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How can we keep paying for incompetence

The only way forward is going backwards. That’s how I explain the current situation of Byron Shire Council. The...

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Local Land Services

Are people aware that NSW is the only state to tax farmers for Local Land Services? Other states must...

Cameras rolling on Ballina crime fight

A $1 million CCTV network targeting crime hotspots and major roads in Ballina and Lennox Head is finally moving into the installation phase, following years of calls for greater surveillance across the shire.

Mullum CWA celebrates 100 years

The Mullumbimby Country Women’s Association has played a pivotal role in the local community for the last 100 years.

Being un conscious

There is a general belief that consciousness is an entity in itself or something that is non-physical. I don’t...

No food fraud at the farmers’ market

Food fraud has made headlines recently after an investigation by ABC program Four Corners found the issue is rampant in major supermarket aisles in Australia.

Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.

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Mandy Nolan’s Soapbox: Let’s Disappear the Outrage Farmer

There’s super-offensive content making its way around the internet by someone who is NOT Indigenous and is NOT a comedian. I will not say her name. I will not identify her nor will I describe the content. If you think you know what I am talking about: good. And if you don’t: good. Let’s keep it that way.

LECC accuses officer of racism, misconduct

The Law Enforcement Conduct Commission (LECC) has recommended disciplinary action for a NSW police officer performing the role of Custody Manager.

Social cohesion in Australia – is it just another illusion?

Sussan Ley, the new Liberal leader, has been quick to condemn Anthony Albanese for his inadequate support of the Israeli military attacks on Hamas. According to Ley, the prime minister is seriously damaging Australia’s strong record of ‘social cohesion.’

Police investigate suspected neo-Nazi protest on Northern Rivers

Police say they’re investigating a suspected white supremacist rally held at Mount Wollumbin near Muwillumbah.

Othering reaches a fever pitch

Othering is about separating human groups into the familiar and the different, family and foreigner, migrants and locals, us and them. It's a way of excluding, marginalising and denigrating people. Politically, othering is an ancient strategy which has been particularly useful for populist leaders seeking to distract or unite their followers.

Much ado about racism

A journalist told the truth in public. Shock! Horror! Of course Australia is a racist country, and always has been.

Mayor’s change of heart on Hottentot name change

Byron Mayor Michael Lyon says he hopes to meet with residents of the leafy Hottentot Crescent in Mullumbimby this week to discuss a name change.

Mandy Nolans Soapbox: Why changing names changes us

How do I continue to perpetuate circumstances that cause pain or injustice? Decolonisation is a big process, and it asks us to reexamine all that we have captured, appropriated and stolen, all the hurt caused to First Nations cultures all over the world.

Truth-telling beyond the Voice referendum

In order to transcend the disappointment of the Voice referendum, many political and Aboriginal leaders are focusing on ‘truth-telling’.

Push to change Mullumbimby street name that has racist connotations

Changing the name of a local street because it is derived from a racist slur might seem a simple decision at first glance.

Greens urged to back pathway to end native forest logging

Some of NSW’s most respected and long-standing forest campaigners and scientists have today urged the Greens not to support the Nationals' attempt to disallow the Improved Native Forest Management (INFM) method.

Ballina Council makes decision on Ross Lane

With the absence of all four of its progressive councillors for various reasons, Ballina Council pushed ahead with its agenda at yesterday's monthly meeting, including a decision which is likely to close Ross Lane for months while the road is upgraded.

Mullumbimby puts new governance models first, and now wants to build it

Imagine Northern Rivers says Mullumbimby is the only community across the region to rank new models of governance and decision-making as the number one element of its preferred future, and last week locals gathered to work out how to make it real.

Appeal to locate man missing from Broadwater

Police are appealing for public assistance to help locate a local missing man.