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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

John Hanscombe
Tom Melville

Regional publisher ACM will participate in the journalism training and traineeship programs of the Digital News Academy announced by Google in partnership with News Corp Australia.

Google's digital boost for local news

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

DIGESTMore than half of Australia now in lockdown

Janine Graham

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

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

Caden Helmers

Logan Martin of Australia competes in the men's BMX Freestyle seeding at the 2020 Summer Olympics. Photo: AP Photo/Ben Curtis

The Aussies to watch at the Olympics on Sunday

Go for gold: The Ringer gets into shape for the Farm Olympics.

WATCHWelcome to the Farm Olympics: How everyday athletes are made

Ashley Walmsley

Where to see whales this migration season

WATCHWhere to see whales this migration season

Emma Horn

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

John Hanscombe
Tom Melville

Regional publisher ACM will participate in the journalism training and traineeship programs of the Digital News Academy announced by Google in partnership with News Corp Australia.

Google's digital boost for local news

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

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

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

Two big employers to trial giving vaccines at workplaces

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

Alex Crowe

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
42m ago

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

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

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

NSW track upgrades rolling out

42m ago

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

Patty Mills will suit up for the Brooklyn Nets after the Olympics. Picture: AAP

Patty's $16m move to an NBA title favourite

Chris Dutton

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

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

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

Australian cyclist Kaarle McCulloch has failed to make the keirin final at the Tokyo Olympics.

McCulloch falls in keirin semi-final

Australian cyclist Kaarle McCulloch has failed to make the keirin final at the Tokyo Olympics.

McCulloch falls in keirin semi-final

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?

TIGHT MARKET: The cost of renting houses and units in Orange has risen significantly in the past year. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Unit rent values soar by 16 per cent, houses up 13 per cent in this regional city

TIGHT MARKET: The cost of renting houses and units in Orange has risen significantly in the past year. Photo: JUDE KEOGH

Unit rent values soar by 16 per cent, houses up 13 per cent in this regional city

SEE YA: The movement of people from city to country has seen regional houses snapped up and pressure to quickly build more estates.

Thousands are still abandoning the cities for the country

SEE YA: The movement of people from city to country has seen regional houses snapped up and pressure to quickly build more estates.

Thousands are still abandoning the cities for the country

Review to shed light on strained regional telecommunications network

Review to shed light on strained regional telecommunications network

Review to shed light on strained regional telecommunications network

Review to shed light on strained regional telecommunications network

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

NSW track upgrades rolling out

Michael Cowley
42m ago

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

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

NSW track upgrades rolling out

42m ago

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

The COVID-positive man worked as a maintenance contractor at Fortescue Metal's Cloudbreak mine.

No new cases in WA after miner infection

Michael Ramsey

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

Filling a void in the market

Filling a void in the market

Della Vreeland

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

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

NSW track upgrades rolling out

Michael Cowley
42m ago

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

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

Tasmania sends Victorians back to the mainland

Tasmania sends Victorians back to the mainland

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

One of Victoria's new locally acquired COVID-19 cases is a teacher at Melbourne's Al-Taqwa College.

Victoria enters sixth lockdown: the rules

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

The COVID-positive man worked as a maintenance contractor at Fortescue Metal's Cloudbreak mine.

No new cases in WA after miner infection

Michael Ramsey

Nienke Van Doorn has built a new home for herself and her husband, David Shepheard, after they lost everything in the 2018 Tathra Bushfires. Photos: Ellouise Bailey

71yo who lost everything in bushfire designs and builds resilient new home

Ellouise Bailey

Catholic bishops want greater action on climate change after recent fires, droughts and floods.

Catholic bishops call for climate action

Michael Ramsey

Premier Daniel Andrews has announced Victoria will enter a seven-day coronavirus lockdown.

Mystery cases spark sixth Vic lockdown

Benita Kolovos and Kaitlyn Offer

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

Virbac Hunter and North West Slopes regional sales manger Andrew Mulligan, stock agent Chris Paterson, Tamworth, Mala-Daki stud principals Jason and Jacqueline Impey and auctioneer Lincoln McKinlay, Elders, Inverell, with the top-selling Simmental bull. Photo: Billy Jupp

Double joy as Mala-Daki and Caloona each average more than $7000

Billy Jupp

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