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Health Minister Greg Hunt: The government is now preparing for a pandemic. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'The risk of a global pandemic is very much upon us'

Kirsten Lawson

The Hume Police District's Rural Crime Investigators, Detective Senior Constable Michael Calleja and Senior Constable Dale Croker, at the South Eastern Livestock Exchange in Yass. Photo: supplied

Hume Police District welcomes Rural Crime Investigator Dale Croker

Hannah Sparks

Gunning youth: William Luck and Elysia Mackay advocate for a youth worker at Upper Lachlan Shire Council's November 2017 meeting. Photo: file

Community group wins grant for Upper Lachlan youth worker

Hannah Sparks

When you're on your phone, you're driving blind

When you're on your phone, you're driving blind

Insp Matthew Hinton

Gift of rain can bring some nasties

Gift of rain can bring some nasties

Jayde Costello

HELPING HAND: Rosemeadow Public School staff support drought-affected Crookwell during their annual conference. Photo: Paul Hughes

PHOTOSSydney school lifts spirits, spends $25,000 in drought-affected Crookwell

Hannah Sparks

Summer has been hard; are you ok?

Summer has been hard; are you ok?

Judy Carmody

Health Minister Greg Hunt: The government is now preparing for a pandemic. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'The risk of a global pandemic is very much upon us'

Kirsten Lawson

The Hume Police District's Rural Crime Investigators, Detective Senior Constable Michael Calleja and Senior Constable Dale Croker, at the South Eastern Livestock Exchange in Yass. Photo: supplied

Hume Police District welcomes Rural Crime Investigator Dale Croker

Hannah Sparks

The Orroral fire burns. Matthew gregory leaves his Tharwa property to check on others. Picture: Karleen Minney

Heatwave fans Australia's bushfires

Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who wants tougher border controls in the next week or two. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Border screening to be ramped up to slow spread

Kirsten Lawson

There's more to washing your hands than a bit of water and a quick run under the blow-dryer. Picture: Shutterstock

Coronavirus could be on its way: here's how to wash your hands

Jenna Price

Health Minister Greg Hunt: The government is now preparing for a pandemic. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'The risk of a global pandemic is very much upon us'

Kirsten Lawson

Prime Minister Scott Morrison, who wants tougher border controls in the next week or two. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Border screening to be ramped up to slow spread

New beginning: Ryan Dean, Anna Cooper, Josh O'Shea and Aleksandr Fitzgerald. Mr O'Shea and Mr Fitzgerald are considering transferring to medicine. All pictures: Jonathan Carroll

University of Newcastle students start semester amidst coronavirus ban

Helen Gregory

Tough summer: Fires, floods and now a pandemic have hit many tourism businesses, including Wollongong skydiving operation Experience Co.

Skydiving jumps down due to pandemic fears

Kate McIlwain

Hard work: The Crookwell Mens Bowling Club Committee had to work hard to get its desired change from NSW to the ACT approved by Bowls NSW. Photo: Supplied.

Crookwell Bowling Club revels in change of venue

Zac Lowe

Together: The Crookwell High and Goulburn High teams (both seen here) played hard but supported one another as well. Photo: Rebecca Dark.

Cricket on the rise as Crookwell High dominates Goulburn

Zac Lowe

Everyone had a fantastic time during the Crookwell High School swimming carnival.

Fantastic swimmers put on a show at swimming carnival

Burney Wong

Hard work: The Crookwell Mens Bowling Club Committee had to work hard to get its desired change from NSW to the ACT approved by Bowls NSW. Photo: Supplied.

Crookwell Bowling Club revels in change of venue

TOP SHEARER: Nathan Haynes collects the Ray Anderson Memorial Trophy after winning the open final, pictured with James Rusel, Scott Madden and Steve Hogan. Photo: Burney Wong

A close shave: Nathans Haynes squeezes past Steve Hogan to take home shearing title

Burney Wong

Leader: Em Chalker has played an important role in the Hockeyroos' bright start to their 2020 FIH Pro League campaign. Photo: Hockey Australia.

Hockeyroos off to bright start in 2020 FIH Pro League

Zac Lowe

Spectrum of the Seas will be moved to Australia and offering free cruises to those involved in fighting the bushfires. Picture: Supplied

Huge cruise deals emerge as coronavirus pushes ships south

Bernadette Chua
2hrs ago

Take a walk through the Alpaca Promenade to get up close and personal with the animals at Sydney Royal. Picture: Destination NSW

Talk to the animals: get ready, show time is almost here

Explore Travel

Get to New York on a bargain flight or travel the Balkans for half the price. Pictures: Shutterstock

Deals of the week: Big flight bargains, half-price Balkans, African adventures

Explore Travel

Gugu Mbatha-Raw (left) as Laura Rose and Edward Norton as Lionel Essrog in Motherless Brooklyn. Picture: Glen Wilson/Warner Bros

REVIEWWell-made but overlong PI story

Jane Freebury

Hinako in Ride Your Wave. Picture: Ride Your Wave Film Partner

REVIEWSweet, sometimes strange story

Ron Cerabona

Elisabeth Moss in The Invisible Man. Picture: Mark Rogers/UIP

REVIEWGaslighting isn't an invisible horror

Cris Kennedy

Gugu Mbatha-Raw (left) as Laura Rose and Edward Norton as Lionel Essrog in Motherless Brooklyn. Picture: Glen Wilson/Warner Bros

REVIEWWell-made but overlong PI story

A different kind of parenting in The Lodge. Picture: Unsplash

REVIEWA derivative take on classic horror

Cris Kennedy

Harrison Ford and CGI dog Buck. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWA wild journey with a pretend dog

Jane Freebury

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

How do you find a great driving instructor?

