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DIGESTSchools virus spike expected

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Another 29 lives lost as NSW records 17,316 new COVID cases

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NSW COVID cases rise back above 20,000

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WATCHCOVID hospitalisation numbers jump in NSW as 29 more lives are lost

Australia, get set to enter year three of the COVID-19 pandemic

DIGESTAustralia, get set to enter year three of the COVID-19 pandemic

Janine Graham

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WATCHNSW records 15,091 COVID cases and 24 deaths

Kim Chappell

Minister for Education James Merlino, pictured during a past school visit to the south-west, announced a plan to keep education settings open while taking measures to protect students and staff.

EXPLAINERWhat are the new rules for Victorian schools?

Kyra Gillespie

INSET: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews.

Free rapid tests twice weekly for students as Victoria prepares for school to return

Members of the Lachlan United Under 14 girls squad. Photo supplied.

Lachlan United prepares for 2022 soccer season

Brendan McCool

Deputy Mayor for Hilltops Council Alison Foreman presenting James Sheehan with his award on Wednesday.

Cherrypickers congratulate Sheehan on award

The latest from Tipperary Golf Club.

A great week for Nigel Willett

Members of the Lachlan United Under 14 girls squad. Photo supplied.

Lachlan United prepares for 2022 soccer season

Young Amateur Swimming Club have held its last week of squad training for the holidays this week. Photo: YASC/FB

Dates released for swimming carnivals

Winners: Wal Penfold, Mary Storm, Andrew Lesiuk and Brian Butcher. Photo: Lyn Penfold.

Indoor bowls: Wal, Mary, Andrew and Brian take this weeks win

Lyn Penfold

The website for Don Hearn's cabins reads: "This is a different kind of place it suits some people and definitely does not suit others." Photo: Kathy Sharpe

LISTENWaves of nostalgia at legendary South Coast break

The website for Don Hearn's cabins reads: "This is a different kind of place it suits some people and definitely does not suit others." Photo: Kathy Sharpe

LISTENWaves of nostalgia at legendary South Coast break

Shane Nicholson has gained a strong reputation as an emotive singer-songwriter and talented music producer.

LISTENDifficult reality sparks Nicholson's latest work

Shane Nicholson has gained a strong reputation as an emotive singer-songwriter and talented music producer.

LISTENDifficult reality sparks Nicholson's latest work

Sally-Anne Whitten has performed all over the world but will always call Tamworth home. Photo courtesy Di Stacey

LISTENHome-town girl lives and breathes country

Sally-Anne Whitten has performed all over the world but will always call Tamworth home. Photo courtesy Di Stacey

LISTENHome-town girl lives and breathes country

Discover this true gem of the South Pacific

Discover this true gem of the South Pacific

KEEPING IT REAL: Real cossies for real women is exactly what Active Truth deliver so that you can enjoy summer in comfort.

Swimmers for every size and shape

Linda Lambrechts

NO PRAM REQUIRED: Your little one will love a daily outing if they are learning how to conquer skateboarding.

World's first kids learner skateboard

Discover this true gem of the South Pacific

Discover this true gem of the South Pacific

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard?

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard?

Linda Lambrechts

Carbon neutral: Ecosa believe every business should be accountable for its own carbon footprint.

Australia's leading sustainable sleep solution

Linda Lambrechts

How a couple turned a South Coast home into a luxury retreat

How a couple turned a South Coast home into a luxury retreat

How a couple turned a South Coast home into a luxury retreat

How a couple turned a South Coast home into a luxury retreat

Cronulla's 'spaceship house' sells for record $14M

Cronulla's 'spaceship house' sells for record $14M

Cronulla's 'spaceship house' sells for record $14M

Cronulla's 'spaceship house' sells for record $14M

House prices in Gerringong, in NSW, rose at the fastest rate in the regional Australia and the second-fastest in the country. Picture: Sylvia Liber

2021's best regional property markets revealed, demand 'surge' predicted

Jack Needham

EXTRAVAGANT: Cintra, at 34 Regent Street, is selling for the first time in 104 years.

