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      NSW Premier says up to 50 people can gather in homes with outdoor areas

      • Kate McIlwain
      'TIS THE SEASON: Australia Post expects to be busier than ever this Christmas.

      Australia Post extends hours

      People lined up for testing at the COVID-19 testing facility at Wollongong Hospital. Picture: Robert Peet

      FREERestrictions to ease in NSW, putting Christmas carols back on the agenda

      • Desiree Savage

      SES wants your help with survey

      $1000 Youth Week grants on offer

      NSW to ease more restrictions, as Premier announces strict permit rules for NYE

      • Kate McIlwain
      A $250,000 donation from the Waislitz Foundation in partnership with media company ACM will flow to local projects that support the rebuilding of regional and rural communities affected by the devastating Black Summer bushfires of 2019-20. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

      Sowing the seeds of community renewal in bushfire zones

      NSW Premier says up to 50 people can gather in homes with outdoor areas

      • Kate McIlwain
      'TIS THE SEASON: Australia Post expects to be busier than ever this Christmas.

      Australia Post extends hours

      THOSE DAYS: Powderfinger's new compilation Unreleased 1998-2010 features songs written for their most commercially-successful albums.

      Powderfinger unlock vault to reveal embarrassment of riches

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      Coronavirus

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        OPINIONCOVID-19 cases decrease as weather heats up

        • 5m ago
        AstraZeneca's vaccine is already being manufactured in Melbourne.

        EXPLAINERWhen will we get our COVID-19 jabs?

        A pizzeria worker sparked Australia's strictest - and briefest - COVID-19 lockdown. Picture: Shutterstock

        OPINIONHating on the SA pizza guy won't fix an entirely foreseeable problem

        Qantas CEO Alan Joyce indicated international passengers could be required to prove they have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Picture: Getty Images

        EXPLAINERNo jab, no fly: who decides on mandate?

        ANALYSISChildren may transmit coronavirus at the same rate as adults: what we now know about schools and COVID-19

        • Zoë Hyde
        Some of the country's busiest air routes have resumed. Picture: Karleen Minney

        EXPLAINERAs borders reopen, what is next for domestic air travel?

        • Lucy Bladen
        A QR code check-in system is used to view a cafe menu. Picture: Matt Loxton

        QR code concerns: Call for businesses to comply with guidelines

        • Sarah Basford Canales
        Stanley James Brodel, a new grandson for Karleen Minney, living in Melbourne.

        OPINIONI'm ready to crawl from Canberra to Victoria for my 'Stanley cuddles'

        • Karleen Minney

        Sport

          TOP TRIO: Caleb Serong, Hayden Young and Liam Henry made their AFL debuts for Fremantle in 2020. They were all top-10 draftees. Picture: Getty Images

          A draft like no other after a season like no other

          • Justine McCullagh-Beasy
          VOCAL: AFLPA president Patrick Dangerfield has been vocal on rules surrounding the number of interchange rotations per game. Photo: Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images

          AFL rule changes for next season should go further

          • Howard Kotton
          Former Roma captain and Italy attacker Francesco Totti struggled to recover from COVID-19.

          Totti details 'long 15 days' COVID battle

          TOP TRIO: Caleb Serong, Hayden Young and Liam Henry made their AFL debuts for Fremantle in 2020. They were all top-10 draftees. Picture: Getty Images

          A draft like no other after a season like no other

          UK Culture Secretary Oliver Dowden has announced a Stg300m aid package for COVID-hit UK sports.

          UK to give $A545m to aid COVID-hit sports

          WORTH A PUNT?: Former St Kilda footballer Matthew Parker is searching for a new AFL club. Picture: Morgan Hancock

          Door still open for delisted cohort

          • Justine McCullagh-Beasy

          Listen

            "The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

            LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

            "The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

            LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

            Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

            LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

            Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

            LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

            The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

            LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

            The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

            LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

            Travel with Explore

            Air wars as borders reopen: what it means for travellers

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            Just the ticket: Riding the rails on Australia's best train journeys

            • Craig Tansley

            Insider's guide to getting away in Sydney

            • Bernadette Chua

            What's On

              Disclaimer: Garage sale listings are based on the latest information available at the time of publishing. Please follow advice from government authorities on social, business, travel and other restrictions to help keep yourself and others safe. ACM takes no responsibility for any consequences arising from these listings.

              Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

              IGNITED: Powderfinger's Unreleased 1998-2010 sits proudly alongside the band's storied back catalogue.

              REVIEWPowderfinger off cuts make tasty feast for Unreleased

              • Josh Leeson

              Garage Sale Trail kicks off

              Disclaimer: Garage sale listings are based on the latest information available at the time of publishing. Please follow advice from government authorities on social, business, travel and other restrictions to help keep yourself and others safe. ACM takes no responsibility for any consequences arising from these listings.

              Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

              OPEN STUDIO: Artist Michelle Teear at her studio in Blackalls Park.

              Lake Macquarie artists opening their studios this weekend

              HEROINE: UK theatre company Grist to the Mill will tour its production The Ballad of Mulan to the WEA Creative Arts Centre on March 20 and 22 as part of Newcastle Fringe. Pictured is Michelle Yim as Mulan.

              Gritty UK theatre shows in talent-stacked Fringe

              • Ellie-Marie Watts

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                The mighty Murray cruise

                The mighty Murray cruise

                Holiday season plans look-up as lockdowns are eased

                Holiday season plans look-up as lockdowns are eased

                Garage Sale Trail kicks off

                Garage Sale Trail kicks off

                Property

                  SELLING FAST: The average Victorian home is spending just 33 days on the market according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria. Photo - Shutterstock.

                  Optimism returns to Victoria

                  SELLING FAST: The average Victorian home is spending just 33 days on the market according to the latest figures from the Real Estate Institute of Victoria. Photo - Shutterstock.

                  Optimism returns to Victoria

                  COMPROMISE: According to new research, almost half (45%) of Australians say they settled for something other than their perfect home, with the most common compromises including location, home size and price. Photo - Shutterstock.

                  The highs and lows for Australian house hunters

                  COMPROMISE: According to new research, almost half (45%) of Australians say they settled for something other than their perfect home, with the most common compromises including location, home size and price. Photo - Shutterstock.

                  The highs and lows for Australian house hunters

                  A dynamic not been seen for years

                  EXTEND YOUR HORIZONS: Expect to pay upwards of $1000 a week for a holiday home in the Whitsundays, Queensland, during the traditional summer break.

                  When the holiday is over, let the investment kick in

                  • Lydia Roberts

                  Live, work and invest in the regions

                  • Ruth Lewis

                  Community

                    Scamwatch: planning a holiday? Make sure it's the real deal

                    $1000 Youth Week grants on offer

                    Calling on kids to send mail to Santa

                    Scamwatch: planning a holiday? Make sure it's the real deal

                    Gumtree

                    Spotting a scam: Tips for shopping on Gumtree

                    Round 21 of the National Men's Shed Development Programme will have a focus on health, wellbeing and safety.

                    Men's Shed grants available with a focus on coping through COVID

                    Photos and Video

                      THOSE DAYS: Powderfinger's new compilation Unreleased 1998-2010 features songs written for their most commercially-successful albums.

                      Powderfinger unlock vault to reveal embarrassment of riches

                      AstraZeneca's vaccine is already being manufactured in Melbourne.

                      EXPLAINERWhen will we get our COVID-19 jabs?

                      Communications Minister Paul Fletcher. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

                      Government's media reform plan rejected by key stakeholders

                      This flash mob is tackling a world first

                      HONOURED: ARIA Hall of Fame inductee and nominated artist Archie Roach performing to a full house at the 2020 Port Fairy Folk Festival. Picture: Kyra Gillespie.

                      Archie Roach's life and music honoured by the ARIAs

                      • Kimberley Price, Jessica Howard and Kyra Gillespie
                      POWERFUL: Sam Stubbs from Jervis Bay takes on a tough Crossfit event, featured in Sam I Am. Photo supplied.

                      Sam's living boldly with disability in Fearless season two

                      PIPPIN, the first large scale musical theatre production to open in Australia since COVID-19 closed theatres in March. PIPPIN is at the Sydney Lyric at The Star from November to January 31. Picture: Supplied

                      Kerri-Anne Kennerly does trapeze in heels in first musical since COVID-19

                      • Desiree Savage
                      Prawns have been part of the Australian cuisine long before Paul Hogan urged us to cook them on the barbie. Picture: Shutterstock

                      Do you have to remove the poo chute when preparing prawns?

