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Onetime politician turned Crown Resorts chair, Helen Coonan (left) and Brett Sutton, Victoria's chief health officer.

Inquiring minds ask more of Brett Sutton, Helen Coonan

One is a hair metal star, the other an Australian politician-businessman. They're going head-to-head in Federal Court.

Clive Palmer v Twisted Sister: ding, ding

Zero community transmission in NSW: new limits on outdoor gatherings, bookings

Zero community transmission in NSW: new limits on outdoor gatherings, bookings

A vaccine won't suddenly return us to what we once thought was normality. Picture: Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXPLAINERWhy a coronavirus vaccine won't be the magic bullet

Bubble-busting bombshells keep coming

Bubble-busting bombshells keep coming

Janine Graham

Look up, look up - put your phone away. Photo: Canberra Metro Operations

From rogue roos to a one-derful result in Victoria

Jasper Lindell

Berejiklian flags eased restrictions as NSW records five new cases

Berejiklian flags eased restrictions as NSW records five new cases

Matt Carr

Cheers: the sun sets on another hectic day in what passes as the year 2020.

Cop that: Stay classy, Australia

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Brisbane Lion Lachie Neale polled 31 votes to claim the 2020 Brownlow. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINIONBrownlow Medal cold shoulders AFL's best defenders

Howard Kotton

C'MON: Lachie Neale celebrates Brisbane advancing to the 2020 preliminary final. The Lions play Geelong on Saturday night. On Sunday, he might become a Brownlow Medallist. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONFrom pick 58 to 2020 Brownlow Medal favourite

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

Laurie Daley believes the Canberra Raiders have what it takes to beat the Melbourne Storm. Photo: Cameron Spencer/Getty Images

OPINIONLaurie Daley runs his rule over the NRL's final four

Laurie Daley

Brisbane Lion Lachie Neale polled 31 votes to claim the 2020 Brownlow. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINIONBrownlow Medal cold shoulders AFL's best defenders

Cameron Smith was part of the Storm contingent, which was based in Albury during the COVID-19 break in May.

Storm hasn't won a title since Cooper and Billy left, will that change?

Andrew Moir

An empty Allianz Stadium in Turin when Napoli failed to travel for the Juventus match.

Napoli lose a point for missing Juve game

Surfers favourite, Lighthouse Beach near Port Macquarie.

Down-to-earth art meets the sparkling sea at Port Macquarie

Jac Taylor

7 nights in Coffs for $435 a person

7 nights in Coffs for $435 a person

This landscape is called a 'lunette' for a reason - it feels a bit like walking on the surface of the moon. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Alien landscape reveals our past

Michael Turtle

FAMILY HERITAGE: Coombs Shoe Service store manager Sandra Doueihi is Robert Atallah's wife. Picture: Supplied.

Heart and sole: The craft extending the life of much-loved footwear - and helping to save the planet

Rosie Ryan

Kingsvale Supremes have the 'best tasting lamb' in Australia... try it for yourself

Kingsvale Supremes have the 'best tasting lamb' in Australia... try it for yourself

Tom Sebo

GET ON BOARD: Businesses and individuals are getting behind this year's event to make money and save money.

All aboard the Garage Sale Trail

FAMILY HERITAGE: Coombs Shoe Service store manager Sandra Doueihi is Robert Atallah's wife. Picture: Supplied.

Heart and sole: The craft extending the life of much-loved footwear - and helping to save the planet

McGrath Foundational Breast Care Nurse Katie Evans and patient Ellie May.

Look, feel, and learn about breast cancer

Dandenong McGrath Breast Care Nurse and patient Elle May.

McGrath Breast Care Nurses go COVID-safe

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

BE PREPARED: Auctions are a great way to buy, provided you've done your research. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

How to bid with confidence on auction day

Kirsty Horton

Confidence: The extension of the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme gives buyers the confidence to proceed with a purchase. Photo - Shutterstock.

Budget extends a helping hand to first time buyers

Ruth Lewis

POPULAR: The Mornington Peninsula is one of the sought-after locations.

Beach beats bush hands down for capital growth

WATCH OUT: Some scammers will even impersonate real estate agents and organise fake inspections, victims will then arrive to discover the property doesn't exist or is currently occupied.

Scamwatch: New scam targets renters during COVID-19 pandemic

Australian Taxation Office

Scamwatch: ATO warns tax debt text, call is a scam

The email the Commonwealth Bank is warning customers is a hoax.

Scamwatch: Bank warns 'verify account' email is a hoax

WATCH OUT: Some scammers will even impersonate real estate agents and organise fake inspections, victims will then arrive to discover the property doesn't exist or is currently occupied.

Scamwatch: New scam targets renters during COVID-19 pandemic

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Cats carry diseases deadly to humans, and it's costing Australia $6 billion every year

Cats carry diseases deadly to humans, and it's costing Australia $6 billion every year

SPEAKING UP: Workers from Hunter industrial companies opened up about their mental health struggles for the video campaign.

