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Teacher retention program extended for drought recovering schools

Teacher retention program extended for drought recovering schools

Laura Hamilton, right, and her 81-year-old mother Evon McGuinness have been isolating together since March. They went to the South Melbourne Markets on Wednesday morning. Picture: Katie Johnson

'I might cry': Melbourne shakes off 112 days of lockdown

You know it's reopening when flights are relaunching

You know it's reopening when flights are relaunching

Inset: Montague St Bridge today. Photo: Twitter @MontagueStBridg

Bridge bingle signals return to new normal for Vic

Health Department secretary Brendan Murphy. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Government in more vaccine talks, under pressure to release more detail

Sally Whyte

The dumpster fire that is 2020 burns less brightly

The dumpster fire that is 2020 burns less brightly

Janine Graham

Coronavirus testing reveals four new cases in NSW

Coronavirus testing reveals four new cases in NSW

Glen Humphries

ACT residents can travel to Tasmania with quarantining from Monday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

EXPLAINERThe Tasmanian border is open. Here's what you need to know before you go

Kathryn Lewis

Dustin Martin is the first player to win the Norm Smith three times. Photo: Bradley Kanaris/AFL Photos/via Getty Images

OPINIONNo asterisk needed, Tigers among AFL's very best

Rohan Connolly

A third Norm Smith Medal makes Richmond's Dustin Martin the greatest finals player this century. Photo: Bradley Kanaris/AFL Photos/via Getty Images

OPINIONNight try, but afternoon AFL grand final is still the best

Howard Kotton

TEMPORARY HOME: Queensland became the centre of the AFL universe in 2020 due to a second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria. Photo: Jono Searle/AFL Photos/Getty Images

OPINIONNorthern hubs, comebacks, second waves: AFL's season 2020 was anything but usual

Howard Kotton

Dustin Martin is the first player to win the Norm Smith three times. Photo: Bradley Kanaris/AFL Photos/via Getty Images

OPINIONNo asterisk needed, Tigers among AFL's very best

In skipper Cameron Smith, the Storm have arguably the most influential player ever. Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Image

OPINIONExperience will see Melbourne weather grand final storm, says Laurie Daley

Laurie Daley

LAST ONE STANDING: Who will take home the premiership cup - Geelong or Richmond? Picture: Getty Images

AFL's 153-game journey complete, now for the finale

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

The sunset viewing area near Hay offers views across the flower-filled fields. Pictures: Michael Turtle

The drive-through towns that will make you want to stop a while

Michael Turtle

ACT residents can travel to Tasmania with quarantining from Monday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

EXPLAINERThe Tasmanian border is open. Here's what you need to know before you go

Kathryn Lewis

Shannon Noll is back on the road for Great Southern Nights.

Great Southern Nights: 1000 gigs to get you up and moving

Brittany Lazarus

All you need for a sugar skull costume is some face paint and some flowers. Picture: Shutterstock

10 last minute DIY Halloween costumes

Amy Martin

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 and the ACT

INSIGHTFUL: Alicia Keys dissects her track 3 Hour Drive on Song Exploder.

Song Exploder hits right notes in move from podcast to TV

Josh Leeson

All you need for a sugar skull costume is some face paint and some flowers. Picture: Shutterstock

10 last minute DIY Halloween costumes

IN DEEP: Utopia follows a group of obsessed comic fans who uncover a plot to spread a killer flu.

REVIEWUtopia taps into age of conspiracy

Josh Leeson

Portrait of Trooper David Nicolson standing beside IED damaged vehicle in Afghanistan. Picture: David Nicolson

WHAT'S ONThings I've seen, places I've been

Claire Hunter

Your future trip is outback

Your future trip is outback

Emma Brown

GET ON BOARD: Businesses and individuals are getting behind this year's event to make money and save money.

All aboard the Garage Sale Trail

McGrath Foundational Breast Care Nurse Katie Evans and patient Ellie May.

Look, feel, and learn about breast cancer

Your future trip is outback

Your future trip is outback

Dandenong McGrath Breast Care Nurse and patient Elle May.

McGrath Breast Care Nurses go COVID-safe

A perfect hot plan for you

A perfect hot plan for you

Emma Brown

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

BE PREPARED: Auctions are a great way to buy, provided you've done your research. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

How to bid with confidence on auction day

Kirsty Horton

Confidence: The extension of the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme gives buyers the confidence to proceed with a purchase. Photo - Shutterstock.

Budget extends a helping hand to first time buyers

Ruth Lewis

POPULAR: The Mornington Peninsula is one of the sought-after locations.

Beach beats bush hands down for capital growth

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

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

Australians have lost over $8.8 million to threat based scams so far this year, and young people are reporting the highest losses.

