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It’s legal to grow and distribute – but only by the anointed
Byron based medicinal cannabis producer is sending cannabis to Germany in a breakthrough $92m deal yet the humble plant remains illegal for locals and continues to put people behind bars.
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Lismore marks Invasion/Survival Day
Hundreds of First Nations people and supporters gathered at Lismore Environment Centre this morning to mark Invasion/Survival Day.
Cartoon of the week – 27 January, 2021
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Good advertising
Carole Gamble, Mullumbimby Creek
The advertisement inside this week’s Echo and is now circulating throughout our region
'If you are tired...
How the study of dolphin airways could help save endangered whales
Paul Bibby A new study exploring the health of dolphin airways has revealed findings that could help save endangered whale...
Australia Day Warning from your local SLSC
Surf Life Saving New South Wales has issued a warning to beachgoers to heed safety advice after a huge weekend on beaches, with heatwave conditions and large swells forecast for today.
Suffolk Park gardeners angry over Council’s double standard
Gardeners at the Suffolk Park Community Garden say they’ve been trapped in a procedural Catch-22 by Byron Shire Council, after it gave the green light to an expanded pump track (BMX track).
Stories about "politics":
The loneliness of the long distance activist
In Australia, it's not easy being green. There are no monuments to those who have risked their lives and liberty in the defence of Australia's unique and precious ecology.
Political comment: Welcome to summer
In the week when Australia’s greatest political observer Mungo MacCallum put down his pen, it would have been nice if the nation’s politicians had given up their shenanigans momentarily, out of respect. Alas, it was not to be.
Thus Spake Mungo: an even break for Sukkar
Readers of the 'Melbourne Age' and the 'Sydney Morning Herald', and viewers of the Nine network will have been alerted to the self-destruction of the Victorian branch of the Liberal Party – the jewel in the crown, as the founder, Robert Menzies, once called it.
Thus Spake Mungo: Bloody Victorians
Déjà vu all over again. In the dim, dark ages before I even arrived in Canberra, I was writing stories about the Victorian branch of the Australian Labor Party
Thus Spake Mungo: The revolt
Shock, horror. Someone has tested positive to COVID-19 after the Black Lives Matter protest in Melbourne and Peter Dutton is terrified – his worst fears have been realised, he hyperventilated.
Thus Spake Mungo: come on in, the water’s fine
Finally it’s safe to get back in the water – well some bits of it, some of the time, as long as you behave. And make sure you stay in the water – keep swimming or surfing. Sitting on the sand is still decidedly unsafe.
Thus Spake Mungo: the cost of a job
It has only taken a week for the simple beauty of JobKeepers to become a little tarnished.
Thus Spake Mungo: the snapback
Having shrugged off the minor and temporary distraction of parliament, Scott Morrison can resume doing what he is best at – marketing himself and his often-dubious achievements.
Thus Spake Mungo: the coalition’s relief
To the manifest relief of the coalition and its supporters, Scott Morrison’s approach to the coronavirus crisis has been cautiously endorsed by the voters.
Thus Spake Mungo: To market
Scott Morrison is nothing if not a marketeer. Or, to put it more precisely, he is nothing except a marketeer.
Byron Echo
Rail trail debate
Geoff Meers, Suffolk Park
It was good to read David Lisle’s comprehensive and reasoned discussion of the history of the Casino to Murwillumbah rail corridor....
Byron Echo
No respect
Chibo Mertineit, Lillian Rock
Once again it’s that time of the year where we are meant to celebrate Australia day on 26 January. The day...
Byron Echo
A window of trust
Baden Offord, Ocean Shores
Wholeheartedly agree with Dave Rastovich’s spot-on letter regarding the value and benefit of The Echo, that it is a ‘trusted window’ (Letters,...
Byron Echo
Conspiracy and pubs
Art Burroughes, Mullumbimby
Regarding my article Conspiracy in the Pub becomes talking point (Echo, 20 January). How can we avoid falling foul of the growing tsunami of...
