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Barwon flood must not be pumped dry

Nature Conservation Council NSW (NCC), the state's leading environmental advocacy organisation, is calling on the Minns government to put in place an urgent moratorium on floodplain harvesting to ensure the current flood is used to prepare rivers and wetlands for the coming El Niño summer, not as a bonanza for big irrigators.
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Landscapes and ‘ghosts’ meet at Lone Goat Gallery

A sunlit valley sounds like a pleasant place to spend an afternoon. A pathway to madness, perhaps less so.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Two men charged following alleged robbery

Two men have been charged following an alleged robbery in Casino last week.
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LettersKellly Minahan, President, SPCA - 0

Clifford Street DA conflicts

On the question of ‘perceived’ conflicts of interest of the president and secretary of the Suffolk Park Community Association...
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

People’s Choice Awards announced for Lismore sculpture show

Over 500 visitors came to see the wonderful recycled and natural sculptural works at the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens, in the ReCreate Sculpture Exhibition.
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Thylacines to haunt Lismore’s Quad after dark

Most visitors to Lismore’s Quad after dark are looking for dinner or a way home. From October 31, they may also find a thylacine.
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National NewsThe Echo - 0

‘Coal mines are writing the laws’

The Minns government has announced it will bypass the independent planning process and legislate an increase in coal production at MACH Energy's Mount Pleasant mine, following the landmark High Court decision that found the mine's expansion approval was invalid because the climate pollution from exported coal had not been properly considered.
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Stories about "COVID 19":

COVID-19 reduces Australian life expectancy

Local News The Echo - 43
New data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics Life shows life expectancy in Australia has decreased slightly for the second year in a row.
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Wuhan market increasingly likely origin point for COVID-19

Articles & Columns Cosmos Magazine - 23
An international team of researchers has found more evidence that COVID-19 came from animals in a Wuhan food market.
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Editorial – There’s a bat in my lab! 

Editorial Hans Lovejoy - 10
The lab-leak theory that Covid-19 came from the Wuhan Institute of Virology – instead of a nearby wet market – was thrashed about in public recently, with the US Senate Homeland Security Committee holding a hearing into Covid-19. 
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Fresh air federal funds for Northern Rivers schools in need

Local News Mia Armitage - 1
Eighteen schools in the Northern Rivers division of Richmond have received $25,000 each as part of the federal government’s School Upgrade Fund, Labor Member for Richmond Justine Elliot said last week.
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COVID-19 pandemic has cut life expectancy globally

Articles & Columns Cosmos Magazine - 1
COVID-19 reversed earlier trends toward longer life expectancies. During the pandemic, life expectancies globally dropped by 1.6 years according to a new study published in the Lancet medical journal.
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COVID-19 update for New South Wales

Local News The Echo - 9
Let’s not forget that Covid-19 is still a big issue in our community with 31,935 cases reported across Australia in the last week – an average of 4,562 cases per day.
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Five graphs you need to see before the Global Carbon Budget update

Articles & Columns Cosmos Magazine - 2
The Global Carbon Budget is about to be refreshed, giving the world a critical insight into how efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions are (or are not) progressing.
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Public transport mask mandate to end

National News The Echo - 1
Masks will no longer be mandatory on public transport from tomorrow, Wednesday 21 September.
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NSW Police: be COVID-vigilant at Splendour in the Grass

Local News The Echo - 2
SW Police are urging festival-goers at this weekend’s music festival to celebrate in a safe and responsible manner, whilst also being aware of COVID-Safety measures.
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COVID-19 update for the NNSWLHD – May 23

Local News The Echo - 0
The Northern NSW Local Health District reports that to 4pm yesterday, Sunday May 22, there were 40 COVID-19 positive patients in hospital in Northern NSW, with one of these in ICU.
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Articles & Columns

Can independents save democracy?

David Lowe - 0
Senator David Pocock was already booked for the National Press Club when Helen Haines was attacked outside her office, but this shocking event put a sombre spotlight on his speech, which focused on the role and responsibility of independents in the Australian parliament.
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Local News

Trust Council with DA compliance?

Aslan Shand - 0
The controversial subdivision at 53 McAuleys Lane, Myocum that directs traffic onto the McAuleys Lane and Mullumbimby Road intersection has had a number of the modifications approved – but not all.
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Local News

Sharon Friel to stand for The Greens in Tweed

The Echo - 0
The latest candidate to put their hand up for the state election in 2027 is mother of four Sharon Friel who will stand for the Greens in Tweed next March.
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Local News

Wingsuit pilot Chris Geiler is all about speed

Eve Jeffery - 0
Northern Rivers wingsuit pilot Chris Geiler has returned from the the sixth World Championships in Performance Wingsuit Flying held at Skydive Elsinore in California, with a win in the speed division.
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