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      LOOKING BACK: A file image from the store pens at Wagga cattle market.

      Northern feedlot demand

      TAKE CARE: Let's Talk co-founder John Parkinson was one of more than 5000 people around the country nominated for an Australian of the Year award. Picture: Anthony Brady

      Let's Talk co-founder says let's 'reflect on what really matters in life'

      • Clare Quirk

      No new covid cases in NSW as government gears up for stimulus package

      • Julian O'Brien
      The Local Hero nominees include Dr Kirby White, left (with Dr Nicole Townsend holding up a gown) from Victoria.

      Local heroes stepping up to answer the call of their communities

      • Juanita Greville

      Wool prices increase by 15c/kg at auction

      Drop in testing numbers concerns NSW health authorities

      • Natalie Croxon
      TAKING THE BIDS: A file image from Griffith sheep and lamb market.

      Heavy Merino ewes gain up to $8 at Griffith

      LOOKING BACK: A file image from the store pens at Wagga cattle market.

      Northern feedlot demand

      TAKE CARE: Let's Talk co-founder John Parkinson was one of more than 5000 people around the country nominated for an Australian of the Year award. Picture: Anthony Brady

      Let's Talk co-founder says let's 'reflect on what really matters in life'

      • Clare Quirk

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        Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT branch secretary Mark Northam has called for teachers to be included as critical workers in the second phase of the vaccine rollout. Picture: Supplied

        Teachers lobby to be in COVID-19 vaccine priority group

        Jamison Travel director Michelle Everson anticipated some travel bubbles would be possible this year, a glimmer of hope for her business of almost 30 years. Picture: Karleen Minney

        'Grim' year ahead for industry with travel prospects dashed

        Viral shredding, vaccine fairness and trapped chinese gold miners are some of the stories in today's Covid Informer.

        DIGESTWhen a positive test means you're free to play tennis

        ACT chief health officer Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

        ACT's travel ban on northern beaches lifted

        No new covid cases in NSW as government gears up for stimulus package

        • Julian O'Brien
        Hot in high-vis, tradies raise awareness of mental health with their own take on the firefighters calendar.

        DIGESTThe Informer: Tennis brats, COVID traffic lights change and hunks in high-vis

        • John Hanscombe
        Prime Minister Scott Morrison said it was time people just followed the rules. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

        Do your quarantine, PM tells 'well-paid' tennis players

        • Doug Dingwall

        Drop in testing numbers concerns NSW health authorities

        • Natalie Croxon

        Sport

          Barcelona will appeal the two-match ban handed to Lionel Messi.

          Barcelona to appeal Messi's two-game ban

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          Japan won't make vaccines a condition for participation in the Tokyo Olympics.

          Vaccines not condition for Olympics: Japan

          • Lars Nicolaysen and Philip Dethlefs
          England will be without Australian skills coach Jason Ryles for the Six Nations.

          England without Ryles for Six Nations

          Barcelona will appeal the two-match ban handed to Lionel Messi.

          Barcelona to appeal Messi's two-game ban

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          Aussie spinner Nathan Lyons is not the greatest to wear the baggy green. Photo: Albert Perez/Cricket Australia via Getty Images

          OPINIONLyon's very good, but not the greatest

          • Howard Kotton
          Conor McGregor's return will highlight UFC's return to Abu Dhabi.

          UFC returns to Fight Island; McGregor back

          • Dan Gelston

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            Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

            LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

            Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

            LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

            Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

            LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

            Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

            LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

            Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

            LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

            Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

            LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

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            Cairns offers the biggest variety of tour options to explore the Great Barrier Reef. Pictures: Michael Turtle

            Reef adventures to feed the soul

            • Michael Turtle

            Flights of fancy: what you can see from the tree-tops

            • Bernadette Chua
            Imagine Holiday's "Uluru and Jessica Mauboy Collection" has three tour package options.

            Two very different sensations in the Red Centre

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            What's On

              STILL FIGHTING: Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso) and William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence) in season three of Cobra Kai.
Below, Whoopi Goldberg in The Stand.

              Cobrai Kai continues to kick butt in season three

              • Josh Leeson
              CHARISMATIC: Liverpool manager Jurgen Klopp addressing his players in the dressing room after winning the English Premier League title ending a 30-year drought. Below, Jurgen Klopp celebrating with the trophy.

              Liverpool's hot run an emotional journey for Klopp and fans

              • Josh Leeson
              COMEBACK KIDS: Something For Kate's single Situation Room is among their best work. Picture: Daniel Boud

              The summer in tunes

              • Josh Leeson
              STILL FIGHTING: Ralph Macchio (Daniel LaRusso) and William Zabka (Johnny Lawrence) in season three of Cobra Kai.
Below, Whoopi Goldberg in The Stand.

              Cobrai Kai continues to kick butt in season three

              Gal Gadot in Wonder Woman 1984. Picture: Supplied

              Boxing Day movies to get excited about

              • Ron Cerabona
              SAFE HANDS: Nathalie Morris and Claudia Karvan in Stan series Bump.

              Teenage baby drama presents bumpy road for all involved

              • Josh Leeson

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                Border Leicester rams penned for sale on account Graham and Isabella Grinter, Retallack Border Leicester stud, Ariah Park.

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                Graham and Isabella Grinter in their sale ring podium at Retallack Border Leicesters, Ariah Park.

                Hanging up the shears: New horizons ahead for top Border Leicester stud

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                Border Leicester rams penned for sale on account Graham and Isabella Grinter, Retallack Border Leicester stud, Ariah Park.

