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Not enough letters like this about Gaza in The Echo?
The Echo’s studied indifference to the plight of the Palestinians and its reluctance to publish letters on the subject...
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A festival in laneways
Mullumbimby, a town known for its abundance of artists and creatives with a passion for what drives them, is set to host the much-anticipated Laneways Festival 2024 on May 4 and 5.
Statement of faith leaders following attack in Sydney
NSW Premier Chris Minns and Minister for Multiculturalism Steve Kamper have released a joint statement from a diverse group of NSW faith leaders, in an effort to calm tensions following the recent knife attack at Christ The Good Shepherd Church in south western Sydney.
Wage peace not war
Northern Rivers Peace group, Remembering and Healing is inviting all community members to a peace gathering on the eve of ANZAC Day.
Alternate facts?
According to David Shoebridge of the Greens in a recent sitting in the senate, the UN has named Australia...
Mass tree-planting planned for Bruns River in Mullum
More than five thousand native plants are to be planted along Brunswick River banks in Mullumbimby.
What’s happening in the rainforest’s Understory?
Springing to life in the Lismore Rainforest Botanic Gardens this April school holidays, Understory is a magical, interactive theatre adventure created for children by Roundabout Theatre.
Stories about "‘gas crisis’":
Thus Spake Mungo: Turnbull and Trump speaking the same bullshit
Even as he prepared to remove the velvet glove from his iron fist, Malcolm Turnbull spoke more in sorrow than in anger : ‘the market is not working as it should,’ he mourned.
Why the gas industry should argue for a price on carbon
Australia’s gas industry is under scrutiny from the competition watchdog after apparently failing to deliver on its pledge to bring down domestic prices and ease the east coast gas supply crisis.
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Anti-Israel bias
Many locals have approached me to say how shocked they are at the extreme anti-Israel bias that is expressed at many local events such...
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D-day for Bruns pod village pesticide treatment
After two delays, the NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) will be treating Bruns emergency pods with a pesticide treatment, despite some strong opposition from flood-affected residents.
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Funds sought to complete clubhouse
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Byron Bay Football Club may finally get the funds to complete its new clubhouse, with Byron councillors to consider loaning the club $200,000 at this week’s meeting.
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Reclaiming childhood in the ‘device age’
A century and a half ago, the visionary Henry David Thoreau declared people had become ‘the tool of their tools.’ In this device-driven age of smartphones, social media, and artificial intelligence, few observations could be seen as more prescient.
