Central Coast Council Administrator, Mr Dick Persson AM, wants everyone on the Central Coast to read and understand his 30-day report and progress report but will they tell you everything you need to know about Central Coast Council’s ongoing financial viability or lack thereof? Jackie Pearson, Executive Producer of thepoint.net.au […]
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Three good reasons to red card the VAR
Diary of a football mum episode 1: The Pearson family has always had its doubts about the VAR so the Central Coast Mariners’ game away to Adelaide on Friday, 19 February fuelled our contempt. By Jackie Pearson The Central Coast Mariners are at the top of the A-League table. Allow […]
The Point gets a mention in NSW Parliament
Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Central Coast and State MP for Wyong, Mr David Harris, quoted from The Point in a private member’s statement in the NSW Parliament last week. Here’s what he said: From official NSW Parliament Hansard…Mr DAVID HARRIS (Wyong) (16:49): The financial situation of Central Coast Council […]
Community shouldn’t pay for council cash debacle
As Central Coast ratepayers were given the faux choice between a 10 per cent temporary rate rise or a 15 per cent permanent one, an independent expert analysis of the Central Coast Council’s financial situation slated the blame home to staff and NSW Government incompetence, or worse. By Jackie Pearson […]
Surfrider Foundation gets behind Wamberal SOS and PEP11 campaigns
The formation of a Surfrider Foundation branch on the NSW Central Coast brings a new element to the campaign to stop the building of a sea wall to protect waterfront homes at Wamberal and adds strength to the grassroots campaign against gas exploration off our coast. By Jackie Pearson Hugh […]
Access well and truly denied
Journalists and activists will not be surprised by the Australian Conservation Foundation’s latest analysis of freedom of information statistics. By Jackie Pearson When Freedom of Information laws were introduced last century, they were heralded as a massive step forward in holding government departments and authorities to account. That was a […]
How do we sleep while our beds are burning?
2020 was almost on par with 2016 as the hottest year on record and yet Australia clings to coal and gas. By Jackie Pearson Professor Will Steffen of the Climate Council says: “Year after year, decade after decade, temperature records are tumbling due to the burning of coal, oil and […]
How long can Morrison hide behind the states?
Long before he made it to Prime Minister, Scott Morrison became adept at hiding behind convenient phrases to avoid taking responsibility for matters of significant public interest, and he is still getting away with it. By Jackie Pearson In 2013, as Immigration Minister, Scott Morrison used the phrase “on water […]
Assange will never be safe in Australia
The notion that Australia is the safest place for Julian Assange is naïve – can the Morrison Government be trusted not to hand him over to their closest ally even when there’s a Democrat in the White House? By Jackie Pearson Greens Senator Sarah Hanson Young used Twitter following the […]
One and Free does not equal four
Changing one word in the Australian national anthem will not deliver Truth, Voice or Treaty. By Jackie Pearson The Uluru Statement from the Heart will be four years old this May. It invited all Australians to walk with First Nations people for a better future but the Morrison Government has […]