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Remembering 16 April 2021
Australian Cardinal Edward Idris Cassidy, President emeritus of the Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity, passed away on Saturday, 10 April, in Newcastle, Australia at the age of 96.
Born on 5 July 1924 in Sydney, Australia, to non-Catholic parents, Edward Idris Cassidy’s family split when he was just two years old. He was entrusted to the care of his paternal grandparents and, although he had been baptized into the Church of England, his grandmother brought him into the Catholic Church and he was baptized anew at Saint John the Baptist Church in Gulgong. As a boy, he attended both Catholic and
Net zero ticker: Despair as Coalition fails climate test
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February 11, 2021 12.05am
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I now feel a total sense of hopelessness and despair (“Net zero action: Cabinet shuns climate laws”, February 10). All sense of urgency to ensure the safety of future generations and biodiversity on this planet is being completely ignored and used as
a political plaything. What can we possibly do, as citizens of this country, to convey this utter despair to our supposed leaders? Anything?
Judy Hungerford, North Curl Curl
Just about every institution – including state governments, business, unions and farming groups – want net zero emissions by 2050 to be legislated. But the Coalition federal government still demurs. Scott Morrison is fearful that the same fate is in store for him that was meted out to Turnbull.
BYO bandages: inquiry told of âhorrendousâ state of NSW hospitals
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92-year-old sent away from hospital with a broken neck
Broken Hill manâs cancer undiagnosed for 15 months while awaiting âurgentâ colonoscopy
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Patients and medical staff across NSW have sounded the alarm about a crisis in the state of country hospitals, telling of wards that look like theyâve been hit by tornadoes, hospitals requesting you bring your own bandages and doctors trying to mend broken bones over videolink.
A parliamentary inquiry has been told lives are being endangered by an overburdened system plagued by chronic staff shortages.
Residents of Yass are kicking up a stink over the state of tap water in the town, with its orange hue and sulphur smell making it unsuitable for drinking and even bathing.
The people of Yass, 50 kilometres north of Canberra, have been forced to spend large amounts on bottled water or drive to other towns to collect their supply due to the disgusting condition of the tap product.
Resident Andrea James described the water s sulphur stench as a sick to your stomach smell that continues to distress her young daughter.
Residents of Yass have been forced to bathe in orange-brown water for years (pictured)
Two small Australian gems are big winners in this year s TripAdvisor travel awards, a relief for Australian holidaymakers who can only dream of overseas jaunts.
New South Wales Shoalhaven and the wine region town Mudgee have made spots eight and ten on TripAdvisor s top emerging destinations category.
The nods are likely to boost tourism in the regions, as Australians seek glamorous staycations in their own backyard.
Two Australian towns are shock winners in this year s TripAdvisor travel awards, a relief for Australian holidaymakers who can only dream of overseas jaunts (pictured, Seven Mile Beach just south of Gerringong in the Shoalhaven area of New South Wales - which got a nod)