The debate over Australia Day can be so infuriating at times. Like so many other issues it seems to have been hijacked by the two extremes of politics. For both of them it’s a zero sum game where there has to be only one winner. There is no doubt thatRead more »
There’s nothing really bad about Campbelltown Council spending some of its cash reserves. What is more important is where it spends it. That is why its bid to use $13 million out of the cash reserves on the Campbelltown Billabong Parklands has sparked so much debate around the Macarthur regionRead more »
It’s fair and reasonable to ask why those who govern us are all of a sudden so interested in what we think. It was a trickle at first, but now it’s a flood and it’s so bad they won’t start building a new toilet block without first asking us whatRead more »
Both the federal and state governments have been talking about looking for infrastructure projects that would help the economy snap back to where it was before Covid-19. Well, Scomo and Gladys, we’re here to help, so here’s a suggestion for you. You know a new international airport is being builtRead more »
In 1999 there were a lot of Western Suburbs Magpies fans who were vehemently opposed to merging with Balmain Tigers. Some of them even said they would prefer to see the club die rather than merge and lose its 90 year old identity. For someone like me such a stanceRead more »
We learn a lot about ourselves when we’re under the pump and the pandemic is no exception. Indeed in six months we have discovered so much about ourselves as individuals and as a human herd that it’s hard to know where to start. Our reaction to the arrival of theRead more »
Once a vaccine comes along there’s a good chance most people will snap back to the way they’ve always done things pre-Covid-19. It would have been better if this pandemic had never come along, but the fact is it has and it’s here to stay until the humans come upRead more »
It’s very sad that it has taken a Covid-19 emergency to put a spotlight on the lack of health resources in outer South Western Sydney. And let’s get this right, not Western Sydney, no, Parramatta through to Penrith and the Blue Mountains are a world away from Liverpool, Campbelltown, CamdenRead more »
It’s one thing for the state government to announce that it has reserved land for a new transport route some time in the future. Unfortunately it’s a whole other thing for them to commit funding to build a road, rail track or even extend an existing transport link. And that’sRead more »
The closure of printed local newspapers is the end of an era but doesn’t have to be the end of local news coverage, writes GREG WARREN, the state member for Campbelltown. News Local mastheads have been a staple throughout Western Sydney communities for many decades and they have been passionateRead more »
Hardly a week goes by without an announcement that some new infrastructure project is going to Parramatta. Light rail, relocation of historic museums from the city, aquatic centres, government departments, you name it, that part of the metropolitan area has its name on it. And you know what, good luckRead more »
It’s true that even some intelligent people have announced to the world they will not be downloading the Covidsafe app. Well, there’s just one thing to say to them: if you’re so smart, how come now you’re in the same camp as village idiots like Barnaby Joyce and Pauline Hanson.Read more »
