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International travel has been brought froward to November 1. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

EXPLAINER'Best news': What you'll face when you head overseas

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DIGESTSome lessons can be hard to learn

Need a hand linking your QR code app to your vaccine certificate?

Need a hand linking your QR code app to your vaccine certificate?

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WATCHVictoria records deadliest day as 2189 new COVID-19 cases recorded

Five deaths and 345 cases recorded in NSW

Five deaths and 345 cases recorded in NSW

Matt Carr

Transition: Friday October 22 marks the point at which many aspects of everyday life will require at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Picture: Morgan Hancock.

The Victorian 'vaccinated economy' starts today: What are the rules?

Ben Silvester

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: Morgan Hancock

DIGESTWhen caution outweighs excitement

Kayla Osborne

NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall is seeking assurances from the federal government that ag workers will be allowed into NSW without quarantining.

Minister calls for 'cast iron' promise from PM for workers

Billy Jupp

Greyhound Racing NSW CEO Tony Mestrov. Picture: GREYHOUND RACING NSW.

OPINIONPhoenix announcement a first for the greyhound industry

Greyhound Racing NSW CEO Tony Mestrov

DECREASE IN BIRTH NUMBERS: More greyhounds born in NSW are going on to racing careers than ever before, according to new figures. Picture: SUPPLIED.

Official data breeds new confidence

Michael Cowley

BEST FOOT FORWARD: A gathering of Active Farmers participants.

Scholarship a positive step for fitness and mental health in rural areas

Greyhound Racing NSW CEO Tony Mestrov. Picture: GREYHOUND RACING NSW.

OPINIONPhoenix announcement a first for the greyhound industry

ENDURANCE: Brothers Will and Charlie King compete in the Run for Resilience event at Temora earlier this year.

Mangoplah will host Run for Resilience 2021

Nikki Reynolds

FAIR GO: Geelong's triple All-Australian and best and fairest Tom Stewart only polled eight votes in the Brownlow. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINIONTake Brownlow Medal voting away from the umpires

Howard Kotton

Bylong's general store has been closed for a few months, along side the church and the primary school. Picture by Jonathan Carroll for the Newcastle Herald.

LISTENRegenerating a Valley and a Community

Bylong's general store has been closed for a few months, along side the church and the primary school. Picture by Jonathan Carroll for the Newcastle Herald.

LISTENRegenerating a Valley and a Community

Owner of Kallara Station Justin McClure preparing to muster sheep inside pens. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENThere is money in mud

Owner of Kallara Station Justin McClure preparing to muster sheep inside pens. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENThere is money in mud

Local kids painting cars at the Football Paint-Up at Wilcannia, NSW, to support their local football team the Wilcannia Boomerangs in the grand finals. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWhere will the river people of Wilcannia go?

Local kids painting cars at the Football Paint-Up at Wilcannia, NSW, to support their local football team the Wilcannia Boomerangs in the grand finals. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWhere will the river people of Wilcannia go?

Disclaimer: Garage sale listings are based on the latest information available at the time of publishing. Please follow advice from government authorities on social, business, travel and other restrictions to help keep yourself and others safe. ACM takes no responsibility for any consequences arising from these listings.

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Brian Cox plays media mogul Logan Roy in Succession. Picture: Foxtel/HBO

SPOILERSSpoils and spoilers: we've had a sneak peek at the new season of Succession

B.R. Doherty

Brian Cox and Australian Sarah Snook play Roy and Shiv Roy in Succession. Picture: Foxtel/HBO

'It's fun to watch billionaires self-destruct': secrets of Succession, according to its stars

Disclaimer: Garage sale listings are based on the latest information available at the time of publishing. Please follow advice from government authorities on social, business, travel and other restrictions to help keep yourself and others safe. ACM takes no responsibility for any consequences arising from these listings.

Find a garage sale in NSW

BLOOD AND GORE: I Know What You Did Last Summer the TV series attempts a new take on the 1997 film.