WATCHIconic 30-room manor for sale

Hamish Geale

The block at 160 Kanangra Drive, Gwandalan. Picture: Supplied

They expected $5 million, they got more than double that

Jack Needham

When to watch: Kyrgios and Kokkinakos, then Alcott and Ash Barty

WATCHWhen to watch: Kyrgios and Kokkinakos, then Alcott and Ash Barty

Jarvis Cocker and Helena Bonham Carter voice characters in the creepy stop-motion trilogy. Picture: Netflix

WATCHThe House, a creepy fable not for the kids

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Another 29 lives lost as NSW records 17,316 new COVID cases

Cop that, car. Police investigate YouTube video

WATCHCop that, car. Police investigate YouTube video

Nick Kyrgios and Thanasi Kokkinakis are in the Australian Open doubles semi-finals. Picture: Getty Images

'He's an absolute knob': Doubles loser blasts Kyrgios

Chris Dutton

Just some of the damage discovered by work crews trying to restore rail links between the east coast to Perth and Darwin. Picture: ARTC.

WATCHThis explains why train lines are cut in outback SA

Chris McLennan

MEATY: Celebrity chef Adrian Richardson with a Japanese Miso pork and mushroom blended burger. Mr Richardson is encouraging consumers to replace some dietary meat with blended mushrooms.

The rise of the 'blenditarians'

Ashley Walmsley

Dylan Alcott was named Australian of the Year on Tuesday night. Picture: Keegan Carroll

ANALYSISThe disability community has a powerful advocate in Dylan Alcott

Dan Jervis-Bardy

Cyber abuse and other unsafe behaviour on our social media platforms is a daily occurrence. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONHow to fix hatred online? Impose a duty of care

Josh Bornstein, Ginger Gorman

Let waves of summer nostalgia take you away

REAL AUSTRALIALet waves of summer nostalgia take you away

Kathy Sharpe

Jet skis with Australian and Aboriginal flags in front of the Sydney Opera House on Australia Day in 2021. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONToday is a day for truth telling, not just celebrations

Nathan Tyson

WHERE ARE THE WORKERS? Advocates concerned labour shortages will impact access to home care packages.

Worker shortage as home care list drops

Eileen Wood

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Guests toast being aboard Coral Geographer. Photo: Jeurgen Freund

Cruising set to make comeback

Sue Preston

The retail sector is urging national cabinet to ease COVID isolation rules for workers.

No change to full vaccination definition

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Pharmaceutical company Moderna is testing its Omicron-specific COVID-19 booster vaccine.

Moderna eyes Omicron-specific jab in 2022

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Samuel Hogg and Tessa Pollard with baby Jasper, born in Ukraine and awaiting a passport and travel permits to be allowed to fly home to Australia. Photo: GoFundMe

Not without our baby: Australian couple unable to flee Ukraine

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Sister Janet Mead held rock masses regularly in St Francis Xavier Cathedral in Adelaide.

Singing nun Janet Mead dies at 84

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Killer whales have been spotted hunting and killing the blue whale in a world-first.

Orcas seen killing world's biggest animal

Phoebe Loomes

Former Bee Gees member Barry Gibb has been named an honorary Companion of the Order of Australia.

Barry Gibb honoured in Order of Australia

Jack Gramenz

From February 5, more people will be allowed to enter WA, but must still have 14 days of quarantine.

WA extends face mask edict as cases grow

Michael Ramsey

A British MP and a House of Lords member will speak to the social media and online safety inquiry.

Apps provide eating disorder 'petri dish'

Georgie Moore

Nutrien Boultons stock agent Miles Archdale, Walcha, Salway Maternal Composites stud principal Rob Mulligan and the sale's auctioneers Mat Larkings and Simon Newton, Nutrien Boultons, Walcha.

Salway Maternal Composites hit $3600 high and $1869 average

Billy Jupp
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Strong demand boosts stock feed wheat values

Strong demand boosts stock feed wheat values

LLOYD GEORGE, AgScientia

Fertiliser prices wil remain over $1400 a tonne (for urea) for most of 2022.

Fertiliser outlook looks tight again, but there are other options

John Ellicott

Buying a new property? 10 Questions to ask your real estate agent

Buying a new property? 10 Questions to ask your real estate agent

The age pension is a major source of income for most Australian retirees. Picture: Shutterstock.

ADVICEWorking through the labyrinth of age pension regulations

Noel Whittaker

DISCOVER: Fungi, including the honey fungus pictured above, are masters of survival. Picture: Shutterstock

Fungi: The secret kingdom we don't see

Annamaria Talas