Luke Hartsuyker, the member for Cowper which covers the whole of the Coffs Coast, this morning announced his retirement from federal politics. by Peter Daniels The member for Cowper (pictured) has spent 17 years representing the electorate and says his decision to retire was ‘not easy’. “It was not an […]
Australia’s population hits a big milestone today. By Evan Young In this article… What’s the current growth rate and what’s causing it? Where are people living in Australia? How does it compare to other countries? How has migration played a role? How big will Australia’s population get? Can we cope? […]
Blow-out This is the second article to discuss costs matters relating to the decision to build a new council complex in Gordon Street, Coffs Harbour. At a recent Council meeting it was revealed the cost for the new complex in Gordon St had ‘blown out’. Not one sod has been […]
Okay, I’m going to plead guilty to playing lawyer without a license. The NYT reports that the Trump administration is proposing to unilaterally (as in no congressional action) change the way that capital gains are calculated for tax purposes. By Dean Baker The plan is to allow people to index […]
Head of Great Barrier Reef Foundation tells Senate inquiry money was offered at meeting with Turnbull and Josh Frydenberg Malcolm Turnbull was at the meeting where $443.8m in funding was offered to a small not-for-profit foundation without a competitive tender process or any application for the money, an inquiry has […]
By John Birmingham Cricket Australia’s got some explaining to do. And probably a hefty damages bill to pay out when Angela Williamson’s lawyers have finished paddling them with a Gray Nicolls Viper. Williamson (pictured) worked for CA as “a manager of public policy and government relations” until she was sacked […]
By the editor Last week Outlook published a story on what was going on behind the scenes at City Square titled City Square: Kiosks and Chaos? It generated the following email which I publish for your interest acknowledging it brings to mind George Orwell’s Animal Farm in places; “My daughter […]
From Twitter on a Canberra Times report published Monday 30 July 2018.
The following is yesterday’s full statement from Paul Keating, following the announcement of a merger deal between Nine and Fairfax. The kind of merger announced today between Channel Nine and Fairfax was bound to happen the moment the cross-media legislation introduced by the Hawke government 30 years ago was suspended. […]
The Gordon St Complex This is the first of four articles looking into the complex figures and finance behind the Coffs Harbour City Council’s (CHCC) proposed Gordon Street Council Chambers/Museum and Art Gallery. We aim to break this down and present an important issue to you in a way that […]