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Yes, Victoria's back in lockdown, Premier Dan Andrews has announced.

DIGESTMore than half of Australia now in lockdown

Photo: Fiile

Hunter Valley joins lockdown as five deaths, 262 COVID cases recorded in NSW

The big questions of the pandemic

LISTENThe big questions of the pandemic

Canberra Health Services executive director of medical services Dr Nick Coatsworth at the Garran Surge Centre. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

AstraZeneca makes a comeback in vaccine rollout race

Commonwealth Bank and Westpac will trial workplace vaccinations this month. Picture: Karleen Minney

Two big employers to trial giving vaccines at workplaces

Finn McHugh

Australia pushed to breaking point

DIGESTAustralia pushed to breaking point

Janine Graham

Lieutenant General John Frewen. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Drive-in vaccinations need more detail

Finn McHugh
Jasper Lindell

NSW records 233 COVID-19 cases, two deaths including man in his 20s

NSW records 233 COVID-19 cases, two deaths including man in his 20s

Matt Carr

BUILDING PHASE: Action on the Richmond track and (inset) Grafton's greyhound venue. Photos: SUPPLIED.

NSW track upgrades rolling out

Michael Cowley

Australia have lost their Tokyo Olympic gold medal hockey clash to Belgium in a penalty shootout. Picture: AP Photo

Kookaburras lose Tokyo gold-medal shootout

Rob Forsaith

Alanna Kennedy and Teagan Micah look on in despair as the USA's Carli Lloyd celebrates scoring her side's third goal against Australia on Thursday night. Picture: AP Photo/Andre Penner

USA outclass Matildas in free-flowing bronze medal battle

Joshua Bartlett

BUILDING PHASE: Action on the Richmond track and (inset) Grafton's greyhound venue. Photos: SUPPLIED.

NSW track upgrades rolling out

If the grand final can't be in Sydney, we might as well recoup some costs. Photo: James D. Morgan/Getty Images

OPINIONNo problem with selling the grand final

Laurie Daley

SNEAK IN: Rohan Connolly predicts the West Coast Eagles will creep into the top eight. Photo: Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

Who will claim the final spots in the AFL's top eight?

Rohan Connolly

Ash Moloney celebrates with training partner Cedric Dubler after winning Olympic decathlon bronze. Picture: Martin Rickett/AAP

Bronze medal for Ash Moloney in decathlon

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Ash Moloney celebrates with training partner Cedric Dubler after winning Olympic decathlon bronze. Picture: Martin Rickett/AAP

Bronze medal for Ash Moloney in decathlon

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Belgium denied Australia another gold medal in a thrilling shootout. Picture: Getty

LIVETokyo Olympics day 13: Heartbreak for the Kookaburras in shootout loss

Belgium denied Australia another gold medal in a thrilling shootout. Picture: Getty

LIVETokyo Olympics day 13: Heartbreak for the Kookaburras in shootout loss

Australia have lost their Tokyo Olympic gold medal hockey clash to Belgium in a penalty shootout. Picture: AP Photo

Kookaburras lose Tokyo gold-medal shootout

Australia have lost their Tokyo Olympic gold medal hockey clash to Belgium in a penalty shootout. Picture: AP Photo

Kookaburras lose Tokyo gold-medal shootout

Jay and JC, two young outback miners, search for precious opal in their mine at White Cliffs, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

Jay and JC, two young outback miners, search for precious opal in their mine at White Cliffs, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos.

LISTENHidden treasures of White Cliffs

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Christmas movie screenings in Narromine

WHAT'S ONChristmas movie screenings in Narromine

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CELEBRATE: Ilma George fishes for points at the 2019 event. Photo: Zaarkacha Marlan

WHAT'S ONSeniors to get active in Trangie

Zaarkacha Marlan

R U OK?: Guest speaker Dan Price will also be talking about his experiences. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

Warren concert aims to lift spirits of the region

Christmas movie screenings in Narromine

WHAT'S ONChristmas movie screenings in Narromine

Learn more about the progress of Inland Rail Narromine to Narrabri project

Learn more about the progress of Inland Rail Narromine to Narrabri project

Want to improve mobile coverage? NSW Farmers Tech Talk could be for you

Want to improve mobile coverage? NSW Farmers Tech Talk could be for you

Zaarkacha Marlan

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Dellaram Vreeland

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Filling a void in the market

Filling a void in the market

Della Vreeland

The Great Central West

The Great Central West

Demand for regional housing has increased since the pandemic struck. Photo: Sylvia Liber

People are leaving capital cities at record rates, but where are they going?

Demand for regional housing has increased since the pandemic struck. Photo: Sylvia Liber

People are leaving capital cities at record rates, but where are they going?

Data firm CoreLogic said that regional price growth was 'normalising'. Photo: Sylvia Liber

Key regions still outpacing city price growth, but signs point to slowdown

Data firm CoreLogic said that regional price growth was 'normalising'. Photo: Sylvia Liber

Key regions still outpacing city price growth, but signs point to slowdown

Regional property prices have been rising rapidly since the onset of the pandemic. Photo: Sylvia Liber

Most Australians still believe property the best investment, survey finds

Jack Needham

Regional NSW residents could be set to score discounts on stays in Byron Bay as Covid restrictions prevent Sydney and Melbourne residents from travelling. Photo: Supplied

'Byron like it was in the '80s': How regional travellers can benefit from city lockdowns

Jack Needham

The Royal Hotel in Armidale

Second pub sale as investors rediscover the regions

Vanessa Arundale

GET VERIFICATION: Scamwatch is urging people to be on the lookout for fake online listings for shipping containers.

