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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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Gameau’s Regenerating Australia screens May 20
Regenerating Australia, by Damon Gameau, is a short film that looks back at the next ten years from the eve of 2029 and recounts all of the actions we have taken on climate change and ecological degradation.
What happens after two years?
The recent floods have left many people homeless. Trying to address this problem, local councils have waived some of...
Election 2022
As we edge closer to the federal election, Australia, like most advanced middle-ranking economies is facing some headwind challenges...
Corruption
Morrison is the loose unit with the economy! Here’s some excerpts from a long, long list of corruption by...
Coal fired. How are the major parties planning for its end?
There’s very little economic future for fossil fuels, even if you ignore the environmental effects. Renewable energy is cheaper, including battery storage.
Interviews with Richmond candidates 2022: Independent Nathan Jones
Nathan Jones lives in Cudgen, owns a small business and is running as an Independent for the federal seat of Richmond.
Stories about "Helen Clark":
Julian Assange and Stella Morris to marry in Belmarsh
Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been given permission to marry his fiancée Stella Morris in the maximum security Belmarsh prison, in London, on 23 March.
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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...