Beyond the froth and bubble of the daily political soap opera, there are some major threats confronting Australia and its government.

While local governments in Ballina, Byron and Lismore were yet to publicly consider impacts of the geopolitical oil crisis on the Northern Rivers, the Tweed Shire Council said last week budget adjustments may be needed.

Nimbin's HEMP Embassy is running its first post-COVID Medican this Saturday at the Bush Theatre.

Satellite monitoring of greenhouse gas emissions revealed at COP27 calls into question data from the Global Carbon Project, providing a very different set of numbers for global carbon emissions.

So long as we keep burning oil to power our machines, we are at the mercy of rival powers in the Middle East, the richest being the Saudis, led by the murdering Prince Mohammad bin Salman, who has a deal with the crooked Prince Trump of America.

Saudi Arabia’s decision not to cut oil production, despite crashing prices, marks the beginning of an incredibly important change.