Slasher hit takes stab at reboot

Josh Leeson

FREE: Sam Teskey says his debut solo album Cycles has allowed him to express new musical ideas that didn't necessarily fit into The Teskey Brothers' defined R&B sound. Picture: Kristian Laemmle-Ruff

Sam Teskey cycles out of big brother's shadow

Josh Leeson

Research showed 50 per cent of insurance claims are avoidable, Honey Insurance is helping Aussies reduce risk and stay safer in their homes by investing in its customers early and providing smart home sensors.

Meet the company flipping the script on home insurance to save you a bundle

Linda Lambrechts

Yabby have simplified the way we renovate our homes by cutting out the middleman and supplying top quality bath and tapware. Photos: Simon Shiff @simonshiffsays

The Aussie start-up that makes choosing tapware easy and affordable

Linda Lambrechts

You can turn your shed into an extension of your garden and home while keeping equipment and tools safe and out of the way. Photo: Shutterstock

Why this shed is your new best friend

Linda Lambrechts

Research showed 50 per cent of insurance claims are avoidable, Honey Insurance is helping Aussies reduce risk and stay safer in their homes by investing in its customers early and providing smart home sensors.

Meet the company flipping the script on home insurance to save you a bundle

Home away from home: Scots All Saints boarding students relaxing on campus. Picture: Supplied

5 reasons to choose boarding at Scots All Saints College

The 'teenage curse' that men can carry into adulthood

The 'teenage curse' that men can carry into adulthood

A battle-axe block was not deterrent for the buyers of this property at 3a Cadigan Place, Dapto. Picture: Supplied

Buyers willing to ignore shortcomings in lightning-fast market

A battle-axe block was not deterrent for the buyers of this property at 3a Cadigan Place, Dapto. Picture: Supplied

Buyers willing to ignore shortcomings in lightning-fast market

2 Bridge Hotel Road, Ouse, Tasmania. Photo: Supplied

$200k or less: The story behind these cheap regional property sales

2 Bridge Hotel Road, Ouse, Tasmania. Photo: Supplied

$200k or less: The story behind these cheap regional property sales

Berrima jail has been listed via an EOI campaign. Photo: file

Fancy owning a jail? Here's your chance

Property wrap: Open for inspections are back

Property wrap: Open for inspections are back

Jen Melocco

House prices in the Far West and Orana region in NSW, which includes the city of Dubbo, have grown faster than any other regional location during the pandemic. Photo: Shutterstock

Where house prices grew fastest in the regions during the COVID-19 pandemic

Jack Needham

2018 Henty Field Days – Live Coverage Day Two | Photos Videos

2018 Henty Field Days – Live Coverage Day Two | Photos Videos

DON'T FALL FOR IT: Scammers are evolving their methods.

All the online scams you need to avoid

Hugh's tractor run around NSW in 2015 raised $384,000 for the McGrath Breast Care Nurses who provide their care to patients and families for free. Photos: Supplied

There is something you can do about breast cancer

2018 Henty Field Days – Live Coverage Day Two | Photos Videos

2018 Henty Field Days – Live Coverage Day Two | Photos Videos

A HAPPY HOME: John and Faye Hopkins with their pet Blossom. Photo: Emily Brisciani.

Blossom a blooming great addition to new family

Kirsty Horton

REMEMBER: If an investment opportunity is too good to be true, it probably is.

Scamwatch: Romance baiting scams are on the rise

RESTORATION PROJECT: An abandoned terrace at 67 Gipps Street, which will go to auction with a guide of $590,000, is attracting huge interest.

Step inside a derelict terrace not fit for first home buyers

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Costa Georgiadis believes being in nature is good for our souls. Picture: Gene Ramirez

SUBSCRIBERWhy gardening is good for the soul

Noomi Rapace in Lamb. Picture: Madman Entertainment

REVIEWIntriguing film feels like a fable

Jorge Lengeborg Jr and Lucy Fry in Night Teeth. Picture: Netflix

REVIEWVampires take a darkly comic ride

THE WEEK IN VIDEOS: A lamb with an extra leg on its head (top left), snakes stage a bachelorette-style contest (bottom left) and a rare sighting of a mola mola at feeding time (right).

