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Coronavirus curfew morphs in COVID court challenge

DIGESTCoronavirus curfew morphs in COVID court challenge

1hr ago

Australia joins WHO-backed global vaccine pool

Australia joins WHO-backed global vaccine pool

The double whammy that hit women during the pandemic

DIGESTThe double whammy that hit women during the pandemic

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERWhat next for Melbourne's lockdown?

Why muscle memory matters in a pandemic

DIGESTWhy muscle memory matters in a pandemic

Janine Graham

'Keep a towel length between you': new rules for beachgoers this summer

'Keep a towel length between you': new rules for beachgoers this summer

Lisa Wachsmuth

Will smaller airlines and smaller airports be the way of the future post-pandemic? Picture: Kate Callas

EXPLAINERWhen will air travel take off again?

Steve Evans

The weekend that was. Photos: file

DIGESTCOVIDidiots, Tom Hanks and a dad running on water

Fremantle finished 2020 with hope for the future. Photo: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

OPINIONWhy your AFL team finished in the wrong half of the ladder

Rohan Connolly
2hrs ago

Tom Jenkins scored both Young's tries in their loss to Tumut in the preliminary final at Anzac Park on Sunday. Picture: Les Smith

Young fails to end grand final drought

Courtney Rees

The Melbourne Demons have fallen just short of a finals appearance. Photo: Graham Denholm/AFL Photos via Getty Images

OPINIONDisappointing Dees' dreams dashed ... again

Howard Kotton

Fremantle finished 2020 with hope for the future. Photo: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

OPINIONWhy your AFL team finished in the wrong half of the ladder

2hrs ago

Anthea Taylor and Star competing in their first ever showjumping competition on Sunday.

Fun for the family

Rebecca Hewson

BIG AIM: Young five-eighth Matt Murray is looking to help the Cherrypickers into their first grand final in 22 years on Sunday.

Committed Murray loving life in top grade

Courtney Rees

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Listen to Australia's newest podcast - The Voice of Real Australia

Launching Voice of Real Australia, your new favourite podcast

Listen to Australia's newest podcast - The Voice of Real Australia

Launching Voice of Real Australia, your new favourite podcast

Dimboola resident Tim Skyrme makes cigar box guitars out of recycled timber Photo: ALEX DARLING

LISTENListen to why Dimboola is the escape you were looking for

Dimboola resident Tim Skyrme makes cigar box guitars out of recycled timber Photo: ALEX DARLING

LISTENListen to why Dimboola is the escape you were looking for

Will smaller airlines and smaller airports be the way of the future post-pandemic? Picture: Kate Callas

EXPLAINERWhen will air travel take off again?

Steve Evans

Horse studs to blueberry farms: escape crowds with Airbnb of camping

Horse studs to blueberry farms: escape crowds with Airbnb of camping

Explore Travel

Moonbah is its own little slice of heaven. Picture: Colin Chang

Adventurer's paradise waiting once the snow melts

Bernadette Chua

A former Cherry Festival Competitive Art Exhibition. Photo: Heather Ruhl

New exhibition is to replace annual art competition

Megan Holt's Acrylic Gum Blossom was set to feature in the Sculpture Wood and Big Art Exhibition. Photo: contributed

Young Society of Artists open new Winter exhibition

Cath Mullany of Ballinaclash Wines and Fruit with celebrity chef Fast Ed. Photo: contributed

Better Homes and Gardens to showcase the Cherry Capital

A former Cherry Festival Competitive Art Exhibition. Photo: Heather Ruhl

New exhibition is to replace annual art competition

ESSENTIAL: Red Cross promotions volunteer Jim Griffiths said the blood service has had a very high cancellation rate because of the pandemic. Photo: Christine Little

WHAT'S ONYou can leave the house to give blood: Mobile van in Young for next three months

Christine Little

Veterans of the 1961 header school at Henty pictured in 2013 (from left) Laurie Sone, Barry Scholz, the late Colin Wood, Kerry Pietsch, Len Schilg, (front) Neville Male, Milton Taylor and Max Hogg. Photo: Kim Woods

Henty celebrates 60 years

Since 1924, Royal Far West (RFW) has been committed to connecting kids like Lucas living in rural and remote areas of Australia with the care they need. Names and images have been changed to protect privacy.

Helping country kids reach their full potential

Emma Brown

Real support: There are over 100,000 children living in rural and remote Australia in need of mental and developmental support.

Far from help is not far from hope

Emma Brown

Veterans of the 1961 header school at Henty pictured in 2013 (from left) Laurie Sone, Barry Scholz, the late Colin Wood, Kerry Pietsch, Len Schilg, (front) Neville Male, Milton Taylor and Max Hogg. Photo: Kim Woods

Henty celebrates 60 years

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

Emma Brown

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

Emma Brown

Sydney delivers at auction

Sydney delivers at auction

Sydney delivers at auction

Sydney delivers at auction

Aggressive rise in prices is behind us

Aggressive rise in prices is behind us

Aggressive rise in prices is behind us

Aggressive rise in prices is behind us

HELP: A mortgage broker can take care of all of the paperwork for you.

How to find help to navigate the mortgage minefield

Ruth Lewis

AT HOME: According to RMIT researchers, about 1.3 million older Australians need help with their everyday activities, yet only two thirds have those needs met. Photo - Shutterstock.

