Norman Finkelstein reports testimonies from Israeli military veterans who had participated in Operation Cast Lead (2008) that everything is permissible even firing white phosphorous, ‘because it’s fun ...

What Israel is doing to the Palestinians, it’s doing to itself. The harm Israel’s bringing to the Palestinians, it’s bringing to itself. The hell Israel’s creating for the Palestinians, it’s creating ...

With five new councillors on the Ballina Shire Council residents and businesses are being asked to share their vision of the ...

Residents of Cudgen, Cudgera and Mooball catchments are being asked to share their flood experiences and records as part of a ...

The Queensland Liberal National Party government must explain why it did not support progressing national efforts to cut ...

There were one pecuniary and eight non-pecuniary interests tabled at last week’s Council meeting, with independent Cr Jack ...

What a great end to the parliamentary year, the Albanese Labor government finally got its logjam of stalled legislation passed by the Senate, in some cases vital bills have been needlessly held up for ...

The NSW State Emergency Service (SES) is reminding Byron Shire residents that storm season is here after a busy start to the ...

I was very disturbed by the information about supermarkets saying it is more profitable for them to market produce in bulk, in plastic, rather than selling single items. I don’t believe them for one ...

The decision to adopt the Tweed Shire Council version two of the draft GMHS was deferred at the last council meeting with ...

What’s on this week is a taste of some of the events that can be found in the Byron Shire and beyond this coming week.

The letters deadline for The Echo is noon Friday. Letters longer than 200 words may be cut. The publication of letters is at ...