Billions in cost of living relief coming in tomorrow's budget
Australians can expect another significant boost to cost-of-living relief in tomorrow's federal budget as the government gears up for an election in May. While it had been presumed for months that an ...
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Byron Shire beach erosion Q&A
While significant beach erosion along Byron Shire’s coastline from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred is slowly making a recovery, The Echo asked Council staff if they expect the state/federal government to ...
Ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred brought NSW towns close to major flooding, data shows
The Bureau of Meteorology forecast potential flooding on 14 rivers in northern NSW in the wake of ex-Cyclone Alfred. While ...
VIDEO: Cyclone Alfred's 17-day track across the Coral Sea
Follow the latest news headlines from Australia's most trusted source. Read in-depth expert analysis and watch live coverage ...
Ballina residents fume over mass fish deaths
The tourist hub of Ballina on the northern New South Wales coast is grappling with the overwhelming stench of significant ...
Mass fish kill chokes waterways in Byron region
Mass fish kills have struck in the West Ballina canals, Ballina’s riverbanks, Gawandii Beach and Shaws Bay, according to the ...
Social media campaign aims to share the love for the Gold Coast as region recovers from Cyclone Alfred
Local businesses, celebrities and politicians have rallied behind the Gold Coast by getting involved in a new social media ...
What we know about the budget so far
Jim Chalmers will present his fourth budget on Tuesday night. Here’s what we already know will be in the pre-election fiscal ...
Parts of Queensland and Northern NSW warned of wet weather
Residents in northern New South Wales as well as much of Queensland are bracing for yet another bout of heavy rainfall as they continue to clean up from the destruction of ex-tropical Cylone Alfred.