Backlash Profiles of local political actors for the upcoming federal election on May 18 can be found on pages 8 and 9. Are we inspired? The line-up is a little dissapointing given the urgencies of wealth disparity and ecological collapse. More info can also be found at www.echo.net.au/whosrunning-seat-richmond. Q Q Q Q
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Nimbin’s annual MardiGrass is this weekend. It is an annual protest gathering of cannabis law reformers. But the event is also about education, says co-organiser Michael Balderstone. ‘We understand the prohibition of nature’s best medicines is largely about fear, ignorance, and greed’. Hemp expert speakers will travel from California, Canada, and Amsterdam to participate. The full program is at www. nimbinmardigrass.com. Q Q Q Q
Musicologist, author, songwriter, and Hottentots troubadour Carl Cleves will hold a talk about his life experiences May 2 from 7pm at the Byron Services Club. In his memoir Tarab, Travels With My Guitar, Cleves takes the reader on adventure-strewn journeys through Africa, Asia, the Pacific Region, and South America. Seating is limited so book via bit.ly/2UWXC2n.
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Michael Dlask at the Salumi stall at Harvest Fest, held at North Byron Parklands on Saturday. Food and beverage producers, preparers, and patrons all converged for an afternoon of fine gustation. Photo Jeff Dawson Together Party for a NSW seat in the federal Senate on May 18. Their launch is May 4 at Hotel Brunswick from 4pm. Q Q Q Q
Is Peter Dutton a monster? His wife, via Murdoch’s Courier Mail says no, he’s as cuddly as a teddy bear. Yet he subjects the planet’s most vulnerable
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Some April 25 editions of The Daily Telegraph (Murdoch’s News Corp) were printed with the opinion pages of the rival Sydney Morning Herald (Nine). The stuff-up was a result of both papers sharing printing facilities – a $15m cost reduction excercise says The Guardian. Swapping editorials with competing newspapers is a great way to demonstrate political bias, which is inherent in every thing and body.
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The Ukraine has elected a real-life comedian as its president, as opposed to other countries who elect inadvertent ones. Volodymyr Zelenskiy scored 73 per cent of the vote and, as in most elections, was swept to power on the promise of cleaning up corruption. Sound familiar? Local comedian and lawyer Mark Swivel is leading The
‘Everything except language knows the meaning of existence. Trees, planets, rivers, time know nothing else. ‘They express it moment by moment as the universe. ‘Even this fool of a body lives it in part, and would have full dignity within it but for the ignorant freedom of my talking mind’. Vale, Les Murray. Q Q Q Q
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