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PLANS to build Sawtell Chilifest into a Coffs Coast tourism draw were boosted by the news the signature festival has received support from the NSW Regional Event Fund. “This funding is a significant milestone for Sawtell Chillifest, and we are deeply grateful to Destination NSW and the NSW Government for their support,” said event organiser...

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A TREE planting ceremony by Jetty Dunecare volunteers at the site where one of their members discovered human remains has achieved a sense of closure for the group. In the course of tending the weeds in the dunes behind Jetty Beach, Steve Melville came across the human bones on June 18. Advertise with News of...

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Joining the exodus from Project 2025 is Americans United for Life, a national anti-abortion group.

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Vance has said many, many repellent things in his quest to be MAGA’s favorite little boy. But this one really takes the cake: “This is one of the great tricks that I think the sexual revolution pulled on the American populace, which is the idea that like, ‘well, OK, these marriages were fundamentally, you know, they were maybe even violent, but certainly they were unhappy. And so getting rid of them and making it easier for people to shift spouses like they change their underwear, that’s going to make people happier in the long term. And maybe it worked out for the moms and dads, though I’m skeptical. But it really didn’t work out for the kids of those marriages.” Yeah, watching your dad beat the hell out of your mother or getting beaten yourself is a super healthy thing for kids. Everyone says he’s super smart. I’m not convinced. He’s slick. But he has said some really stupid things even by MAGA standards.

The conflict in Gaza has created both a humanitarian crisis and a public health emergency. Both are still worsening. Yet despite this, Israel is moving to declare UNRWA (United Nations Relief Work Agency) a terrorist organisation. This would massively reduce the ability of UNRWA to deliver (already totally inadequate) food, health care and shelter to Continue reading »

The futurist doubles down on the Singularity in his latest book.

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Project 2025 and Vance agree: “The Dobbs decision is just the beginning.”

The post On Abortion, J.D. Vance Is the Bridge Between Trump and Project 2025 appeared first on The Intercept.

The new UK government is signaling some reasonably ambitious reforms on the labour policy front (certainly more ambitious than most were expecting, given the Labour Party’s austere pre-election rhetoric and platform). They call the vision a New Deal for Working People . The policy framework is called A Plan to Make Work Pay. Broad features of the plan were mapped [...]

I hope you’re all excited to get rehearsals started. The script is strong, the set designs are amazing, and the whole theatrical community is looking forward to what we’re putting up. There’s only one problem. We just can’t find enough boys to do the Broadway play.

I know. It was a struggle last year too.

But since we don’t have quite enough guys yet, just for today, Bernadette, why don’t you read the waiter’s lines too? Okay, thank you.

And Patti, here, can you take these flyers and pass them around in your building? Maybe someone will want to try out. Tell them not to be shy.

In fact, don’t be shy yourselves. Ask your friends. Ask around. You know what? After rehearsal, Annaleigh and I are headed to the football field to see if any of the team wants to be in the play. I don’t think Coach Daboll would mind. And if the Giants are in rehearsal, too, maybe Mr. Steinbrenner can ask a few athletes. We’ll sing him a few selections from Damn Yankees! Ha ha. Little joke there.

What’s that, Audra?—Absolutely, see if any guys in your yoga class are interested. Thank you!

. . Ulf Dageby (1944-2024) In Memoriam

Decades before the FBI targeted me for my journalism, its treatment of my uncle, an FBI agent, devastated our family.

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The Port of Eilat’s bankruptcy reveals the shortcomings of U.S. military strategies against Yemen's Ansar Allah, raising critical questions about future interventions. 

The post US Naval Efforts Falter as Yemen’s Blockade Bankrupts Israel’s Eilat Port appeared first on MintPress News.

In the first part of this two part investigation, Members of the House of Lords question Tell MAMA’s transparency and governance. The organisation stands by its work.

The newspaper has waged a culture war on anyone spreading awareness of verifiable truths about the British Empire and its legacies

Ncuti Gatwa's Fifteenth Doctor is getting a wax figure in the Doctor Who attraction at Madame Tussauds London's' new film and TV-themed zone.

I found my sister’s diary seven years after her death. It was in my parents’ storage room.

I felt weird about the encounter, but I really wanted to read the diary. Plus, it’s not like my sister could walk in to bust me.

After my sister died, my parents had to pack up her apartment. I imagine the task felt like climbing a mountain when you really don’t want to climb a mountain.

My dad said the apartment looked like my sister was plucked from her life. Her cat was pacing and needed water. Dishes filled the sink. My mom found birth control under the bed (horrifying for a Catholic parent).

My sister’s unfinished business was everywhere. The whole thing was upsetting. My parents did their best to be respectful.

For years, I’ve wondered: How do you respect a dead person’s privacy while packing their things?

The Greater Manchester Mayor has called for a "rewiring" of British democracy ahead of Prime Minister Keir Starmer's King's Speech

Prior to the election, British billionaire John Caudwell revealed why he would be supporting Keir Starmer’s Labour Party in the upcoming general election: ‘What Keir has done… is taken all the Left out of the Labour Party, and he’s come out with a set of values and principles in complete alignment with my views as […]