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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has turned down the chance to sign for Serie A side Bologna.

AC Milan, Napoli chasing Ibrahimovic

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CRICKET CRAZY: The ambidextrous Will Hall

Brennan plays well but misses open cut

AJ Cross

SO LONG, FAREWELL: Uralla have confirmed their application to play in the Group 4 premier league competition for 2020.

Confirmed: Group 19 clubs seek to line-up in Group 4 premier league

Ellen Dunger

Zlatan Ibrahimovic has turned down the chance to sign for Serie A side Bologna.

AC Milan, Napoli chasing Ibrahimovic

16m ago

Uralla and Walcha are two of the clubs tipped to enter the premier league competition.

New blueprint: Group 4 considers 'premier league' comp for 2020

Billy Jupp

Top class: Brian Lockyer (left) with fellow finalist Jorja Powers and Andrew Cross in 2015 at the Armidale Sports awards.

No bias: Locky wins sports star's award

AJ Cross

These amazing natural limestone structures stand as high as 3.5 metres and were formed about 25,000 to 30,000 years ago. Picture: Shutterstock

Explore the ancient wonderland in our own backyard

Bernadette Chua

Deals of the week: Pack for Phuket, five-star Dubai, on water in Alaska

Deals of the week: Pack for Phuket, five-star Dubai, on water in Alaska

Explore Travel

Stress-free guide to seven days in New Zealand

Stress-free guide to seven days in New Zealand

Hannah Warren

Carols by candlelight in McHattan Park

THINGS TO DOCarols by candlelight in McHattan Park

Vanessa Arundale

TEAM PLAYER: Preston Campbell will be guest of honour at the Walcha Central School festivities on Friday

Get ready Festival Friday is about to kick off

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WORKING IN THE DRY: Gemma King feeding sheep with workdog Kenny and Frankie the pooch on the family farm at Walcha. Photo supplied.

THINGS TO DOGemma King finds inspiration in the dry

Vanessa Arundale

Carols by candlelight in McHattan Park

THINGS TO DOCarols by candlelight in McHattan Park

IN HIS DOMAIN: Long term pool manager AJ Cross tries out one of the new seats at the facility. The new clock can be seen in the background.

THINGS TO DOWalcha Pool will open this weekend

Vanessa Arundale

WHEELIE GOOD: Damien Kennedy says his goal is to promote streetbike freestyle stunt riding and perform demonstrations around Australia - his DK Freestyle Show includes wheelies, stoppies and burnouts.

THINGS TO DOPreparations rev up for this weekend in Walcha

Vanessa Arundale

Popular choice: Owning a mobile phone is a necessity for just about everyone these days, but did you know that there are 2.5 billion of us that use Android making it the world's most popular operating system.

How to find the perfect phone for you

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Water villas at the Maldives at sunrise. The islands of the Maldives are explored by boat, revealing pristine beaches and abundant wildlife.

A delightful Indian Ocean island cruise

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OUTLOOK: The ACM survey aims to find out more about what makes regional and rural communities tick.

Help us build a better understanding of regional Australia

Popular choice: Owning a mobile phone is a necessity for just about everyone these days, but did you know that there are 2.5 billion of us that use Android making it the world's most popular operating system.

How to find the perfect phone for you

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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The time leading up to Christmas is rife with offers too good to resist. So make the most of them early, like this Nokia phone offer from Pennytel, which can help you prepare for the good times ahead and even finish your shopping.

'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

CONVENIENT AND READY TO GO: The space consists of a showroom-reception to the front, two offices and amenities to the rear. the space presents well as an office, it would also be an excellent location for retail.

Peel Street space can be office or shop

Property of the Week | Rich grazing land

Property of the Week | Rich grazing land

Open-plan perfection and valley views in East Tamworth

Open-plan perfection and valley views in East Tamworth

The 2018 Book Week Parade at Walcha Central is a colourful fancy-dress feast: mega gallery

The 2018 Book Week Parade at Walcha Central is a colourful fancy-dress feast: mega gallery

Vanessa Arundale

Slice of history: The panel added to the monument in the Walcha War Memorial Park after the end of World War II.

Call for more to war

Bob Walsh

The fatal flight: Lost lives of the Lutana

The fatal flight: Lost lives of the Lutana

Simon Bourke

The 2018 Book Week Parade at Walcha Central is a colourful fancy-dress feast: mega gallery

The 2018 Book Week Parade at Walcha Central is a colourful fancy-dress feast: mega gallery

CHAMPION: Olympian Cecil Healy died in battle. Picture: AWM P04366.007

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

GRAND DESIGNS: Australian engineers rebuild a crossing over the Somme swamps near Cléry on September 2, 1918, to keep communications open and transport moving after the capture of Péronne. Picture: AWM E03143

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

Volcano erupting on New Zealand's White Island. Picture: Michael Schade via Twitter

Australians trapped in NZ volcano tragedy

No filter: Smoke from a bushfire settles over Parliament House. Picture: Marina Neil

REAL AUSTRALIAA little less conversation and a little more action?

