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Fri, 11/04/2025 - 18:10

THE 39th Pittwater to Coffs Harbour Yacht Race 2025 takes place this weekend, 11-13 April, setting out from Barrenjoey Headlands in Broken Bay on Friday at 1pm. Sailors head north for 226 nautical miles, arriving at Coffs Harbour Yacht Club (CHYC) on Sunday where a presentation takes place in the afternoon. Advertise with News of...

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Fri, 11/04/2025 - 17:45

WOOLGOOLGA Red Cross Branch members and volunteers rallied throughout March to fundraise and celebrate the humanitarian work of the organisation. The extreme weather event during March also saw volunteers of the Emergency Service, under Team Leader Judy Jackson, involved in supporting those affected in the recent floods by working in evacuation and recovery roles. Advertise...

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Fri, 11/04/2025 - 17:42

TOASTMASTERS club members in Coffs Harbour have won the top places in the speech contest recently hosted by the Oxley Division in Taree. Competing in the Humorous Speech category, Jetty Speakers Toastmaster Club President Susan Hereford-Ashley, won first place, with Coffs Harbour Toastmasters Club member Fran Kerkhoff placing second. Advertise with News of The Area...

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Fri, 11/04/2025 - 17:40

THE Rotary Club of Sawtell saluted five decades of service with a celebratory dinner, where members past and present were joined by friends and the wider community. The milestone event went ahead despite the inclement weather. Advertise with News of The Area today. It’s worth it for your business. Message us. Phone us – (02)...

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Fri, 11/04/2025 - 10:47

Millions of workers in the UK are trapped in jobs that simply don’t pay enough to live on. In February, the Living Wage Foundation revealed that one in six UK jobs, or 4.5 million, were paid below the real Living Wage in 2024. The figures mark the largest increase in the number and proportion of […]

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Fri, 11/04/2025 - 09:32

“Long-threatened tariffs from U.S. President Donald Trump have plunged the country into trade wars abroad, all while on-again, off-again new levies continue to escalate uncertainty.” — PBS, 4/10/25

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We’ve all been there: You send a gang of plainclothes agents to abduct a woman from a city street in broad daylight for cowriting a relatively innocuous op-ed in a student newspaper, and everyone jumps down your throat.

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Fri, 11/04/2025 - 04:06
For years, I thought that there were two “sides” to the discussion around climate change. There were the people who believed in the science and the people who thought it was all a farce. Often, they could segregated into Democrats and Republicans. Of course, there were plenty of people who believed in the science but […]
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Fri, 11/04/2025 - 03:00

Don’t be embarrassed, it’s a common mistake. You look around and think, Yep, this is it. Paramilitary deportations, apocalyptic foreign policy, and private corporations looting the federal government. This has to be the Fourth Reich.

Not so fast, my friend. That’s a protected term. Technically speaking, it’s only the Fourth Reich if it comes from the Reich region of Germany. Everything else is just sparkling fascism.

Fascism can come from anywhere, of course. Spain and Italy have produced their own versions over the years. Some of the stuff coming out of California rivals the classic vintages. However, only one region holds this unique appellation.

This is fascism, obviously. No one is arguing that. It’s simply a matter of designation. You see, every region has what they call terroir, something in the land that imparts a certain je ne sais quoi on a given far-right government. You might not be able to describe it, but you know it when you see it.