Ballina is trapped in a health planning paradox, with no hospital site, no construction funding and no clear investment pathway, according to independent candidate for Ballina and local mayor Sharon Cadwallader.

As the climate negotiations start in earnest at COP31, major Australian cities are backing a global citizens initiative calling for targets for cycling to be included in Nationally Determined Contributions (NDCs).

Stolen Generations organisations from across Australia have issued an urgent challenge, just months out from the 30th anniversary of the landmark Bringing Them Home report, for governments and the nation to ensure the experiences, truths and recommendations of the report are not forgotten and commit to change for survivors and descendants.

When Russell had a bit of a morning cough he dismissed it, he’d smoked till he was 30, it was probably just a residue cough from that. It wasn’t until he had a swelling on the side of his neck the size of a mango that he finally went to the doctor.