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The Intergenerational Report announced by Treasurer Jim Chalmers this week has outlined the public cost of an ageing Australia and directions the country needs to take over the next 40 years to sustain economic momentum. The report promotes critical minerals as a way of offsetting climate change but also warns of a fundamental shift in …
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Eighteen months ago, the biggest floods ever recorded in Australia affected the Northern Rivers, especially Lismore. This week, Mayor of Lismore Steve Krieg announced Lismore’s CBD is at 70 per cent occupancy, with businesses thriving and residents slowly coming back to normal. While this is good news, the community is concerned now about this year’s …
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Brisbane-based Kamilaroi woman, Yvonne Orley, wants you to vote ‘yes’ in the upcoming referendum on whether to recognise Indigenous peoples as the First Peoples of Australia in the Constitution through an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice. Ms Orley is part of the Labor Party Indigenous Network and Community Alliance. The Voice will be an …
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Bunuba Traditional Owners rejoice, as the latest national park in central Kimberley is set to protect part of the Martuwarra Fitzroy River. Stretching beyond the size of London, Bunuba National Park has added 220 000 hectares to conservation estate in WA, extending the Danggu Geikie Gorge National Park along the Fitzroy River, north to Dimond …
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As a declared housing crisis continues on the Northern Rivers, particularly in the Byron Shire, the Women’s Village Collective is one charity trying to help women in need.But, the collective’s funding is about to run out, and women like Amber, a mother of three, are facing homelessness. Image: Image courtesy of Unsplash: Jordan-Whitt Produced By: Mia …
Charity desperate for more support as housing insecurity threatens women in need Read More »
For most Australians, summer means beach and barbeques. But, for regional communities, it means preparing for the danger of bushfires. With experts warning of an unpredictable season ahead, regional communities affected in the 2019 bushfires are once again preparing. Interview The Source News Image: Image courtesy of Wikimedia-Creative-Commons Produced By: Olivia Shoenauer …
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An increased number of Australian farmers are requesting emergency drinking water as drought-like conditions continue to develop across the country and threaten water availability. The Rural Aid charity says in the past year, drinking water request has increased by 250 percent. Image: Image courtesy of Unsplash: Harry Cunningham Produced By: Remy Naughton Featured In …
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Another one of the roadblocks for the Federal Government’s housing plan to ease rental pain is that planning and zoning laws are all controlled by State Governments. This requires a co-ordinated approach between all the Governments involved and the experience in the recent pandemic would indicate that this is pretty unlikely. Image: Image: Shutterstock Produced …
Government plans for Rental Crisis rests with States Read More »