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We all live in a magic submarine…
Several commentators have remarked that, while the mainstream media is locked in furious agreement with the government over AUKUS and the trillion dollar submarines (a guess at the final price tag), social and independent media are telling quite a different tale.
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Could Tweed Hospital see the first patient cannabis consumption room?
Marc Selan of the Legalise Cannabis Party is keen to keep the old Tweed Hospital open and says he would like to see the first patient cannabis consumption room at that site.
Dredging rivers: what are the Ballina candidates’ positions?
A recent Meet the Candidates evening in Ocean Shores saw discussion around how to manage local river systems, which have silted up over generations, and likely contributed to the high flood levels experienced in 2022.
Cleaning up the Richmond River
Like many who have suffered in the floods the Richmond River estuary is still feeling the weight of last year's floods.
Lismore candidate Ross Honniball
With just a few days until we head to the polls, The Echo asked the candidates for the seat of Lismore one last bunch of questions.
Lismore candidate Matthew Bertalli
With just a few days until we head to the polls, The Echo asked the candidates for the seat of Lismore one last bunch of questions.
New rugby joint venture rearing to go
The newly-formed joint venture that combines Bangalow and Byron Bay rugby teams is already paying dividends with big training...
Stories about "Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse":
Editorial – Good riddance to George
The Devil pounced on Cardinal Pell last week and dragged him down to the infernal level prepared for him by his own actions.
Childhood sexual assault: healing at Heartfelt house
Moving forward from childhood sexual abuse and creating a positive life is a challenge – supporting people to achieve this is the purpose of Heartfelt House in Wollongbar near Lismore.
Celibacy to blame for priests’ perversions
Darrell Mcdowall, Byron Bay. Cardinal Pell has given evidence at last. The churches, however, like countries, are often deemed more important than the truth. The immoral reasoning that is used for this action is that the whole, or the many, is more important than the individual and therefore the individual may be sacrificed, along with truth.
Cardinal Pell denies bribing victim of pedophile priest
Cardinal George Pell has moved to 'correct the record' after being accused at the sex abuse royal commission of bribing a victim of pedophile priest Gerald Ridsdale to keep quiet.
Child abuse inquiry needs more time
The child sex abuse royal commission says it will need to extend its final reporting date by two years to December 2017 to finish its job.
Salvos sorry for abuse ‘greatest failure’
The Salvation Army says abuse at its boys' homes in the 1960s and 1970s are the darkest period in its history in Australia.
Lucas defends abuse actions to inquiry
Senior Catholic official Brian Lucas has told a royal commission he has a problem with being accused of covering up sex abuse by clergy.
Abuse royal commission probes the Vatican
The child sex abuse royal commission has asked the Vatican to produce all documents relating to abuse complaints against its priests in Australia.
Anglican abuse register ‘dysfunctional’
More than 50 files relating to abuse complaints against Anglican church staff in the Grafton Diocese have yet to be added to a central register which is still not fully operational five years after it was set up.
Church to audit child sex abuse settlement
Keith Slater, the former Bishop of Grafton, says he is totally humiliated for personally falling 'very short' in dealing with the victims of sex abuse, including dozens of former North Coast Children's Home residents.
NSW state election
Could Tweed Hospital see the first patient cannabis consumption room?
Marc Selan of the Legalise Cannabis Party is keen to keep the old Tweed Hospital open and says he would like to see the first patient cannabis consumption room at that site.
Clarence State Electorate
Voting guide to preferencing in the NSW lower house
The NSW election, to be held on Saturday March 25, uses optional preferencing in both houses of parliament.
Local News
Homeless koala house hunting in Manly
As the trees continue to fall at the hands of the NSW government's Forestry Corporation in Yarret State Forest Blinky the koala has had to abandon his home.
Local News
Residents of Cabbage Tree Island want to go home
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Anger and frustration at not being able to go home saw a group of residents reclaim their properties yesterday on Cabbage Tree Island.
