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BEST ON GROUND: All that Dustin Martin touched during the match against Brisbane turned to gold. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

OPINIONA fighting fury rises again from Tigerland

Rohan Connolly

Controversy is never far away from Eddie McGuire, however, several times during the pandemic he has invited a media storm after his comments. Photo: Getty Images/Michael Willson

OPINIONEddie McGuire has the season's boot in mouth award sewn up

Howard Kotton

Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix on three wheels at Silverstone after a last-lap puncture.

Even puncture can't prevent Hamilton win

Philip Duncan

BEST ON GROUND: All that Dustin Martin touched during the match against Brisbane turned to gold. Picture: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

OPINIONA fighting fury rises again from Tigerland

Sonny Bill Williams playing for Toronto Wolfpack during the Betfred Super League in February, 2020. Photo: George Wood/Getty Images

OPINIONWhy Sonny Bill won't set the world on fire

Laurie Daley

IN FOCUS: Dragons winger Jordan Pereira dives over to score a try against the Rabbitohs at Jubilee Stadium last year. Picture: Grant Trouville/NRL Imagery

The make-or-break game of the 2020 NRL season

Joshua Bartlett

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk. Picture: Getty Images

Queensland closes border to ACT and NSW

Kathryn Lewis

The best venue to watch the spectacle of Uluru is Longitude 131 with a gathering of luxury pavilions nestled among the rust-red landscape. The desert base fans out from the Dune House, site of lounging, cocktails and rock gazing.

The hottest events to thaw out at this spring

Melinda Healy

Sunset at Horseshoe Bay on the northern side of Magnetic Island. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Furry attractions boost Magnetic Island's allure

Michael Turtle

Katie Holmes in The Secret: Dare to Dream. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWSyrupy story of self-actualisation

Cris Kennedy

Russell Crowe in Unhinged. Picture: Skip Bolen

REVIEWTrafficking in toxic masculinity

Ron Cerabona

Alfred Hitchcock was a shrewd self-marketer with fingers in many pies.

The year Hitchcock went Psycho

Ron Cerabona

Katie Holmes in The Secret: Dare to Dream. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWSyrupy story of self-actualisation

Dave Johns and Alison Steadman in the film 23 Walks, written and directed by Paul Morrison. Photos by Nick Wall.

REVIEWSweet little story is refreshing

Cris Kennedy

Carolina Sann in Litigante. Picture: Unifrance

REVIEWUniversal themes in family drama

Jane Freebury

Power of education: Solicitor Paul Ell was just one of the thousands of young people assisted by the Learning for Life program that is supported by VIEW Clubs of Australia. Photo: Supplied.

The club that offers children a view to a better future

Dayle Latham

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

Emma Brown

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

Emma Brown

Power of education: Solicitor Paul Ell was just one of the thousands of young people assisted by the Learning for Life program that is supported by VIEW Clubs of Australia. Photo: Supplied.

The club that offers children a view to a better future

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Emma Brown

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Emma Brown

RENTAL TRENDS: Nationally, rent values declined 0.3% in the month of June, and 0.5% over the quarter. Photo - Shutterstock.

Rental market changes course

Ruth Lewis

2020 Winner: Cantala Avenue House wins this year's Australian House of the Year Photo - Christopher Frederick Jones.

Humble restoration defines the true meaning of home

Ruth Lewis

Tim McKibbin, CEO, Real Estate Institute NSW.

Building in a loan repayment buffer

Tim McKibbin

Beware of scams that impersonate government organisations. Some scammers calim they are from the Australian Tax Office.

Scamwatch: Don't fall for tax time scams

Connecting with your true self is the secret

Connecting with your true self is the secret

Gary Bentley

Respect is at the heart of being our best self

Respect is at the heart of being our best self

Gary Bentley

Beware of scams that impersonate government organisations. Some scammers calim they are from the Australian Tax Office.

Scamwatch: Don't fall for tax time scams

Walking away is never the 'easy' option

Walking away is never the 'easy' option

Gary Bentley

GAMBLE: Often the information used in computer prediction software programs can be obtained from the betting pages of your local newspaper at very little cost.

Scamwatch: Fancy a punt? Don't fall for a betting or sports investment scam

Images from regional Australia. Taken by, from left clockwise, Brendan McCarthy, Jonathan Carroll, Lachlan Bence and Adam McLean.

DIGESTIt's going to get worse before it gets better

Hundreds more coronavirus cases, man in his 30s dies

NATIONALHundreds more coronavirus cases, man in his 30s dies

Mask wearing has become common place for many in NSW. Picture: Adam McLean.

All NSW residents returning from Victoria must now enter hotel quarantine

File photo

Victoria's darkest day so far: record amount of COVID-19 cases and deaths

The game-changer test may take as long as the game-changer vaccine. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

EXPLAINERHow long before a quick, reliable and cheap test comes out?