                      • Karen Hardy

                      Comment

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                        OPINIONCOVID-19 cases decrease as weather heats up

                        • Jasper Lindell
                        • 5m ago
                        Shoalhaven Mayor Amanda Findley comforts Adam and Chris Webb at Conjola Park on the South Coast of NSW, where 89 homes were lost on New Year's Eve, 2019.

                        REAL AUSTRALIASouth Coast one year on: spirits burnt and blackened but not broken

                        • Kathy Sharpe
                        IMAGE: SHUTTERSTOCK

                        OPINIONTry taking friends on a video tour of your favourite spots

                        • Juanita Greville
                        Picture: Shutterstock

                        OPINIONCOVID-19 cases decrease as weather heats up

                        • 5m ago

                        Mind Matters | Doing the right thing creates a better world

                        • John Malouff
                        UNITED: There are times when politicians must set aside pedantic partisanship and work for the collective good.

                        OPINIONNational interests should come before party

                        • John Hewson

                        Stories From The Senior

                        LISTEN TO THIS: The winning project holds promise for those who have suffered hearing loss as a result of ageing, among other possible factors.

                        Hearing loss treatment crowned winner

                        ONLINE CHECK: There are many charities that deserve your donation this Christmas. But before giving, do a quick check on the ACNC website's Charity Register.

                        How to avoid charity scams this Christmas

                        • Geraldine Cardozo

                        Ethicist calls for sexbots for elderly

                        National

                          China has dealt a blow to the Australian wine industry by imposing levies of up to 212 per cent.

                          Australia seeks talks over wine with China

                          Snakes, including the highly-venomous tiger, have claimed three Tasmanian lives since 1948.

                          Tassie farmer's fatal snake bite horror

                          Academic Kylie Moore-Gilbert has arrived back in Australia after two years in an Iranian prison.

                          PM's 'pure joy' after Moore-Gilbert return

                          • 26m ago
                          Most of Sydney was pushing 40 degrees on Saturday.

                          Sydney, inland NSW, SA, northern Vic bake

                          • 1hr ago
                          The report title Seeing the Clear Light of Day is a tribute to Yorta Yorta grandmother Tanya Day.

                          Victoria to abolish public drunkenness law

                          • Andi Yu
                          • 2hrs ago
                          SA's business community says COVID-19 restrictions will make life tough in the lead-up to Christmas.

                          Casual contact among new SA virus cases

                          • Tim Dornin and Tiffanie Turnbull
                          TARGET VETERAN: After working as a contractor, Clinton Hall nabbed a permanent part-time position in 2010 and clocked up 10 years of long service last Friday. Picture: Brodie Weeding

                          GOOD NEWSFastest unpacker, instant hit: Parents proud as punch of son's 17 years on the job

                          • Meg Powell
                          Davis Station in Antarctica is set for a major upgrade.

                          Flexibility key to Aust Antarctic upgrades

                          • Angelo Risso

                          Stories From The Land

                          Loomberah locals of all ages are getting into the festive spirit with the Light Up Loomberah competition. Photo: Billy Jupp

                          Annual competition brings festive spirit to Loomberah community

                          • Billy Jupp
                          Oranges harvested at Moree. Labor state ministers voted as one to declare orange juice less healthy than diet cola during Friday's vote by the Food Regulation Forum.

                          Orange juice sweeter than cola

                          • Jamie Brown
                          A Bushcare worker at Narrow Neck applies glyphosate to kill an invasive tree species.

                          Ecologist warns of disaster if glyphosate banned

                          • John Ellicott

                          Life & Style

                            Five lighting tips to brighten up your day

                            • 1hr ago
                            PRIVATE RETREAT: The Treetops House on the Mornington Peninsula by Bryant Alsop Architects. The brief was to create the notion of a weekender - evoking images of architectural simplicity and isolation where owners can escape their weekday life and reconnect with themselves and their environment. Pictures: Jack Lovel.

                            The suburban treetops house retreat

                            FESTIVE FAIR: Whether it's meat, eggs or fish, support those who support higher animal welfare.

                            This year, have a very merry higher welfare holiday season

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