By Bradley Stanton It’s commonly stated that gambling in Australia is the equivalent of guns in America. The gambling Industry has captured politics in the way the National Rifle Association has in America. Let’s be frank - the gambling industry doesn’t care about you. Its sole purpose is to cause harm and misery to the […]

Poem by Roger Hart Roger Hart presented his poem The Village Green at Sunday's peaceful protest in Huskisson asking for respect for the sacred site from economic greed by developers. The protest was organised by our local Aboriginal Jerrinja community and supported by many. The Village Green By Roger Hart Majestic spotted gums Koori pathway […]

Chris Grounds In terms of the conservation of the natural environment, the Shoalhaven has an ‘elephant in the room’ for company, perhaps even a small herd. The contention of this article is that there are some key indicators that verify new thinking, attitude and perspective is needed at the local, council level for environmental conservation, […]

By Claire Haywood From Yamba in the far north to Tura Beach in the south, the battle against the onslaught of land developments is on. Led by Greens MLC Cate Faerhmann and spearheaded by concerned residents across the state these detrimental ‘zombie DA’s’ are threatening to change the face of many of our beautiful towns […]

By Stuart Rees The National Party’s decision to campaign against a voice to parliament is destructive and wilfully ignorant. Contributors to this decision ignore a history of Indigenous punishment and powerlessness. They criticise a referendum process which has not been published but which they pretend to know. They attribute to the Uluru Statement goals, of which […]