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Patrick Dangerfield wants to give racism the boot and is one of the spearheads behind We Got You.

Sports stars head racism campaign

Melissa Woods

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin has empathised with teammates who don't want to relocate interstate during the COVID-19 crisis. Photo: Kelly Defina/Getty Images

OPINIONWhingeing AFL players out of touch with reality

Howard Kotton

WATCH | Albies or Rams? Joyce's loyalties to be tested

WATCH | Albies or Rams? Joyce's loyalties to be tested

Ellen Dunger

Patrick Dangerfield wants to give racism the boot and is one of the spearheads behind We Got You.

Sports stars head racism campaign

Steele Sidebottom. Photo: Twitter

It ain't easy being Steele Sidebottom right now

Nick Ansell

A dejected Broncos coach Anthony Seibold faces the media after last Saturday's loss to the Gold Coast Titans at Suncorp Stadium. Photo: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

OPINIONEnough of the NRL player contract circus, says Laurie Daley

Laurie Daley

No exucses: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is ready and waiting.

Northern Territory escape turns dreaming into reality

John Rozentals

The strip between the Gold Coast Highway and the Esplanade is the heart of Surfers Paradise. Picture: Supplied

Queensland's golden strip has glitz and glamour

Lydia Roberts

ACT Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

People coming from virus hotspots forced into quarantine in ACT

Daniella White

Get fit with a parkrun this Sat

THINGS TO DOGet fit with a parkrun this Sat

Vanessa Arundale

Walcha Races - watching the Walcha Cup in 2019

THINGS TO DOFree entry to races this weekend

Vanessa Arundale

STAY CALM: Dr Sharn Rocco will facilitate four free mindfulness workshops in Walcha next month. Photo: Megan Marano from Insight Creative

THINGS TO DOReduce stress and clear your way in Walcha

Vanessa Arundale

Get fit with a parkrun this Sat

THINGS TO DOGet fit with a parkrun this Sat

School tours to be held soon

THINGS TO DOSchool tours to be held soon

Vanessa Arundale

Walcha Farmers' Market this Saturday

THINGS TO DOWalcha Farmers' Market this Saturday

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

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

Tim McKibbin, CEO of the REINSW says consumer's requirements post-COVID-19 will be an interesting space to watch.

Property market now entering unchartered waters

Tim McKibbin, CEO, REINSW

You wish: Eco-house with green heart goes under the hammer

You wish: Eco-house with green heart goes under the hammer

RESULT: The winning bidders with CRE Martin agent Clive Martin

Auction result reflects interest in regional real estate market

Dawn Rasmussen

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

The last of the flights from Melbourne arrived at Canberra airport on Tuesday before the borders closed again due to COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria. Picture: Karleen Minney

LIVELive updates as Victoria combats COVID-19 crisis

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Australians returning from overseas have been warned they may be affected by limits on hotel quarantine numbers. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Returning Australians warned over caps on passenger arrivals

Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a re-entry to lockdown in some parts of Victoria.

UPDATEDMelbourne re-enters lockdown as COVID-19 reaches record high

A St Kilda Rd tree during version 1 of Melbourne's lockdown. Photo: Shutterstock

DIGESTBorder closes first, then Melbourne to be ringfenced

How police will enforce the NSW-Victorian border when it closes tonight

How police will enforce the NSW-Victorian border when it closes tonight

Kate McIlwain

NW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

ANALYSISCan I cross the NSW-Victoria border? There are exemptions, but you'll need a very good reason

Jon Iredell

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSISHere's how the Victoria-NSW border closure will work - and how residents might be affected

Andrew Burridge

Supermarkets put limits on toilet paper for the second time during the pandemic . Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Supermarkets lift buying restrictions for second time

Kathryn Lewis

RETURNING: Patti Smith and her band will perform at Bluesfest in 2021.

MUSICBluesfest unveils first artists for comeback 2021 edition

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Controlled burning helps Carpentaria grasswren conservation in North West Queensland. Photo: Steve Murphy.

