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The NT intervention laws that shape lives

This Sunday marks 19 years since the then Howard Government announced the Northern Territory Intervention laws – ‘The Intervention’ began with a media release by Mal Brough, Minister for Indigenous Affairs, on June 21, 2007.
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LettersBronwyn Sindel, Mullumbimby - 0

Mullum Hospital site

I would like to acknowledge the letter printed in The Echo dated 3 June from Gary Opit and Carmel...
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Fisherman dies at Evans Head

NSW Police have reported that a fisherman has died after being swept off the rocks yesterday at Evans Head.
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Entertainment NewsThe Echo - 0

Cinema : Tuner – everybody has one hidden talent

From Academy Award-winner, director Daniel Roher (Navalny), comes his first narrative feature, Tuner a gripping crime-drama that follows a piano tuner’s unexpected aptitude for cracking safes.
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Community housing industry call for major expansion in upcoming NSW budget

The community housing industry are calling on the NSW government to use next week's State Budget to unlock a major expansion of community housing.
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Flood buyback homes, pods to be offered as social, transitional, crisis homes

Buyback homes in the Northern Rivers are set to get a new lease of life as part of a housing reuse initiative by NSW Reconstruction Authority (RA) and Homes NSW.
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The Good LifeThe Echo - 0

A rainforest table

If you’ve driven the stretch out to Suffolk Park, you may have passed it without quite knowing it was...
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Stories about "insurance":

Extreme weather widening insurance gaps

National News The Echo - 0
A landmark report released today by the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) confirms that urgent and ambitious action and investment is required to protect communities from the escalating impact of extreme weather.
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Be cautious of illegal e-scooters and e-bikes this Christmas

National News The Echo - 0
The Insurance Council of Australia (ICA) is calling on prospective e-scooter and e-bike buyers this Christmas to purchase from reputable suppliers and avoid illegal or modified devices, which can void insurance coverage and pose serious fire risks.
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Safer than falling out of bed

Byron Echo Graeme Gibson & Meg Bishop - 0
When we were looking to buy a house in Kyogle town, about nine years ago, one of the great attractions of one property we were interested in, was the large hoop pine in the backyard.
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Greens outline disaster insurance plans

Local News The Echo - 7
The cost of insurance and the behaviour of insurance companies looks set to become a major political issue in the wake of Tropical Cyclone Alfred.   
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Northern Rivers Community Gateway rewarded with community benefit

Local News The Echo - 0
The General Insurance Code Governance Committee has announced that it has selected registered charity Northern Rivers Community Gateway as the beneficiary of a $50,000 community benefit payment from an insurer which did the wrong thing.
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Climate change pushes up insurance, families going uninsured

National News The Echo - 4
It’s official: climate change and the extreme weather it brings are pushing insurance costs through the roof for Australian families.
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What is the future of insurance for the uninsurable in Lismore and the Northern Rivers?

Local News Aslan Shand - 7
Insurance isn’t something that you necessarily have front of your mind most of the time but when you lose your house in a flood it suddenly takes on a whole new importance. 
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Submissions open for federal insurance hike inquiry 

Local News The Echo - 0
Submissions are now open for the Select Committee on the Impact of Climate Risk on Insurance Premiums. 
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Flood insurance inquiry’s North Coast hearings 

Local News The Echo - 0
A public hearing into insurers’ responses to the 2022 flood was held in Lismore last Thursday, with one local insurance brokerage business owner describing the compact that exists between insurers and society as ‘broken’. 
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Want to be heard on flood insurance? Flood insurance inquiry to be held in Lismore

Local News The Echo - 0
When the floods devastated the Northern Rivers in 2022 many people, for the first time, had to contact their insurers and ask for help.
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Hemp industry given boost with development plan

The Echo - 0
A Hemp Industry Development Plan has been announced by the NSW government, which promises 'to unlock new opportunities for NSW businesses and add value to the state's low-THC hemp industry, which is forecast to become a $100 million Australian industry by 2032'.
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Gambling harm recognised by Tweed Council, supported by Wesley Mission

The Echo - 0
Faith-based, not-for-profit organisation providing community services in NSW, Wesley Mission, has welcomed Tweed Shire Council’s decision to publicly recognise the impact of gambling harm and advocate for stronger harm-minimisation measures.
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Winter Warmer fundraiser for homelessness

The Echo - 0
The annual Winter Warmer Homelessness Relief campaign, hosted by Dharma Care, will return for 2026 with cabaret at Salt, Kingscliff, on Thursday 2 July, headlined by comedian Mandy Nolan, interactive performance artist The Space Cowboy and the Kinship Doobai Dancers, with a Welcome to Country from Aunty Jackie.
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Tweed Shire Council presents flood resilience series – part one

The Echo - 0
Over the coming weeks, Tweed Shire Council will present a flood resilience series, which looks at how 'Tweed's story is different from the standard flood recovery narrative and what happened next'.
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