I'M SITTING HERE feeling warm and safe from the world trying to swallow dinner. But I feel sick. I feel sick because Canberra is culling kangaroos tonight (3,200 over three months) and mothers will have their joeys ripped from their pouches, unable to protect them as their heads are smashed against
Editorial / Opinion
NSW Government — what have they got right?
By Tony Morrissey. IN THE DAILY Telegraph article on 21/3/2018 “A year of living on the hustings” NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian believes that over the past seven years her government has got the bread-and-butter issues right. But failure to maintain a reliable NSW power system; blocking access by our youth to affordable
Bywong Car Boot Sale a great success
Day of shame for South Coast Forestry over destructive logging
SOUTH COAST conservationists have declared the UN International Forests Day [21 March 2018] as a day of shame for the NSW Forestry Corporation and the NSW Government because of the systematic destruction of South Coast forests. Coastwatchers President Mr Noel Plumb said, “The NSW Government and its irresponsible forestry agency should
Bungendore camp ground gathers dust
DEAR RESIDENTS of Mathews Lane, We recently had the pleasure staying at the Bungendore Showground/Camping Park, the peace and tranquillity of the area was delightful, so I can understand why you all enjoy living on the Lane. As lovely country and considerate people I implore you all to slow down at least
Canberra as soap opera and the National Party ethos
Cyclone Debbie: Residents share stories as torrential rain and wind pummels region
Panicked residents in areas affected by Cyclone Debbie have relayed their experiences to the ABC as torrential rain and wind gusts pummel the region. Proserpine local Sue said her house sustained heavy damage after being hit by debris from her neighbour's roof. "The next-door neighbour's roof has been flying off for hours
Hunting dogs on loose cause carnage
Centrelink fraud exposed by whistleblower
Braidwood resident’s story, plus domestic violence sufferer and others being hit Community lobby group GetUp has taken a lead in revealing the allegations of a Centrelink Whistleblower. In a letter sent to GetUp, the whistleblower has exposed a massive government fraud inflicted on tens of thousands of Australians. Dozens of cases have already been
Trump, Brexit and the lessons we didn’t hear
Living in Australia and dependent on mainstream global news reports, many of us could not imagine that Donald Trump would become the 45th President of the United States. Of course Hillary will win, we assured ourselves as the polls tightened. How could it possibly be otherwise? There was little reporting