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Queensland passes voluntary assisted dying laws
Dying with Dignity NSW has welcomed the passage of Voluntary Assisted Dying (VAD) laws in Queensland and is hoping that NSW Parliament resumes next month so that this issue can be addressed in NSW without further delay.
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Post not boast
There are a plethora of new websites promoting Byron, posting surf and beach ‘porn’ shots with dolphins leaping and...
What’s with the bollards?
I completely agree with Clive Jeffery when he points out that the new pedestrian crossing near the Commonwealth Bank...
From Lismore XR to multi-faith ARRCC – now is the time for climate action
From XR to religious multi-faith networks the call is becoming stronger for real action on climate change.
Wise practice
For all the travels of the world, cultural habits are slow to share.
The Japanese sneeze and cough into...
New COVID – casual contact location – BP Chinderah Southbound
NNSWLHD has been notified of a new casual contact venue visited by a confirmed case of COVID-19 who travelled between Sydney and Brisbane for work.
COVID is here to stay
As a medical doctor of 30 years, and citizen, I have watched the last 18 months with confusion.
Initially...
Stories about "recession":
Thus Spake Mungo: Australia catches up to Greece… in a baaad way
At last, Scott Morrison’s torpid government realises it is in danger of being mugged by reality. After last week’s report from the International Monetary Fund, it is no longer feasible to pretend the Australian economy is in safe hands and can continue to muddle through without at least a modicum of intervention.
Byron Echo
A moment of your life?
Six questions for Jehovah’s Witness doorknockers:
1. Are you aware that the 2016 Royal Commission into Institutional Handling of Child Sexual Abuse investigated 1006 alleged...
Local News
Local mum features in documentary about the impacts and possible solutions around suicide
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Murwillumbah mum Ursula has lived every parents worst nightmare – her child, at the age of just 17, took his own life – and a lot of time and energy, questions and conjecture and finger-pointing can rumble around this, but at the end of the day Ursula’s precious boy is gone and he’s not coming back.
Letters
The Greens and Ballina Council
With the Greens announcing their intention to contest the Ballina Shire local government election to be held in December this year, we can only...
Local News
New COVID venues of concern Lismore and Coraki
Following a second case being identified in Lismore, that is no longer in the area, several more COVID contact venues have been identified.
