Unless you’ve been blissfully slumbering in a very welcome coma, you’d be aware that Scott Morrison abruptly cancelled the terribly important contract we had with France, to build new submarines, in order to get fancy nuclear sink-boats from the US instead (in decades time and at incalculable cost, much like the previous contract). 

Now that Lismore LGA is out of lockdown, the number of acceptable reasons for residents to cross the border into Queensland has increased.

Byron Writers Festival co-presents a special online event with acclaimed author Jonathan Franzen. 

We love to receive letters, but not every letter will be published; the publication of letters is at the discretion of the online and print letters editors.

It may be confronting to hear there are more vaccinated people than unvaccinated people in hospital – but it’s actually a good thing.