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New venues of concern in Ballina
The Northern NSW Local Health District has been notified of a number of new venues of
concern associated with a confirmed case of COVID-19.
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Compost back on Lismore’s gardening menu
Lismore City Council says that their BIOCycle Compost is again on sale from the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre and Nimbin Transfer Station, after a two-year break.
ScoMo does it again
ScoMo recently travelled from the ACT to Sydney, not something to be recommended at the moment.
What is an essential...
Ballina charity ball to raise funds for men’s mental health
Locals will have the chance to support local men with their mental health when the Night of Hope Charity Ball takes place in Ballina on October Ball.
Why are there so many vaccinated people in hospital?
It may be confronting to hear there are more vaccinated people than unvaccinated people in hospital – but it’s actually a good thing.
Nuclear-powered subs? Dr Caldicott speaks
‘America has 18 Trident submarines, powered by highly enriched Uranium 235, which can be used as fuel for nuclear weapons. Each sub carries 24 missiles, each one is armed with eight hydrogen bombs – 30 times the killing power of one Hiroshima bomb. That’s enough subs to produce nuclear winter and end life on Earth.’
A matter of choice
I have chosen to receive a vaccination.
Others have chosen not to.
Unless we are living in some totalitarian state, that...
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Senate to continue debating metadata laws
Senators will debate proposed crossbench changes to metadata laws today, with the government keen to get the bill passed by the end of the week.
Govt’s proposed dole changes breach human rights
Australia’s peak community sector and youth affairs bodies have welcomed a joint bipartisan parliamentary committee finding that two of the Government’s proposed changes to youth payments are incompatible with Australia’s human rights obligations.
Wicked Campers condemned in Senate
A Greens motion was unanimously passed in the Senate yesterday condemning ‘the litany of sexist, misogynistic, and racist slogans which have been used by Wicked Campers on their hire vans’.
How will Abbott convince the unruly red-benchers?
Last week's federal budget is more of a discussion starter than the final word when it comes to policy change in this term of government.
Why Palmer’s pups are unlikely to block the Senate
Brenton Prosser & Richard Denniss, The Conversation
If you believe the recent media reports about the composition of the Senate from July 1 next year,...
Suspicious preferencing in the senate race
Voters should approach the plethora of so-called ‘micro-parties’ with caution: many are false entities devised by the hard right to game the election, and some are naïve outfits that have been manipulated into giving preferences to the right, writes David Lovejoy.
Dissecting the metre-wide senate ballot paper
How did it come to pass that many voters are going to need a magnifying glass to find who to vote for on September...
Stop CSG Party deal under fire
Luis Feliu
The Lismore-based leader of the Stop CSG Party has defended his fledgling party's preferencing of far-right and fringe groups in the race for...
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Byron Bay beach party end in PINS and a charge for biting
Police say a woman has been charged and four Penalty Infringement Notices (PINs) issued following a beach party in the Byron Bay area overnight.
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Fundraising for koala signs for Bangalow
As the koala mating season has started, Bangalow Koalas has set up fundraising to
create incorporate more koala road signs.
Bangalow Koalas, who keep a watch...
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Nuclear Submarines – just a foot in the door
In the next few months we will hear a lot about how superior nuclear-powered submarines are. Vice Admiral Mike Noonan is even claiming superior stealth characteristics – which is simply not true. Yes, they tend to be faster. This is great if you want to go thousands of kilometres in a matter of days. But they are also much more expensive.
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Compost back on Lismore’s gardening menu
Lismore City Council says that their BIOCycle Compost is again on sale from the Lismore Recycling & Recovery Centre and Nimbin Transfer Station, after a two-year break.