How bush fire management is saving a threatened wren

The brown snake came off worse for wear after a battle with 'Jimmy.'

'Fanging' it to escape brown snake

A beautiful photograph of the platypus found at the Bega River. Picture: Matthew Higgins.

WATCHWatch a platypus frolic in the Bega River

HARD WORK REWARDED: 2020 NSW Senior Australian of the Year Sue Lennox. Picture: Salty Dingo

FREETime to shine a light on inspiring Australians

Ellie-Marie Watts

Satellite footage shows how fire scars are healing

Satellite footage shows how fire scars are healing

Kim Chappell
Nicole Phillips

It has the basic functions of a ventilator you would find in a hospital.

He saw a need for ventilators, so this doctor made one

Ellen Ebsary

Donna McWilliam, left, with Donna Smith and Will Smith. Picture: National Australia Day Council

FREEDo you know a community champion?

Protesters holding up signs in Bourke Street, Melbourne last month. The protests made many people feel that social distancing didn't matter as much anymore. Photo: Speed Media/Getty Images

Why people stopped listening to coronavirus warnings

Father Brendan Lee

Roy with the motorbike he'd been riding when he was engulfed by bush fire on the NSW Mid North Coast last November. Photo: Mel Leigh Dee

REAL AUSTRALIAMental health, a journey not to be overlooked

Jess Wallace

Why being an 'active citizen' is vital for social change

Why being an 'active citizen' is vital for social change

Dr Katie Wright

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

GOOD HEALTH: Dr Michael Mosley has written a new book about coronavirus that includes an entire section dedicated to boosting the immune system.

Michael Mosley: How to boost the immune system

Samara Ross

The pandemic has focused attention on more help for people sleeping rough in Sydney's streets.

Action plan to support Sydney's homeless

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LOVE: Troy Tonges was texting photos to his wife from the operating room while he waited to give her his kidney. Photo: Supplied

The gift of life: Man donates kidney to save wife

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Abundance: Dr Stevenson's garden is as wild and fruitful as his passion for life. Picture: Simon Sturzaker

The 'poo-ologist' who was Tasmania's Senior Australian of the Year

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Health teams are going door to door to test 3000 residents in nine towers, as lockdown is enforced.

Man arrested outside Melbourne towers

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Police have seized almost $1 million worth of cannabis plants from a property south of Brisbane.

Qld police find cannabis plants in shed

Sonia Kohlbacher
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The last of the flights from Melbourne arrived at Canberra airport on Tuesday before the borders closed again due to COVID-19 restrictions in Victoria. Picture: Karleen Minney

LIVELive updates as Victoria combats COVID-19 crisis

Elliot Williams
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US feminist and activist Gloria Steinem features in this year's Canberra Writers Festival program. Picture: Supplied

Gloria Steinem among literary giants at Canberra festival

Sally Pryor
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Beijing recently passed draconian new security laws on Hong Kong that criminalise subversion.

Australia may cease Hong Kong extraditions

Daniel McCulloch
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Grains industry stakeholders are trying to get a handle on the size of Australia's winter wheat crop this year and are looking back to 2016 as a similar season.

Market awakens from seasonal slumber as latest global data comes in

James Massina, AWB
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From Wednesday, no one can enter NSW from Victoria, unless they can meet exemption criteria and have a permit.

13 reasons why you can leave Victoria after the border closes

Ashleigh Tullis

The brown snake came off worse for wear after a battle with 'Jimmy.'

'Fanging' it to escape brown snake

Jessica Johnston

Biofuels: We use a small quantity already, but we could use a lot more.

Electric cars an option, but what happened to biofuels?

Sam Hollier
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How to incorporate a water feature into your garden design

How to incorporate a water feature into your garden design

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NEEDED: What technology would you like to be compulsory in vehicles? Photo: Shutterstock

Study shows tech delay has a big impact on fatality figures

Mathew Dickerson