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The kiss: new transmissions of contagious love

The kiss: new transmissions of contagious love

Simon Bourke

Testing the sewage could also reveal how many people in Blackwater may have been exposed. Photo: Shutterstock

DIGESTThere's reward in sifting through sewage

Kimberley Le Lievre

Your say: should state borders re-open now?

Your say: should state borders re-open now?

Gavin Stone

Meet the man called on twice in two years to help save our coast

Meet the man called on twice in two years to help save our coast

Greg Ellis

Chief Medical Officer urges anyone with cold, cough to get tested

DIGESTChief Medical Officer urges anyone with cold, cough to get tested

Gavin Stone

BEEN BUSY: Lake Macquarie aeromodeller and aviation enthusiast Steve Wenban with the replica PBY-5A Catalina he has made.

Steve whips up replica while restoring full-sized Catalina

Jayne Trustum with her sons Tyler, 10, and Hunter, 7, said the family had found learning and working remotely difficult. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Three in four families kept kids at home due to COVID-19

Kathryn Lewis

The kiss: new transmissions of contagious love

The kiss: new transmissions of contagious love

Simon Bourke

Testing the sewage could also reveal how many people in Blackwater may have been exposed. Photo: Shutterstock

DIGESTThere's reward in sifting through sewage

Kimberley Le Lievre

The koala and the wombat who became best friends in lockdown

GOOD NEWSThe koala and the wombat who became best friends in lockdown

Travel on people's mind as economy tips into recession

DIGESTTravel on people's mind as economy tips into recession

South Korea trials QR codes for tracking, Parisians enjoy cafes again

DIGESTSouth Korea trials QR codes for tracking, Parisians enjoy cafes again

Woolies rolls out rewards to staff after coronavirus pressure

DIGESTWoolies rolls out rewards to staff after coronavirus pressure

Centrelink queues on Woden in May. Picture: Karleen Minney

Dole queue numbers have doubled since beginning of lockdown

NSW Health's Jeremy McAnulty has warned the coronavirus is lingering in the community.

Gyms, local sport return timetabled in NSW

Dominica Sanda and Angelo Risso

Tug of war between restrictions and economics

DIGESTTug of war between restrictions and economics

Kim Chappell

Whoever invents a coronavirus vaccine will control the patent - and, importantly, who gets to use it

ANALYSISWhoever invents a coronavirus vaccine will control the patent - and, importantly, who gets to use it

Natalie Stoianoff

Sobering statistics: Six million coronavirus cases worldwide

DIGESTSobering statistics: Six million coronavirus cases worldwide

Kim Chappell

Adelaide Crows senior coach Matthew Nicks looks on during the round 1 AFL match against the Sydney Swans at Adelaide Oval on March 21. Photo: Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images

OPINIONHawks and Crows, a tale of two AFL cultures

Rohan Connolly

All you need to know as the NRL kicks off - again

All you need to know as the NRL kicks off - again

Joshua Bartlett

The Storm's Nelson Asofa-Solomona is tackled by the Raiders defence during last season's NRL Qualifying Final match at AAMI Park. The two premiership contenders clash again on Saturday night. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINIONBring on the blockbusters: NRL is back

Laurie Daley

Adelaide Crows senior coach Matthew Nicks looks on during the round 1 AFL match against the Sydney Swans at Adelaide Oval on March 21. Photo: Daniel Kalisz/Getty Images

OPINIONHawks and Crows, a tale of two AFL cultures

There is a renewed push from the usual suspects to switch the AFL grand final to a night game at the MCG despite a thumbs down from footy fans. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINIONShorter games short-change the fans

Rohan Connolly

Sydney Roosters players celebrate their 2019 NRL Grand Final win over Canberra. With two first-up losses and a tough draw ahead, the Roosters will be up against it in their hunt for a premiership three-peat in 2020. Photo: Jason McCawley/Getty Images

OPINIONA Roosters three-peat? They'll have to do it the hard way

Laurie Daley

Look out on the ranges and plains of the outback from your private deck.

Win an outback getaway for two

Joanne Crawford

Fewer days in the office doesn't necessarily mean fewer goals accomplished. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONA four-day working week could be the shot in the arm post-coronavirus tourism needs

Jarrod Haar

You don't have to visit Tasmania to experience the best wine and produce it has on offer. Picture: John Rozentals

The best of Tasmania, now online

John Rozentals

Shot in remote Western Australia, The Beach is part wilderness travelogue, part cooking show, as film-maker Warwick Thornton, pictured below with one of his chooks, tries a life of solitude. The documentary's six instalments screen on NITV and SBS in one three-hour sitting on Friday May 29.

Soul food and solitude by the sea

Steve Carell and Noah Emmerich star in the next Netflix comedy Space Force.

Space Force goes farce forward

Miriam Margolyes samples beach life with surf lifesaving club locals in Tuesday's final instalment of her ABC odyssey, Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian.

Billy, Tommy, Miriam blazing trails

Shot in remote Western Australia, The Beach is part wilderness travelogue, part cooking show, as film-maker Warwick Thornton, pictured below with one of his chooks, tries a life of solitude. The documentary's six instalments screen on NITV and SBS in one three-hour sitting on Friday May 29.

Soul food and solitude by the sea

Ewen Leslie and Jessica de Gouw star in Operation Buffalo, which premieres 8.30pm Sunday May 31 on the ABC.

Buffalo roaming

Chris Bath is joined by historians, politicians, writers and journalists on the six-part ABC series Road to Now, chronicling events that have shaped the modern world.

History lessons on Road to Now

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS: Joel Fitzgibbon firmly believes Australia's national interest and Australia's trade interest are one and the same thing.

