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Ben Stokes (right) will skipper England in Joe Root's absennce.

Strauss lauds skipper Stokes' redemption

Damian Spellman
1hr ago

Steele Sidebottom. Photo: Twitter

It ain't easy being Steele Sidebottom right now

Nick Ansell

A dejected Broncos coach Anthony Seibold faces the media after last Saturday's loss to the Gold Coast Titans at Suncorp Stadium. Photo: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

OPINIONEnough of the NRL player contract circus, says Laurie Daley

Laurie Daley

Ben Stokes (right) will skipper England in Joe Root's absennce.

Strauss lauds skipper Stokes' redemption

1hr ago

HAPPIER TIMES: John Bateman dashes away to score a try against the Storm during last year's qualifying final. Picture: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/NRL Imagery

Bateman's departure was downright messy

Joshua Bartlett

St Kilda's Rowan Marshall celebrates a goal during the match against the Tigers last Saturday. Photo: Michael Willson/Getty Images

OPINIONFooty theory 101: to win, kick it straight

Rohan Connolly

Been missing the sand between your toes? Escape winter with a holiday on the Sunshine Coast. Picture: Supplied

Sunshine Coast offers warm welcome for winter escapees

Jon Rozentals

Hit the slopes this winter Picture: MATT HULL

Victorian ski fields gear up for mountains of fun

John Rozentals

Stay safe and COVID-aware during school holidays

Stay safe and COVID-aware during school holidays

Maeve McKenna

VISION: The Rathmines Park Catalina War Memorial. Picture: Supplied

Vision for Rathmines Park on exhibition

TWO TOO MANY: US teen drama 13 Reasons Why continues to drift away from what initially made it original in its fourth and final season.

School's out for 13 Reasons Why

Josh Leeson

TUNE IN; Jimmy Barnes onstage at the Cold Chisel Blood Moon concert in Wollongong in January. Barnes will perform as part of the Great Southern Nights event which aims to kick start the recovery of the live music industry in NSW. Picture: Anna Warr

Live music back on the agenda and touring regional NSW

VISION: The Rathmines Park Catalina War Memorial. Picture: Supplied

Vision for Rathmines Park on exhibition

BACK: City's Mitch Knight and Terrigal Avoca's Luke Bury before last year's Black Diamond Cup grand final. Picture: Simone De Peak

Hunter Central Coast AFL: Black Diamond Cup season gets green light from July 18

Josh Callinan

The hosts of ABC TV's Escape From The City, from left, Jane Hall, Simon Marnie, Del Irani, Bryce Holdaway and Dean Ipaviz.

When city folk go house hunting in the regions: What the locals say

John Hanscombe

When a pet passes, you really are losing a loved one

When a pet passes, you really are losing a loved one

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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

Your Home - Winter Inspirations 2020

Your Home - Winter Inspirations 2020

When a pet passes, you really are losing a loved one

When a pet passes, you really are losing a loved one

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Emma Brown

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Emma Brown

Beautifully crafted home wins architecture award

Beautifully crafted home wins architecture award

Ruth Lewis

Final touches to HomeBuilder scheme

Final touches to HomeBuilder scheme

Ruth Lewis

ON THE MOVE: Between 2011 and 2016, more than 1.2 million people moved to regional Australia or moved around regional Australia from one location to another. Photo - Shuttestock.

Urbanites escape to the country

CHOICE: Faced with options, we have to make the choice, trusting in our instincts.

Optimism is life's umbrella

Gary Bentley

Let us know you're Open for Business

GOOD NEWSLet us know you're Open for Business

EMAIL SCAMS: Almost 6,000 reports were made from businesses in 2019, with $5.3 million in reported losses.

Scamwatch: Scammers targeting business emails

CHOICE: Faced with options, we have to make the choice, trusting in our instincts.

Optimism is life's umbrella

Just for kids: Brrrrr ... how cold is it?

Just for kids: Brrrrr ... how cold is it?

Joanne Crawford

BALANCING ACT: Life is a mixture of positive and negative experiences.

Balancing focus is essential

Gary Bentley

Paris Hilton, diamanté masks and Groundhog Day

DIGESTParis Hilton, diamanté masks and Groundhog Day

Supermarket stores are again being emptied of toilet paper. Picture: Karleen Minney

ANALYSISWhat drives panic buying during the COVID-19 pandemic?

When three is key.

