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Gambling harm recognised by Tweed Council, supported by Wesley Mission

Faith-based, not-for-profit organisation providing community services in NSW, Wesley Mission, has welcomed Tweed Shire Council’s decision to publicly recognise the impact of gambling harm and advocate for stronger harm-minimisation measures.
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Byron EchoMike Balson, Upper Wilsons Creek - 0

AI roll-out

My dad bought a quarter-acre block overlooking Sydney’s Northern Beaches for 400 pounds. That was about eight week’s salary. Mum...
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Dancing and fundraising for our children’s future

The recent premeditated killings of several children in Australia by their fathers has raised the issue of filicide (the deliberate act of a parent killing their own child) alongside the issue of domestic violence (DV) and femicide (the intentional murder of women or girls) as key areas that need research to help understand why these things happen.
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LettersJudy Bamberger, O’Connor ACT - 0

What are we going to *DO* about it?

Israel is expediting legislation to plan and legalise 69 outposts, allocating over 100-million shekels (about US$34-million). Israel’s Defence Ministry is...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Remembering Pete Woolnough with song

It is with great sadness that the community heard the news of the death of Peter Woolnough.
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Regional Seniors Travel Card to return if coalition win 2027 election

Member for Tweed Geoff Provest (Nationals) says he will bring back the Regional Seniors Travel Card if his government is voted in at the March 2027 election.
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LettersLouise Doran, Ocean Shores - 0

Where is the real cost in rail v trail?

When the state government closed the one daily train service on the Casino to Murwillumbah line, which records show...
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Stories about "Afghanistan":

Ben Roberts-Smith VC charged with murder

National News David Lowe - 0
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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David McBride: Declassified – the right way to serve your country?

Byron Echo Eve Jeffery - 7
How does one prepare for the possibility of going to jail for telling the truth?
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Persecuted whistleblower to speak Aug 19

Local News The Echo - 2
Afghan war crimes whistleblower, David McBride, will speak in Byron Bay on Saturday, August 19, at Marvell Hall from 6pm. 
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Peace and war in Afghanistan

Byron Echo The Echo - 0
Later this month author Mark Isaacs and filmmaker Benjamin Gilmour will discuss their personal experiences of peace-building and conflict in Afghanistan, reflecting upon the situation in the country since the collapse of the Western occupation and the Taliban's return to power.
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Thinking of the children in Afghanistan, acting locally in Ballina

Local News Mia Armitage - 2
BR4R has been supporting a family in hiding in Afghanistan financially and emotionally for the past ten months, trying to arrange their migration to Australia under the government’s Special Humanitarian Visa scheme.
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Artists and musicians struggle in Taliban controlled Afghanistan

Byron Echo Mandy Nolan - 4
Benjamin Gilmour made a film to highlight the detrimental impact of the war in Afghanistan. But in the process he may have put the stars of his film at risk of persecution or death.
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Putting our money where our mouth is for an Afghan family

Local News The Echo - 0
The horror the people of Afghanistan are living through makes us ask ourselves what can we possibly do to help? The Ballina Region for Refugees offering the opportunity for anyone to support an Afghan family.
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Will petty politics really bring us down?

Byron Echo The Echo - 2
Twenty years after the fall of the Taliban in Afghanistan, and ten years after the massive earthquake that killed approximately 200,000 Haitians, the situation in both countries is dire.
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Afghan war atonement film, Friday

Local News The Echo - 0
A special screening of Jirga will be held Friday July 19 from 7pm at Palace Cinemas, and will be followed by Q&A with director Benjamin Gilmour.
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US bombing of Afghan hospital a war crime: MSF

National News The Echo - 0
Afghan forces who said they were under Taliban fire asked for the US air strike that killed 22 people at a hospital in Kunduz, the US commander in Afghanistan claims, but a reputable charity has called it a war crime.
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Local News

Winter Warmer fundraiser for homelessness

The Echo - 0
The annual Winter Warmer Homelessness Relief campaign, hosted by Dharma Care, will return for 2026 with cabaret at Salt, Kingscliff, on Thursday 2 July, headlined by comedian Mandy Nolan, interactive performance artist The Space Cowboy and the Kinship Doobai Dancers, with a Welcome to Country from Aunty Jackie.
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Local News

Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

The Echo - 0
Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
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Local News

Community housing industry call for major expansion in upcoming NSW budget

The Echo - 0
The community housing industry are calling on the NSW government to use next week's State Budget to unlock a major expansion of community housing.
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Local News

New bus services for Tweed and Murwillumbah

The Echo - 0
From 29 June, 175 additional weekly bus services will be added to Tweed and Murwillumbah routes.
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