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Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERWhat next for Melbourne's lockdown?

30m ago

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?

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

Yay. Just yay.

DIGESTPutting the yay into Friday

Janine Graham

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Karleen Minney

ACT will accept charter flights for international arrivals

Elliot Williams

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

Penrith is clearly the most consistent team in the competition going into the finals series. Photo: Matt King/Getty Images

OPINIONNo, the NRL premiership is not a race in four, Laurie Daley says

Laurie Daley

ROUND HE GOES: Champion jockey Greg Ryan on the mower at Narromine.

Different kind of ride for champion Ryan

Nick Guthrie

The Melbourne Demons have fallen just short of a finals appearance. Photo: Graham Denholm/AFL Photos via Getty Images

OPINIONDisappointing Dees' dreams dashed ... again

The Crows' Bryce Gibbs is chaired off by best mates Kade Simpson and Marc Murphy, of the Blues, after playing his final AFL match. Photo: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

OPINIONBeing the top AFL draft pick isn't all it's cracked up to be

SWOOP SWOOP: The last thing Jack Skinner saw before he left the field, which set the scene for a viral video. Photo: File.

Parkes player racks up millions of views in viral swooping video

Kristy Williams

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

The program, designed and implemented by Ms Hodge, is free for all participants.

Mentoring in art for kids

Window display set to help the Canowindra Show spirit go on

Window display set to help the Canowindra Show spirit go on

Matthew Chown

Nick Hovey and Jon Wright will once again welcome local producers and clients to the Coota Park Blue-E Beef Production Field Day. File photo.

What's the beef? Find out at Coota Park

Kelsey Sutor

The program, designed and implemented by Ms Hodge, is free for all participants.

Mentoring in art for kids

The COVID-19 drive through testing centre in Canberra. Photo: Karleen Minney

Drive-through COVID-19 testing at Canowindra

Librarians Bek Salmon and Alex Gibb with the City Project for the school holidays.

Learn history and heritage these school holidays

Veterans of the 1961 header school at Henty pictured in 2013 (from left) Laurie Sone, Barry Scholz, the late Colin Wood, Kerry Pietsch, Len Schilg, (front) Neville Male, Milton Taylor and Max Hogg. Photo: Kim Woods

Henty celebrates 60 years

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

Veterans of the 1961 header school at Henty pictured in 2013 (from left) Laurie Sone, Barry Scholz, the late Colin Wood, Kerry Pietsch, Len Schilg, (front) Neville Male, Milton Taylor and Max Hogg. Photo: Kim Woods

Henty celebrates 60 years

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

Emma Brown

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

Emma Brown

HELP: A mortgage broker can take care of all of the paperwork for you.

How to find help to navigate the mortgage minefield

HELP: A mortgage broker can take care of all of the paperwork for you.

How to find help to navigate the mortgage minefield

Victoria's property market must restart

Victoria's property market must restart

Victoria's property market must restart

Victoria's property market must restart

NEW COLLEAGUES: RiskWise Property Research CEO Doron Peleg said COVID-19 had helped strengthen work from home opportunities. Photo - Shutterstock.

Working from home opens up lifestyle choices

INSURANCE: Do you know how LMI works? Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

LMI: Know what you're getting

The Government's HomeBuilder scheme announced at the beginning of June as a lifeline to the building industry has already boosted interest in off-the-plan sales. Photo - Shutterstock.

A boost to buying off-the-plan

Ruth Lewis

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

HANG UP: Scammers may try to pressure you by calling incessantly and harassing you, even threatening to send the police to your house. Simply hang up and do not respond.

Scamwatch: Business urged to beware of dodgy invoices

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

The passage of time results in the development of emotional and spiritual veneers, which we regularly need to re-evaluate. Picture: shutterstock

Evaluating the veneers around our personality

Gary Bentley

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

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

Gary Bentley

See where the rain is going to fall in NSW tonight

UPDATEDSee where the rain is going to fall in NSW tonight

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

Is your property prepared for this bush fire season?

