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Cinema: The Woman From Uruguay
The Woman From Uruguay and 2,000 of her closest friends
In an era where cultural production has lost its impulse...
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Global Village and Little Splendour
With the countdown to Splendour in the Grass well and truly on, the festival is thrilled to reveal the...
Reconciliation and connection for brekky at Ballina Public School
National Reconciliation Week may be over but community connection efforts are to continue indefinitely at Ballina Public School, with Friday morning family breakfast a new weekly triumph.
Israel/Palestine
As usual Dany Wakil presents his distorted view of the Palestine/Israel conflict. His assertion that Arabs expelled other Arabs...
Schoolboy’s moral courage
I would like to give a big shout out to the Bangalow Public School boy who showed courage and...
Byron Council compliance staff bolstered
Are the van campers of Brunswick Heads thoughtless travellers with no respect for the town and its inhabitants, or are many in fact local homeless folk looking for a safe space with toilets and running water?
Why are white Australians even being asked to vote on the Voice?
The fast-approaching Voice referendum is a complete clusterf**k for all Australians. It stinks of failure at each and every...
Stories about "sovereign money":
Why is Modern Monetary Theory important?
Since the federal government has no nominal limitations on spending, it means that it can always afford to buy anything for sale in its own currency, including labour. As such, unemployment is a political choice, not an economic imperative.
What is modern monetary theory?
Modern Monetary Theory (MMT) is an approach to economics that views money as a human relationship, rather than a thing in our wallets.
Byron Echo
Interview about the Spaghetti Circus Scholarship Program
Spaghetti Circus is helping kids fly!
Spaghetti Circus’ passion is empowering healthy, active, happy kids. Despite being a small not-for-profit organisation, Spaghetti is committed to...
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Keep the homeless in Tweed warm
It’s no secret that the Far North Coast has some of the highest homelessness figures in the country and Dharma Care is determined to...
Byron Echo
At last! The 2023 Lismore Eisteddfod
Finally, after an absence of three years, we are back on our feet. Covid and the 2022 Lismore flood couldn’t keep a good eisteddfod...
Byron Echo
Global Village and Little Splendour
With the countdown to Splendour in the Grass well and truly on, the festival is thrilled to reveal the lineups for Global Village and...