DEAR News Of The Area, MS Sandra Bourke (Letters, NOTA, 15 May) sees a letter from Justin Page, spokesperson for Hunter Jobs Alliance in the previous issue as an attempt to silence the powerful and well-funded organisation Advance Australia for which she is the spokesperson. Both organisations have the right to use every legal means […]
DEAR Jasminda, MY new girlfriend sleeps with her dog (Brutus) in the bed. I really like her, but I find this behaviour bizarre and, frankly, a relationship breaker. How do I navigate this? Gerard P. Dear Gerard, The early phase of a relationship is often marked by constant affection, but this should not include waking […]
NOSTALGIA reigns this week with the release of Karate Kid: Legends. Following the unexpected success of the legacy television (or “streaming”) series Cobra Kai, producers have realised there is a great deal of possibility in this franchise which first came to screens more than 40 years ago. The premise remains familiar: a recently uprooted youth, […]
THE nation decided to stick with the devil they knew in early May, and did so in very clear fashion. Since then, the former Coalition has been cleaning up after the loss. Opposition leader Peter Dutton lost his seat, just like John Howard suffered when his Liberal Government was voted out. Leadership battles for the […]
DEAR News Of The Area, LIKE many of us, our attention has been recently focused on America and this has raised our attention on its beliefs and culture. I am worrying over the development of legal processes that have been developed by religious groups that are also trying to maintain a financial foothold in various […]
WHAT do you get for $60 million? The short answer seems to be very little. Now that the Federal Election is done and dusted it is interesting to look at the cost of advertising in order to see what spending big bucks achieved. Clive Palmer’s new political plaything, the Trumpet of Patriots party, is reported […]
DEAR Jasminda, THE other night, my brother-in-law invited himself over for dinner. However, I had not prepared enough for him (as he was unannounced), and he got annoyed and left. Now he won’t reply to either my husband’s or my messages. How do you suggest I go about this? Normine B Dear Normine, I’m picking […]
THERE is only one notable release in Australian cinemas this week, though it’s likely to be on a fair few “Top 10” lists come the end of 2025. Lilo & Stitch gets the live-action adaptation treatment from Disney. It follows the adventures of the alien “Experiment 626” after he crashes in Hawaii and is adopted […]
DEAT News Of The Area, It was interesting to read the reactions to Justin Page’s call to “move forward with proper, fact based assessments of the environmental and economic impacts of the Hunter offshore wind industry”. That does not seem to be an unreasonable suggestion and is aligned with the requirements of the Feasibility Licence […]
