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Thu, 11/04/2024 - 04:55

“LIFE won’t come to you, you’ve got to go out and get it,” is a long-held mantra that motivates Coffs Harbour’s new Seniors Local Achievement Award winner, Phyllis Taylor. Recognised for her valuable contributions to our community, Phyllis received the award as part of the 2024 NSW Seniors Festival. Advertise with News of The Area...

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Thu, 11/04/2024 - 04:55
The Jewish Council of Australia today welcomed Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Senator Penny Wong’s speech overnight which signaled a shift in the Australian Government’s otherwise steadfast support for Israel and its actions. The Jewish Council of Australia today welcomed Australia’s foreign affairs minister, Senator Penny Wong’s speech overnight which signaled a shift in the Australian Continue reading »
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Thu, 11/04/2024 - 04:54
For every thousand tonnes of fossil fuels mined, one person dies. As climate science provides increasing evidence of accelerating warming, we must recognise that gas is our main threat and stop producing it. Gas is 84 times more potent then carbon dioxide. In the next two critical decades there is justifiable concern that climate change Continue reading »
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Thu, 11/04/2024 - 04:53
Aged care staff are unhappy and many older people in residential aged care are unhappy. Certainly, the NSW Health Minister and the hospitals are unhappy because there are 600 people sitting in acute hospital beds who could be in aged care facilities. Unfortunately, there are no appropriate places for them as their problems and behaviours Continue reading »
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Thu, 11/04/2024 - 04:52

THE Australia Institute has released a new video report critical of the NSW Government’s admission that it is delaying the protection of koala habitat in the state until a system is in place to utilise native forests for carbon offsets. The video report’s release comes as over 100 political leaders, academics, environment and climate experts...

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Thu, 11/04/2024 - 04:51
Vladimir Putin has in the past justified brutal Russian military actions – such as in Ukraine and Syria — by saying they are the same as the Israeli actions we now see in Gaza. Putin has said that “attempts to spare terrorists under the pretext of protecting civilians are unacceptable”. At a meeting of the Continue reading »
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Thu, 11/04/2024 - 04:50
The main reason I’ve focused so hard on Gaza these last six months isn’t so much because of how evil and horrific Israel’s mass atrocity is in and of itself, but because it’s so intimately intertwined with all our world’s other problems, and with the future of the human species. In a very real way, Continue reading »
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Thu, 11/04/2024 - 03:02

My dearest one, my sweetheart, my everything, I call to you from the far right-hand side of the browser window. Well, not the far right-hand side, a little to the left of it, near the tab for “The Only Cheese Fondue Recipe You’ll Ever Need,” which is a white box with a red E in it—if you find that, go two to the left, and I’m here. Calling to you. Waiting for you.

Don’t you know I pine for you, my darling? Don’t you know that only in the light of your gaze do I have a form, a purpose?

You’re distracted, wooed by other tabs. I understand.

“How Noah Kahan Seized His Moment”: of course you’d like to know. We all would.

“Take the Internet’s Most Accurate Enneagram Test”: yes, a wise idea, for the quest for self-knowledge is the project of a lifetime.

“$1.1 Million Homes in New York, Illinois, and Washington”: No, you don’t have that kind of money now, but one day, in the vague future, for hazy reasons, you certainly might.

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Thu, 11/04/2024 - 02:00
It’s coming up on Monday. And he’s freaking out. There’s been some talk lately about Donald Trump’s light campaign schedule compared to President Joe Biden’s who’s been visiting swing states constantly even as he’s handling some very thorny legislative and foreign policy problems. The contrast has been sharp. Trump is spending much more time on the golf course than holding rallies and even his appearances on friendly right wing media have been scarce.  Judging by his Truth Social feed, it’s fair to say that he’s stressed and it’s not about the campaign: he’s obsessed with the criminal trial that’s set to start next Monday. I suspect he never thought it would get this far — he’s tried every trick in the book to delay the proceedings and nothing so far has worked so he’s getting frantic, posting things like this throughout the day: It would seem that these outbursts serve as some sort of self-soothing exercise.