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Death for koalas
Maria Paola Torti, Italy
I’m Maria Paola Torti. I live in Italy, and I’m very concerned with the NSW coalition government’s...
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Head-on crash car traveling in wrong direction
Police say that two men are in hospital after an accident on the M1 overnight, when emergency services responded to reports of a crash involving two cars near Clothiers Creek
Beware of flood damage scams
NSW Fair Trading is warning consumers about opportunistic tradespeople trying to take advantage during the flood recovery process as the state gets back on its feet.
The return of the prodigal son
Gallery DownTown, the annexe of Tweed Regional Gallery, is presenting a new exhibition by regional artists.
Byron and Ballina secure funds from Coastal and Estuary Grants
A coastal hazard assessment study and a coastal management program will be funded as the NSW Government announces over $100,000 for Byron and Ballina Shire Councils under the 2020-21 Coastal and Estuary Grants Program.
Housing crisis and Council
Avital Sheffer, Mullumbimby
Population growth in this Shire is inevitable like it or not. Those who are being pushed out by...
The ghost in the archives #3: Sexism, legal discrimination and ‘the game of bastardry’
The ghost in the archives #3 – In which a former Echo drudge dives into the crypt and comes up covered in dusty memories.
Stories about "Fanny Stone":
Submissions for the prosecution
Your honours, it is my respectful submission that you would find the Commissioner of Corrective Services and the Minister for Corrections guilty of the manslaughter of the victim, a First Nations prisoner who hanged herself in custody
Local News
Jack McCoy bringing surf show to Lennox
Legendary film maker Jack McCoy is bringing his acclaimed surf talk, film and live music event to the Lennox Head Cultural Centre on Saturday 8 May.
Political Comment
No accountability for proven police misconduct
On Australia Day in 1998, I was the legal observer for the ‘Nude Ain’t Rude’ rally at Belongil Beach.
Local News
Pottsville policing forum asks the hard questions
Eve Jeffery - 1
Members of the Pottsville and Tweed Coast community say that in response to an increase in criminal activity in the area and their request for increased police presence, they were hosting a police presentation at Pottsville.
Letters
Coalition ‘hellbent’
Mat Morris, Bangalow
The NSW coalition seems to be hellbent on outdoing their federal counterparts when it comes to the denigration of women and protection of...