Quinn Emanuel Urquhart & Sullivan (QE) has this week filed a classaction against multinational insurance broker Jardine Lloyd Thompson Pty Ltd (JLT) on behalf of local councils across New South Wales. The claim alleges local councils in NSW have been paying excessive premiums on their insurance for many years. The […]
State Roads Minister Melinda Pavey (pictured below) has been quoted as saying that the Coffs Harbour Bypass cannot have tunnels due to dangerous goods. Is this actually true? Let’s take a look at the detail. “Firstly let’s be clear dangerous goods travel through tunnels in Australia every single day” says […]
Summer temperatures are forecast to soar above their usual average, while the chances of more bushfires and an El Niño developing are on the rise. The Bureau of Meteorology’s (BOM) latest outlook for summer warns that most of Australia has an 80% chance of higher-than-normal temperatures between December and February. […]
An unemployment milestone last week nearly sneaked past unremarked: In original terms, the Greater Sydney workforce of 2.88 million people recorded an unemployment rate that started with a three for October, the lowest it has been in 11 years by Michael Pascoe An increase in jobs has not yet translated to […]
The latest quest for a right-wing opponent to GetUp misunderstands what inspires people to action By Mungo MacCallum Advance Australia national director Gerard Benedet. Source The quest for a right-wing opponent to GetUp has been going on for almost as long as the quest for a right-wing Phillip Adams […]
“I’ll be here to listen and my goal will be to advocate for the people of Coffs Harbour.” New candidate for the NSW Nationals in the seat of Coffs Harbour, Gurmesh Singh, has responded to some questions about his stance on unemployment and blueberry farms. Coffs Harbour has the highest […]
The parties of the Coalition may be on the verge of being pulled apart by the increasing polarisation of Australian politics. Australian Financial Review – Editorial. 26-11-2018. See: https://outline.com/N3ubKJ Cartoon by David Rowe In a gathering wave against the Coalition foreshadowed by exclusive polling in The Australian Financial Review on […]
The Coffs Bypass Group’s very first press release has been published online today and will be in the The Coffs Coast Advocate Saturday paper, thanks to one of our dedicated volunteers. By Marnie Cotton. We also have a website to check out and we have launched an important NSW petition […]
The North East Forest Alliance (NEFA) describes the final logging rules for public forests released last week as a disaster for oldgrowth forests, rainforest, river health, threatened species, Koalas, and global warming. The Governments’ decision remains as it was always intended, they have increased logging intensity throughout State Forests, established […]
By Michelle Grattan Photo Scott Morrison has yet to provide a response to the religious freedom report, a time bomb left by Malcolm Turnbull. ABC News: Jane Norman As the Morrison government thrashes around trying to stave off defeat or just save the furniture, it reminds one historian of the […]