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EditorialAslan Shand - 0

Fear and ignorance should not drive abortion debate

I did not think I would need to defend the right to safe abortions again. Abortion is no longer a criminal offence in Australia. There are well-reasoned and effective legal structures around abortions based on healthcare and women’s choice. It is broadly accepted that if you’re pregnant, it’s your decision to have children, or not.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Catalano’s twin Wategos mansion DA wins court approval

A controversial dual-mansion development at Wategos Beach has been approved by the NSW Land & Environment Court, ending an 18-month battle between media entrepreneur Antony Catalano's company and Byron Shire Council.
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Local NewsThe Echo - 0

Tropical soda apple eradication project spans 130km of the Richmond River

A major regional effort to manage a highly invasive weed has been completed across the Far North Coast, says Rous County Council (Rous), "marking an important step forward in protecting local agriculture and the environment".  
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Local NewsPaul Bibby - 0

School is the beating heart of Bruns

From floods to festivals, Brunswick Heads Public School has long the been the anchor of village life.
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CartoonsThe Echo - 0

Cartoon of the week – 10 June, 2026

The Echo loves your letters and is proud to provide a community forum on the issues that matter most to our readers and the people of the NSW north coast. So don’t be a passive reader, send us your epistles.
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Entertainment NewsEve Jeffery - 0

Interview with Peter O’Doherty

Australia’s legendary band Mental As Anything made an historic comeback in 2026 – the first in 25 years – as original founding members Peter O’Doherty and brother Reg Mombassa reunited, leading an exciting new lineup to perform once again under the iconic banner Mental As Anything.
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EditorialAslan Shand - 0

Fear and ignorance should not drive abortion debate

I did not think I would need to defend the right to safe abortions again. Abortion is no longer a criminal offence in Australia. There are well-reasoned and effective legal structures around abortions based on healthcare and women’s choice. It is broadly accepted that if you’re pregnant, it’s your decision to have children, or not.
Read more

Stories about "Food & Wide":

‘Don’t you want me baby?’

The Good Life The Echo - 0
Got kids? Yes? So do I, and looking around I would have thought that more business owners would see the benefit in providing for the little folk.
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Local News

Byron Shire residents urged to lobby feds for better roads and services

The Echo - 0
Byron Shire Council is calling on the community to help lobby the Australian Government to restore proper funding through their Federal Assistance Grants program from the current 0.5 percent of tax revenue to 1 percent.
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Byron Echo

Navigating business debt & insolvency

Hans Lovejoy - 0
Financial literacy – without it, no business, can survive, let alone proposer. It’s especially true in times like these, where world leaders are unpredictable, chaotic and batshit crazy.   
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Letters

The Zionist’ is coming

Ian Pratt, Bilinga - 0
Netanyahu has told his army to take 70 per cent of Gaza. The Zionist are slaughtering and plundering to take the West Bank, are slaughtering...
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Letters

Bayside blues

Annie Radermacher, Brunswick Heads - 0
Hi beautiful community, I am concerned for the whole Shire. Our stormwater and sewage systems have been affected by the huge lack of maintenance and...
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