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MINE: Players were desperate not to let their opponent slip their grasp during a tough contest. Credit: Valentine Sports Photography

Hunter Hawkettes claim the spoils | PHOTOS

Cody Tsaousis

Thomas Deng (l) and Awer Mabil have opened sporting doors for African-born sportsmen in Australia.

African Australians blaze sporting pathway

Steve Larkin

Miners dig in for charity | PHOTOS

Rod Thompson

MINE: Players were desperate not to let their opponent slip their grasp during a tough contest. Credit: Valentine Sports Photography

Hunter Hawkettes claim the spoils | PHOTOS

Strong numbers will translate to a strong showing | PHOTOS

Samantha Newsam

Scaling new heights | PHOTOS

Rod Thompson

Greta Bradman is sure to be a highlight of the upcoming Opera in the Vineyards. Photo: Albert Comper

Greatest hits of opera

Stephen Bisset

Greta Bradman is sure to be a highlight of the upcoming Opera in the Vineyards. Photo: Albert Comper

Greatest hits of opera

Family Friendly: As a family run business, Cake Me Away know exactly what families are looking for in all types of cakes. Photo: Supplied.

The icing is on the cake

Andrew Lotherington

Successful Partnership: Sean "Zack" Bennett and Liam Ryan have proved to be a great team. Photo: Supplied.

This calls for a celebration

Andrew Lotherington

Keeping a close eye: Watching livestock very closely provides a very good picture of what is required day by day, week by week and month by month. Photo: Supplied.

Had enough of drought?

Andrew Lotherington

Family Friendly: As a family run business, Cake Me Away know exactly what families are looking for in all types of cakes. Photo: Supplied.

The icing is on the cake

More and more Australians are turning to professional accreditations to be more competitive in a changing workforce.

Finding the edge in a workforce scaling new heights

Emma Elsworthy

PREMIUM: Geoff Butler (pictured) with his bulls, has been producing quality Santa Gertrudis that have become highly regarded in the market.

The proof is all in the eating

Hartland has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a separate garage-studio. Inset: Peter Garrett

Peter Garrett makes $1.2 million return to Southern Highlands

Lucy Macken

Australians over 55 also need to consider access to services they might need more as they age such as public transport, hospitals, health clubs or community centres.

Planning for your retirement property

Kate Stanton

The Recyclable House in Beaufort was inspired by steel wool sheds, hand crafts and industria. Photo supplied.

Building with our earth in mind

Opportunities in the spotlight

COLLECTION: The Australian War Records Section (AWRS) ‘trophy’ store at Peronne in 1918. Around 25,000 objects were shipped to Australia. Picture: AWM E03684

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

Winner: Professor Megan Davis is the overall winner of The Australian Financial Review 100 Women of Influence award. Photo by Peter Braig

The Australian Financial Review Women of Influence 2018 category winners revealed

Sally Patten

Opportunities in the spotlight

WTAW expanding its reach in the region

Col Pike and his sister Robyn Wylie with Phil Reid cutting the birthday cake at Bulga Community Centre.

A big birthday bash

Jan Hedley

MINE: Players were desperate not to let their opponent slip their grasp during a tough contest. Credit: Valentine Sports Photography

Hunter Hawkettes claim the spoils | PHOTOS

These are our favourite restaurants of the year (so far!)

Miners dig in for charity | PHOTOS

Trotting back to the region | PHOTOS, VIDEOS

Strong numbers will translate to a strong showing | PHOTOS

Samantha Newsam

Scaling new heights | PHOTOS

Rod Thompson

Strong voice hoping to be heard: PHOTOS, VIDEO

Rod Thompson

Bags a ‘treat’ for farming children | PHOTOS

STAGGERING: Scott Morrison’s strategy since becoming PM has exposed his ignorance of electoral realities. Picture: AAP

PM all over the shop in Wentworth | OPINION

John Hewson

Climate change is a cause for conservatives

R. Rex Parris, Mayor of Lancaster, California

Ian Kiernan.

Clean up your act ScoMo: hands off Kiernan

Ben Langford

SPOTLIGHT: Failings of the aged care industry will come under scrutiny from a Royal Commission.

Advocacy groups applaud aged care Royal Commission news

Eileen Wood

Simply stunned: Michael Palin said he feels "incredibly lucky" to have had such a diverse career, from Monty Python to travelling the world. Photo: John Swannell

Michael Palin: Always look on the bright side of life

Samara Ross

COMMONPLACE: Close to one million colonoscopies are carried out each year.

Colonoscopy stories wanted

Samara Ross

Greyhound racing will receive a $4 million boost if Victoria's Labor government is returned.

Vic greyhound racing gets $4m if Labor win

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Serial rapist and murderer David Birnie is considered one of WA's most heinous criminals.

Worst WA killers to remain behind bars

Laura Woodley, 23, gets to have a personal chat with Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, on the Royals tour to Mountain View Farm near Wongarbon. Meghan was ready for some farm help and put out some cottonseed for the cattle and knew about soil moisture issues. She later gave the Woodleys a personally baked banana bread loaf. "We always take a plate when we're visiting," Meghan said of the Markle US tradition. Photo by Rachael Webb.

The Royals go down to the farm with the Woodleys at Wongarbon

Tas parliament media rules slammed

Report urges industrial manslaughter laws

Matt Coughlan

Sacked Guthrie taking ABC to court

Marnie Banger

Labor MP's election hopes 'in the air'

Karen Sweeney

The NSW government is experiencing a backlash over plans permit flooding in a world heritage area.

Backlash over NSW govt dam wall plan

Dominica Sanda

The Blanc Delice at The Westin Sydney is almost too beautiful to touch.

Diner en Blanc’s stylish collaboration with Marriott

Enjoy a little weightlessness in one of three pools at Barceló Illetas Albatros

Taking a babymoon fit for royalty

There are some truly frightful destinations for adrenalin junky travellers.

Five haunted islands to visit this Halloween...if you dare

Lucky she's outside: Right now, over three billion people are absorbing the equivalent pollution to smoking two cigarette packets every day, because they have no electricity and no option but to cook inside poorly ventilated dwellings using materials such as animal dung for fuel.

Ask Noel: A solution to pollution

Noel Whittaker

Visit www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/seafood-school/about-sss for more great seafood recipes and cooking tips, advice on purchasing and storing seafood, species information and answers to frequently asked seafood questions.

Try this: Seared chermoula yellowtail kingfish with moroccan salad

McCormack open to supermarket commission

Daniel McCulloch