Scamwatch: Threat-based scams targeting young people and Chinese community

Australian Taxation Office

Scamwatch: ATO warns tax debt text, call is a scam

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

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

The email the Commonwealth Bank is warning customers is a hoax.

Scamwatch: Bank warns 'verify account' email is a hoax

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

Indi MP Helen Haines says the Save Our Voices campaign is "making a very sensible call on government and, in particular, on the Deputy Prime Minister". Picture: James Wiltshire

Our local news is crucial: Haines

COMEBACK: Child In Reverse is Kate Miller-Heidke's first pop album since 2014 after spending several years working in the opera and musical theatre world.

Kate Miller-Heidke finds pop magic in collaboration

$40 million cannabis crop seized, 14 arrested

WATCH$40 million cannabis crop seized, 14 arrested

Is Rudd's petition about fairness, or making it easier for his side to win government? Picture: Elesa Kurtz

OPINIONWhat's really behind Rudd's call for a Murdoch royal commission?

Simon Cowan

WE HEAR YOU: Parkes MP and Federal Regional Communications Minister Mark Coulton says the government is doing all it can to help regional media. Photo: Jessica Worboys

Save Our Voices: we hear you, says regional minister

Billy Jupp

HECTIC: Ball Park Music are performing a 13-show residency at Brisbane's The Triffid starting on Friday to launch their self-titled sixth album. The shows will feature a unique set list each night.

Ball Park Music sweat out the big stuff for new record

Josh Leeson

NEW GROWTH: Terra Lightfoot's fourth album Consider The Speed followed a period of severe writer's block. Picture: Mat Dunlap

Terra Lightfoot makes speedy recovery after saving wild horses

Josh Leeson

Picture: Novikov Aleksey/Shutterstock

OPINIONThe shameful truth about my mother and Roy Orbison

Marie Low
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NECESSARY: Governments need to do more to spread medical research funding outside of capital cities. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONWe can't let the medical fund bubble burst

Christine Jorm, Warren Payne & Chips Mackinolty

CONCERNS: The proposed News Media Bargaining Code features two major problems. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONA fair news bargaining code matters for regional Australia

Melanie Silva

Picture: Novikov Aleksey/Shutterstock

OPINIONThe shameful truth about my mother and Roy Orbison

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Goulburn Evening Penny Post editor from 1885 to 1900, Thomas Hebblewhite.

REAL AUSTRALIASurviving the test of time

Janine Graham

Preparing rural communities for the adversity that will come

OPINIONPreparing rural communities for the adversity that will come

Professor David Perkins

Mark Latham. Picture: FILE

Latham looks to remove gender fluidity discussion from schools

The Morrison government is increasingly isolated when it comes to climate change, Penny Wong says.

Unions urge Labor to support gas and coal

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Operators of the defunct Hazelwood Power Corporation were fined over the February 2014 mine fire.

Health effects of Hazelwood fire studied

37m ago

What a difference a year makes: The large crowds seen in 2019 won't be a feature of the 2020 Santa Fest which will largely involve participants sharing their festive fundraising celebrations online. Picture: Robert Peet.

The changes that mean an annual pub crawl will happen in 2020

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Much of NSW is expected to be hit with heavy rain and damaging winds in the coming days.

NSW residents warned to avoid floodwater

46m ago

Methamphetamine or ice remains the highest-consumed illicit drug in Australia.

Drug use rose during pandemic: report

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The transport union may take action against Qatar Airways after women were strip-searched in Doha.

Transport union mulls Qatar Airways action

Paul Osborne and Daniel McCulloch
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A brain implant is being hailed as "a big game changer" for severely paralysed patients.

Device raises hopes for paralysis help

1hr ago

Greg Clark at the Royal Oak Beef feedlot at West Wyalong. Photos: Lucy Kinbacher

The three mates that took on a feedlot together

Lucy Kinbacher
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Identification of recently emerged larvae can be difficult, but when larvae reach second to third instar the features which allow diagnosis are more obvious. Photo: NSW DPI

Grain growers urged to look for fall armyworm in crops

GRDC grain storage extension project manager, Chris Warrick, busy outlining details of grain storage during one of many field days he has facilitated. Hygiene of silos is high on pre-harvest agendas. Photo. Primary Business.

Prevent moisture and pests in stored grain

Mark Griggs

Percentage estimates of power used in drivetrains are wildly inaccurate. Photo: Shutterstock.

Drivetrain loss isn't a loss, it's just a necessary expenditure

Sam Hollier

SITTING PRETTY: Simone Mathews and husband Ben paid great attention to the facade of their new property, The Pause, in the New South Wales town of Gerringong.

How to create instant kerb appeal that will stop traffic

All you need for a sugar skull costume is some face paint and some flowers. Picture: Shutterstock

10 last minute DIY Halloween costumes

Amy Martin