How do you find a great driving instructor?

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Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Could this be the perfect Christmas present?

Emma Brown

Have a break: This summer explore more of our vast continent without worrying about network coverage. With Pennytel you can get 98.8 per cent coverage across Australia's populated areas.

Keeping covered this summer

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

Sponsored content

The time leading up to Christmas is rife with offers too good to resist. So make the most of them early, like this Nokia phone offer from Pennytel, which can help you prepare for the good times ahead and even finish your shopping.

'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

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When you're on your phone, you're driving blind

When you're on your phone, you're driving blind

Insp Matthew Hinton

Gift of rain can bring some nasties

Gift of rain can bring some nasties

Jayde Costello

Summer has been hard; are you ok?

Summer has been hard; are you ok?

Judy Carmody

When you're on your phone, you're driving blind

When you're on your phone, you're driving blind

Find out how to meet your market

Find out how to meet your market

Susan Reynolds

Green dream in a fragile land

Green dream in a fragile land

Michelle Haines Thomas

Jenni Bruce among the ruins of her home. Photos: Sylvia Liber

SUBSCRIBERThe town Australia forgot: How Cobargo's tiny neighbour was overlooked in firestorm

Fall armyworm caterpillar, which has now spread to Georgetown.

Fall armyworm spreads to North West Queensland

XPT headed home to Sydney after fatal derailment

XPT headed home to Sydney after fatal derailment

The rockstar Regent Suite, at 412 square metres, is a two-bedroom mansion.

PHOTOSInside the new cruise ship that thinks it's perfect

Road rule: What to do when passing a parked emergency vehicle with flashing lights is still causing confusion for some motorists.

The changed 'flashing light' NSW road rule still confuses some

Glen Humphries

Bega MP Andrew Constance says the bushfire emergency has forced him to reset his approach to politics. Photo: Adam McLean

IN DEPTHMP's fears for mental wellbeing of bushfire survivors

John Hanscombe

With the gang hook removed from its eye, the shark was released and swam away. Picture: Sea Life Aquarium.

Rescue mission to save snagged shark

Ben Langford

Tender and terrifying: this common centipede is curling itself around its young to protect them. Picture: Caleb Cluff.

This centipede is a crawling, caring mother

Caleb Cluff

The council plan to remove the stop sign at the Woodhouselee Road approach to the Laggan intersection.

Your say: Road works and Laggan intersection upgrades

'A mere fraction of the money RFS volunteers save for insurance companies would amount to so much new equipment, infrastructure, and resources.' Photo file

Opinion: Bushfires burning a hole in insurers' pockets

Clare McCabe

'We all need to try to understand this major problem in our society'. Photo, file

Your say: Steps to reform, heated debate and Wyangala

Clare McCabe

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

LADY OF THE HOUSE: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, in cinemas nationally from February 27.

Dear Prudence comes out to play for unstoppable Miriam

Geraldine Cardozo

TURNING THE PAGE: Rosie Craven is living with early stage Alzheimer's but is now able to enjoy hobbies such as reading again thanks to a new clinical trial.

Everything is Rosie thanks to new Alzheimer's drug trial

Rowan Cowley

Health Minister Greg Hunt says Australians should not travel to Iran because of the coronavirus.

Aussies advised to avoid Iran travel

1hr ago

This year's Mardi Gras Parade will be held in Sydney on Saturday night with 191 floats.

Sydney sparkles for Mardi Gras

New Zealand PM Jacinda Ardern has taken a swipe at Scott Morrison over Australia's deportation laws.

NZ swipe at PM likened to Bledisloe maul

Aged care homes have been warned they must put plans in place for a potential coronavirus outbreak.

Sick travellers told seek medical advice

Customers of a Gold Coast beauty salon may have been infected by a worker with coronavirus.

Qld worker may have infected 40 customers

Shae McDonald

Gladys Berejiklian lauded the resilience of Mogo Zoo which closed after a New Year's Eve bushfire.

Premier hails Mogo's grit as zoo reopens

CCTV footage shows three people running after Neil Bennett a week before his body was found.

Police release video into Qld man's death

Shae McDonald

A budget surplus may be under a cloud with data next week likely to show sluggish economic expansion

Growth looks soft even before virus impact

Colin Brinsden

Monitoring Straw-neck Ibis nests at the Booligal Wetlands, along the Lachlan River. Photo: Dr Jennifer Spencer, DPIE

Water to Booligal gives Ibis chicks a chance

Stephen Burns
2hrs ago

Judging of the interbreed groups.

Interbreed competition in sheep at Canberra

Stephen Burns

Linda Cavanagh, Landcare co-ordinator Boorowa and Hovells Creek Landcare Groups ensuring collaboration on many fronts.

Landcare ambition

Stephen Burns

OPTIONS: With so many beautiful animals available, which one is right for you?

Everything you need to know to find your pawfect match

RSPCA

NEW BEGINNINGS: Many architects are already designing in fire prone areas using designs that are more sustainable and cost effective in the long term.

Rebuilding after the fires

WELCOME: A facade offers privacy and shade on the north side of the house. Photo: David Kulesza

Light and space in the city