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Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

COAG abolished, national cabinet here to stay

Chief Medical Officer urges anyone with cold, cough to get tested

DIGESTChief Medical Officer urges anyone with cold, cough to get tested

Jayne Trustum with her sons Tyler, 10, and Hunter, 7, said the family had found learning and working remotely difficult. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Three in four families kept kids at home due to COVID-19

It's a roller coaster ride for global sport as coronavirus restrictions ease

DIGESTIt's a roller coaster ride for global sport as coronavirus restrictions ease

Queues at the Woden Centrelink in March after the coronavirus lockdown came into effect. Picture: Karleen Minney

JobKeeper inspires optimism, ANU survey finds

Katie Burgess

Australian National University reported a $225 million hit to its budget due to revenue loss and unforeseen spending during the pandemic. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

EXPLAINERHow are universities being affected by the coronavirus crisis?

Sarah Lansdown

Battle for the remote resumes as NRL re-enters our lounge rooms

DIGESTBattle for the remote resumes as NRL re-enters our lounge rooms

Gavin Stone

Lines outside Woden Centrelink in March: The jobactive caseload has increased from around 630,000 on February 29 to more than 1.3 million on May 7. Picture: Karleen Minney

Jobactive providers paid lump sum in anticipation of COVID-19 unemployment surge

Katie Burgess

All you need to know as the NRL kicks off - again

All you need to know as the NRL kicks off - again

Joshua Bartlett

Focused: Zac McGregor (right) has represented the ACT numerous times in recent years, and stood out during the 2020 National Indoor Hockey Festival. Photo: Facebook.

Zac McGregor: Crookwell's newest Australian hockey player

Zac Lowe

The Storm's Nelson Asofa-Solomona is tackled by the Raiders defence during last season's NRL Qualifying Final match at AAMI Park. The two premiership contenders clash again on Saturday night. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINIONBring on the blockbusters: NRL is back

Laurie Daley

All you need to know as the NRL kicks off - again

All you need to know as the NRL kicks off - again

There is a renewed push from the usual suspects to switch the AFL grand final to a night game at the MCG despite a thumbs down from footy fans. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINIONShorter games short-change the fans

Rohan Connolly

Sydney Roosters players celebrate their 2019 NRL Grand Final win over Canberra. With two first-up losses and a tough draw ahead, the Roosters will be up against it in their hunt for a premiership three-peat in 2020. Photo: Jason McCawley/Getty Images

OPINIONA Roosters three-peat? They'll have to do it the hard way

Laurie Daley

Fewer days in the office doesn't necessarily mean fewer goals accomplished. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONA four-day working week could be the shot in the arm post-coronavirus tourism needs

Jarrod Haar

Old Montreal. Picture: Shutterstock

Montreal vibrant, fascinating any time of year

Laurie Hertzel

An aerial view of White Cliffs' pockmarked landscape. Picture: Destination NSW

Gem in the landscape of lost hope

Tim the Yowie Man

Steve Carell and Noah Emmerich star in the next Netflix comedy Space Force.

Space Force goes farce forward

Shot in remote Western Australia, The Beach is part wilderness travelogue, part cooking show, as film-maker Warwick Thornton, pictured below with one of his chooks, tries a life of solitude. The documentary's six instalments screen on NITV and SBS in one three-hour sitting on Friday May 29.

Soul food and solitude by the sea

Miriam Margolyes samples beach life with surf lifesaving club locals in Tuesday's final instalment of her ABC odyssey, Miriam Margolyes: Almost Australian.

Billy, Tommy, Miriam blazing trails

Steve Carell and Noah Emmerich star in the next Netflix comedy Space Force.

Space Force goes farce forward

Ewen Leslie and Jessica de Gouw star in Operation Buffalo, which premieres 8.30pm Sunday May 31 on the ABC.

Buffalo roaming

The Grim Reaper from the Australian Government's AIDS awareness campaign, 1987. Picture: National Archives of Australia: M3794, 15

How Australia tackled the AIDS crisis

Amy Lay, National Archives of Australia senior curator

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Emma Brown

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Emma Brown

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

A sweet Easter treat that is easy on the waistline

A sweet Easter treat that is easy on the waistline

Emma Brown

Kings Canyon, Watarrka National Park, NT.

Connectivity central to helping NT tourism

Kym Morgan

Sold: 71 Laurel Avenue, Chelmer just sold for $2,075,000. Photo - McGrath Estate Agents.

Selling more than listing

DOUBLE BAY HOME: Jurassic Park star Sam Neill sells his four-bedroom home.

Star sells at auction

New way of working: Whether it's indoors or outdoors there is absolutely no problem with your project going ahead says Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia. Photo - Shutterstock.

