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Tibetan anniversary
May 23 marks 71 years since the Chinese Communist Party and the People's Liberation Army invaded and commenced the...
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Opinion: It’s time to kick Morrison out
'Grifters come in all shapes and sizes, from all kinds of background. This one is used to skipping just a step ahead of impending disaster and exposure. Many times in marketing and politics, which he sees as identical pursuits, his nimble lies have saved his career.'
One Nation ‘ghost’ haunting Richmond
Less than a week out from the election, mystery surrounds the One Nation candidate and her connection to the electorate.
Pension protector?
Powerful Protector of the Pension? Well, not exactly…
ABC Fact Check has looked closely at claims made by local MP,...
Cost of living and taxes
Why is there so much interest in stats and percentages? How does the average house price or rent translate...
NSW councils call for social, affordable housing
With ‘Intergenerational inequality growing dramatically’, the peak body representing NSW councils has issued an open letter to all federal election candidates, calling on them to commit to a four-point housing plan.
Temporary Protection Visas
As part of their pre-election strategy, Ballina Region for Refugees (BR4R) has been working to raise awareness of the...
Stories about "Dyson sphere":
Could black holes power alien civilisations?
Building energy-harvesting structures around black holes could be effective, scientists say.
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Richmond candidates 2022: The Greens, Mandy Nolan
Mandy Nolan needs little introduction to most readers of The Echo, where she has a weekly column. She is a comedian and journalist running as a candidate for The Greens in the federal seat of Richmond.
Letters
The protest vote
Uncanny that in this federal election, in Richmond as elsewhere, the freedom/protest vote parties just about all preference the National or Liberal candidate. To...
Letters
Inflated Scomo
During his term, Scomo made plenty of decisions that helped lead us to the inflation we face today.
When he says we should not...
Letters
Our sitting member
The sitting member for Richmond, Labor’s Justine Elliott, is aptly named because, as far as I have seen, that’s all she’s done for the...