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Move Beyond Coal turning up heat on government
Move Beyond Coal says it will be staging protests at Labor MP offices around the country over the next week to 'turn up the heat' on the government to stop approving climate-wrecking coal and gas projects.
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Truth-telling beyond the Voice referendum
In order to transcend the disappointment of the Voice referendum, many political and Aboriginal leaders are focusing on ‘truth-telling’.
New wave of antisocial behaviour hits SGB
Drug use, fights, vandalism, destruction of property, and violent intimidation of locals sitting in their homes.
Editorial: The best democracy money can buy
Last week, The Juice Media published a YouTube video, Honest Government Ad | How to rig elections.
Southern Blast in Byron
Surfrider Foundation Australia – the not-for-profit agency dedicated to the protection of Australia’s oceans – has launched a series of film events across Australia’s east coast to raise support for their campaign to Save The Southern Sea from fossil fuel exploration. Their 12th stop will be at Byron Community Theatre on 30 November.
Front runners emerge in Coastal Cricket league
Byron Bay second-grade cricketers continued their winning streak last Saturday and are now just two competition points off the...
Kangkung and Ceylon spinach
Victoria Cosford
I’d never heard of kangkung until Ryan Bruin mentioned it to me. This was during our first chat...
Stories about "Thor: Ranarok":
Nimbin candles lighting up yet another movie
Candles made in Nimbin will be lighting up the set of the latest installment of Thor, starring Chris Hemsworth and Cate Blanchett. The movie, Thor: Ragnarok, is being produced on the Gold Coast and is expected to hit cinemas next year.
National News
Industrial relations reform bill passes parliament
New industrial relations laws have passed NSW parliament today, which the government says will create the structure needed to deliver meaningful improvements to wages and conditions for hundreds and thousands of workers in the state.
Local News
Fire ant update in the Tweed
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There were information sessions this morning for local businesses and industry members impacted by the detection of Red Imported Fire Ants (RIFA) at South Murwillumbah, with the opportunity to find out more information about the strategy that the Department of Primary Industries (DPI) are using to contain and eradicate the fire ants.
National News
$15 million to subsidise habitat destruction?
The recently-released NSW Forestry Corporation’s annual report, which shows that taxpayers will again be asked to spend $15 million to subsidise native forest logging, has today been labelled ‘a damning indictment on our state’.
Local News
Lismore Council unveils latest upcycled Christmas tree
Lismore City Council has unveiled its iconic sustainable city Christmas tree. This is the eighth year of Lismore’s upcycled Christmas tree being proudly displayed on the corner of Keen and Magellan streets, following a one-year hiatus after the 2022 flood disaster.
