October 10, 2012 WHEN announcing the federal government's new dad and partner pay, which opened for applications last week, Minister for Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs Jenny Macklin spoke of her partner's own experiences.  

October 3, 2012 DURING the election and after, there has been some speculation and misrepresentation of the flyer I circulated throughout Gerringong and Gerroa in the last week of the council election campaign.  

September 26, 2012 ON Monday, September 17, my wife and I were visiting the Kiama Blowhole.  

September 26, 2012 CONGRATULATIONS to the new councillors of Kiama Municipal Council.

September 19, 2012 WHEN the privatisation debate heated up during the Kiama Council campaign, the Greens were concerned residents had a limited choice of candidates to continue the area's "unique" direction.  

May 24, 2013 Writer Donna Kelly can't remember nightmen but she sure knows a lot about dunnies - even that they were once called thunderboxes.

May 20, 2013 Funerals can be wonderful celebrations of life, writer Donna Kelly shares.

May 16, 2013 Trap. Wedge. Trick. Ploy. All these words have been used to describe Wayne Swan's latest federal budget.

May 8, 2013 Four in five university students must work to support their studies, juggling an average of 16 hours of employment a week with full-time education commitments.

May 6, 2013 Donna Kelly, like most people, wishes doctors had more time in the day to treat their patients.