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'Proportionate' response to sharp rise in cases

DIGEST'Proportionate' response to sharp rise in cases

Professor John Skerritt (middle) said Moderna was expected to submit an application for its vaccine next month. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Moderna to submit application for Covid vaccine approval

Leadership spill, vaccine rollout under spotlight

DIGESTLeadership spill, vaccine rollout under spotlight

The vaccine rollout is continuing. Picture: Karleen Minney

Government confident over-50s will show up for second AstraZeneca jabs

A nurse fills a syringe with the AstraZeneca vaccine in Perth as part of the vaccine rollout. Picture: AAP

What the AstraZeneca advice change means for you

Karen Barlow

Sydneysiders told to mask up on public transport

DIGESTSydneysiders told to mask up on public transport

Hope: NSW Hunter researcher Nathan Bartlett led studies into a nasal spray treatment that could prevent COVID-19. The project has secured $32 million to start human clinical trials. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

$32 million for nasal spray that could help prevent COVID

Anita Beaumont

Ramp it up: Associate Professor Bartlett says now that the AstraZeneca age limits have changed - based on the accumulation of data - "We need to get faster with Pfizer. Get it out to these hubs, and into people's arms."

'An evolving situation': Why AstraZeneca advice has changed

Anita Beaumont

CLASSES CANCELLED

Aquatic centre still closed amid construction

Scone golf: Teeing up in the rain

Scone golf: Teeing up in the rain

Whichever way you look at it, Geelong captain Joel Selwood got off very lightly indeed. Photo: Michael Wilson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

OPINIONGeelong's Joel Selwood should have been suspended | Howard Kotton

Howard Kotton

CLASSES CANCELLED

Aquatic centre still closed amid construction

Scone apprentice Reece Jones rises to the fore in town

Scone apprentice Reece Jones rises to the fore in town

Craig Kerry

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Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with fans after winning the men's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Getty Images

'A different feeling': The pressure on players without an Olympic crowd

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with fans after winning the men's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Getty Images

'A different feeling': The pressure on players without an Olympic crowd

Jye Edwards (black singlet) pushes the pace during the Meeting International de Nice 1500-metre final. Photo: Dan Vernon

Nowra runner ramps up Games preparations at Meeting International de Nice

Jye Edwards (black singlet) pushes the pace during the Meeting International de Nice 1500-metre final. Photo: Dan Vernon

Nowra runner ramps up Games preparations at Meeting International de Nice

Tokyo will mark the second time Gerringong's Grace Stewart has represented her country at an Olympic Games. Photo: Hockey Australia

Stewart sets sights on Olympic gold after five-year rollercoaster

Tokyo will mark the second time Gerringong's Grace Stewart has represented her country at an Olympic Games. Photo: Hockey Australia

Stewart sets sights on Olympic gold after five-year rollercoaster

Should you be worried about the mouse plague?

LISTENShould you be worried about the mouse plague?

Should you be worried about the mouse plague?

LISTENShould you be worried about the mouse plague?

Take part in our listener survey

Take part in our listener survey

Take part in our listener survey

Take part in our listener survey

Voice of Real Australia host Tom Melville says hes proud the podcast is making a mark on the world. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENPodcast about regional life picks up award

Voice of Real Australia host Tom Melville says hes proud the podcast is making a mark on the world. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENPodcast about regional life picks up award

Young ones encouraged to check out youth centre

Young ones encouraged to check out youth centre

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

FUN TIMES: Hunter Valley Wine & Beer Festival returns to the Crowne Plaza Hunter Valley on June 19.

What's happening in the Upper Hunter

Young ones encouraged to check out youth centre

Young ones encouraged to check out youth centre

BEST FRIENDS: Luca and Alberto are two teenage sea monsters who discover they can turn into humans when they leave the water.

