Fire crews save Angourie from ember shower
THE men and women who put themselves directly in the line of fire are the difference between whole neighbourhoods standing or smouldering.
Opinion
No time to be playing with fire
Why anyone would want to start a potentially disastrous bushfire deliberately or otherwise is beyond me.
Perrett says NAPLAN ‘won’t fix the problem’ – what problem?
LETTER: Mr Perrett says NAPLAN “won’t fix the problem”, but does not state what he thinks the problem is.
We owe them more than a debt of gratitude
Our 36,000 rural firefighting volunteers drop everything to protect our communities. Is it fair for them to suffer economic loss through that sacrifice?
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OPINION: Joyce family affairs should stay private
The perfect nuclear family can rarely be found in our society these days, so why do we still insist on holding out politicians to these standards?
It’s time criminals face real penalties
It’s time for people who have been found guilty of stomach-churning crimes to face harsher penalties.
Respect for all creatures great and small
No animal deserves to die for something as frivolous and unnecessary as momentary tastebud pleasure
Go Card loss a worry in tap and go world
Translink commuters will be forced to use smart phones and bank cards to pay for daily trips.
Find something you love and overcome bullying
Having suffered bullying at school I can recall the intense pain this brings to the whole family, and the cruel mentality of those who inflict it.
Grid girls ban is political correctness gone mad
Ban the entire fashion industry and ban all tabloid magazines and please stop talking about what Princess Kate and her children are wearing.
Where you stand on banning mobile phones from schools
READERS had mixed views on the idea of banning the use of mobile phones during school hours.
OPINION: Net cafes strike fine balance of social life
IF YOU want a sign of how much technology has progressed in the past fifty years, look at the history of video games.
Sickly sweet … who knew vomit was a good omen for love?
Long Suffering Wife would be the first to admit I’m not the romantic type.
Great illusion of prosperity in Australia
Trump is only interested in big business control and exploitation of the world’s resources.
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