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A FABULOUS Melbourne Cup lunch in support of Legacy took place at the delightful, ocean-view Rattle Restaurant, Emerald Beach on cup day. A splendid gathering of smartly turned-out Coffs Coast folks were treated to a gourmet Rattle platter menu, including delicious seafood and drinks, sophisticated musical entertainment by River Williams and Marty Robinson, and a...

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It’s a political pandemic ….

This is my last Report from Kyoto for 2023. I will be returning to my work there in 2024 and there are still lots of things to report on. I seem to discover more as I learn more, which is always a good thing. Anyway, our bikes are back in storage, our cases packed and…

A new report finds that, leading up to the next general election, fewer than 35% of candidate selections so far are women

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There was a piece in the Washington Post this weekend about a group of swing voters in Wisconsin who are sick of our politics and are tuning out because they just can’t stand it. Ok, I can understand that. They are horrible and it’s because the right has turned our politics into a disgusting blood sport and it’s very hard to stay engaged without getting cynical and depressed, But that’s not how these swing voters interpret their ennui. In fact, they don’t seem to see the effect that Trump and his cult are having at all and blame it all on “politics.” David Roberts had a short tweet thread on this that I thought hit the nail on the head: This article is worth examining closely. It’s a classic “visit a swing county to hear about politics” piece, so it forces itself to be even-handed & “pox on both houses,” but if you read closely you can glimpse something else.  Why are they upset?

Grappling with the complicated legacy of an unexpectedly
popular musical genre.

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Please. I’m begging you. I’m hearing a LOT of talk on social media saying that people cannot possibly ever vote for Biden because of his position on Gaza and his alleged failure to erase all the student loans. When questioned they say it won’t be their fault if Trump is elected because Biden refused to do what they want him to do. Yes, we’ve been here before. I’ve had these arguments before, particularly in 2000 and 2016 when we all saw what was coming, But the consequences were never as clear or as horrifying as they are now. He’s a fascist and he’s learned that he can get other fascists to help him. Here’s just one example that should make everyone’s hair stand on end: Sure, you can write this off as a wingnut hyperbole. But they are drawing up plans. And the entire GOP establishment is complicit in the planning. You don’t even want to know what he plans to do with climate change and guns.

On BBC The One Show, Russell T. Davies and David Tennant had some interesting things to say about the Doctor Who 60th-anniversary episodes.

Aileen Moreton-Robinson in her book The White Possessive: Property, Power and Indigenous Sovereignty presents a collection of essays on race, dispossession and sovereignty. She argues that ‘the thread that weaves the chapter(s) together is the intersubstantive relations between white possession and Aboriginal sovereignty’. Moreton-Robinson’s position aligning with the aim of the book as written by a critical Indigenous scholar is clear and well-defined through a wide range of issues that are addressed in each of these essays. Thus, there are a number of avenues that a commentary on this book can take – I choose to focus on two main broader themes in relation to solidarity and power.

The aim of this book is to reveal how racialization is the process by which whiteness operates possessively to define and construct itself as the pinnacle of its own racial hierarchy.

CHEERS of “Hear! Hear!” emanated out from those gathered at the annual Coffs Harbour Regional Landcare Awards last week, with many dedicated volunteers recognised for their multi-layered work for various Landcare groups. Almost 80 members and visitors attended the presentation at the North Coast Botanic Garden in Coffs Harbour on Thursday 9 November. Advertise with...

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TWO photographers from Coffs Harbour have been named as finalists in the Your Health Link National Photographic Competition. More than 900 entries from across Australia have been narrowed down to a strong field of finalists across four categories: high school, primary, mobile and open. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for...

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THE Great Southern BioBlitz (GSB) is back for its fourth year, with the local region gearing up to make the most of this citizen science flora, fauna, fish and fungi data recording project. The goal is to encourage awareness and engagement amongst individuals, groups and government in our environment. Advertise with News of The Area...

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How relishing uncertainty can make us better thinkers and neighbors.

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ARTISTS in the Garden (AITG) is taking a break as the directors review the event format. A free and inclusive art experience, with all forms of artistic expression welcomed, AITG has been enthusiastically supported by the community since its inception. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us....

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32 year-old Sunshine Coast based courier, Jarred Jones, was left shocked and dismayed upon the realisation that he was in fact a toolie. Mr Jones had been travelling to the Gold Coast based annual drink and drug fest ‘Schoolies’ for... Read More ›

He has to joke about it. And he should do it a lot.