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Tweed development wave continues with $5.2m unit block proposal for city centre
Developers are proposing to build a $5.2m apartment complex near the centre of Tweed Heads as the recent wave of development applications in the town continues.
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Another Casino greyhound death
The second racing death of a greyhound at the Casino track in November has highlighted the failures of the racing industry’s safety initiatives, say animal welfare advocates.
Abuse and falsehoods erode the public square of science
As the world faces existential problems such as pandemics and climate change, Australian scientists are facing a dilemma about the best way to connect with the wider public.
Mandy Nolans Soapbox: Climate is About People
What scares you more? The impact of warming by 1.5 degrees that results in drought, famine, heat stress, species die-off, loss of entire ecosystems and habitable land and 100 million people being thrown into poverty? Or a hundred or so activists in a kayak?
Does Tweed’s time capsule have a message for you?
Former members of the discontinued Murwillumbah branch of community service organisation Apex Australia alongside the Tweed Shire Council came to the tough decision to open the three 50-year-old time capsules in a controlled environment due to public health concerns.
Tweed fire ants may be eradicated but more will come, says professor
An entomology professor says authorities are likely to eradicate a Red Imported Fire Ant outbreak in the Tweed Shire but the invasive species will reach the Northern Rivers again.
Industrial relations reform bill passes parliament
New industrial relations laws have passed NSW parliament today, which the government says will create the structure needed to deliver meaningful improvements to wages and conditions for hundreds and thousands of workers in the state.
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BullyProof youth early intervention program
A new program hopes to build youth resilience and deliver early intervention for young people across Queensland.
NSW police ready to arrest Solenopsis at the border
The long arm of the NSW law will reach into the world of insects this week, Solenopsis to be precise, as staff join a biosecurity compliance blitz on the NSW-Queensland Border to ensure that NSW remains free from fire ants.
Gold Coast armed robbery charges
NSW police have charged three teenagers and a man following multiple alleged armed robberies across the Gold Coast, Logan and Brisbane over the weekend.
Eight teenagers in custody over Ashmore carjacking
Yesterday Queensland Police were appealing for information after a woman was assaulted and had her vehicle stolen at Ashmore on Sunday morning. Police have since taken eight teenagers into custody over the matter.
Firearm seized following shooting investigation – Ballina
Investigators have seized a firearm and vehicle following an investigation into an alleged public place shooting at Ballina last month.
Man extradited from Qld over alleged $24m fraud – to appear in Tweed
A man is due to appear in Tweed Heads Local Court today charged over an alleged fraud of more than $24 million.
Queensland and Papua New Guinea among regions most at risk from record-breaking heatwaves
Every region in the world needs to be prepared for extreme heatwaves, according to a new paper in Nature Communications – but Afghanistan, Papua New Guinea, and Central America are particularly at risk.
Queensland surf team win inaugural State of Origin
Yesterday on the Gold Coast, Queensland came out the winners of the first-ever Surfing State of Origin.
Queensland police discontinue Lateral Vascular Neck Restraint
The Queensland Police Service has announced that officers will discontinue the use of the controversial Lateral Vascular Neck Restraint technique as a Use of Force option for all officers, effective immediately.
Queensland begins pill testing for illicit drugs
The Queensland Minister for Health and Ambulance Services, The Honourable Yvette D'Ath, announced on Saturday that pill testing for illicit drugs has the green light.
Science Goes Viral
Abuse and falsehoods erode the public square of science
As the world faces existential problems such as pandemics and climate change, Australian scientists are facing a dilemma about the best way to connect with the wider public.
Local News
Protestors find endangered Gliders in active logging zone
Forest campaigners have today stopped work in Styx River State Forest north east of Armidale to protect a Greater Glider and its home.
Local News
Tweed fire ants may be eradicated but more will come, says professor
An entomology professor says authorities are likely to eradicate a Red Imported Fire Ant outbreak in the Tweed Shire but the invasive species will reach the Northern Rivers again.
Local News
Ballina takes lead with anti-DV rally
More than five hundred people have rallied on the Northern Rivers along with thousands across the country calling for an end to domestic and family violence.
