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Labour is ‘pro-business and pro-worker’. That is the message that Keir Starmer wants voters to take away from his manifesto launch. If you’re a Marxist, like me, then this statement is an oxymoron. But Labour has historically branded itself as a social democratic party that governs by encouraging compromise between bosses and workers. There are […]
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“I felt helpless watching my family dying and not able to help them. It is a nightmare that I will never wake up from.”
The post These “Tent Massacre” Survivors Couldn’t Afford to Leave Rafah. The Next Israeli Attack Nearly Wiped Their Family Out. appeared first on The Intercept.
The latest episode of the hit Media Storm podcast focuses on the most common mainstream myths around women and sexual assault that are perpetuated through journalism
COFFS Harbour Health Campus patients are now experiencing a little luxury thanks to the hard work and generosity of the Coffs Harbour Pink Ladies. The Pink Ladies have donated four recliners valued at $33,915 to the hospital’s Transit and Infusion Centre. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message...
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The host posted a series of AI-generated memes featuring Labour leader Keir Starmer in Islamic dress alongside Muslim women
THREE local sports clubs have been successful in the NSW Government’s Local Sport Defibrillator Grant Program. Minister for Sport Steve Kamper announced that 194 organisations have shared in $500,000 with each organisation receiving up to $3,000 towards the purchase, installation, and training in a new automated external defibrillator (AED). Advertise with News of The Area...
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THE Bellingen Environment Centre (BEC) acknowledged World Environment Day on Wednesday June 5 with approximately 60 people rallying outside Forestry Corporation of NSW’s (FCNSW) Coffs Harbour office. Catherine Jones, the BEC secretary and organiser of countless actions outside FCNSW offices, said, “The best way to mitigate climate change is to end deforestation. Advertise with News...
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THE VIP opening night for the Coffs Antique and Collectors Fair will be held on Friday 28 June from 5:00pm to 7:30pm at the Exhibition Hall at Coffs Harbour Showground. “This is a night for the real enthusiasts to get in early for a sneak peak and chance to find that special item from over...
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BUILDING up to the Holiday Coast Bootscooters’ 30th anniversary in July, the local line dance group is bursting to burst out two days of dancing at the big birthday bash. The weekend celebrations on Friday 19 and Saturday 20 July at Coffs Harbour Showground Exhibition Hall are fully booked with 200 bootscooters. Advertise with News...
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John Mitchinson explores how a 600-year-old poem by an unknown poet can reset our moral compass
RAISING $2,467 through its Biggest Morning Tea, the bingo group players at Darlington Park Resort at Arrawarra are justly delighted with the outcome. While the bingo raised $1,467, an anonymous donor gave $1,000 towards the annual initiative benefitting the Cancer Council’s research. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business....
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Referring back to this 2002 post defining “neoliberalism”, I find the claim that the “The (UK) Conservative party is hovering on the edge of extinction”. That wasn’t one of my more accurate assessments, and I’m bearing it in mind when I look at suggestions that the party is now “facing a defeat so dramatic it […]
The crucial green policies missing from Labour’s manifesto. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 13th June 2024 It’s a story of the good, the bad and the absent. There are some strong green policies in Labour’s manifesto. It will greatly increase investment in wind and solar power, block new licences for oil and gas […]
The Greens are the only party with a chance of winning seats that is not beholden to oligarchic power. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 12th June 2024 All governments betray the hopes of their supporters. But Labour is getting its betrayal in early. By ruling out a wealth tax and other measures that […]
An election is a device for maximising conflict and minimising democracy. By George Monbiot, published in the Guardian 6th June 2024 Everything hangs on them but little changes. For weeks or months, elections dominate national life. Media reports and public conversations are monopolised by furious jostling and frantic speculation. All else – policymaking, problem-solving, reason […]
The pressure from eight months of protests is getting to the government. Albanese has launched a wild series of attacks on Palestine protests and The Greens.
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The Gaza solidarity encampment at the University of Sydney has rejected an offer from management designed to have the camp clear out “and not resume”.
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Construction workers walked off the job at ANU in Canberra to support the Gaza solidarity encampment after a series of threats from the university.
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ANU has decided to expel student activist, Palestine supporter and participant in the encampment, Beatrice Tucker, for comments they made in an ABC radio interview.
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On 7 June, Immigration Minister Andrew Giles caved in yet again to the Coalition’s relentless racist campaigning against immigration detainees.
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