Victorian farmer takes TikTok by storm

Victorian farmer takes TikTok by storm

FEEDING FRENZY: Passengers watched around 100 adult humpback whales feed together off Ben Boyd National Park over the weekend. Picture: Merimbula Marina

WATCHEver watched 100-plus humpbacks at a seafood buffet?

It was an amazing whale experience for the crew off Port Macquarie.

WATCHWatch as whale gives yachties a once-in-a-lifetime show

Tracey Fairhurst

SAVIOUR: Performing gospel songs every Sunday for their social media followers has helped Vika and Linda Bull through the COVID lockdown.

Gospel uplifts in isolation according to Vika and Linda Bull

Josh Leeson

PUNK WITH HEART: Hobart band A. Swayze & The Ghosts are preparing to release their debut album Paid Salvation, which has already attracted attention from iconic UK label Rough Trade. Picture: Keith Deverell

A.Swayze & The Ghosts find salvation in cleaner punk ethos

Josh Leeson

Supreme Exhibit, Junior Champion and Grand Champion Ram was taken by James Frost, Hillden Poll Dorset Stud, Bannister.

Poll Dorsets take centre stage at NSW Championships in Cowra

Matthew Chown

UNFAIR: Through the pandemic, we have somehow managed to create a class society within the welfare structure.

OPINIONWhy do we blame the jobless, but not greedy CEOs?

Zoë Wundenberg

For more than 80 years, the 7.45am bulletin was a uniquely Australian fixture on local radio. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONThat was the news: a sad farewell to the ABC's 7.45am bulletin

Alexandra Wake

Goannas can be cute too, kind of. Picture: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIALong live the wonders of the wild

Jess Wallace

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

RESCUE EFFORT: About 250 whales stranded on the West Coast on Monday. Picture: Brodie Weeding

UPDATEDHundreds of whales stranded on Tasmania's west coast

Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERWhat next for Melbourne's lockdown?

30m ago

A Newspoll found a majority of Victorians support Daniel Andrews' handling of the virus outbreak.

Victorians support Andrews on virus: poll

58m ago

NSW will encourage outdoor dining, while safe distancing will be marked out in some public spaces.

'Towel length' apart at NSW beaches

58m ago

Daniel Andrews is facing continued pressure to reopen Victoria amid low COVID-19 case numbers.

Pressure mounts for speedier Vic reopening

58m ago

Rescuers hope to take advantage of an outgoing tide in their bid to save up to 270 whales.

Bid to save stranded whale pod in Tasmania

59m ago

A Queensland man faces an extradition hearing over conspiracy to murder charges in Samoa.

Samoa wants pigs-head protester extradited

Aaron Bunch
59m ago

Researchers are calling for Australians with eating disorders to help in a genetic study.

Eating disorder study to look at genetics

59m ago

Auctioneer Rick Power, Nutrien, buyer Simon King, Avonside Merinos, Cooma, and Guy Evans of Tara Park Merinos, Boorowa, with the $10,500 sale-topper. Photo: Hannah Powe

Tara Park Merinos' $10,500 sale topper to Avonside

Hannah Powe

Poll Merino rams top at $13,000 when Stephen and Carol Huggins, Woodpark Poll, Jerilderie offered 140 rams for their annual auction.

Woodpark Poll Merinos top $13,000

Stephen Burns

Value Danehill grandson and prolific sire of winners Casino Prince, and handler Dwane Wilkinson, at Vinery Stud, Scone. Photo Virginia Harvey.

Industry farewells trainer Rick Worthington

Virginia Harvey

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

Catch the early warning signs of glaucoma

Catch the early warning signs of glaucoma

Dr Nathan Kerr

LOOK LOCAL: Australian design in 2020/21 includes slab tiles up to three metres long.

Demand for Australian-made skyrockets as Aussies buy local