The building blocks for the future

DAMAGING: Promoters of pyramid schemes often make claims like 'this is not a pyramid scheme' or 'this is totally legal'.

Scamwatch: don't be on the bottom of a pyramid scheme

Just for kids: Engineering Bingo!

Just for kids: Engineering Bingo!

Joanne Crawford

New Day Limousin

SUBSCRIBERPHOTOS | Crookwell Garden Festival one of few events to dig in for 2020

DAMAGING: Promoters of pyramid schemes often make claims like 'this is not a pyramid scheme' or 'this is totally legal'.

Scamwatch: don't be on the bottom of a pyramid scheme

You can be social and still be safe

OPINIONYou can be social and still be safe

Jessie Mitchell

Making 'me time' an oasis

Making 'me time' an oasis

Gary Bentley

NO LONGER ADRIFT: Jack Baker has traversed the countryside of Canada and the ravages of his grief in the nine years since his sister Mary died by suicide.

IN DEPTHNight that unites: Jack Baker reflects on journey through grief

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'Absolutely harrowing': Inspector speaks about rescuing woman attacked by lions

WATCH'Absolutely harrowing': Inspector speaks about rescuing woman attacked by lions

Michael May and Ben Gumbleton of Newcastle band Boo Seeka.

Ben Gumbleton on "phase two" of Boo Seeka

Jeremy Peter Worthy posted a heartbreaking final video as he struggled in difficult conditions off Long Beach on Sunday. Tributes have flowed for a "gentleman".

Tributes for kayaker who posted heartbreaking video but never made it home

Laurie Daley's signed up to ACM's NRL coverage, you should, too.

Tackle Count, your NRL newsletter is coming, sign up

Birds show no fear, invade Ballarat street

Birds show no fear, invade Ballarat street

Alex Ford

March 23, 2020: Sydney's first day of official lockdown. A normally bustling forecourt to Sydney's Opera House is all but abandoned. Photo: Dean Sewell/Oculi

PHOTOSLockdown laid bare: A photographer's perspective

Ilsa Cunningham

A fisherman tries to point a great white shark in the right direction at Tuncurry. Photo Adam Fitzroy

When thousands of mullet and great white sharks mix, it's wild

Nicholas Brooks, Tracey Fairhurst

RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS: Being kind and looking after each other during these challenging times is important. Photo: Dustin Belt

ADVICEBeing kind can be good for our mental health

Rural and Remote Mental Health coordinator Judy Carmody

Betsy Willis with her kitten Frenchie at home during the coronavirus pandemic. Photo: supplied

OPINIONCrookwell year 6 student reveals the funny (and not so funny) parts of quarantine life

Betsy Willis

Clearing up the coronavirus confusion

Clearing up the coronavirus confusion

John Hewson

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

The University of Queensland has suspended 20-year-old student activist Drew Pavlou for two years.

Qld uni activist will appeal suspension

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Victorians working from home due to the virus must continue to do so for at least another month.

Work from home will continue in Victoria

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A female zookeeper has been critically injured when she was mauled by two lions inside an enclosure.

Zookeeper attacked by two lions in NSW

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The egg industry has already made improvements, with some farmers transitioning to solar power.

Poultry looks into carbon neutral future

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NO LONGER ADRIFT: Jack Baker has traversed the countryside of Canada and the ravages of his grief in the nine years since his sister Mary died by suicide.

IN DEPTHNight that unites: Jack Baker reflects on journey through grief

Jack Baker
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WA is lifting a raft of COVID-19 restrictions including raising the limit on gatherings to 100.

WA restrictions ease, ship cases spike

Rebecca Le May
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Shannon Gerardi was high on meth and speeding when he crashed into a tree, killing a friend.

Perth drug driver who killed friend jailed

Rebecca Le May
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An illustration of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

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Alumy Creek Opportunity P106 sold for $9000 in the successful sale on Friday.

Alumy Creek sale boasts $7790 average

Lucy Kinbacher
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The $11,000 top-priced bull at Outwest Angus sale, Quambone, Outwest LDC Panther P90, son of LD Capitalist 316 with from left co-vendor Ewen McLeish, Matt Prentice, Elders, Coonamble; PJ Hoadley, Narromine, Marg McLeish, buyer Rob Wythes, Inverary, Narromine, and Lincoln McKinlay, Elders, Inverell.

Total auction clearance of Outwest Angus bulls

Mark Griggs

Tragic death in farm accident

Tragic death in farm accident

So where does your superannuation go when you die?

So where does your superannuation go when you die?

Only the bare necessities are needed for winter planting

Only the bare necessities are needed for winter planting

John Gabriele

GET IT IN ORDER: Have room to move around safely, and know where everything is.

Get your workspace organised for your DIY vehicle project

Sam Hollier