DEAR News Of The Area, WHEN Barnaby Joyce spruiked his private member’s bill to abolish net zero by 2050, I couldn’t understand how he could claim that net zero was why pensioners are having to pay high power bills. He implied that removing a target 25 years away would somehow have the immediate effect of […]
Legal Hypothetical: Secret daughter emerges to claim father’s estate
IN tragic circumstances, Wendy’s son, William, passes away. Aware that William did not have a Will, Wendy contacts a solicitor to commence the administration of her late son’s estate. Wendy believes that she is William’s “next of kin” on the basis that William was never married, was not in a de facto relationship when he […]
‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, AFTER a couple of weeks away, my husband and I have realised that we get along much better when we are away from home. Our relationship improved, we both relaxed for the first time in a long time, and it became apparent that we are soft touches and often feel that others take […]
Tariff Fire
Letter to the Editor: Time to transition timber workers
DEAR News Of The Area, I WOULD like to make a few points with reference to MP Michael Kemp’s response to a letter delivered to his office on Wednesday 23 July by KoaLa Man (Peter Elzer). The event was reported in the Macleay Argus (online Friday, 25 July and in print Saturday, 2 August). On […]
Letter to the Editor: The conundrum of cars on beaches
DEAR News Of The Area, WHY do we allow people to drive on our beaches? A recent meta-study by University of the Sunshine Coast Professor of Marine Science, Thomas Schlacher, confirms that driving 4WD vehicles on beaches has serious environmental impacts. The vast majority of 4WD users follow the rules and do their best to […]
Letter to the Editor: Faster trains that won’t break the bank
DEAR News Of The Area, HARRY Creamer’s dream of a foreign funded high-speed rail for Australia (25 July) sounds like another eye-wateringly, never-ending, expensive AUKUS scheme. Australia simply doesn’t have the population to support high-speed rail projects. Even if most city-to-city travel was taken by rail, there still won’t be enough usage to pay for […]
Letter to the Editor: KoaLaMan on the road to Sydney
DEAR News Of The Area, ON Wednesday 23 July at 3.00 pm a group of us gathered outside the office of Michael Kemp MP in Kempsey to welcome and support KoaLaMan deliver a letter to Mr Kemp. KoaLaMan is walking from Coffs Harbour to see the Premier in Sydney and is delivering letters to local […]
Legal Hypothetical: Family feud over finances
ALAN appoints his three children, Jim, Robert and Mary as his attorneys under a validly executed enduring power of attorney. Alan’s children are appointed “jointly and severally”, so that either one of them can use their power as Alan’s attorney without the consent of the others. Several years later, at 90 years of age, Alan […]
‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
DEAR Jasminda, There has been so much hype around the gotcha moment when Astronomer CEO Andy Byron was caught in an embrace with his chief people officer at a Coldplay concert. Why is there so much interest? Jerry P. Dear Jerry, Coldplay songs cover the gamut of emotions. It’s one thing to drive a loved […]