OPINION: Support businesses in wake of backpacker shortage
Before the pandemic, backpackers were a common sight in Bundaberg, bringing a number of benefits to the region.
Before the pandemic, backpackers were a common sight in Bundaberg, bringing a number of benefits to the region.
“I would like to know why this current council finds it necessary to have a media section…?”
“If one looks a Games past you will find that the so called benefits just don’t happen.”
Alongside members of the Bundaberg community Karina Anderson participated in the local vigil outside an MP’s office
The year was 1965 and one Bundaberg letter writer was not very happy about the state of the city’s houses.
Facebook’s latest move to block Australian news is just one more reason why we need to take a break.
“It’s ripping communities like ours apart socially and economically.”
Parking is one of Bundy’s biggest bugbears
Chris Sparks reminds us that education is more than just learning what you are told
The ombudsman’s decision was based on the fact that the government made this move without obtaining health department advice.
I am down by the fresh meat section when I overhear a male customer ask his female companion “which steak would you like tonight hon?”
Our politicians were totally caught out and went into immediate panic because they did not know what to do or how to fix or contain the problem.
A raft of new buzz words has invaded our lives and media writes Max Crus
‘We were at three-and-a-half-thousand feet when my flight instructor asked me to demonstrate a stall recovery.’
The allied nations chose this day and time for the commemoration of their war dead
IT doesn’t matter whether you’re a believer or a skeptic – there’s nothing quite like a good ghost story.
‘Poor Christine Holgate. Of course that’s a contradiction but you know what I mean’
The silence from some of the candidates is deafening.
You’ve heard from your local candidates in our livestreamed forums and now it’s your chance to watch Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deb Frecklington go head to head in a debate
The NewsMail is tomorrow bringing you another local debate. Here’s how you can get involved
TRENT Dalton’s Australian literary adventure All Our Shimmering Skies is the magical escape into hope we all needed in 2020.
What’s been tough for us has also turned out regularly to be a joy, a challenge, a nightmare and a blessing – sometimes all at the same time.
Grape Expectations by Max Crus (Column No.1398)
And why he’ll have to watch his back
“It’s time to stop treating many of these long term unemployed as privileged”
We used to be such a fit nation, athletes all, punching well above our “weight” on the international stage. Now we have trouble getting out of bed
The Prime Minister was wrong when he said “we are all Victorians now”.
“What part of ‘keep to the left’ eludes shoppers as soon as they set foot on a moving surface?” Max Crus investigates this ‘escalating’ problem among shoppers.
The calculated and callous steps Rowan Baxter took to wipe out Hannah Clarke and her children makes his crime one of our most brutal, writes SHERELE MOODY.
Readers have their say on crime, stadiums and border restrictions.
“CASHLESS SOCIETY they said, bunkum we replied. But we’re almost there, a world without cash.”
OPINION: The ceremony that Bundaberg should consider implementing for its elderly residents.
Member for Bundaberg David Batt discusses the issue he’s been working with police on and how you can help
Tim Sayre talks about how Covid-19 restrictions are impacting local businesses.
TODAY could be somewhat of a sad day for some past employees of the NewsMail as this weekend’s edition was the last hard copy of the paper.
BUNDABERG letter writers have weighed in on a topical issue – the name of Coon cheese.
A SONG that has become an anthem of hope for people around the world has been reborn in an inspirational Australian project combining more than 300 churches.
“If you don’t want more demonstrations in the streets, then do something to show Black lives DO matter.”
BACKPACKER bashing is a bit of a sport in Bundaberg, but can it just not be?
YOU’VE hidden behind your tons of steel and casual disregard for human flesh for too long, dear motorists, says Kieran Bicheno after being hit by a car.
THE so-called mummy blogger influencer comes packaged with the seemingly perfect home life, a beaming husband and a handful of children.
“WHILE Scott Morrison’s lowest point was in the bushfire crisis, his finest moments have definitely been during the COVID-19 pandemic.”
There is something everyone can do to help alleviate the border issue.
HOW refreshing it was to hear Prime Minister Scott Morrison talk about working together in the wake of COVID-19.
The Commission’s report confirms structural and stability issues with Paradise Dam.
CELESTE Barber has lost a court battle over $51.3 million she raised but it doesn’t have to be the end of the matter.
YOUR SAY: Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is right to keep the state border closed indefinitely.
FOR 30 years, as a doctor, and now a minister, I have been primarily concerned with the wellbeing of my fellow humans.
“ … We have created a society that feeds on the technological addiction,” writes Rev Schmidt in this week’s Heart and Soul.
It is scary that before a baby is even born the child’s digital footprint is being created.
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