WE have a Federal Election every three years and a State Election every four years. Governments provide funding for this purpose, while the private sector likes to contribute money by way of donations in order to support the candidate or party of their choice. Large donations can be viewed on a register available to the […]
DEAR Jasminda, I am doing a complete clean out of my home, but I can’t decide what to keep and what to cull. How do I make these decisions? Claudia D. Dear Claudia, I am the wrong person to ask about this. When I decide to clean my bedroom, I enter the zone of nostalgia. […]
DEAR News Of The Area, IT’S somewhat laughable that Robina Badger (Letter to the Editor, 19 February) felt “stunned” by community uproar about an offshore power station (wind farm). There was no political mandate: I’ve lived for 36 years in this coastal strip without hearing one serious election candidate grandly promising to take power generation […]
DEAR Jasminda, HOW do we agree on a movie as a family? I’m so sick of scrolling through trying to locate a movie everyone will enjoy. Heather P. Dear Heather, You are right. Trying to find a movie that incorporates everyone’s interests is a nightmare. How is it possible, for example, to find a movie […]
WITH little opposition coming to unsettle the present federal government, the Prime Minister might let the Treasurer off his tight leash in order to propose changes to the way taxation reform might be attempted. The government understands that attacking the assets of wealthy and homeowning members of the retired community through a tax on super […]
DEAR News Of The Area, I WRITE in response to Kathy Brown’s (5 February) and Robina Badger’s (19 February) letters. I am a 50-year resident of Port Stephens and as Secretary of The No Offshore Turbines Port Stephens (NotPS) group I have been at the forefront of the community effort to protect the integrity of […]
LIKE many others I’m continually trying to work out what is driving Donald Trump in order to make some sense of his actions. His history as a real estate developer makes it usual for him to be a big borrower of capital. People in this situation often overextend their financial capability which can lead “their […]
DEAR Jasminda, My wife recently picked every green mango off our tree because she was worried about possums and bats. Now we have green mangoes all over the house and they don’t seem to be ripening. Has she made a fatal mistake? George F. Dear George, Since I’m not a mango expert, I was tempted […]
