Report from India: Tracing Gautam Adani’s ruthless ambition By Hartosh Bal In 2017, an extraordinary board meeting was convened at the offices of Economic and Political Weekly (EPW ), a venerable Indian publication with a reputation for solidly researched articles by Indian academics. Two years earlier, in a bid to spruce […]
Australian politics has, traditionally, been a straightforward affair. The main players haven’t changed much in some 60 years; while the faces may vary and the policies will be pushed in different directions, the foundations of the game — and, particularly, how it’s played — haven’t. By Alana Schetzer Until now. […]
Elton John has announced he will visit Coffs Harbour as part of his Farewell Tour in February 2020. The concert will be held at the Coffs International Stadium. “I still can’t believe it. I was almost speechless when I heard,” Coffs Harbour Mayor Councillor Denise Knight said. “Elton John – […]
Forget 10,000 steps a day. Modern sports science and evolutionary biology now tell us how much exercise the human body really needs By Herman Pontzer THE Spine Challenger is a brutal race. It claws its way along the toughest 174 kilometres of the Pennines, the geological backbone of England, in […]
Australia’s emissions have increased four years in a row. Excluding the land sector, our emissions have never been higher. By Simon Holmes à Court The worst part about being lied to is knowing that you weren’t worth the truth. — Jean-Paul Sartre As the gravity of the unfolding climate emergency […]
The Coalition has been re-elected to government, and after six years in office it has not created any effective policies for reducing greenhouse emissions. Does that mean the Australian climate change debate is stuck in 2013? Not exactly. By Michael J. I. Brown While Australia still lacks effective climate change […]
If there’s one thing we know about Bruce Springsteen, it is that he likes, nay needs, to keep control. So this is his take on what is his most radical and arguably his best album for some time: “This record is a return to my solo recordings featuring character-driven songs and […]
The World Motor Rally comes to the Coffs Coast in mid-November again and the organisers have been in touch with past volunteers and others updating them on new changes.So we thought we’d let you share the info too. (Our emphasis added in places) Changes for Competitors & Spectators (Part 1) […]
The Australian economy is in trouble and Scott Morrison and the Liberal Party government need to come clean and acknowledge this and outline a framework how this period of economic funk is to be addressed. By Stephen Koukoulas The Liberal Party campaigned in the election on a “strong economy” and […]
