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Boat people we are
We here in this country, now called Australia, need to be reminded that we started off as ‘boat people’.
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Hospitals under strain
With ever increasing pressure on health services across the nation and locally, how are health staff coping – and are there enough ICU beds and ventilators to cope with the ongoing surge in COVID-19 cases?
The Lord and that ‘dance’
Two things happened during the last week that perfectly illustrate the federal government’s position on religious discrimination in Australia.
TreadLightly on the planet by recycling school shoes
Most Aussie parents know how quickly kids either grow out or wear out of school shoes. They either get handed down or thrown in the rubbish – adding to the millions of shoes that end up in landfill each year
Bioenergy precaution
The notion of ‘Green Energy’ has recently excited business investors and no doubt the public. We need positive solutions...
Rainbow Temple squeezed by Lismore Council
For two decades, the Rainbow Temple in Rosebank has stood as a striking reflection of the region’s proudly beating spiritual heart.
Vale Byron girl, Patricia Marcia Dailhou
Patricia, better known as Pat or Patsy, was born in Byron Bay in 1933 and was the second eldest of nine, to Horace Cecil Vernon Freeman (better known as ‘Bluey’) and Dorothy Lulu Freeman (nee Daniels).
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Divided Tweed council rejects by-election
Tweed Shire Council last night opted not to have a by-election to replace a councillor who resigned suddenly this week under pressure from his political opponents.
Tweed councillor quits, fears for council’s future
A Tweed Shire councillor who suddenly resigned last night has blamed the pro-development faction on council for forcing his hand.
Byron Echo
Israel and Palestine
As an apologist for Israel, Michael Burd (Letters, 12 January) conveniently ignores the harsh truth of Israel’s brutal oppression, while claiming there are two...
Local News
Greens Mandy Nolan to hold community forum in support of nurses and paramedics
Locally and across the state nurses, and paramedics are struggling in the face of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic as they are being asked to do double shifts and manage effectively in health system that is struggling to cope. This has led to an increasing number of nurses and paramedics resigning.
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NSW COVID update on COVID deaths – vax stats and comorbidities
NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet again opened his COVID update with condolences to families who have lost loved ones, and thanks to the ‘inspirational work of our health workers'.
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January 21 National Cabinet on Omicron, RATs, vax and treatments
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has issued a media release about yesterday's meeting of the National Cabinet.
