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"I want to see a greater uptake in all those categories. If we don't, we will consider further measures in which we can increase that uptake."

NSW Premier foreshadows stricter measures, as state records 18 new cases

Kate McIlwain

NSW reports highest COVID numbers in almost four months as schools outbreak grows

NSW reports highest COVID numbers in almost four months as schools outbreak grows

Kate McIlwain

BACK: Newcastle representative squad member Brendon Charlton was player of the final with Toronto in 2018-19. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Cricket: Newcastle, Hunter 'in the mix' to host Australian Country Championships

Josh Callinan

NSW school clusters grow as state records 14 new cases of COVID-19

NSW school clusters grow as state records 14 new cases of COVID-19

Kate McIlwain

NSW tracking mystery COVID-19 outbreaks, while Victoria records 466 cases

NSW tracking mystery COVID-19 outbreaks, while Victoria records 466 cases

Kate McIlwain

Health authority's list of virus visited Newcastle venues expands

Health authority's list of virus visited Newcastle venues expands

Several Newcastle venues have been closed for cleaning, with patrons asked to be on the lookout for symptoms.

NSW reports 12 new COVID-19 cases, with Newcastle put on high alert

Kate McIlwain

"I want to see a greater uptake in all those categories. If we don't, we will consider further measures in which we can increase that uptake."

NSW Premier foreshadows stricter measures, as state records 18 new cases

Kate McIlwain

NSW reports highest COVID numbers in almost four months as schools outbreak grows

NSW reports highest COVID numbers in almost four months as schools outbreak grows

Kate McIlwain

Rona McKenny (far left) in the iconic "The Dancing Man" photo; Rona (top right) and with her friend Dawn in Sydney's Martin Place. Photos: Supplied

Snapped: The photo that summed up VP Day in Australia

BACK: Newcastle representative squad member Brendon Charlton was player of the final with Toronto in 2018-19. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Cricket: Newcastle, Hunter 'in the mix' to host Australian Country Championships

Josh Callinan

Magpie Josh Daicos controls the ball during the round 10 AFL clash between Collingwood and the Sydney Swans. Photo: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

OPINIONCollingwood's son of a gun is kicking goals this season

Howard Kotton

Is this your couch every night of the week now footy's all over the TV? No? Just mine, then.

Do star players need umpire protection?

Nick Ansell

BACK: Newcastle representative squad member Brendon Charlton was player of the final with Toronto in 2018-19. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

Cricket: Newcastle, Hunter 'in the mix' to host Australian Country Championships

Who is Laurie Daley's No.1 right now?

OPINIONWho makes Laurie Daley's Top 10 NRL player list?

Laurie Daley

Sanctioned: Paul Vaughan and Wayne Bennett.

The high price of an NRL biosecurity breach

Janine Graham

Head to the Kimberley for the Ord Valley Muster. Picture: Sarah Duguid Photography

Kimberley's northern muster to celebrate 20th anniversary

Explore Travel

Sunset over Glasshouse Restaurant. Picture: Destination NSW

Take me home, country roads... to Tamworth's epic food scene

Explore Travel

CLOSED: The NSW border with Victoria remains shut down to all be permit holders. Picture: Border Mail

Latest travel restrictions: what you need to know

Explore Travel

Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown, 2006 (printed 2020) by Peter Brew-Bevan. Picture: Supplied

Public displays of affection: Gallery launches Australian Love Stories online

Amy Martin

Lake Macquarie City Council's 2019 NAIDOC Week celebration.

Apply for NAIDOC 2020 funding

RISING: Irish post-punk band Fontaines D.C were supposed to make their maiden trip to Australia in December to support their second album A Hero's Death.

MUSICFontaines D.C are new Irish heroes for dark times

Josh Leeson

Rachel Ward and Bryan Brown, 2006 (printed 2020) by Peter Brew-Bevan. Picture: Supplied

Public displays of affection: Gallery launches Australian Love Stories online

Thredbo's general manager Stuart Diver reflects on the challenging ski season so far. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'A season like no other': the tricky business of running a ski resort during a pandemic

Peter Brewer

Rathmines Theatre.

New beginning for Rathmines heritage building

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

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

Sponsored Content

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

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

Emma Brown

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

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

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

Emma Brown

Your Home - Winter Inspirations 2020

Your Home - Winter Inspirations 2020

OPTIMISM: Median prices for both houses and units in Alice Springs have shown an uplift in the recently completed quarter, giving cause for some level of optimism in the local market. Photo - Shutterstock.

Regions showing resilience

Ruth Lewis

Housing figures on a COVID rollercoaster

Housing figures on a COVID rollercoaster

Ruth Lewis

OVER THE RIVER: Investors are looking further afield for locations where there is good
rental demand and potential for capital gains. Photo - Shutterstock.

A rise in remote investing as regions gain appeal

Ruth Lewis

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Gary Bentley

Let us know you're Open for Business

GOOD NEWSLet us know you're Open for Business

WATCH OUT: If the scam is sent by email, it is likely to include an attachment or link to a fake website where you will be asked to download proof of the 'bill', 'fine' or 'delivery details'. Opening the attachment or downloading the file could infect your computer with malware.

Scamwatch: Has someone asking for money threatened you with arrest?

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Connecting with your true self is the secret

Connecting with your true self is the secret

Gary Bentley

Flightradar image

Final Qantas Boeing 747 leaves a flying kangaroo formation in the sky as it leaves Australia

Greg Ellis

"I want to see a greater uptake in all those categories. If we don't, we will consider further measures in which we can increase that uptake."