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                  Historical farming lifestyle

                  OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING: According to Mike Mortlock, an addition of a roofed outdoor relaxation and entertainment area will drive holiday makers to your home. Photo - Shutterstock.

                  Turn your holiday home dud into a diamond

                  OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING: According to Mike Mortlock, an addition of a roofed outdoor relaxation and entertainment area will drive holiday makers to your home. Photo - Shutterstock.

                  Turn your holiday home dud into a diamond

                  HOME SWEET HOME: The original five-bedroom homestead is a traditional design with verandahs on all sides and is in good condition, surrounded by park-like gardens.

                  Delight in double accommodation

                  OUTLOOK: Predominantly undulating grazing country and previously running 200 ewes, "Braeside" is fenced into six paddocks, with seven dams.

                  Undulating land is primed for grazing

                  Homes selling sight unseen becoming mainstream

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                    Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by these scams

                    Scamwatch: Banks won't ask you to click on the link

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                      Upgrade rage: why you may have to buy a new device whether you want to or not

                      The Local Hero nominees include Dr Kirby White, left (with Dr Nicole Townsend holding up a gown) from Victoria.

                      Local heroes stepping up to answer the call of their communities

                      Robbie Maddison in Mykonos in 2019. Photo: Red Bull Content Pool

                      From leaps of faith to life in lockdown for Aussie daredevil

                      Protagonist Lupin is no James Bond. Picture: Filmink

                      REVIEWAnime a globetrotting adventure

                      Chloe Grace Moretz in Shadow in the Cloud. Picture: Roadshow

                      Gripping yarn of a gremlin threat

                      • Ron Cerabona
                      Dax Shepard in Buddy Games. Picture: Ricardo Hubbs.

                      Gross-out films that trade on gags

                      • Ron Cerabona
                      Helvi in The Elfkins: Baking a Difference. Picture: Rialto

                      Elfkin antics are amusing enough

                      • Ron Cerabona
                      Margaret Qualley in My Salinger Year. Picture: Palace

                      Bringing a literary world to life

                      • Cris Kennedy

                      Comment

                        COMMON PITFALL: We must be sure that we don't allow our possessions to possess us. Picture: Shutterstock

                        OPINIONThe real problem when it comes to clutter

                        • Father Brendan Lee
                        CHANGE: There are renewed calls for date that celebrates our national identity to change, for inclusion, truth telling and a treaty. Picture: Shutterstock

                        OPINION'Australia Day has become Invasion Day': It's time for change

                        END OF LIFE OPTIONS: For some people the pain can be unbearable. For some, palliative care doesn't work.

                        OPINIONSupporting the right to choose a dignified end

                        • Jodie Harrison
                        COMMON PITFALL: We must be sure that we don't allow our possessions to possess us. Picture: Shutterstock

                        OPINIONThe real problem when it comes to clutter

                        Zoe Cartwright, the board and her friend Rhys (far right).

                        REAL AUSTRALIANo matter what happens, it's a new year and time to live better

                        • Zoe Cartwright

                        OPINIONSchools can support young people's mental health

                        • Dr Anne Southall

                        National

                          BACK TO SCHOOL: Parents of students in kindergarten, years 1, 2, and 7 will be allowed onto school grounds on the first day of school this year. Picture: FILE

                          NSW parents allowed onto school grounds for first day drop-off

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                          A man has been charged over a four hour stand-off with police in the NSW Blue Mountains.

                          Man charged after Katoomba stand off

                          • 1hr ago
                          Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT branch secretary Mark Northam has called for teachers to be included as critical workers in the second phase of the vaccine rollout. Picture: Supplied

                          Teachers lobby to be in COVID-19 vaccine priority group

                          Tennis players head to training for the Australian Open under quarantine watch.

                          Aus Open lockdown rolls on for 72 players

                          Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly says Australia is open to the possibility of other travel bubbles.

                          Work progressing on travel in virus era

                          • Paul Osborne
                          US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo made a point of meeting with Labor leaders in 2019.

                          Labor lashes Morrison over US relationship

                          • Matt Coughlan
                          Scott Morrison is upbeat about Australia's economic recovery, saying it will hit new levels in 2021.

                          Consumers yet to share PM's upbeat view

                          • Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent
                          NSW cases are down, but the premier is urging more testing, before restrictions will be lifted.

                          More testing needed: Berejiklian

                          • Hannah Ryan

                          Stories From The Land

                          Charles Sturt professor Bruce Allworth is leading an investigation into the prevalence of bloat, common factors and if prevention strategies are sufficient.

                          Is cattle bloat becoming more prevalent?

                          • Olivia Calver
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                          Riverina livestock transporter Ross Smith is taking his foot off the pedal after 55 years. Photo: Kenji Santo

                          Legendary livestock transporter retires

                          • Olivia Calver
                          Schute Bell agent Todd Clarke, vendor James Stewart and buyer Charlie White from Tangley Grazing Company, Guyra.

                          Neighbours flock to Moray rams

                          • Matthew Campion

                          Life & Style

                            SWEET DREAMS: Dulux's Nourish palette includes colours that are perfect for a bedroom. Stylist: Julia Green. Photographer: Armelle Habib.

                            Bedroom updates to try today

                            • Linley Wilkie

                            Heavenly Hamptons stylish sanctuary

                            SUNSCREEN: The best protection is shade and keeping pets in it during the hottest part of the day.

                            Our sun-worshipping pets can suffer from commonest cancer

                            • Dr Anne Quain

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