WATCHVideos of the week: Lamb with extra limb, fish feeding frenzy, and snake bachelorette

Emma Horn

FEEDING TIME: Jade Pursell captured on film the moment a bony sunfish - or mola mola - went in for a feed off off Western Australia's North West Cape. Picture: supplied

WATCHRare sight of a sunfish at feeding time caught on camera

Emma Horn

Damaged cars from Canberra's massive hailstorm in January 2020. Picture: Jamila Toderas

WATCHHow to protect your car during a hailstorm if you can't get undercover

Emma Horn

Need a hand linking your QR code app to your vaccine certificate?

Need a hand linking your QR code app to your vaccine certificate?

Alex Ford

Childcare fails to meet needs of working families

OPINIONChildcare fails to meet needs of working families

Jay Weatherill
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Greyhound Racing NSW CEO Tony Mestrov. Picture: GREYHOUND RACING NSW.

OPINIONPhoenix announcement a first for the greyhound industry

Greyhound Racing NSW CEO Tony Mestrov

HIGHLIGHT: People will be able to have up to 10 people visit in their homes. Photo: Shutterstock.

REAL AUSTRALIATreasure the small stuff when life speeds up

Emily Sweet

Childcare fails to meet needs of working families

OPINIONChildcare fails to meet needs of working families

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Remaining hopeful in very trying situations

OPINIONRemaining hopeful in very trying situations

John Malouff

Former attorney-general Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

OPINIONBlind trusts should promote integrity, not put it at risk

Jenna Price

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warns carbon emissions need to be cut by 45 per cent by 2030.

Everything essential to know about COP26

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The coalition's squabbling over emissions targets won't have gone unnoticed by world leaders.

PM's net zero will underwhelm summit: ACF

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The potential benefits of electric vehicles are "truly staggering", Deloitte's Eamon McGinn says.

Electric cars could save $500b: analysis

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Doctors can now make deep brain stimulation therapy adjustments from anywhere in the world.

Brain control advance in Parkinson's care

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Data appears to point to a housing market that has passed its peak, experts believe.

Home buyers develop a case of the wobbles

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RESTORATION PROJECT: An abandoned terrace at 67 Gipps Street, which will go to auction with a guide of $590,000, is attracting huge interest.

Step inside a derelict terrace not fit for first home buyers

Shivé Prema
Hamish Geale
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Telstra CEO Andy Penn: successful companies will offer people the most flexible way of working.

Flexibility better than a pay rise: study

Liz Hobday
1hr ago

Making good on offers of help is said to have become the backbone of Australia's communities.

Research reveals a nation of helpers

John Kidman
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Angus Turner, Turner Farming, has been busy planting cotton on his operation's Edgeroi property Vieta.

Dryland's promising kick off as recent rain boosts confidence

Billy Jupp
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With the top priced ram: Jim Litchfield, Bea Litchfield, Ed Bradley, Hazeldean, Cooma with Ailee and Brett Tremain, Yeoval, and auctioneer Rick Power, Nutrien.

Hazeldean Merino rams top $11,000, av $4412 for 249

Stephen Burns

Buyer, Rob Aiken, Aiken Australian Whites, Bundarra, stock agent Craig Pellow, QPL Rural, Temora, Sans-Souci Australian White stud principals Steve and Joe Pederick, Appelby with the top selling ram.

Sans-Souci's second ram sale reaches $8000 peak and $3708 average

Billy Jupp

GROWING AN URBAN FOOD FOREST: A food forest mimics the diversity of a natural forest where a variety of plants grow together as an ecosystem. Pictures from Good Life Permaculture.

Why food forests are a climate winner

Hannah Moloney: Backyard Bliss
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CAUGHT: A fish hook Dr Anne Quain removed from a dog's lip. Picture: Supplied

ADVICEDiscarded fishing gear poses serious threat to pets, wildlife

Anne Quain
2hrs ago

Costa Georgiadis believes being in nature is good for our souls. Picture: Gene Ramirez

SUBSCRIBERWhy gardening is good for the soul

Karen Hardy