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Please, Let’s all Respect both the Yes and No Vote In the coming months we will all be asked to vote on the question of a Voice to Parliament.  Some…

Our Brains Boom in the first 5 years   Investing in our young people, our really young people, is probably one of the most important things that we, as a…

NAIDOC Week Reminds Us Of Our Rich History   Last week’s NAIDOC Celebrations, with the theme ‘For Our Elders” was yet another reminder of how lucky we are to be…

Tragedy on our Doorstep On Monday 12th June, we woke to discover that overnight a bus had crashed at Greta and killed 10 people, with a further 25 being sent…

The state of NSW really is broke – thanks to the former Government Regular readers of this column will know that for many years I have been pointing out that…

WHEN SHOULD WE CALL AN AMBULANCE OR GO TO EMERGENCY? There is absolutely no doubt that our hospitals and ambulance services are under incredible pressure to meet expectations. There is…

Last week, the NSW Parliament sat for the first time since the March 2023 election. This might seem like a long delay but it really isn’t. It does take time…

15 Minute Communities One of the more interesting things that I heard during the recent election campaign is concern about the idea of 15 minute communities. It was as though…

Post Election Wash Up As I write this column, I am in many ways unemployed. It looks almost certain that the people of our community have re-elected me to represent…

We Are All Paying for Privatisation I have made no secret of my views on privatisation.  I hate it! Government businesses, that often provide a monopoly service, should not be…