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Move Beyond Coal turning up heat on government
Move Beyond Coal says it will be staging protests at Labor MP offices around the country over the next week to 'turn up the heat' on the government to stop approving climate-wrecking coal and gas projects.
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Marisa takes on 621km Melanoma Walk
Margaret Pierce
Ballina’s Marisa Worling is about to undertake a marathon walk from Merimbula on the south-east coast to Port...
Southern Blast in Byron
Surfrider Foundation Australia – the not-for-profit agency dedicated to the protection of Australia’s oceans – has launched a series of film events across Australia’s east coast to raise support for their campaign to Save The Southern Sea from fossil fuel exploration. Their 12th stop will be at Byron Community Theatre on 30 November.
Food a ‘basic human right’ – roundtable explores our sustainable food future
The intersection of housing, interest rate rises and food and how food security can be achieved for the Northern Rivers was under discussion yesterday in Ballina at a roundtable that sought to understand the future of sustainable food systems in the region.
Screening: The last two weeks at Longlee
Susie Forsters’ film about palliative care is showing again at the Mullumbimby Drill Hall on Thursday, November 30 at 7pm.
Another Casino greyhound death
The second racing death of a greyhound at the Casino track in November has highlighted the failures of the racing industry’s safety initiatives, say animal welfare advocates.
Editorial: The best democracy money can buy
Last week, The Juice Media published a YouTube video, Honest Government Ad | How to rig elections.
Stories about "David Bradbury":
Byron Council refutes ‘poisoned chalice’ hospital claim
Byron Shire Council has denied claims by local filmmaker and activist David Bradbury that it was ‘only given the hospital for $1 if they agreed to demolish the site using the Tweed-based contractor the state government had already signed the contract with’.
Killing in the name of god and country
Filmmaker David Bradbury prevented on reporting on church service that kicks off the Talisman Saber US/Aust military exercises in north Queensland.
Better to light one candle than to curse the darkness
Filmmaker David Bradbury explains his latest project
Last week in The Echo, I wrote about my visit to Standing Rock.
The footage I shot there will...
Latest Bradbury anti-war film to premiere at Bruns
Award-winning Byron shire documentary maker David Bradbury will premiere his latest film, War on Trial at the historic Brunswick Picture House tonight (Wednesday) from 6pm.
Darwin resembling Okinawa as war games continue
Gareth W R Smith, Palestine Liberation Centre, Byron Bay. Three activists who invaded the firing range of the current war games have been arrested and hit with heavy fines but there are more good people of conscience prepared to follow them and oppose Australia's role in this US dominated killing machine.
Bradbury film digs deep to reveal war-veteran’s demons
Award-winning documentary filmmaker David Bradbury's latest film The Crater tells the powerful story of a Vietnam war veteran's quest to find the bodies of 42 enemy soldiers he helped bury after a fierce battle. WATCH VIDEO
National News
Industrial relations reform bill passes parliament
New industrial relations laws have passed NSW parliament today, which the government says will create the structure needed to deliver meaningful improvements to wages and conditions for hundreds and thousands of workers in the state.
Local News
Fire ant update in the Tweed
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There were information sessions this morning for local businesses and industry members impacted by the detection of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) at South Murwillumbah, with the opportunity to find out more information about the strategy that the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are using to contain and eradicate the fire ants.
National News
$15 million to subsidise habitat destruction?
The recently-released NSW Forestry Corporation’s annual report, which shows that taxpayers will again be asked to spend $15 million to subsidise native forest logging, has today been labelled ‘a damning indictment on our state’.
Local News
Lismore Council unveils latest upcycled Christmas tree
Lismore City Council has unveiled its iconic sustainable city Christmas tree. This is the eighth year of Lismore’s upcycled Christmas tree being proudly displayed on the corner of Keen and Magellan streets, following a one-year hiatus after the 2022 flood disaster.