Trade relations must be managed, not damaged

Simon Walker

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Emma Brown

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS: Joel Fitzgibbon firmly believes Australia's national interest and Australia's trade interest are one and the same thing.

Trade relations must be managed, not damaged

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Emma Brown

Finding a driving instructor who is the right fit for you

Finding a driving instructor who is the right fit for you

The 2020 HIA-CSR Australian Home of the Year was won by BJ Millar Constructions from Queensland.

Pushing the boundaries of innovation

CONFIDENCE: The survey showed that investors were optimistic about the market.

It's business as usual reports survey of property investors

DEFYING THE DOWNTURN: Australian agricultural land prices are expected to defy any effects of a severe COVID-19-led global recession, according to a new report. Photo - Shuttestock.

Agricultural land prices will remain afloat

Real-life: crested penguins.

Just for kids: crafty little critters

Joanne Crawford

Let us know you're Open for Business

GOOD NEWSLet us know you're Open for Business

Share the joy and the pain

OPINIONShare the joy and the pain

Gary Bentley

Real-life: crested penguins.

Just for kids: crafty little critters

DAMAGING: Promoters of pyramid schemes often make claims like 'this is not a pyramid scheme' or 'this is totally legal'.

Scamwatch: don't be on the bottom of a pyramid scheme

GOING STRONG: Kiely Hindmarch, the pharmacist in charge at Priceline Pharmacy Toronto, has thanked the community for supporting her following a physical altercation with a customer during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pharmacist thanks community for support after attack

Ellie-Marie Wats

The koala and the wombat who became best friends in lockdown

GOOD NEWSThe koala and the wombat who became best friends in lockdown

Philadelphians takes a knee during a nine-minute long vigil for George Floyd as thousands around the nation protest police brutality. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONThe fury in US cities is rooted in a long history of racist policing, violence and inequality

STAYING POSITIVE: Musician Joe Creighton has been spending his time working on songs and recording backing tracks in his home studio in Golden Point. Picture: Adam Trafford

'The public is starved for live music'; Joe Creighton positive for future of industry

A glimpse of the mako shark near the Eden Wharf captured by Drew Mudaliar

'Never seen it before in my life': Shark cruises close to South Coast wharf

Yallingup. Photo by Frank Eckler.

Data from WA's super storm records 20 metre high waves

Professor Garry Jennings. Picture: Heart Foundation

Heart stopping side-effect fears from COVID-19

Melanie Whelan

Josh Hook: Adored in Europe, virtually anonymous in Australia

Josh Hook: Adored in Europe, virtually anonymous in Australia

NO LONGER ADRIFT: Jack Baker has traversed the countryside of Canada and the ravages of his grief in the nine years since his sister Mary died by suicide.

IN DEPTHNight that unites: Jack Baker reflects on journey through grief

Jack Baker

UP AND DOWN: Reader Russell Williams said from his observations both tides and atmospheric conditions affected water levels in the lake. Picture: David Stewart

Letters to the editor: Tides just part of lake story (April 9)

RESPONSE: Rod Garrett of Morisset Lions Club said collection boxes had been filled to overflowing with donated old spectacles that will be recycled for use by the needy.

Letters to the editor: You're a visionary mob (April 2)

LOOKING UP: A public meeting was held at Marks Point in 2014 to discuss how to deal with sea level rise and its impacts on Lake Macquarie residents. Picture: Jonathan Carroll.

Letters to the editor: Climate change is insidious (March 26)

DE-CLUTTER: Morisset Lion Rod Garrett with one of the collection boxes he's set up around town for donated spectacles and sunglasses in the Lions Recycle for Sight program. Picture: David Stewart

Your old glasses could give others sight

David Stewart

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

LADY OF THE HOUSE: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, in cinemas nationally from February 27.

Dear Prudence comes out to play for unstoppable Miriam

Geraldine Cardozo

The government anticipates its HomeBuilder package will support 140,000 direct construction jobs.

Govt announces $688m HomeBuilder package

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NSW Police will resume random breath testing ahead of the long weekend as restrictions are relaxed.

NSW coroner to probe Newmarch virus deaths

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Staff at La Trobe University are being asked to take a pay cut as the university seeks new finance.

Victorian uni seeks further bank help

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Jock Palfreeman could return to Australia within weeks, according to a human rights campaigner.

Palfreeman will 'kill again': victim's dad

Damien Mitchell grew up in Wagga, but is now living in New York as a street artist. Supplied: Damien Mitchell

Wagga to the Big Apple: Street artist makes his mark on city

Daina Oliver

The bushfires royal commission has examined the ADF's role in responding to natural disasters.

Defence force won't be fighting bushfires

Megan Neil

OPEN FOR BUSINESS: Red Parrot cafe owner Mike Roycroft, left, with roaster specialists Katie Wells and Rosco Buchanan. Photo: Simone De Peak

How the impact of coronavirus could force a shift in the way Australians do business

Simon McCarthy

An illustration of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

As buyers move to online and sight-unseen purchases, producers are encouraged to "collect as much information as possible". Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

Tips for bull buying during rebuilding phase

Hannah Powe

The ACCC inquiry into the Murray Darling water markets will investigate the impact of carryover arrangements.

Carryover water questioned

Olivia Calver

Frosty days are on the way for this coming week.

Dry days and frosty nights returning

Weatherzone

PREPARE AND MANAGE: When returning to work, preparation is key to keep stress in check.

Preparing for office return

Getting childen in the kitchen has a lifetime payoff for health

Getting childen in the kitchen has a lifetime payoff for health

Top tips for hanging out in small spaces this winter

Top tips for hanging out in small spaces this winter