When comparisons to the Great Depression start, you know you’re in trouble. As a general rule, any time you need to use the phrase “since the Great Depression” things are not going well. Right now, of course, things are not going well. They are not just going badly, they are […]
FOR SALE – HISTORIC POLICE STATION / RESIDENCE ACQUIRED & REFURBISHED AS A MUSEUM. TOTAL INVESTMENT $1.6 MILLION. NOW FOR SALE AT MARKET VALUE, (EST. VALUE $800,000) By Tom Strickland AO What is Council thinking? This Heritage Building could soon be demolished! As were four former civic/cultural properties in […]
We’ve seen stupidity and selfishness recently, but it’s what we’ve allowed China to get away with that we’ll regret most. By Gary Linnell Albert Einstein liked to say there are only two things that are infinite – the universe and human stupidity. He just wasn’t sure about the universe. In these […]
By Rob Trezise of Coffs Coast News and Views GUEST EDITORIAL We here at Coffs Coast News and Views are at times criticised for polarising people around the Coffs Coast for our support of opponents to the Coffs Harbour City Council’s Civic Space project for a number of reasons. The […]
Many Australians are sick and tired of politics and politicians .The situation is worsening .The community is deserting the major political parties in droves. By John Menadue In this blog Michael Keating (The Future of Democracy Part 1 and Part 2), pictured below, described how governments have lost the capacity to promote […]
The economy is in good shape. Got that? By David Solomon According to Prime Minister Morrison and Treasurer Frydenberg the emergency measures they announced this week are necessary only because of the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic and are directed solely at fixing the specific problems that it is […]
As the world is gripped by disasters, both natural and pandemic, it’s time to rethink our global economic strategies to best serve mankind, writes Professor John Quiggin. FOR BELIEVERS IN KARMA, Australia’s experience since last year’s must look like a clear example. Having re-elected a government which has done nothing […]
The Liberals claim that they are better economic and money managers. But there is scant evidence to support that claim. By John Menadue AO At the last election Scott Morrison told us repeatedly that only the Liberals could manage money and the economy And the electorate seemed to believe him. […]
Write to state government and your local members on each side of politics and tell them to stop the corrupt practise of allowing voting groups into the council system. By John Boom Say no to political party agendas taking over councils. Many candidates with political ties will try and favour […]
The tone of this article may seem flippant, but Toxic Masculinity is real. How else can we explain the motivation of an individual who chooses to douse three children and their mother in accelerant and set them on fire? By Julian May Toxic Masculinity is a form of mental illness […]