DIGESTAbout those three-word slogans ...

Local lockdowns, they're a thing - in Victoria and the UK

DIGESTLocal lockdowns, they're a thing - in Victoria and the UK

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

JobKeeper should be paid in advance: think tank

Kirsten Lawson

Younger people and renters were more likely to be in housing stress. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Almost half of young people in housing stress, study finds

Sally Whyte

China has imposed a strict lockdown near Beijing after a small surge in coronavirus cases. Photo: Shutterstock

DIGESTChina's latest lockdown - after just 18 new COVID cases

Janine Graham

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Workers refusing shifts because government support so high: Morrison

Kirsten Lawson

It has the basic functions of a ventilator you would find in a hospital.

He saw a need for ventilators, so this doctor made one

Donna McWilliam, left, with Donna Smith and Will Smith. Picture: National Australia Day Council

FREEDo you know a community champion?

Pictures courtesy of Lloyds Auctions

Rare Holden HT Monaro falls short of $1m, but sets a record

A still image of the infrared drone footage over Kangaroo Island forests with koalas showing up as white dots.

Video footage of infrared koala survey on Kangaroo Island

Catch your attention? Want to try our quiz? Photo: Shutterstock

News quiz: How much attention did you pay this week?

WA dolphins teach other foraging skills

WATCHWA dolphins teach other foraging skills

ON THE LEVEL: Learning the ways of the bunyip Pictures: Tamas Oszvald
Far left: Calibrating the A-frame
Left: The laser level can be used across long distances by one person.

Three ways to find, mark contour lines

Melbourne-born Nhill residents Graeme and Melanie Ruse have a number of reasons for wanting the Overland to continue.

The Overland: What would happen if Graeme's only option disappeared

Alexander Darling

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

LEARNING CURVE: Like many grandparents Nonna Patti has needed to learn about Zoom and Facetime to keep in touch with her much-missed grandies.

Grandparents club to share the love

Eileen Wood

Col's right track for kids with cancer

Col's right track for kids with cancer

North Queensland First leader Jason Costigan, seen here at Mary K wants Queensland to lift the ban on uranium mining.

MP wants Queensland to export uranium again

2m ago

Queensland MP Jackie Trad has been cleared of wrongdoing by the state's corruption watchdog.

Time for LNP to get over me: Trad

1hr ago

A Woolworths supermarket worker in Balmain has tested positive for the coronavirus.

Balmain locals urged to be on virus alert

1hr ago

Some Melbourne suburbs have had to face a second round of lockdowns to stem the virus outbreak.

PM takes middle path on virus support

2hrs ago

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton is expecting more coronavirus deaths in Victoria.

Sutton expects more Vic COVID-19 deaths

Benita Kolovos
2hrs ago

Chief executive Pete Smith says Affinity Biosciences is developing a potential COVID-19 treatment.

Aussies find affinity with virus treatment

Sophie Moore
2hrs ago

Temese Leilua says Pacific Islander youth are dropping school for work to support their families.

Gang fatal puts spotlight on Pacific youth

Andi Yu
2hrs ago

The NT's first COVID-19 case in months was taken to Royal Darwin Hospital and is in isolation.

Darwin man first NT virus case in months

Tim Dornin
2hrs ago

Cattle Council's chief executive officer Travis Tobin says a good relationship can be the difference between exporting thousands of tonnes to exporting nothing.

Rebuilding beef trade relationships

Travis Tobin, Cattle Council Australia CEO
32m ago

The $22,000 top price Booragul Leading Edge P81 with agent Mike Wilson, Studstock and Bloodstock who purchased the bull on behalf of Ascot Angus, Warwick Queensland, with agent Brian Kennedy, Elders, auctioneer Paul Dooley and Booragul stud principal Tim Vincent.

Booragul sale has the Leading Edge

Kylie Raines

Fiona Beggs with her display of some of the natural fibre garments on sale at Monty and Moo, Wagga Wagga.

Fiona is rapt in Australian natural garments

Stephen Burns

The change in kitchens after coronavirus

The change in kitchens after coronavirus

UNLOCK: Phones will replace your keys one day, including your car key. Image: Shutterstock

Apple digital car key is coming whether we're ready or not

Mathew Dickerson

SAY BYE BYE: Why not aim to go dry this July to help your health? Photo: Shutterstock

Going dry for a good reason

Healthshare