Scamwatch: $136,518 in losses to shipping container scams within a week

REMEMBER: If an investment opportunity is too good to be true, it probably is.

Scamwatch: Romance baiting scams are on the rise

Matt 'Fenndog' Fennell set for epic and inspiring walk

Matt 'Fenndog' Fennell set for epic and inspiring walk

GET VERIFICATION: Scamwatch is urging people to be on the lookout for fake online listings for shipping containers.

Scamwatch: $136,518 in losses to shipping container scams within a week

STAND FIRM: Wagga Wagga's Agony Aunt has some advice for a reader who's been frustrated by her husband's crude and sexist behaviour. Picture: Shutterstock

Agony Aunt | Husband's vulgar behaviour is totally unacceptable

Julie Elphick

On alert: New app designed to link communities quicker and easier. Photo: Supplied.

New app to link communities

Marina Williams

Nowra tradie Jimmy Heffernan decided to mark the QR codes that have become the norm on his leg for life - and it actually works. Images: supplied.

WATCHTradie gets QR code inked onto his leg

Olympic gold medalist Emily Seebohm (pictured) has shown off the rooms, food and COVID-safe protocols at the Howard Springs quarantine facility after returning from the Tokyo Games.

WATCHTake a tour inside Darwin's quarantine facility with an Aussie Olympian

IN THE SPOTLIGHT: D'Arcy Spiller once worked behind the scenes now she's one of Mushroom's emerging talents.

D'Arcy Spiller is full of surprises and Wolf Blood

Dr Gaye Nicholls with the rare Craftsman settee and matching chairs she found at a clearance sale in White Cliffs in far western NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopolous

Outback postie Gaye's glittering jewel in the desert

Scared: Shannon Bailey had his Pfizer jabs cancelled at the Belmont hub. He's scared that the virus could be in the Hunter. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

A frightening virus for the unvaccinated

Damon Cronshaw

$1 billion to reduce Indigenous disadvantage

GET UP TO DATE$1 billion to reduce Indigenous disadvantage

Kim Chappell

NSW Chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant.

COVID detected in Hunter sewage

Matt Carr

Queensland braces for more cases with lockdowns the 'only option' for dealing with Delta

GET UP TO DATEQueensland braces for more cases with lockdowns the 'only option' for dealing with Delta

Kim Chappell

If the grand final can't be in Sydney, we might as well recoup some costs. Photo: James D. Morgan/Getty Images

OPINIONNo problem with selling the grand final

Laurie Daley

Tom Melville, Dion Georgopoulos, and John Hanscombe on a road trip to White Cliffs in far western NSW. Picture: John Hanscombe.

REAL AUSTRALIAWhen the outback's not so isolated

Tom Melville

RESPONSE: Generational friction is being talked up, but a national survey shows concern for young people. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONIt's not young vs old: signs of significant intergenerational solidarity

Professor John McCallum

MORE HELP: 80,000 new packages are on the way. Photo: Shutterstock

Government announces 80,000 new home care packages

Eileen Wood

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Rev. Bill Crews shares his rules for living a better life.

Bill Crews: Twelves rules for living a better life

Samara Ross

Ash Moloney celebrates with training partner Cedric Dubler after winning Olympic decathlon bronze. Picture: Martin Rickett/AAP

Bronze medal for Ash Moloney in decathlon

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Barcelona have announced that their greatest player Lionel Messi is to leave the club. Picture: AP

Lionel Messi to leave Barcelona, club says

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Queensland Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young is upbeat about the COVID-19 lockdown lifting.

Qld waits for clues on future of lockdown

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More than 15,000 mortgage, loan deferrals

More than 15,000 mortgage, loan deferrals

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Newcastle, Hunter join Sydney in lockdown

Newcastle, Hunter join Sydney in lockdown

Hannah Ryan
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Fifteen people have been arrested after hundreds marched against lockdowns in Melbourne's CBD.

Victoria awakes to lockdown, 15 held after demo

Emily Woods and Benita Kolovos
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Tasmania sends Victorians back to the mainland

Tasmania sends Victorians back to the mainland

Isabel Bird

Andrew Stewart won the Bob Hawke Landcare Award for environmental achievements on his grazing and agroforestry property. Picture: Landcare Australia

Landcare winners named; awards night held online

Joanne Crawford

Dominant westerlies herald warmer spring

Dominant westerlies herald warmer spring

DON WHITE, Weatherwatch
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Andrew Stewart won the Bob Hawke Landcare Award for environmental achievements on his grazing and agroforestry property. Picture: Landcare Australia

Landcare winners named; awards night held online

Joanne Crawford

The Land spoke to stakeholders from the top to the bottom of the Lachlan Valley catchment to get their view on the contentious Wyangala Dam Wall Raising Project.

Dam expansion divides catchment

Olivia Calver

Scientists call for widespread cultural, social and political transformation to reduce emissions. Picture: Shutterstock

Big change wealthy countries must make to reduce emissions

Lauren Fuge

Screaming meditation is an active style of meditation for stress relief. Picture: Shutterstock.

Shake it off with screaming meditation

Amy Cooper

Chassis dyno. The output at the wheels is what really matters. Photo: Shutterstock.

Is torque meaningless, or does it actually mean everything?

Sam Hollier