September 21, 2026
LETTER: Horrifying modern slavery bombshell
Letter to the Editor

LETTER: Horrifying modern slavery bombshell

I doubt that many in the Coffs and Nambucca community are surprised at the recent 4 Corners expose of modern slavery that is putting food on our plates, particularly in our local berry industry. I am also sure that most in the community are horrified and want it to stop, as we have been hearing […]

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Great to see artificial reef deployed
Letter to the Editor

Great to see artificial reef deployed

DEAR News Of The Area, IT is very pleasing to see that the long-touted Coffs Harbour artificial reef has finally arrived and been deployed in 28m of water offshore, south and east, of Sawtell. Standing 12m tall, the twin 15-metre, 50-tonne square steel structures are placed approximately 560m apart and will, in a surprisingly short […]

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LETTER: AUKUS questions demand answers
Letter to the Editor

LETTER: AUKUS questions demand answers

DEAR News Of The Area, DONALD Trump’s Israeli-inspired war in the Middle East has given us all just a small insight into how a localised conflict can impact the Global economy and create chaos and hardship in people’s lives all over the world. It has also revealed just how our defence alliances inadvertently drag us […]

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LETTER: A thoroughly decent Government
Letter to the Editor

LETTER: A thoroughly decent Government

DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in response to the recent Letter to the Editor, Pauline wants a unified, safe and peaceful society (NOTA, 24/7/26). I get it!  A certain percentage of people feel aggrieved about the cost-of-living crises and want to kick the incumbent government. Across the world, reactionary movements on the far […]

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LETTER: Pauline wants a unified, safe and peaceful society
Letter to the Editor

LETTER: Pauline wants a unified, safe and peaceful society

DEAR News Of The Area, AFTER five years of rapidly rising living costs and inflation, many people are struggling and are looking for a Government that will actually improve their living standards rather than making them worse. Labor’s policies are failing miserably. The recent OECD Employment Outlook Report found that while the average member country […]

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LETTER: To build peace we must not demonise others
Letter to the Editor

LETTER: To build peace we must not demonise others

DEAR News Of The Area, THE Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion has produced some interesting insights. The most interesting one, to my mind, is to clarify what is meant by antisemitism, and what is the distinction between Judaism, Zionism, and the state of Israel. Judaism is an ethno-religion, comprising a mix of faith, […]

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