This is the third article to deal with some of the factors related to the Council approved project to build a new complex in Gordon Street. By Cob Given approval the project has now been given by Councillors it is important to get the sequence of events settled. Two options […]
It is going to be a rare event in our region as we have two sitting National Party members retiring at their next respective elections. By Bob Roche Both Andrew Fraser (Coffs Harbour) and Luke Hartsuyker (Cowper) have had long careers in Macquarie Street and Canberra thanks to their seats […]
Terry Hamilton writes to tax office and charities watchdog about failures royal commission found in Catholic and other churches It is unacceptable for churches that failed to protect children from sexual abuse to still have charity status nine months after the royal commission delivered its final report, a former assistant […]
SOMEWHERE this week in Australia a baby was born. Or maybe a plane landed carrying someone from another part of the world ready to make a new start here. It doesn’t really matter. For according to our statisticians, we have now welcomed the 25 millionth Australian into the fold. By […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]