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Talented duo supporting great cause

Rod Thompson

Lachlan and Cliff Richardson at the weekend event. Pic: ELISE DERWIN

Gresford star shines brightly in finale

It's a massive thrill

It's a massive thrill

Craig Kerry

Trefor Sproule

Talented duo supporting great cause

Scone trainer John Ramsey. Pic: KATRINA PARTRIDGE PHOTOGRAPHY

Miss becomes Ramsey's latest Pinup horse

Mandy Cottell

Tigers roar into third spot | PHOTOS

Tigers roar into third spot | PHOTOS

Rod Thompson

RISING STAR: Aysha Huq's winning entry for the 2019 Young Archie competition.

Archibald Prize coming to Muswellbrook

Cody Tsaousis

Self portrait: Ben Quilty after Afghanistan 2012. Private collection, Sydney.

Documentary captures Ben Quilty confronting injustice head-on

Jim Kellar

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

RISING STAR: Aysha Huq's winning entry for the 2019 Young Archie competition.

Archibald Prize coming to Muswellbrook

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

POPULAR: Dave Matthews Band is returning to Australia in April for Byron Bay Bluesfest and will play sideshows at Sydney and Melbourne.

MUSICTalking (Australian) turkey with Dave Matthews

Lisa Rockman

FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

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SERVICE PLUS: When it comes to telephone companies, 80-year-old Ballarat man Donald cares primarily about two things, an affordable plan and good old fashioned customer service. Advertiser content for Pennytel.

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FCAI's chief executive Tony Weber is urging motorists to check their airbags even in older vehicles.

Faulty airbags have no respect for vehicle age

GREAT OPPORTUNITY: Yoga tends to attract people who want to do something for themselves, trying to improve their physicality and mental wellbeing.

Improve your well-being

CUTTING THROUGH WITH SKILLS: Thiess coal quality geologist Sarah with local school students during the one of the Upper Hunter Mining Dialogue school tours to Mount Pleasant.

Targeting the best people

Bengalla Peter Riddy Memorial Scholarship winner Holly McDonald is presented with her award by Fiona Hartin (Bengalla)

Talented performers recognised

Rod Thompson

An important part of the community

An important part of the community

#TrainHack participants will travel to Armidale on the XPT train.

Inaugural #Trainhack postponed due to bushfires

Gemma Purves

Bengalla Peter Riddy Memorial Scholarship winner Holly McDonald is presented with her award by Fiona Hartin (Bengalla)

Talented performers recognised

Bowls night provides some relief

Bowls night provides some relief

Blast into an adventure day of family fun

Blast into an adventure day of family fun

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

The making of a leader

Many interesting celestial features can be seen with the naked eye or through binoculars at the new reserve. Photo: Adeltritus

Murray River lookout one of the best spots in world to see the night sky

ONLY THE LONELY: A new nationwide survey reveals a loneliness epidemic permeating the country, particularly impacting one in three young adults, aged 18-24.

REAL AUSTRALIAAll the lonely people. Where do they all come from?

NURSE-IN: Protest organiser Erin Killion with her six-week-old daughter Susie-Jean at the Honeysuckle office of the Department of Premier and Cabinet. Picture: Phoebe Moloney

'Naps and renewables': Mothers hold sit-in at NSW government office

UP IN SMOKE: Maybe Scott Morrison would agree it is time to it is time to burst some bubbles and clear the air. Photos: Jacob McArthur

REAL AUSTRALIAEnough bluster, clear the air and do something

Jacob McArthur

The sorting machine in action.

Australia's only Nespresso pod recycling centre

Stuart Thomson

How cartoonist Pat Campbell saw the "now is not the right time to discuss climate change" message

REAL AUSTRALIAFire burn and cauldron bubble

James Joyce

Photo: Dean Sewell, SMH

REAL AUSTRALIAWe borrow the earth from our children

Letitia Fitzpatrick

Ignored: Businesses and households are no longer waiting for the government to lead on climate change. Picture: Shutterstock

Australia not waiting for government action

John Hewson

Having a baby may kick-start your business

OPINIONHaving a baby may kick-start your business

Steve Enticott

A power of the past: At what cost to the future do we continue to mine coal?

OPINIONCoal: a dubious friend now a deadly enemy

Steve Biddulph

RAINBOW RIBBON: Queensland AIDS Council CEO Rebecca Reynolds, Arcare CEO Colin Singh, Local Liberal state member for Bonney, Sam OConnor at the opening of Arcare Parkwood.

Queensland's first LGBTI aged care opens

OUCH: Corticosteroid injections versus orthotics.

Heel pain: to jab or not to jab?

BLAST FROM THE PAST: Polio survivors at Polio Australia's 2017 health and wellness retreat on the Sunshine Coast.

Demanding action for polio survivors

Rowan Cowley

Police are concerned as to the whereabouts of Tenille Nichols and her young son and daughter.

Urgent appeal for missing Qld mother, kids

While some Victorian bushfires continue to be a threat, others have been downgraded and put out.

Weather helps calm Victoria bushfires

SA's fire emergency in the southern Yorke Peninsula has eased, but is not yet contained.

Power network fault sparked SA bushfire

Minister for Government Services Stuart Robert didn't apologise for the robodebt system. Picture: Alex Ellinghausen

Robodebt up for review but many will miss out

Detective Senior Constable Murray Gentner believes bail hearings should be recorded.

Bourke St driver had bail breach history

Melissa Iaria

A Bendigo Bank subsidiary has sought the travel records of former senator Fraser Anning.

Bank chases ex-senator's travel records

Finbar O'Mallon

Victoria's Emergency Management Commissioner Andrew Crisp has warned of Code Red fire conditions.

Record Vic temperatures 'a summer alert'

Christine McGinn, Benita Kolovos and Ulises Izquierdo

NSW residents will not be able to use a hose to water gardens or wash cars under new restrictions.

New water restrictions for Greater Sydney

Jodie Stephens

Brett and Gemma Porter, upper Forbes River, face a massive rebuild after the Werrikimbe fire destroyed the hard work of a generation.

Not a fire but a monster destroys life's work

Jamie Brown

Permanent water costs skyrocket

Permanent water costs skyrocket

Daniel Pedersen

SMOKY SCENES: Bushfire smoke spreading across the region made for some spectacular scenes. Photo: CHRISOPHER YOW

See how smoky scenes made for some beautiful images

Nadine Morton

AMSTERDAM: A postcard-worthy destination of picturesque canals, cafes and innovative galleries.

Win a $27,000 cruise for two

Joanne Crawford

Our team took blood samples, four DNA samples and imbedded two GPS tracking devices while myself and eight others worked hard to keep the animal upright. Photos: Scott McRae

Combining conservation with wanderlust

Scott McRae

Working out how to switch off all the lights in a hotel room shouldn't be that difficult ... should it? Picture: Supplied

Room for improvement: What hotels could be doing better

Michael Turtle

Vincent Van Gogh's Sunflowers, 1888, will be on display at the National Gallery of Australia in 2020. Picture: Supplied

Van Gogh's Sunflowers coming to Australia

Sally Pryor

Where is it going? It pays to be careful about how you bequest your assets.

Plan carefully to control how your assets are divided

INSPIRED: The Doonan Glasshouse boasts minimalist details, a pared back palette and a lush, tropical backdrop surrounding this modern family home.

Bathroom tips from inside the Doonan Glasshouse