December 4, 2025
Letter to the Editor: A decision made for the people
Letter to the Editor

Letter to the Editor: A decision made for the people

DEAR News Of The Area, I AM pleased that the Liberal Party has finally made a decision for the people rather than continue their political posturing to the United Nations and the corporate media that initiated and promoted the hoax of man-made global warming. Hopefully, it is just the first step toward abandoning the renewable […]

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Heartbeat of the Hastings: Pink Ladies The Pink Ladies committee.
Opinion

Heartbeat of the Hastings: Pink Ladies

DURING a recent stay at Port Macquarie Base Hospital, I had the pleasure of meeting a few of the amazing women known as the Pink Ladies. Their dedication to the hospital and the community is truly inspiring. One of the many ways they support the hospital is through fundraising events like “Brickfest”, held annually in […]

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OPINION: Why are young women embracing traditional gender roles?
Opinion

OPINION: Why are young women embracing traditional gender roles?

FOR decades, research and activism have highlighted the pitfalls for women when stereotypical gendered roles are prioritised in heterosexual relationships. But recent signs suggest young adults may once again be embracing the idea that men should be dominant, while women play a supporting role. In our research, we wanted to know whether young Australian adults […]

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Stargazing: What’s inside black holes?
Opinion

Stargazing: What’s inside black holes?

PICTURE this: somewhere out there in deep space, the universe has a few places where the rules just stop working. Gravity goes haywire, time slows down, and light itself gets trapped like a fly in honey. Welcome to the weirdest show in the cosmos – the world of black holes. A black hole is what’s […]

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OPINION: Australian ‘fire chiefs’ are letting us down
Opinion

OPINION: Australian ‘fire chiefs’ are letting us down

THE outcry in the media from “fire chiefs”, asserting that the eastern seaboard bushfire crisis during Black Summer was the result of climate change, begs an embarrassing question. Embarrassing for the “fire chiefs” that is. “Where were you when the root cause of this crisis was being laid down in the bush over the last […]

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OPINION: Reflections on the 1975 constitutional crisis
Opinion

OPINION: Reflections on the 1975 constitutional crisis

THE dismissal of the Whitlam Government in November 1975 highlighted the fragility of our parliamentary and constitutional system and the danger that, if the various constitutional norms that protect that system are ignored, the democratic system itself can be weakened. The real villains in the whole affair were two State Premiers who went against a […]

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‘On the couch’ with Jasminda
Jasminda's Advice

‘On the couch’ with Jasminda

DEAR Jasminda, LAST night (when I was sound asleep) my husband woke me about the mosquitoes in the room. He then searched (unsuccessfully) for the flyspray before trying other tactics. By the time he’d killed them, I was wide awake and stayed that way. What do I do to avoid this in the future, Katie […]

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