After a two-year struggle, working alongside some local community groups and concerned citizens, the offshore oil-and-gas licence covering the coastal waters off Sydney, PEP-11, has been terminated by the Federal Governm...

As the summer holidays wind down, our children return to school and we go about our lives with COVID-19 still present, many in our community are anxious as to what this year will bring. The pandemic has taken its toll, w...

It’s that time of the year again when the large banks put out their forecasts for the next 12 months. This forecasting makes these banks look very professional. They create wonderful presentations with lots of glossy p...

Around this time of year the trusty Weber is prone to getting a bit of a work out. It tends to see a bit more fish thrown on it these days, but that’s not to say it hasn’t had its fair share of other kinds of protein...

Providing education is one of the single most important jobs a government has responsibility for doing. As a former educator, I have witnessed firsthand the transformational power of education. That is why I am a firm be...

Pilots are trained to put safety above all else. A safety-first mindset is ingrained in their DNA. Sadly, attitudes to risk in investment markets are more like the Wild West when compared to aviation safety. We are curre...

Who doesn’t love council chuck-out day? The trash, the treasure; the strategy and stealth; the steely resolve required to avoid jumping the gun and putting your stuff out too early, lest people add to it overnight, mak...

With the water temperature increasing rapidly, thanks to the East Australian Current, the bait fish are beginning to stack up everywhere. This can mean only one thing for keen fishos – it’s time to rip in to some...

As many as 1 in 6 women will experience domestic violence at some point in their life – a truly shocking number – and we have seen evidence that, through the pandemic, this number has risen. Domestic violence...