By Andrew Woodward, Labor Candidate for Cowper (2019 general election) Tuesday, 21 May 2019 This week, there will be millions of words written about the election result. We also need to talk about what happened here locally. It wasn’t good. On the national front, my view is that the tide […]
Nationals MP for Page Kevin Hogan has just declared that cuts to penalty rates are “great for our youth”, in a bold electoral strategy sure to endear him to the young. By by Sam Langford Hogan, who is famously not a young person, made the comments while speaking to ABC Radio […]
In a previous article (posted yesterday) I compared the Coalition and Labor fiscal plans. The credibility of these plans, as well as their value, depends significantly on whether the underlying economic parameters upon which the plans are based are sound, and equally how those plans will impact on economic activity […]
The two major issues in this election are climate change and the economy and cost of living pressures. In both cases the two major parties are offering very different strategies. By Michael Keating In these two articles I will focus on the economic choice being offered to voters. In this […]
It takes rare genius to provoke Scott Morrison and Andrew Bolt to express sympathy for Bill Shorten, but the Daily Telegraph managed it. By Rod Tiffen On Wednesday morning its front page story was headlined ‘Mother of Invention’, (see below) and claimed that Shorten, when making points about his admiration […]
In the recent state election the National Party candidate, Gurmesh Singh, promised tunnels for the bypass. By Rod McKelvey As a result of overwhelming community support for a three-tunnels Bypass and a complete rejection of the cuttings option touted by the previous Roads Minister, Melinda Pavey, and RMS, both Gurmesh Singh […]
The Coffs Coast Outlook recently had another discussion with several civil engineers and quantity surveyors both retired and currently working about what they thought was driving decisions on the proposed Coffs Harbour bypass. By The Editor And surprise, surprise it came down to money! Not vast differentials of money mind […]
Late in 2018 the Coffs Harbour City Council (CHCC) announced it was looking at offering a long term lease of the city’s airport to recognised airport operators. By the Editor The announcement came as follows; “The possibility of leasing the running of Coffs Harbour Regional Airport (pictured below) to a […]
By the Climate Council | 30 April 2019. The Coalition Government’s climate performance over the past five years is the defining leadership failure of the past decade, according to a detailed report from the Climate Council. The Climate Council’s report, ‘Climate Cuts, Cover-Ups and Censorship’ provides a detailed overview of the Australian […]
The watergate scandal may be clear as mud, but confirms much we already knew By Mungo McCallum What has inevitably been re-christened as “watergate” is hardly a barbecue stopper. For most voters, the issue is both too remote and too complicated: apparently there are different kinds of water and different […]