On 8 November, the High Court ruled indefinite immigration detention unlawful, overturning a 20-year-old precedent.
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Polling of so-called 'Red Wall' Constituencies shows those voters that abandoned Labour in 2019 are now returning to the fold
MPs have warned Michael Gove that large numbers of councils could soon be in severe financial distress
A genocide of Palestinians is happening in Gaza now, in tandem with Israel’s methodically opportunistic ethnic cleansing in East Jerusalem and the West Bank. We are here because our humanity is being tested – because future generations will censure us for letting the death count exceed 10 thousand, mostly children and women. We are here […]
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Workers at all four DP World port terminals around the country, members of the MUA, took strike action on 16 November as part of their escalating bargaining campaign.
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Thousands of South Australian teachers, members of the Australian Education Union (AEU), went on a state-wide strike again on 9 November against a poor pay agreement offered by the Malinauskas Labor government.
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The war in Ukraine has become a bloody stalemate that continues only because both Russia and the US are pouring in weapons to continue the killing.
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Israel has never been willing to allow any kind of Palestinian state. The solution is to fight for a single democratic state with equal rights for Jews and Arabs argues Luke Ottavi
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Ending the domination of Israel in the Middle East and the Western imperialism behind will require revolution, writes James Supple
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Matilda Fay looks at where racism in Australia comes from and what we can do about it
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It looks like the Republicans on the Senate Judiciary Committee have decided to reprise their dignified behavior in the Kavanaugh hearings. Whenever something threatens the big bubble they’ve created around their precious Supreme Court majority they turn into shrieking harpies: Tempers exploded at a Senate Judiciary Committee meeting Thursday before Democrats voted to subpoena a major conservative donor and a prominent conservative activist linked to the Supreme Court’s ethics scandals. The Republican members of the committee stormed out of the hearing room in the Hart Building shortly before Senate Judiciary Committee Chair Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) called a vote on authorizing the subpoenas. The motion passed with 11 Democratic votes. Not a single Republican was left in the room by the time the roll call ended. Durbin went ahead with the vote shortly before noon to prevent Republicans from delaying it until next week by invoking a rule to limit committee meetings to two hours.
THE People’s Choice winner of the STILL: National Still Life Award 2023 is Adelaide-based artist Clare Belfrage, receiving a $3,000 prize for her piece, ‘Soaking Warmth’. With Clare’s win announced by the City of Coffs Harbour on Tuesday 28 November, the artist told News Of The Area, “There’s something pretty special about winning the People’s...
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THE Saraton Theatre in Grafton will proudly bear a Blue Plaque recognising the achievement of the founders of the theatre, Ioannis (Jack) and Antonios (Tony) Notaras. One of fourteen new Blue Plaque recipients across NSW, the program highlights significant people and events which have contributed to the rich history of the state. Advertise with News...
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OUTSTANDING Coffs/Clarence Police District personnel were recognised for their service at an annual commendation awards ceremony on Wednesday 15 November at C.ex Coffs Harbour. “The purpose of the awards is to recognise outstanding service, good conduct, meritorious actions and long service,” Coffs/Clarence PD Commander, Superintendent Joanne Schultz, told News Of The Area. Advertise with News...
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FOR those needing somewhere to go when seeking support and connection this festive season, the Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre’s (CHNC) doors are open. “The Coffs Harbour Neighbourhood Centre is the place to go when you don’t know where to go in the lead-up to Christmas,” CHNC Coordinator Anna Joy told News Of The Area. Advertise...
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THE 35th year of the Rotary Cartoon Awards were celebrated on Thursday 24 November at the National Cartoon Gallery, with cartoonist Peter Player taking out the Cartoon of the Year award from 201 entries. Mr Player’s winning entry, ‘Warm-Up’, features a streaker at a cricket match bending over touching his toes in a warm-up exercise...
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THE Giving Tree is back at Big W Park Beach in the Plaza. From now until Christmas Eve, customers can place an unwrapped gift under the Giving Tree, each of which will go to families in the community who need it most. Big W has partnered with Good360 Australia to match all 177 stores with...
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CUPS of tea and scones have done it again, with sales of food and beverage delights from Mary’s Tea House going straight towards buying medical equipment at Bellinger River Hospital. Just last week, the Bellingen Hospital Pink Auxiliary presented a $5,006 vital signs monitor to the Hospital with the latest funds raised from the café....
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SERVICE NSW’s Aboriginal Artwork Initiative has launched at the Coffs Harbour branch, the fourth out of ten Service Centres to participate. Established following staff and customer feedback, the initiative aims to strengthen engagement with and acknowledgement of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples as well as make local service centres more welcoming for all people....
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A radical faction within the Likud party plotted to kill Kissinger in 1977, according to a news report from the time.
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It’s getting close It looks like the new speaker’s “running room” is running out: Speaker Mike Johnson is edging closer to the same sort of clash with conservatives that helped bring down his predecessor Kevin McCarthy. The brewing storm, crystallized by Johnson’s comments during a Wednesday meeting with GOP senators, is threatening to end what is left of the Louisiana Republican’s honeymoon running the House. On his right flank, some members are already asking behind closed doors whether Johnson might meet the same fate as the deposed McCarthy — though other GOP lawmakers see that speculation as bluster. Johnson has antagonized conservatives most acutely by engaging in policy talks with fellow leaders, rather than pushing exclusively for base-pleasing wins that won’t survive in the Senate. That traditional approach won’t hurt Johnson with most of the House GOP — but as McCarthy’s ouster made clear, it only takes a handful of fed-up members to make a speaker’s life difficult. The new speaker showcased his willingness to stand up to conservatives, as well as its limits, during his visit to the Senate.