Steve Evans

Passengers and crew from the MS Roald Amundsen, docked in Norway have contracted COVID-19.

DIGESTA cruise liner and COVID? Again, surely not?

Janine Graham

Strict enforcement measures introduced as Victoria records 439 cases

Strict enforcement measures introduced as Victoria records 439 cases

Sophie Boyd

Ten tips to help your parenting during COVID-19 lockdowns

Ten tips to help your parenting during COVID-19 lockdowns

Michelle Smith

Photo: Sally-Ann Thompson

From southern NSW to Tasmania, it's been a white Wednesday

Matterson Knyvett captured the moment a goanna latched onto his ankle while out on the job.

Is that a goanna wrapped around your ankle?

A beautiful sight as the baby boy's family checks he is doing ok after the birth on Monday, August 3. Picture: Mogo Wildlife Park.

Watch mother giraffe's first moments with baby son

More restrictions are expected to be revealed for COVID-hit Victoria.

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus live updates: schools close

FAMILY: Margaret Gabbedy-Hayes has been caring for her son since he collapsed with bleeding on the brain about two years ago. Picture: Brodie Weeding

How one community organisation helped rescue Matthew

Jackson Worthington

These brave Bunnings staff members came face to face with a woman later dubbed a "Karen".

Why 'Karen'? We asked sociology and language experts

Jackson Worthington

STRONG MESSAGE: Aboriginal recording artists Mi-kaisha and Nooky (front), pictured with video clip dancers Maddie Paluch and Chandler Connell, collaborated to write the song, 'One Point 5', encouraging young people to keep their communities safe from COVID-19. Photo: Jake Keane

New song aims to share the COVID-19 safe message with Aboriginal communities

Feral cats are not the biggest threat to native animals in the Top End, a major study has uncovered. Picture: CDU.

Ferals cats not the menace to Top End's native mammals as once thought

Chris McLennan

STRONG MESSAGE: Aboriginal recording artists Mi-kaisha and Nooky (front), pictured with video clip dancers Maddie Paluch and Chandler Connell, collaborated to write the song, 'One Point 5', encouraging young people to keep their communities safe from COVID-19. Photo: Jake Keane

REAL AUSTRALIASafety messages reach the bush as Moree masks up

Sophie Harris

Shedding the past creates a lighter future

Shedding the past creates a lighter future

Marie Low

SHIFT: It seems that the focus on eradicating overt and shocking racism has created an environment of casual discrimination where ageism, sexism and other isms are being ignored and indeed fostered through social media.

Risk Australia will again be a discrimi-nation | Midweek Musings

Father Brendan Lee

Qantas flight attendant Sara Armbrecht at the Qantas Founders Museum holding two dolls dressed in her minature Qantas uniforms: a Pucci unform worn 1974 to 1985 (left) and the current uniform designed by Martin Grant.

Flights of fashion: Doll collection celebrates century of Qantas uniforms

Geraldine Cardozo

Reforms for NSW retirement villages.

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

Better Renting says COVID-19 has made housing inequality worse, pushing more people into poverty.

Renters lost pay but not paying less rent

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A law change will help investigators identify people engaging in serious criminal internet activity.

Investigators to get new dark web powers

At least 100 people are dead and thousands are injured after a blast at the port of Beirut.

Australian killed in massive Beirut blast

One witness described watching a 'whirling vortex' of fire move quickly towards Tathra. Picture: Alasdair McDonald

Bushfire inquiry hears harrowing eye-witness account of 'whirling vortex'

Access to childcare will be limited in Melbourne as part of the stage-four lockdown.

Rush to confirm Melbourne childcare rules

A massive warehouse explosion ripped through Beirut. Picture: Getty Images

Beirut explosion that killed Australian a 'serious accident'

Army and police are on patrol as Melbourne goes into lockdown to fight the spread of COVID-19.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

Sean Peter Burk (centre) has avoided jail for swindling from the meals on wheels service he ran.

Tas charity CEO systematically stole $111k

Ethan James

DREADED DAY: When the sun sets on a day photographing sale bulls everyone is sick of it. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

Opinion: Why farming families dread bull photography day

Lucy Kinbacher

Auctioneer Paul Dooley, PR Watts Armidale agent Tony Frizell, buyers Tracey and Joanne Gowen, and vendors Sally and Andrew White with the $14,000 top price bull.

Heifer bulls in demand at Eastern Plains

Lucy Kinbacher

The dismal water allocation announcements have left Growers scratching their heads and wondering 'Where has the water gone?'

Ricegrowers ask where has the water gone?

Revenue from rego wouldn't even maintain the roads we have, let alone build new ones.

It may hurt to hear, but most road aren't even made for you

Sam Hollier

How to eliminate fire hazards while working from home

How to eliminate fire hazards while working from home

There is no need to try and prove baby brain exists. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONBaby brain? Tired mums don't need labels, we need a break

Christy Kidner