon Cadwallader.
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Articles & Columns

Looking for Richard – the Marles conundrum

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Last week, while Albo flew around the world trying to secure emergency fuel and fertiliser supplies for Australia, as a result of the international crisis caused by the United States, Acting PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles was in Canberra talking about defence.
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An epic ride from 87-year-old Gordon Hayes

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Ballina’s Gordon Hayes is virtually riding 1,500 kilometres, to raise money for Save The Children.
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Extraordinary Meeting on future of croquet club

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Ballina Shire Council met this week, reluctantly, for an Extraordinary Meeting to discuss the Ballina Croquet Club, which is about to lose access to its lawns at Cherry Street.
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Matt Canavan shows what he’s made of

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The latest federal leader of the Nationals, Matt Canavan, appeared at the National Press Club last week, but anyone hoping for some substance behind the spin left disappointed.
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Ben Roberts-Smith VC charged with murder

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Australian Federal Police yesterday arrested and charged former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith with five war crime murders, which allegedly took place between 2009 and 2012. The Victoria Cross winner was taken into custody at Sydney Airport. AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett and OSI Director Investigations Ross Barnett later addressed the media.
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Gambling on half measures

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally announced some gambling advertising reform this week, tucked into the end of a speech to the National Press Club with a principal focus on Australia's response to the fallout from the war in Iran, the day after he appeared on national television networks telling Australians not to panic.
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Australia says goodbye to Aunty Rhoda Roberts

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Organised by Aunty Rhoda herself, this was an extraordinary funeral, attended by a who's who of Indigenous Australia, and including the artistic and cultural voices of her diverse collaborators across a long and distinguished career.
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Jenny Dowell laid to rest as Lismore farewells two titans on same day

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With rain threatening from the east, skies stayed clear for Jenny Dowell's ceremony at the Quad, between three institutions she loved, the Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore Conservatorium and the Lismore Library. The grassy area was full of mourners, with many more watching via the livestream.
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Against the Wind raises over $30k for DV charities

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The 350km charity bike ride organised by Lennox Head's Boaty Boys and the Ballina-on-Richmond Rotary Club has raised over $30,000 for DV-related charities.
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Better By Bike ready for expansion of Northern Rivers Rail Trail

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Scared of fuel prices? Byron Bay has an exciting new bike shop! Located at the corner of Bayshore Drive and Banksia Drive, in the Byron Arts & Industrial Estate, this is Better by Bike's second store in the region, building on the success of their flagship operation at Murwillumbah Railway Station.
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Who should decide when Australia goes to war?

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As Australia acquiesces in the United States' latest disastrous, illegal war, the Greens last week introduced a bill which would require both houses of parliament to vote before our troops can be sent overseas to engage in conflict. After one hour's debate, this was squashed by the Labor and Liberal parties, despite polls showing 90 per cent of Australians support war powers reform.
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Another epic agenda for Ballina Council

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Tomorrow's meeting of Ballina Shire Council will debate issues including local strategic planning, biodiversity, CCTV, bridge duplication and single use plastic elimination.
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Build a 4WD road through this?

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Evans Head Residents for Sustainable Development are concerned about the proposed route of a new 4WD access route to Airforce Beach, just north of Evans Head.
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Polls, trolls and lols in South Australia

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At the time of publication, the final numbers from South Australia's state election aren't yet finalised, which hasn't stopped various people from claiming they've made history, and making sweeping predictions for the political future of the nation.
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Riding 350 kms to do something about DV

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Registrations are rolling in for the Against the Wind charity bike ride happening later this month, raising funds for frontline domestic violence services. The distance represents the 350 DV calls made in NSW every day.
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Articles & Columns

Nothing to be proud of

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In line with their dysfunctional Coalition partner, The Nationals have just lurched even further to the right, elevating Queensland senator Matt Canavan to party leader following the sudden departure of David Littleproud.
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Local News

Ed Mason completes remarkable swim for charity

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Brunswick Heads local Edward Mason has recently completed his 27 km swim across New Zealand's Lake Tekapo, becoming the fourth person in the world to manage the crossing, and raising funds for critically ill children via Make-A-Wish Australia.
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Net zero intelligence

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As the USA-Israel war machine kills and injures more people in Iran and beyond, driving the world towards recession, or more likely depression, Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago mate Pauline Hanson has been doing what she does best, fear-mongering and lying to the Australian public.
Read more
Local News

Opportunities in uncertain times

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Recent research from the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) shows that almost half of Australians aged 50-66 worry that they will outlive their savings, despite Australia having one of the largest superannuation systems in the world, now totalling over $4.2 trillion.
Read more
Articles & Columns

People in wheelchairs or suits – who gets burned?

