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Satyajit Das looks at how banks got themselves into so much trouble and what the recent bailouts portend.
The Fed confirms that its priority is crushing workers, and it believes it's protected banks enough to allow it to continue.
Sawant wants to take more forceful and concerted steps to advance workers' interest. How do her ideas stack up?
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The Conservatives' inaction to alleviate droughts in England is indicative of the party's wider ideological failings, writes Iain Overton
The Conservative-appointed chairman of the NHS is also a board member of Credit Suisse, directing the giant Swiss bank which collapsed this week following financial scandals, Tribune can reveal. Senior Tory and ex-banker Sajid Javid made current banker Richard Meddings the chair of NHS England in January 2022. In his capacity as Secretary of State […]
Both events were driven more by ideological conviction – than rational analysis – and against the advice of most experts, writes former diplomat Alexandra Hall Hall
People living in Western liberal democracies have short memories. That makes them self-righteous. Perhaps a stroll down memory lane is due.
This week was the twentieth anniversary of the Iraqi War. Use your memory, my friend.
Twenty years ago your TV screen was showing that or something very much like it.
As a consequence of that war, the whole Arab world, from the Tigris River in the east, to the Atlantic Ocean in the west, was destabilised. Already poor countries lost valuable infrastructure. Millions of people were displaced or left disabled, orphaned or destitute.
Man, I am tired of not selling any lemonade.
The climate change deadline is approaching fast.
COFFS Harbour Yacht Club, in conjunction with Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, will once again host the Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race, which starts on Friday 31 March 2023 off Barrenjoey Headland. The East Coast Classic event has attracted an increased number of entrants on the 2022 race, with 31 entries to date. Advertise...
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I’m hoping that the net time I get a promotional postcard from eyebuydirect, they’ll have added another “&” onto my fully-escaped surname, and so on, until it overruns the postcard’s CSS block into the street. A voice-mail from Central Computer: my computer is fixed, I can come and pick it up. It felt very like […]
ULONG Mountain Health Hub is about to expand with an additional treatment space and fit-out, fully funded through grants and numerous donations big and small from the local community. No-one knows more how valuable the Health Hub up the mountain is, being 60-minutes drive out of Coffs Harbour, than Carol Cleary, a member of Eastern...
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A STUNNING collective artwork has been created by women from the Coffs Harbour refugee community working together in the You Are Welcome Here Seedpod Project. The collaborative endeavour launched on 15 March with a celebration of connectedness. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us –...
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RESEARCHERS at Southern Cross University’s (SCU) National Centre for Naturopathic Medicine are calling for generally healthy adults in the Coffs Harbour region to join a clinical trial for weight loss. The trial aims to assess the effectiveness of the herbal supplement in aiding overweight Australians to lose weight. Advertise with News of The Area today....
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GREENS candidates for Oxley and Coffs Harbour have called for the immediate implementation of nurse to patient ratios, and improved pay for nurses and midwives. Dominic King, Greens Candidate for Oxley, said nurses are “worn out” after three years of pandemic conditions. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business....
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A CALL-OUT for volunteer First Responders by the Nana Glen Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) in early March caught the eye of Missy Allen, whose family are forever grateful for the speedy response of the team and their dedicated emergency vehicle. Missy contacted News Of The Area to share how this service touched her and...
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IN A tasty bid to tempt curiosity and commitment to their community growing space initiative, CUPS Coffs Inc. (Community Use Permaculture Space) is giving away uncommon native fruit trees to anyone who signs up to become a member on their information day. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business....
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FOLLOWING a recent meeting with local Fire Brigade Employees Union (FBEU’s) representatives, Labor state election candidate Tony Judge has pledged to fight for an increased supply of firefighters, as well as improved pay and conditions. Union member Nat La Macchia said that while the population of NSW has grown significantly in recent years, and with...
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"Then I’ll torch the place. Just kidding! It’s my backyard – I’d never destroy my own property”
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National Australia Bank's recent testimony at the Senate Inquiry into bank closures in regional Australia – that it is "committed to being where its customers are" – is misleading at best. read now...