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Last mayoral candidates Q and A: are you a landlord?
Here at The Echo we have seen and heard the word ‘housing’ come up time and again throughout the local government election campaign period, whether it’s from candidates or other voters.
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New COVID exposure site on the Gold Coast
Queensland Health says that a public health alert is being issued for contact tracing locations on the Gold Coast.
Byron Supper Club
Bryce Hallett
The Byron Supper Club is set to return and transport audiences to a magical and exciting realm akin...
NSW public schools to strike December 7
The president of the NSW Teachers Federation announced on Saturday morning that NSW public school teachers and principals will go on strike one day next week.
Realistic, local agendas!
On Saturday 4 December we need to vote for people who focus on issues that can be controlled by...
Issue dividing the community
This bitter division in the Northern Rivers community regarding trains on our tracks or the rail trail could’ve been...
Bullshit detectors needed
Well well; we have a true Scepticarius in the mayoral race after all – a curmudgeonly and doggedly forensic...
Stories about "South Australia":
Australia’s energy transition hostage to Marshall law
The consequences of South Australia’s election result last Saturday will be felt far beyond the state’s borders.
SA’s promising renewable-energy future hanging by a thread
Just one day out from the South Australia state poll, the result is in the balance, and so too is the fate of South Australia’s status as a world leader in renewable energy. It’s an outcome that could have a huge bearing on the pace of the energy transition for the whole of the country.
SA set to announce winner of battery storage tender
The South Australian government is expected to announce the winner, or winners, of its 100MW battery storage tender in the next week, and will need to do if it is to have the equipment installed by the coming summer as planned.
Billionaire tweets signal end of the road for fossil fuels
Tesla founder and CEO Elon Musk has long predicted the imminent end of the fossil fuel era. But it took a couple of tweets between him and another billionaire, Australia’s Mike Cannon-Brookes, on Friday to highlight just how close this is.
How gas generators cashed in and exploited SA hot water load
It’s a sign of lazy journalism and it is rampant. Almost all mainstream media – Fairfax, the ABC and of course the Murdoch empire – routinely blame South Australia’s high electricity prices on renewable energy. They hardly ever question the role of the gas generators. They should.
AGL invests in world’s largest battery-storage virtual power plant
AGL Energy has announced plans to develop what it describes as ‘the world’s largest battery storage ‘virtual power plant’ in South Australia, in a foretaste of what many expect to be the energy system of the future.
Wind and solar replace coal in South Australia
South Australia is about to go coal-free, and by the end of the year it will be supplying half of its energy needs from wind and solar. Depending on what you think of renewable energy, this is either another big step into the future, or the beginning of the end of the world as we know it.
Adelaide set to be our first carbon-neutral city
South Australia is rapidly emerging as the leading state in battery storage, with the Labor government announcing a $1.1 million tender to install battery storage in several key government buildings, including parliament house and its flagship arts buildings in the North Terrace precinct.
Byron Echo
On the ground work assists evicted women
We know the region has some of the highest rents, and highest housing costs in Australia. We all know that this has virtually eliminated affordable housing. We hear the stories of women and children being evicted, of couch surfing and living in cars.
Local News
What do the Tweed Council candidates stand for?
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The final day of voting for your local Tweed Shire Councill candidates is Saturday 4 December at a venue near you.
National News
Today is International Day of People with Disability
This language trend around People With a Disability has tended to emphasise the disability rather than the person, which can lead to derogatory labelling, depersonalisation or impersonal, collective references.
Local News
Master Mariner Bill Fenelon looks to the future of Tweed Shire
Bill Fenelon, who has called the Tweed Valley home since 2009, is heading up Group A and is running as an Independent with Carolyn...
