The Australian government’s commitment to act on the scourge of lethal ghost fishing nets has been welcomed by the Australian Marine Conservation Society and Dhimurru Aboriginal Corporation.

I am told that to have David Lovejoy’s life missing from the Echo editorial would seem strange, despite his son Hans’s comprehensive review, so I am your huckleberry – obscure Doc Holliday reference.

The letters deadline for The Echo is noon Friday. Letters longer than 200 words may be cut. The publication of letters is at the discretion of the letters editor.

The wildly entertaining new comedy from irrepressible filmmaking duo Éric Toledano and Olivier Nakache (The Intouchables, C’est la vie!), A Difficult Year stars Pio Marmaï and Jonathan Cohen as two compulsive spenders who get much more than they bargained for when they try to scam their way out of trouble.

Yesterday there was a rally led by a coalition of environmental groups and Traditional Owners at the entrance to the Albanese government’s 'Global Nature Positive Conference' in Darling Harbour, Sydney, calling on the government to protect land, water and climate from the dangers of new coal and gas projects.

A man has been charged with domestic violence and knife offences following a pursuit in the state’s north.