'Big, boofy blokes' open up about mental health in video campaign

TALENTED FRIENDS: The Jaded Hearts Club are, from left, Matt Bellamy (Muse), Jamie Davis, Miles Kane (The Last Shadow Puppets), Graham Coxon (Blur), Nic Cester (Jet) and Sean Payne (The Zutons).

Jaded Hearts Club supergroup renews passion in Nic Cester

CHANGE UP: Ball Park Music's sixth and self-titled album was originally called Mostly Sunny.

REVIEWBall Park Music hit model of consistency on self-titled album

Hugh Jackman bares all to show his support for RM Williams boots. Picture: RM Williams, Youtube

Hugh Jackman's cheeky RM Williams' promo turns heads

Andrew Marshall

BLOWN AWAY: Gordi's second album Our Two Skins has been met with critical acclaim since its release in June. Picture: Jess Gleeson

MUSICGordi returns to music after helping battle COVID-19

Josh Leeson

A FIGHTING CHANCE: New England MP Barnaby Joyce believes making internet giants pay licencing fees may help save regional media outlets. Photo: Gareth Gardner

WATCHLicence fees on internet giants key to saving our voices: Joyce

Billy Jupp

Ray Martin spearheads regional media's Save Our Voices campaign which is being carried across TV, radio, newspapers and online. Picture: Robert Peet

WATCHRay Martin: Why I'm fighting for local media

Julian O'Brien

PRECARIOUS: The loss of local media outlets would hit regional communities especially hard. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONLoss of voices will echo through regional communities

Father Brendan Lee

The Victoria River in the Northern Territory - where quiet dignity came in handy. Photo: file

REAL AUSTRALIAWhen a quiet dignity is way beyond expectation

Janine Graham

Statistics, and why you can't always trust them

OPINIONStatistics, and why you can't always trust them

Dr Mary McMillan

PRECARIOUS: The loss of local media outlets would hit regional communities especially hard. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONLoss of voices will echo through regional communities

OPPORTUNITY: Australia needs change, not just a succession of programs with quippy names. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONPost-COVID world offers a chance for real employment change

Zoë Wundenberg

October is Dwarfism Awareness Month and Macksville stars Ante Yelavich and Ariyah Cohen would love to meet you. Photo: Mel Leigh Dee.

REAL AUSTRALIAFrom little things, we learn the biggest lessons

Jess Wallace

Marj Thornton (nee Pullen) left with her friend Joy as special wireless operators at Kedleston Hall in the early 1940s.

At 98, code-cracking Marj is no enigma

NATIONAL TREASURE: Jack Thompson thinks there's something special about seeing a film at the cinema. Photo: Peter Brew-Bevan

It's never too late, says Jack

Samara Ross

Advocate says older workers' jobs are threatened by the government's new JobMaker scheme.

JobMaker sees older workers dumped by employers

Eileen Wood

That's not the million-dollar barra, Katherine fisho Trent de With has grabbed headlines around the world after hooking a crocodile in the Victoria River.

Oops: Barra fisherman mistakenly snags monster croc

Better use: Albury councillor Murray King believes police resources should not be tied up in standing guard on Murray River checkpoints. He would like the border barriers removed to save money and improve life along the frontier.

NSW Health stay quiet on key triggers to border reopening

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Requesting assistance: Warrnambool police Acting Superintendent Paul Marshall. Picture: Anthony Brady

SUBSCRIBERPolice respond to a mental health emergency 'once every shift'

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US film star Jeff Bridges has been diagnosed with lymphoma.

Jeff Bridges announces lymphoma diagnosis

Dan Andrews believes Victoria is well placed to bring forward further easing of COVID restrictions.

Cox Plate call backflip after Vic backlash

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A statement from 40 mayors outlines their commitment to industries which invest in zero carbon.

Aussie mayors unite over jobs and climate

Greta Stonehouse
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A man accused of helping murder a Melbourne drug dealer with a hammer has been granted bail.

Bail for accused Vic drug dealer murderer

Georgie Moore
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Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deb Frecklington will hit the hustings in Townsville on Wednesday.

Labor, LNP hit hustings in Townsville

Marty Silk
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Damien Roach, Nutrien Ag Soutions, Cooma, Wayne and Stephen Mackay, Frying pan, Cooma and Tim Green, Boudjah, Cooma with the top priced Boudjah ram.

White wool Merino rams with big cuts

Stephen Burns

Colour open age winner - Playing in the puddles by Brigitte OConnor.

Child's play wins judges' nod

Karen Bailey

Some eastern seaboard growers are worried about grain quality if conditions are wet in the coming few weeks.

East coast harvest delays appear inevitable

Grain Brokers Australia

There are three main areas where problems may occur when you go down the granny flat route. Picture: Shutterstock.

Important things to consider before building a granny flat

Noel Whittaker

Anna Van Dyken before and after she lost 70kg. Picture: Supplied

'I lost half my body weight': how one woman shaped her wellness journey

Karen Hardy

Who hasn't fallen in love with little Ben? Picture: WIN Network

OPINIONIs all the love on Junior MasterChef a recipe for disaster?

Karen Hardy