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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

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

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

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

Craig the husky, guided by owner Jordan Taylor, made it to Canberra - on paw. And foot.

DIGESTPaws for thought, pandemic aside, positive news arrives

Alex Crowe

New safe check-in QR-code to help stop the spread

FREENew safe check-in QR-code to help stop the spread

Drey Mercy in action for the Pirates

Pirates to face Tigers in all-Manning under 18s league decider

Mick McDonald

Dean Mills attempts to bring down Wauchope's Michael Smith in Saturday's major semi-final.

Yellow card trifecta leaves Mills in doubt for grand final

Mick McDonald

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

Drey Mercy in action for the Pirates

Pirates to face Tigers in all-Manning under 18s league decider

Sam Ferguson and Kobe Pattison

Manning Hockey grand finals to be played on Saturday

Mick McDonald

James Hanford

Wauchope Thunder storm through to women's rugby grand final

Phil Wilkins

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

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Movie premiere to raise funds for Rotary polio project

WHAT'S ONMovie premiere to raise funds for Rotary polio project

Artist and retired police officer Jillian Oliver in front of the new gallery space in Wingham.

WHAT'S ONArt and Soul Gallery opens in Wingham

Sam Brownrigg

Photo Shutterstock

WHAT'S ONTechnology in homes for more Mid Coast seniors

Movie premiere to raise funds for Rotary polio project

WHAT'S ONMovie premiere to raise funds for Rotary polio project

The first prize in the raffle for the Lansdowne Public School, donated by Val Archer.

WHAT'S ONFundraiser and garden sale day to benefit Lansdowne school

Margaret Haddon

Mia Paske will attend the the Queensland Ballet Academy full-time from 2021.

Mia a step closer to her dream of becoming a professional dancer

Lauren Green

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Ruth Lewis

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

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Read Mid North Coast Now here

Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Future Focus: building a stronger regional Australia

Joanne Crawford

Homewares, furnishings, gifts and kitchenwares - there is something for everyone at Bent on Life.

Enjoy the Bent experience in Wingham

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

Sea-change: Real estate agent Ivor Thomas said a lifestyle choice rather than the unpredictable nature of the COVID-19 pandemic should influence a move to the Manning Valley. Photo: Scott Calvin.

SUBSCRIBER | PROPERTYRelocating city-slickers need to do so for the right reasons

Rob Douglas

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

Tinonee RFS Brigade president Alan Steber and resident Peter Calabria, viewing the GPS mapping showing last season's fire damage.

Tinonee Topics: School farewells Mrs Agnew

Pam Muxlow

Photo by Scott Calvin

PHOTOSGood response to Tinonee RFS "Get Ready" weekend

Pam Muxlow

Movie premiere to raise funds for Rotary polio project

WHAT'S ONMovie premiere to raise funds for Rotary polio project

Tinonee RFS Brigade president Alan Steber and resident Peter Calabria, viewing the GPS mapping showing last season's fire damage.

Tinonee Topics: School farewells Mrs Agnew

The Taree Universities Campus will be situated in the Stack Finance building on Pulteney Street. Treasurer Graham Brown (inset) said the mixed-mode delivery will keep students focused on their studies.

Mixed-mode delivery the right way to go for Taree campus says Brown

Rob Douglas

Sharon Newell and Bob Clarke

PHOTOSTaree North Rotary Book Fair reopens | Photos

GONE VIRAL: Zayne Hall and pet lamb Johnny has a growing audience on social media account TikTok. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

This Victorian farmer has captured the world's attention on TikTok

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Project coordinator Kym Stanley, Member for Lyne Dr David Gillespie and Alexander Newton great great granddaughters Jenny New and Helen McCann.

Harrington Heritage Riverwalk recognises shipbuilding history

Photo by Scott Calvin

PHOTOSGood response to Tinonee RFS "Get Ready" weekend

See where the rain is going to fall in NSW

UPDATEDSee where the rain is going to fall in NSW

Sharon Newell and Bob Clarke

PHOTOSTaree North Rotary Book Fair reopens | Photos

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

Is your property prepared for this bush fire season?

MASTER OF ITS DOMAIN: A great white shark.

SUBSCRIBERAs summer approaches, we ask: why so many shark attacks?

Ben Langford

Victorian farmer takes TikTok by storm

Victorian farmer takes TikTok by storm

Joely Mitchell

Dementia. A little support makes a lot of difference

Dementia. A little support makes a lot of difference

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Newsdesk

Letter: Roundabout a remedy for flawed intersection

Letter: Roundabout a remedy for flawed intersection

Richard Barnett

A LIFETIME'S JOURNEY: Christopher Thompson today and (right) between Alice Springs and Port Augusta in 1972.

How Australia made a drifter's life whole

Seeing kangaroos on the beach in Mackay or visiting outback SA, you can find out where and when you can go at the new web portal.

One-stop COVID travel info shop

Entrepreneurship: Why it's not just a young people's game

Entrepreneurship: Why it's not just a young people's game

Geraldine Cardozo

GONE VIRAL: Zayne Hall and pet lamb Johnny has a growing audience on social media account TikTok. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

This Victorian farmer has captured the world's attention on TikTok

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Retired PWS officer Steve Mansfield. Picture: Brodie Weeding

Rescue effort saves 25 whales, one third believed to be dead

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Victoria's jobs department was tasked with hiring hotel security after a March 27 meeting.

Security 'cowboy industry', inquiry hears

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Rough seas: Sea Rescue Squadron boats returned to Victor Harbor at about 10am, with conditions being too rough to continue search efforts.

UPDATEDSecond sea rescue search for SA boatie in two weeks continues

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Driver dies after car is swept into floodwater

Driver dies after car is swept into floodwater

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One of this year's Disney Ooshies with a popular collectable from the Lion King franchise the first time around.

Here's why you need to get your Ooshies now

Chris McLennan
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Police, SES and a rescue helicopter are searching for camper Ian Robertson in north Queensland.

Camper missing in far north Queensland

Aaron Bunch
2hrs ago

Premier Daniel Andrews says Melbourne is on track for lockdown restrictions to ease next Monday.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

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Alex Burns, Paraway Pastoral Co, Bulls Run, Wagga Wagga looking over the next generation Poll Merino sires at Pooginook, Jerilderie.

Poll Merino rams at Pooginook reach $7000, 279 av $2624

Stephen Burns
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Analysts point to good grain marketing opportunities heading into the Australian winter crop harvest.

Conditions in the northern hemisphere having positive impact on local wheat market

Grain Brokers Australia
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Langlands Hanlon principal Geoff Rice, Parkes, auctioning lambs during the Forbes prime sheep and lamb sale at the Central West Livestock Exchange.

Parkes agency partners with AWN

Karen Bailey

Downsizer changes mean retirees can upsize their super

Downsizer changes mean retirees can upsize their super

Noel Whittaker
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Chef Jamie Oliver is back with his latest book full of easy dinners. Picture: Levon Biss

Jamie Oliver's ideas for every day of the week

Karen Hardy

The monetary investment in our physical fitness seems to outweigh our investment in our mental fitness. Picture shutterstock.

Fitness gap: physical versus mental

Gary Bentley