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Beware the Trojan Pig
The article in last’s week’s Echo (‘Piggery plans on exhibition’), could not have been more lacking in balance had...
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Murwillumbah Bridge lights up on road safety
San Francisco might have the Golden Gate Bridge but Murwillumbah is glowing gold to highlight the importance of road safety this week.
Question defence!
Thank you David Lowe, for drawing attention to $50 billion more defence spending.
I add these points:
At least six to...
Revised version?
Language is a living and ever-changing thing.
Israel is currently under the thumb of ‘ultraorthodox’ forces (usually called ‘extremist...
Protests take aim at Labor’s coal and gas project approvals
Local Federal Labor MP, Justine Elliot, has labelled those who protested at her Tweed office last week as Greens members, and claimed it was ‘just another cheap political stunt’.
Coexistence
Thank you to all in the community from both sides of the conflict that have thanked me for my...
Xavier Rudd joins Save Wallum campaign
Popular musician Xavier Rudd has publicly backed the Save Wallum campaign against a controversial housing estate at Brunswick Heads in the Byron Shire.
Stories about "World Refugee Day":
Welcoming refugees into our community
Seven-year-old Kurdish refugee, Rahaf, moved to the area just over a year ago with her parents and younger brother. They are refugees from Syria and are supported by the Ocean Shores 4 Refugees group.
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Concerns over Piggery plans
As a long-term resident of Skinners Shoot, I am writing to express my concern that the article ‘Piggery plans on exhibition’ (Echo, May 1,)...
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Labor’s gas failure?
I can’t understand how Labor can commit to gas for the future while the UN Secretary-General said last year already: ‘We need disruption to...
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Domestic violence
It has occurred to me that as many women who experience domestic violence are forced to flee their homes, it is they, the victims...
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Cartoon of the week – 15 May, 2024
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