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The NSW lockdown has been lifted, but there are still restrictions in place for one family – restrictions enforced for years and with no apparent end in sight.

Does the COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria a sign that the pandemic chickens have come home to roost for the Morrison government?

Hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent by the Australian government on a new arms race that includes long-range missiles that can reach China. This is money that should be better spent on health, welfare education, justice for First Nations people and addressing the climate emergency instead of on handouts to corporate arms dealers. At the same time, but a little more under the radar, is Australia’s participation in the 50th anniversary of the Five Power Defence Arrangements which in...

Austrade Victoria-based Barokes Wines has become the first wine-maker to launch canned wine in India, despite the pandemic. The Australian Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner for South Asia, Stuart Rees, launched the Barokes Wine brand in Mumbai on 18 February. The wine is being imported by Hover Barrell LLP in Mumbai. Award-winning brand bets on wine retail in India Barokes Wines is a global leader in canned wine. The company has won over 400 medals and its slim, aluminium cans are sold a...

Date Time Kyogle Writers Festival ready to launch, with Southern Cross as partner The township of Kyogle is hosting is own literary event, May 14 to 16 (credit Kyogle Writers Festival). Surrounded by valleys and mountain ranges and bursting with ideas and creativity, the small Northern Rivers town of Kyogle is set to unveil its own celebration of writing. Southern Cross University is proud to partner with the organisers of the inaugural Kyogle Writers Festival, May 14 to 16, to showcase...

Austrade Australian food group, Simplot Australia, has launched its pasta and pizza sauces in India, despite the pandemic. Stuart Rees, Senior Trade and Investment Commissioner, South Asia formally launched Leggo’s pasta and pizza sauces in Mumbai on 11 March, along with importer RR Universal. Leggo’s joins a growing band of Australian food producers that are marketing brands in India, including via e-commerce platforms. San Remo launched its pasta in India in late 2019. Indian households d...

Mykaela Saunders will be appearing at Kyogle Writers Festival. Photo supplied. The theme for the inaugural festival is ‘Country’. It will take place in the NSW Northern Rivers town of Kyogle, on the traditional lands of the Bundjalung and Gidhabal peoples, between 14 and 16 May. Over forty writers are participating (including novelists, short-story writers, poets, non-fiction writers, local historians and song writers). The festival programme includes conversations with authors, panel disc...

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