Age care must be built on better housing design

Victoria's property market must restart

Victoria's property market must restart

The email the Commonwealth Bank is warning customers is a hoax.

Scamwatch: Bank warns 'verify account' email is a hoax

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

The email the Commonwealth Bank is warning customers is a hoax.

Scamwatch: Bank warns 'verify account' email is a hoax

HANG UP: Scammers may try to pressure you by calling incessantly and harassing you, even threatening to send the police to your house. Simply hang up and do not respond.

Scamwatch: Business urged to beware of dodgy invoices

Just some of the artwork which will be on display during the exhibition presented by Young Society of Artists. Photo: Heather Ruhl.

Young Society of Artists new exhibit

Heather Ruhl

Belongings located: A number of items, including a wallet and set of keys belonging to missing boatie Tony Higgins have been discovered between the Murray Mouth and Goolwa Beach.

Personal items located as abuse of missing SA skipper revealed

1hr ago

INVESTIGATION: Australian Border Force officers speak with a man at the scene of a joint agency operation in South Bathurst on Wednesday. Photo: NSW POLICE FORCE

US Homeland Security, Border Force search home in NSW Central Tablelands

Tony Higgins and his vessel the Margrel have been missing since 5am Tuesday morning, September 22. Photo: Fleurieu Multimedia.

Debris found as search for missing boatie enters second day

Tom Jenkins scored both Young's tries in their loss to Tumut in the preliminary final at Anzac Park on Sunday. Picture: Les Smith

Young fails to end grand final drought

See where the rain is going to fall in NSW

UPDATEDSee where the rain is going to fall in NSW

Kim Chappell

Now is the time to prepare your home for the bush fire season, say firefighters.

Is your property prepared for this bush fire season?

Victorian farmer takes TikTok by storm

Victorian farmer takes TikTok by storm

Joely Mitchell

FEEDING FRENZY: Passengers watched around 100 adult humpback whales feed together off Ben Boyd National Park over the weekend. Picture: Merimbula Marina

WATCHEver watched 100-plus humpbacks at a seafood buffet?

Alasdair McDonald

Katherine's only supermarket, Woolies, is submerged in 1998 in the worst natural disaster to befall the town since it was settled.

REAL AUSTRALIASo, anyway, been a bit wet then ...

Chris McLennan

The challenges of accessing fresh, affordable and healthy foods in remote communities

OPINIONThe challenges of accessing fresh, affordable and healthy foods in remote communities

Dr Melissa Stoneham

QUESTIONABLE: The benefit of having priests break the seal of the confessional is not as clear as it may seem. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONWhy there's more to the question of the confessional

Father Brendan Lee

National Seniors calls for $10 supplement to help age pensioners access the internet.

Many pensioners don't have skills, confidence or funds to use technology: advocates

Eileen Wood

STEP OUT: Share The Dignity founder Rochelle Courtenay is also walking.

Move to put an end to poverty, period

Samara Ross

IN YOUR HANDS: The ability to identify irregular heartbeat is literally at your fingertips thanks to the new Feel the Beat app.

App to help beat irregular heartbeat

Victoria Police have confirmed that missing teenager William Wall has been found dead.

Tragic find in search for missing Vic teen

27m ago

Alan Tudge placed himself above the law in refusing to release a detainee, a judge says.

Immigration minister's conduct 'criminal'

35m ago

Jobs Minister Martin Pakula says responsibility of training guards was placed with security firms.

Ministers lay blame for hotels on DHHS

40m ago

The Queensland premier's former chief of staff has been cleared of allegations of corruption.

Palaszczuk ex-chief cleared of corruption

1hr ago

Coronavirus curfew morphs in COVID court challenge

DIGESTCoronavirus curfew morphs in COVID court challenge

Janine Graham
1hr ago

Belongings located: A number of items, including a wallet and set of keys belonging to missing boatie Tony Higgins have been discovered between the Murray Mouth and Goolwa Beach.

Personal items located as abuse of missing SA skipper revealed

Jack Manning
1hr ago

A drug trafficker has been jailed after selling 1,4-Butanediol because of his addiction.

Addicted Vic drug trafficker jailed

Karen Sweeney
1hr ago

Crown Resorts CEO Kenneth Barton has denied misleading shareholders at the 2019 AGM.

Crown CEO denies misleading shareholders

Hannah Ryan
1hr ago

Merino and Poll Merino rams penned for auction at the Willandra Merino stud, Jerilderie.

Willandra Merino rams sold to $13,000, Poll Merinos to $7000

Stephen Burns
57m ago

Plasto and Company, Wellington, sold this draft of 13 black steers for 413.2 cents a kilogram at the Dubbo sale last week.

Waiting to lift the weight

Mark Griggs
2hrs ago

Clarence Valley councillors have appealed to Queensland authorities to include the Northern Rivers shire in an expanding border bubble.

Valley "perplexed" at bubble exclusion

2hrs ago

Artificial Intelligence is a part of the world's future roadmap. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK

AI, the quiet achiever working in the background of our lives

Mathew Dickerson
2hrs ago

Groundwork begins to turn a steep bank into a stable, productive and beautiful flowering garden for the bees and beneficial insects. Picture: Hannah Moloney.

Turning steep banks into a bee paradise

Hannah Moloney

Scam: There's no such thing as a washable P2/N95 or PM2.5 mask. Beware of false claims.

A face mask designed for one thing may not work for another

Sam Hollier