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OPINIONCOVID-19 cases decrease as weather heats up

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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?

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

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

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

"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

Air wars as borders reopen: what it means for travellers

Air wars as borders reopen: what it means for travellers

Explore Travel

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

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

Craig Tansley

Insider's guide to getting away in Sydney

Insider's guide to getting away in Sydney

Bernadette Chua

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

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

The mighty Murray cruise

The mighty Murray cruise

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

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

Garage Sale Trail kicks off

Garage Sale Trail kicks off

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

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

Live, work and invest in the regions

Ruth Lewis

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

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

$1000 Youth Week grants on offer

$1000 Youth Week grants on offer

Calling on kids to send mail to Santa

Calling on kids to send mail to Santa

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

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

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

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

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OPINIONCOVID-19 cases decrease as weather heats up

Jasper Lindell
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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

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OPINIONTry taking friends on a video tour of your favourite spots

Juanita Greville

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OPINIONCOVID-19 cases decrease as weather heats up

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Mind Matters | Doing the right thing creates a better world

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

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

Ethicist calls for sexbots for elderly

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

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Most of Sydney was pushing 40 degrees on Saturday.

Sydney, inland NSW, SA, northern Vic bake

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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
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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

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

Five lighting tips to brighten up your day

Five lighting tips to brighten up your day

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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

RSPCA