David Lowe - 0
Government is fundamentally about priorities, and we've just seen a striking demonstration of where this government's priorities lie. 160,000 participants are set to be removed from the national disability insurance scheme, presumably because we can't afford it, while multinational gas companies are likely to continue being sheltered from paying a fair rate of tax.
Read more
Local News

Two mayoral minutes for Ballina

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Ballina Shire Council's meeting tomorrow will see not one, but two mayoral minutes from Mayor Sharon Cadwallader.
Read more
Articles & Columns

Looking for Richard – the Marles conundrum

David Lowe - 0
Last week, while Albo flew around the world trying to secure emergency fuel and fertiliser supplies for Australia, as a result of the international crisis caused by the United States, Acting PM and Defence Minister Richard Marles was in Canberra talking about defence.
Read more
Local News

An epic ride from 87-year-old Gordon Hayes

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Ballina’s Gordon Hayes is virtually riding 1,500 kilometres, to raise money for Save The Children.
Read more
Local News

Extraordinary Meeting on future of croquet club

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Ballina Shire Council met this week, reluctantly, for an Extraordinary Meeting to discuss the Ballina Croquet Club, which is about to lose access to its lawns at Cherry Street.
Read more
Articles & Columns

Matt Canavan shows what he’s made of

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The latest federal leader of the Nationals, Matt Canavan, appeared at the National Press Club last week, but anyone hoping for some substance behind the spin left disappointed.
Read more
National News

Ben Roberts-Smith VC charged with murder

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Australian Federal Police yesterday arrested and charged former soldier Ben Roberts-Smith with five war crime murders, which allegedly took place between 2009 and 2012. The Victoria Cross winner was taken into custody at Sydney Airport. AFP Commissioner Krissy Barrett and OSI Director Investigations Ross Barnett later addressed the media.
Read more
Articles & Columns

Gambling on half measures

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese finally announced some gambling advertising reform this week, tucked into the end of a speech to the National Press Club with a principal focus on Australia's response to the fallout from the war in Iran, the day after he appeared on national television networks telling Australians not to panic.
Read more
Local News

Australia says goodbye to Aunty Rhoda Roberts

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Organised by Aunty Rhoda herself, this was an extraordinary funeral, attended by a who's who of Indigenous Australia, and including the artistic and cultural voices of her diverse collaborators across a long and distinguished career.
Read more
Local News

Jenny Dowell laid to rest as Lismore farewells two titans on same day

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With rain threatening from the east, skies stayed clear for Jenny Dowell's ceremony at the Quad, between three institutions she loved, the Lismore Regional Gallery, Lismore Conservatorium and the Lismore Library. The grassy area was full of mourners, with many more watching via the livestream.
Read more
Local News

Against the Wind raises over $30k for DV charities

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The 350km charity bike ride organised by Lennox Head's Boaty Boys and the Ballina-on-Richmond Rotary Club has raised over $30,000 for DV-related charities.
Read more
Local News

Better By Bike ready for expansion of Northern Rivers Rail Trail

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Scared of fuel prices? Byron Bay has an exciting new bike shop! Located at the corner of Bayshore Drive and Banksia Drive, in the Byron Arts & Industrial Estate, this is Better by Bike's second store in the region, building on the success of their flagship operation at Murwillumbah Railway Station.
Read more
Articles & Columns

Who should decide when Australia goes to war?

David Lowe - 0
As Australia acquiesces in the United States' latest disastrous, illegal war, the Greens last week introduced a bill which would require both houses of parliament to vote before our troops can be sent overseas to engage in conflict. After one hour's debate, this was squashed by the Labor and Liberal parties, despite polls showing 90 per cent of Australians support war powers reform.
Read more
Local News

Another epic agenda for Ballina Council

David Lowe - 0
Tomorrow's meeting of Ballina Shire Council will debate issues including local strategic planning, biodiversity, CCTV, bridge duplication and single use plastic elimination.
Read more
Local News

Build a 4WD road through this?

David Lowe - 0
Evans Head Residents for Sustainable Development are concerned about the proposed route of a new 4WD access route to Airforce Beach, just north of Evans Head.
Read more
Articles & Columns

Polls, trolls and lols in South Australia

David Lowe - 0
At the time of publication, the final numbers from South Australia's state election aren't yet finalised, which hasn't stopped various people from claiming they've made history, and making sweeping predictions for the political future of the nation.
Read more
Local News

Riding 350 kms to do something about DV

David Lowe - 0
Registrations are rolling in for the Against the Wind charity bike ride happening later this month, raising funds for frontline domestic violence services. The distance represents the 350 DV calls made in NSW every day.
Read more
Articles & Columns

Nothing to be proud of

David Lowe - 0
In line with their dysfunctional Coalition partner, The Nationals have just lurched even further to the right, elevating Queensland senator Matt Canavan to party leader following the sudden departure of David Littleproud.
Read more
Local News

Ed Mason completes remarkable swim for charity

David Lowe - 0
Brunswick Heads local Edward Mason has recently completed his 27 km swim across New Zealand's Lake Tekapo, becoming the fourth person in the world to manage the crossing, and raising funds for critically ill children via Make-A-Wish Australia.
Read more
Articles & Columns

Net zero intelligence

David Lowe - 0
As the USA-Israel war machine kills and injures more people in Iran and beyond, driving the world towards recession, or more likely depression, Donald Trump's Mar-a-Lago mate Pauline Hanson has been doing what she does best, fear-mongering and lying to the Australian public.
Read more
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With 45 years combined experience across both sales and property management, husband and wife team Mark and Michelle Errichiello have recently moved to the Northern Rivers and teamed up with Byron Property Search to provide advocacy services for people looking to buy or sell across the region.
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Savour The Tweed returns, 22 October

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Conservationists welcome carbon credit scheme to protect forests

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