A multi-million dollar residential and retail complex proposed for Bellingen has been approved by the Joint Regional Planning Panel. By the ABC – Coffs Coast The $8.9 million, three storey development will include underground parking, 15 apartments and also retail spaces. About ten people registered to speak against the development, […]
Commonwealth Bank of Australia economist Gareth Aird has asked, “Are we talking ourselves into a downturn?” and said that the Australian consumer needed a “circuit breaker”. By Matthew Cranston NAB Business conditions and confidence survey for February released on Tuesday 12 March showed that profitability had dipped and trading conditions […]
A report released today maps unemployment “hotspots” for young people and finds the Coffs Harbour – Grafton region is the worst in NSW for youth unemployment and the second worst in Australia, after Outback Queensland. From the AAP. Monday 4 March 2019 While the state’s youth unemployment rate was 10.1 per cent, below […]
AFTER decades of disappointment, we may have a new lead on fighting Alzheimer’s disease. Compelling evidence that the condition is caused by a bacterium involved in gum disease could prove a game-changer in tackling one of medicine’s biggest mysteries, and lead to effective treatments or even a vaccine. By Debora […]
The controversial Rocky Hill coalmine in the Hunter Valley will not go ahead after a landmark ruling in the land and environment court on Friday that cited the impact it would have had on climate change. Chief justice Brian Preston dismissed an appeal by Gloucester Resources, which was seeking to […]
It is a revelation that underscores the close relationship between the major banks and the Government. By Stephen Long When the heads of the big four banks wrote to the Federal Government, reluctantly calling for a royal commission into their industry, they asked the Treasurer to vet a draft of […]
How did it come to this? How did we arrive at a situation where banks and financial houses slugged dead people with fees? By Stephen Long Where billions have been sucked out of Australians’ retirement savings by bank-run super funds profiting at their members’ expense? Where many vulnerable people were […]
Blue areas show colder-than-average temperatures. Red areas are hotter than average. Image from Climate Reanalyzer (https://ClimateReanalyzer.org), Climate Change Institute, University of Maine, USA By Sam Wong North America is in the grip of a polar vortex, bringing freezing weather from North Dakota to Ohio. The cold snap has prompted predictably […]
“The decision on this bypass is clearly linked to the State Election in March,” Said Coffs Bypass Action Group, Co-Communications Chair, Cheryl Cooper. “We would like to hear from all the candidates involved to understand their position on how the Coffs Harbour Bypass should be built. “We are hoping that […]
By Giles Parkinson 21 December 2018 Australia’s leading scientific research group and the country’s energy market operator have released a benchmark study that shows the cost of new wind and solar – even with hours of storage – is “unequivocally” lower than the cost of new coal generation. The joint […]