Tasmania's George Bailey was bowled by SA's Wes Agar after shouldering arms at Bellerive Oval.

Tasmania frustrate SA in Sheffield Shield

There are almost 100 bush and grass fires in NSW, including the "megafire" in the Hawkesbury region.

Lightning likely to spark new NSW blazes

White Island, pictured here in 2017, has erupted off the coast of New Zealand.

Volcano erupts off New Zealand coast

Ben McKay

More than 2000 koalas may have died in NSW bushfires.

Koalas: 2000 feared dead in NSW fires

Heather McNab

SA Treasurer Rob Lucas has announced a budget surplus of $289m for the 2018/19 financial year.

SA budget finishes strongly in the black

Tim Dornin

Braidwood kids, from left, Bonnie Park, Henry Beale, Jimi Magnus, River Parsons, Brodie Parsons, Harrison Kelly, and Logan Kendall, who gathered donations on the street for the Rural Fire Service on Saturday. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

REAL AUSTRALIAIntroducing, the people you might never get to meet

DISTURBING: The way this federal government treats the public is like something out of The Handmaid's Tale.

OPINIONUnder his eye, our government is staying true to form

Zoë Wundenberg

No filter: Smoke from a bushfire settles over Parliament House. Picture: Marina Neil

REAL AUSTRALIAA little less conversation and a little more action?

Janine Graham

My beautiful, ancient office is slowly dying

OPINIONMy beautiful, ancient office is slowly dying

Purple Our World and World Pancreatic Cancer Day chair Jessica Abelsohn with her mum Rochelle Goulburn at Jessicas wedding, just four months before Rochelle died from pancreatic cancer.

Do you know the symptoms of pancreatic cancer?

Geraldine Cardozo

GOLDEN OLDIES: See veteran entertainers (l-r) Max Gillies, Normie Rowe and Tony Barber in Senior Moments 2: Remember, Remember.

Yes, you are having another Senior Moment

Geraldine Cardozo

Edgars Mission provides its rescued farm animals with everything they need from a warm coat to a set of wheels.

Make it your mission to visit this sanctuary for rescued farm animals and weary travellers

Sue Preston

There are warnings that petrol prices in Sydney and Melbourne could reach $1.70 per litre next week.

Holiday drivers urged to fuel up quickly

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Anthony Albanese says he wrote to the PM about a national approach to bushfires but was dismissed.

Need for national bushfire approach raised

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The first meeting of the First Peoples' Assembly of Victoria will be held in parliament on Tuesday.

Victoria's elected indigenous body to meet

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NSW firefighters are bracing for a day of high fire danger as temperatures soar into the 40s.

Heatwave brings bushfire danger to NSW

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Victoria Police chief Graham Ashton will spend a second day giving evidence to a royal commission.

Cop boss not excusing police on Lawyer X

Karen Sweeney
1hr ago

Queensland has announced it will bid for the 2032 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Qld sprints for 2023 Olympic/Para Games

Sonia Kohlbacher
1hr ago

More and more older people are using hospital emergency rooms, instead of going to a GP.

Elderly ending up in emergency departments

Megan Neil
1hr ago

CSIRO researchers will hold a symposium in Darwin to tackle beating rising temperatures in the city.

Scientists look to combat a hotter Darwin

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There were 3500 cattle yarded at Wodonga last week, 1500 more then the 2000 originally advertised. Photo by NVLX.

Cows and calves to $2020 at Wodonga

Olivia Calver

RAS names its rural achievers

RAS names its rural achievers

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Selling at the Braidwood store sale continues as a plume of smoke from surrounding bushfires rises in the distance. There were over 900 cattle yarded with producers keen to offload before Christmas.

Heifers make up to $1488 at Braidwood

Olivia Calver

A good cheese plate is a simple entertaining idea. Picture: Shutterstock

How to make the ultimate cheese board

Karen Hardy
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Build-your-own taco board, a perfect taco night option. Picture: Jerelle Guy

All a-board for easy entertaining

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SCANDI BARN: This style is typified by steeply pitched roofs, which were a necessity to stop snow collecting in the Scandinavian winters. Photos: James Hardie

Making sense of the Modern movement