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Population statistics to June 2022 give clear signals of how Australia’s population growth is changing following the end of pandemic-related border closures. Demographer Glenn Capuano breaks down the latest data state-by-state. The latest release...

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YEAR 6 Students at Narranga Public School celebrated the end of an era as they performed a spectacular dance show in front of the school and parents. With the transition from Primary School to High School a pivotal moment in a student’s education, Year 6 teacher Jessica Wilson shared the build-up to the event. Advertise...

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A NEW beer born in Coffs has landed exclusively on tap and in the bottle shops at the Moonee Hotel, the Toormina Hotel and the Sawtell Hotel. The summer-inspired craft beer is the product of a new partnership between the W. Short Hospitality Group (WHSG) and Woolgoolga Brewing Co. Advertise with News of The Area...

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A one-million-vote nose-dive in turnout was well-concealed by GOP Gov. Brian Kemp to cover up the effects of “Jim Crow 2.O” at the launch his presidential campaign. WATCH VIGILANTE FOR FREE UNTIL JANUARY 1ST From the New York Times to the Wall Street Journal, math-challenged reporters have... READ MORE

DISAPPOINTED by Council’s diluted motion to protect a small 0.5 ha patch of critically endangered ancient Lowland Sub Tropical Rainforest on the edge of the Coffs Bypass alignment between Shephards Lane and Gatelys Road, the Advocates for Grandpa’s Scrub urge the community to keep the pressure on. A revised motion was submitted by Cr Jonathan...

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ROOFING Matters apprentice David Hart has won a prestigious Bert Evans Apprentice Scholarship through the NSW Government. Just turned 20, David told News Of The Area, “It’s an honour to be chosen and I feel great. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)...

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RESILIENT Communities, an OzGREEN program, has now ‘graduated’ its first cohort of community groups along the Coffs Coast, having run throughout 2022. OzGREEN’s unique program is based on 30 years experience and fosters the transition from feelings of sadness, helplessness and overwhelm into purposeful action. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it...

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THE Refugee Learner Drivers program, run by the Australian Red Cross in Coffs Harbour, celebrated its five-year milestone on Wednesday 30 November. Some 20 past participants, a handful of current learners, volunteers, stakeholders, Red Cross leadership and donor representatives gathered at the Coffs Harbour office for an informal catch up. Advertise with News of The...

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PLANS are afoot to establish a city farm/community garden behind Park Beach Plaza on land owned by City of Coffs Harbour. A group of interested and committed people who would like to see this idea come to fruition are calling out to the community to come along to a meeting on site to hear about...

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Here’s an update to my post ‘The Truth About Inflation’. As expected, inflation is still differential. And no, it’s not caused by government spending.

The post Inflation: Everywhere and Always Differential appeared first on Economics from the Top Down.

The Diamond Anniversary celebrations continue with a range of merchandise devoted to the Third Doctor Doctor Who’s 60th Anniversary celebrations are continuing at Forbidden Planet as their Diamond Collection enters its third phase. Each month features a host of merchandise for a different Doctor and it’s now the turn of Jon Pertwee: the Third Doctor. […]

The post Doctor Who 60th Anniversary Diamond Collection – The Third Doctor appeared first on Blogtor Who.

As 2022 comes to a close, panelists discuss the immediate prospects for the global economy, the dangers of a lost decade for developing countries and what needs to be done to put the SDGs back on track.

Moderator: Richard Kozul-Wright, Director of the Globalization and Development Strategies Division

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Anomaly 6 turns every citizen on Earth into a potential “person of interest” to intelligence agencies, and thus a target for recruitment, surveillance, harassment, and much, much worse.

The post Shadowy US Spy Firm Promises To Surveil Crypto Users For the Highest Bidder appeared first on MintPress News.

The Anti-Defamation League has acquired Jewish investor network JLens. This has little to do with investment and everything to do with shielding Israel from criticism from ethical investment firms. 

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Over the course of recent months, US lawmakers had a chance to come down strongly on the side of organized labor by backing railroad workers in their pursuit of paid sick leave. Instead, both Congress and the Biden administration opted to impose an agreement that the rank-and-file of four railroad unions, including the largest railroad […]

The post The Little Engine That Couldn’t Have Paid Sick Leave: How US Lawmakers Let Workers’ Rights and Health Go Off the Rails appeared first on Center for Economic and Policy Research.

How Showering Money on Both Parties Paralyzed Regulators

Late last week, Samuel Bankman-Fried, in the eyes of many our century’s answer to 18th-century fraudster John Law, Charles Ponzi, and the con artists who puffed tulips back in the Dutch Golden Age, allowed that he would be willing to testify before the House Committee on Financial Services. Curiously, for someone usually so eager to jump on stages where he could trumpet his determination to make the world a better place, Mr. Bankman-Fried was far more tentative about the possibility of appearing before the Senate Banking Committee.

On this special episode of The Watchdog, Lowkey discusses and later analyzes the role played by external actors in dictating the domestic political environment in the United Kingdom.

The post The British American Project and Fighting Back Against the Israel Lobby with Matt Kennard, Asa Winstanley and Huda Amori appeared first on MintPress News.