Lismore City councillors have agreed to hand over council-owned land on the North Lismore plateau to its traditional owners. Mayor Vanessa Ekins moved the motion to transfer the 37 hectares,  which was supported by the majority of her fellow councillors. The land is valued at $5 million and includes an area of environmental conservation and an old quarry site. “Handing the …

More than one third of Australian properties are cheaper to buy than rent, with loan repayments lower than renting in nearly all regional areas of the Northern Territory. In a new report, CoreLogic found repaying a home loan is now cheaper than paying rent on just over 36 per cent of Australian homes because of record low interest rates. However, it also …

NSW Labor has announced that former Deputy Mayor George Barcha will be its Mayoral candidate for Fairfield Council at the upcoming Local Government Elections in September. Mr Barcha was elected unopposed by the local Labor rank and file party membership. Having previously served as a Fairfield City Councillor from 2012-2016 and as Deputy Mayor from 2013-2014, Mr Barcha will bring …

Top-ranked Ash Barty is set to lead Australia’s 11-member tennis team at the Tokyo Olympics. The Australian squad was announced on Tuesday, hours before Barty’s scheduled first-round match at Wimbledon against Carla Suárez Navarro. Former US Open champion Sam Stosur was selected to play singles and doubles in her fifth Olympics, while Nick Kyrgios, Alex de Minaur and John Millman were …

In a Sydney pub with her colleagues, Cathy Ngo thought it would be a normal Friday night out for after-work drinks. Instead, to her shock, she was approached by a male colleague at the company, who picked her up and swung her over his shoulder. Ms Ngo said her now former co-worker shouted to the pub, “I love Asian women!” He later told Ms …

Wendy Lindsay MP The Independent Pricing and Regulatory Tribunal (IPART) have approved Canterbury-Bankstown Council’s request to increase council rates by 36.34% over 5 years. During this time of stress for the community, I am very disappointed that Canterbury-Bankstown Council have applied to increase our council rates by so much. It is taking money away from hardworking families when they need …

The 2021-2022 Federal Budget was handed down by the Treasurer on 11 May 2021 with so much hype about the quick economic recovery in progress and the booming consumer and business confidence. Economic News On the economic news, the budget deficit for the year ending 30 June 2021 will come $50B below the earlier forecast but the budget deficit will …

The Labor Party have announced their list of candidates for the upcoming Liverpool City Council local government elections on September 4. Following his recent announcement as the Labor Mayoral Candidate, Councillor Nathan Hagarty, will head up the ticket in North Ward. Among those joining him is fellow Councillor and three-time Deputy Mayor, Ali Karnib. “I’m immensely proud to lead this …

Thousands of stargazers looked to the sky as Wednesday night’s full moon passed through its closest point to Earth while also coinciding with a lunar eclipse. Many had cameras ready to capture the rare orange-red moon dubbed “super blood moon”. The eclipse means it was bathed in a deep reddish glow. While the event was best viewed from Australia’s east coast, it was visible across the …

The Editor in Chief of The World Observer Mamdouh Sukkarieh visited Mark coure parliamentary member for the seat of Oatley in his office at Mortdale, where he expressed some of the issues of concern to society and the services that he seeks to provide to the community. He explained that he enjoys taking to the streets and encountering people in …