Luca's fish-out-of-water tale reels in friendship

Josh Leeson

FAN-BASED: This Is Port Adelaide's insular focus on its supporters and success limit it's wide-scale appeal. Below, Johnny Paycheck in Mike Judge Presents: Tales From The Tour Bus

Port Adelaide film drops ball and interest for outsiders

Josh Leeson

President of the Koala Hospital, Sue Ashton

Black Dog Institute continues to support bush fire recovery

Gemma Purves

Take a tour: The Haven is one of the range of homes in Clarendon's new Essentials Collection now on display at Waterford County, Thornton.

Compact spaciousness: Welcome to the perfect homes for a smaller block

Melbourne Cup 2020

Melbourne Cup 2020

President of the Koala Hospital, Sue Ashton

Black Dog Institute continues to support bush fire recovery

JOBS, JOBS, JOBS: Joel Fitzgibbon firmly believes Australia's national interest and Australia's trade interest are one and the same thing.

Trade relations must be managed, not damaged

Simon Walker

COMMITMENT: The team at Export Finance Australia offers financial expertise and solutions that will drive sustainable growth to benefit both the nation and its partners. Photo: Export Finance Australia

Finance solutions to help Aussie exporters during COVID-19

INTERVENTION: A new report stresses the importance of intervening to stabilise the market, with housing stock valued at an estimated $8.1 trillion and housing construction accounting for five per cent of all Australian jobs. Photo - Shutterstock.

Soaring prices need addressing

INTERVENTION: A new report stresses the importance of intervening to stabilise the market, with housing stock valued at an estimated $8.1 trillion and housing construction accounting for five per cent of all Australian jobs. Photo - Shutterstock.

Soaring prices need addressing

REGIONAL MOVES: Moving to the country is an exciting lifestyle change but the move itself is a little more complicated than moving suburbs or cities. Photo - Shutterstock.

Making your escape to the country

REGIONAL MOVES: Moving to the country is an exciting lifestyle change but the move itself is a little more complicated than moving suburbs or cities. Photo - Shutterstock.

Making your escape to the country

Some major regional locations such as Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong had strong property markets long before the pandemic according to Adviseable Property Buyer Kate Hill. Photo - Supplied.

Not every regional location is a sure-fire winner

CAUTION: If you are considering investing in property it is always best to do your research before taking the plunge. Photo - Shutterstock.

How to avoid the common pitfalls

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JOIN FORCES: Property syndicates suit those who may have a limited budget and want to see long-term growth rather than flip properties. Photo - Shutterstock.

Alternative ways to invest in property

GOOD CAUSE: Quilts on Parade will feature a prize for best in show and raffles drawn on the day with the major prize a painted quilt made and donated by Bev Skinner.

Quilts on Parade - a display of warmth for the elderly

Scone golf: Teeing up in the rain

Scone golf: Teeing up in the rain

Young ones encouraged to check out youth centre

Young ones encouraged to check out youth centre

GOOD CAUSE: Quilts on Parade will feature a prize for best in show and raffles drawn on the day with the major prize a painted quilt made and donated by Bev Skinner.

Quilts on Parade - a display of warmth for the elderly

Joel Fitzgibbon

Joel Fitzgibbon: We Can Protect Our Natural Environment And Create Jobs Too

If you're shopping online, look out for fake websites pretending to be real stores.

Scamwatch: What to look out for when online shopping

Rob Parsons and Levi Triffitt discovered the burial site of John Stannard. Picture: Paul Scambler

WATCHProspectors discover piece of forgotten history on banks of remote river

Vin Diesel in Fast & Furious 9. Picture: Universal

REVIEWFast and Furious 9 pure spectacle

Pixar's Luca is a coming-of-age story about a boy and his newfound best friend. But all of their fun is threatened by a secret: they are sea monsters. Picture: Disney/Pixar

Pixar's Luca an invitation to the Italian Riviera

Pavlo Lehenkyi as Emerson in A Family. Picture: Pivot Pictures

REVIEWA Family: The unexpected Australian movie filmed in Ukraine

Julie Delpy, Sophia Ally and Richard Armitage in My Zoe. Picture: Blue Fox Entertainment

REVIEWMy Zoe: a bold, intimate human drama

Jane Freebury

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with fans after winning the men's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Getty Images

'A different feeling': The pressure on players without an Olympic crowd

Steve Evans

Rise up! It's the photos from Star Struck 2021

Rise up! It's the photos from Star Struck 2021

Kirsty Horton

REFLECTION: Tyne-James Organ takes a heart-on-his-sleeve approach to his songwriting.