NSW Premier foreshadows stricter measures, as state records 18 new cases

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Picture: Getty Images

ANALYSISExplainer: How did this border chaos kick off?

Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Federal minister intervened at Newmarch House amid COVID-19 chaos

Ross and Helen Muir are ACT residents and are stuck in Wodonga at the Wellington Motel. Picture: Mark Jesser/The Border Mail

Calls for federal intervention on NSW-Victoria border crisis

Picture: Shutterstock

Attendance records examined as Batemans Bay students test positive to coronavirus

Kathryn Lewis

The fine print - and the big bold message it sends - was discussed by an anaesthetics registrar on Twitter today. Photo: Katarina Arandjelovic

DIGEST'That Statistic' explained by a frontline worker

Janine Graham

NSW reports highest COVID numbers in almost four months as schools outbreak grows

NSW reports highest COVID numbers in almost four months as schools outbreak grows

Kate McIlwain

UNDER STRAIN: Albury hospital emergency staff are working double shifts since NSW Health introduced tighter controls on visiting Melbourne doctors.

Albury hospital forced to shut doors to COVID-19 hotspot doctors

Jodie O'Sullivan

New Guinea, July 1945: Troops of the New Guinea Infantry Battalion wade through a stream on their way to attack a Japanese position.

A Digger's harrowing one in a million story from the New Guinea front 75 years ago

NEW LIFE: Bathurst's Chezzi and Grant Denyer have announced that they're expecting a baby. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

SUBSCRIBERWatch as Grant and Chezzi Denyer announce their baby news

Doing the right thing. Picture: Shutterstock

EXPLAINERWhat is the best and latest advice on masks?

ROAD TRIP: Melbourne band Private Function drive down High Street Wodonga in their film clip for the song titled 'Albury Wodonga'. Picture: SCREENSHOT

Band releases 'rock 'n' roll love letter' to Albury-Wodonga

Success: Critical care paramedic Matt Gane had a dramatic water rescue on his first day working with the Wollongong ambulance helicopter crew. Picture: Anna Warr

How a helicopter paramedic rescued a fisherman on his first day on the job

Ashleigh Tullis

Photo: Sally-Ann Thompson

From southern NSW to Tasmania, it's been a white Wednesday

Ben Smyth

Matterson Knyvett captured the moment a goanna latched onto his ankle while out on the job.

Is that a goanna wrapped around your ankle?

Samantha Campbell

A beautiful sight as the baby boy's family checks he is doing ok after the birth on Monday, August 3. Picture: Mogo Wildlife Park.

Watch mother giraffe's first moments with baby son

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)

Qantas flight attendant Sara Armbrecht at the Qantas Founders Museum holding two dolls dressed in her minature Qantas uniforms: a Pucci unform worn 1974 to 1985 (left) and the current uniform designed by Martin Grant.

Flights of fashion: Doll collection celebrates century of Qantas uniforms

Geraldine Cardozo

Reforms for NSW retirement villages.

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

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

Queensland will trial COVID-19 testing at pharmacies, with the Health Department to verify results.

Qld man surrenders after quarantine breach

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NO BROADCAST: Corryong experienced many issues during the December-January bushfires including the temporary loss of a communications site that broadcasts radio to about 2000 people.

Radio sites in bushfire-prone towns not protected the same as in cities

34m ago

BIG DAY: Asian elephant calf Kanlaya with mum Porntip and Thong Dee were given some of their favourite foods like watermelon, hay and oranges. Photo: BELINDA SOOLE

PHOTOSElephants celebrate their day with buffet bonanza

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Justice Peter Applegarth has agreed to release rapist Kym Spoehr on a supervision order.

Qld rapist to be freed under supervision

35m ago

Victoria has reported another record number of daily coronavirus deaths.

War of words rages over hotel quarantine

Georgie Moore, Kaitlyn Offer and Benita Kolovos
53m ago

Premier Gladys Berejikilian is urging people to wear a mask if social distancing is not possible.

NSW premier warns of further measures

Maureen Dettre
54m ago

Teddy Sheean (right) has been recognised for sacrificing his life to save his shipmates in 1942.

Queen approves VC for seaman Teddy Sheean

Daniel McCulloch
55m ago

The teenager accused of stabbing three people at a community rugby league game has been bailed.

Alleged NSW rugby league stabber bailed

Callum Godde
55m ago

Breeders banned from bull sales outside the "border bubble" are frustrated that purchasing of sires is not being recognised as an essential service, and have little chance of a special permit being granted. File photo from 2019.

What Qld border closure means for agriculture

Lucy Kinbacher and Jamie Brown
34m ago

Davidson Cameron and Co agents Angus MacTavish and Nick Rogers (far right) with Geralyn, James and Roger Flower of Bridgewater Angus, Black Mountain.

Bridgewater Angus' $10k top

Hannah Powe
2hrs ago

Top rain at Hungerford last week saw 60mm fall at Waverley Downs, hopefully a sign of better conditions. Photo by Stacy Keane.

How we're putting drought on the back foot

John Ellicott
2hrs ago

Keep checking the simple things regularly, especially on vehicles that get used less often.

You should still check things even if it's mostly parked up

Sam Hollier

Warm your home (and your heart) with a spot of timber

Warm your home (and your heart) with a spot of timber

Happy, healthy and so cute despite the unexpected way she arrived. Picture: Supplied

OPINIONThrow out the birth plan and go with the flow

Christy Kidner