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Sugarloaf Angus sets record price for commercial females
Auctioneer Paul Dooley with Pam Farragher, Jim Tickle and Rory Farragher of Banamba Angus who purchased the top price bull Sugarloaf Moe R111 for $26,000 at Sugarloaf Angus. Photo: Samantha Townsend.
Great support for top competition at White Park
Paul Hugginson VTP President, Placegetters of the team campdrafting, youth front row adults rear and Tracey Leatherday from Muswellbrook Hospital Infusion Unit receiving the $25,000 cheque. Photo supplied.
Hunter breeders success at the Ekka
Louise Nichols
Competition sponsor Brett Thompson, Woolworths-Greenstock, judge Brett Littler and handler Travis Worth with the champion mediumweight led steer.
PropertyReal Estate View
Denman rental unit prices soar by nearly 40 per cent in one year
PRICE RISE: The cost of a rental unit in Denman rose by 37.25 per cent in the year to June 2022 according to the PropTrack Rental Report June 2022, the highest rise in NSW. Picture: Mathew Perry
Mathew Perry
New report names the 3 top markets in regional NSW
Jack Needham
The Upper Hunter LGA, which includes Scone (pictured), has been named one of the top regional markets in NSW. Picture: Shutterstock
Hemmes expands Narooma hospitality venture with purchase of historic Lynch's pub
Ben Smyth
Merivale CEO Justin Hemmes has increased his investment in Narooma with the purchase of Lynch's Hotel. Photo: Supplied
History
Historian David McCullough dies at 89
David McCullough won Pulitzer Prizes for his biographies of Harry Truman and John Adams. (AP PHOTO)
Brendan O'Brien
The ghosts of the Cowra break out
Stephanie Gardiner
Hundreds of Japanese soldiers escaped from the Cowra POW camp on August 5, 1944. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO)
Kaurna remains return to country
Tim Dornin
Wangayarta Memorial Park serves as the burial ground for repatriated Kaurna remains from museums.
Politics
Trump 'pleads the fifth' in business probe
Former US President Trump refuses to address probe into his business, says it's a 'witch hunt'. (AP PHOTO)
Karen Freifeld and Kanishka Singh • 1hr ago
Sri Lanka's ex-president seeks Thai entry
Panu Wongcha-Um
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Singapore last month following civil unrest. (AP PHOTO)
Ukraine envoy calls for China action
Dominic Giannini and Tess Ikonomou
China's ambassador to Australia Xiao Qian said Russia's war on Ukraine was not a simple matter. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)
National
'Sobering': 1300 Australians are getting 'Long COVID' every day
File image of woman wearing a mask. Picture:Sylvia Liber
Rosie Bensley
Holden Commodores recalled over brake issue
Kim Chappell
File photo. Photo: AAP Image/Julian Smith
Digest
Long waits for Long COVID, as app drains $21m
Hannah Neale
Australians with Long COVID face long waiting lists for care. Picture: File
World
Ukraine says nine Russian planes destroyed
Ukraine says nine Russian warplanes were destroyed in massive explosions at an air base in Crimea. (AP PHOTO)
Susie Blann • 20m ago
Trump 'pleads the fifth' in business probe
Karen Freifeld and Kanishka Singh • 1hr ago
Former US President Trump refuses to address probe into his business, says it's a 'witch hunt'. (AP PHOTO)
Sri Lanka's ex-president seeks Thai entry
Panu Wongcha-Um
Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled to Singapore last month following civil unrest. (AP PHOTO)
Australian of the Year
How Val sold the Queen on her first aid mission for drivers
Senior Australian of the Year Val Dempsey presents to local government leaders from around Australia. Picture: Elesa Kurtz
Lanie Tindale
Boost for Shanna's message about booze in the bush
Alexandra Bernard
Shanna Whan has used her Local Hero award to help amplify her message about alcohol use in rural Australia. Picture: Supplied.
How street medic Dr Daniel keeps the fire burning
Gabriel Fowler
Young Australian of the Year Dr Daniel Nour is the founder of Street Side Medics, a mobile service providing free health and medical care to the homeless. Picture: australianoftheyear.org.au

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