MUSICTyne-James Organ sees career grow organically

Josh Leeson

HERO: Launceston Blood Donor Centre session leader Abbey Waller with Graeme Goddard, who made his 650th donation on Friday. Photo: Phillip Biggs

REAL AUSTRALIAYour blood is worth bottling - literally

Elizabeth Anderson

Getting more people back on the bike

OPINIONGetting more people back on the bike

Dr Rodrigo Bini, Dr Jayden Hunter

Whichever way you look at it, Geelong captain Joel Selwood got off very lightly indeed. Photo: Michael Wilson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

OPINIONGeelong's Joel Selwood should have been suspended | Howard Kotton

Howard Kotton

SUPERCENTENARIAN: Dexter Kruger is now Australia's oldest living man on record. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher.

GOOD NEWSMeet Dexter Kruger, 111, Australia's oldest man on record

Samara Ross

SHINGLES SHOTS: Free shingles vaccinations for 71-79-yr-olds to end this year.

Clock ticking for over-70s shingles shot

Eileen Wood

Self and part-funded retirees welcome budget measures. Image Shutterstock

Fully and part-funded retirees get some wins from federal budget

Eileen Wood

Juvenile detainees in WA are locked in cells 14 hours a day despite warnings it could spark riots.

Lockdown concerns for WA youth detainees

Jail officers deployed gas after a brawl broke out in a maximum security prison west of Sydney.

Three inmates injured in NSW prison brawl

A pilot has been taken to the Alfred Hospital with serious injuries after a crash on a golf course.

Plane crashes near Melbourne golf course

Driving charges against NicolaTeo (right) have been withdrawn before a trial.

Surgeon Charlie Teo's daughter free to go

Rob Parsons and Levi Triffitt discovered the burial site of John Stannard. Picture: Paul Scambler

WATCHProspectors discover piece of forgotten history on banks of remote river

Melissa Mobbs

Tasmania's government will work on a pathway to treaty with the island's Aboriginal community.

Tasmania pledges reconciliation pathway

Ethan James

NSW has 10 new local cases, lifting the number of infections linked to Sydney's Bondi cluster to 21.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

'Proportionate' response to sharp rise in cases

DIGEST'Proportionate' response to sharp rise in cases

Sarah Aquilina

Wheat exports from Russia, Ukraine and Kazakhstan are expected to rise by about 5 per cent year-on-year this year, which may impact on Australia's markets.

Analysts unravel crop situation in Black Sea as Australia watches its markets

Grain Brokers Australia

Year 11 student Hannah Thurn of Manilla received the Lugsdin Memorial Trophy for the best parader of the event.

Awards go to Calrossy duo

Hannah Powe

A new dawn for NSW after the pandemic with the NSW Budget predicted to be back in surplus by 2024-25, with a huge lift in consumer and business sentiment this year.

It's back to the black as NSW boasts it's 'confidence capital'

John Ellicott

Pixers' Happy Llama Vinyl wall mural is USD $632 and measures 450 x 230cm from pixers.us (they post to Australia). Photo: Pixers

Kids rooms design is childs play

We've seen low-carb, protein-plus and healthy gut plans and now women and girls are the target market. Picture: Shutterstock

Why nourishing our bodies is the key - at every life stage

Karen Hardy

Involving your kids in room makeovers

Involving your kids in room makeovers