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Paul Kelly says more information on the Omicron variant's ability to evade vaccines will be availalbe soon. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Data detailing vaccine's effect on Omicron due soon, Kelly says

Feeling lonely, depressed or anxious around the holidays is more common than you think. Picture: Shutterstock

DIGESTNot feeling so festive? Remember you aren't alone

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

DIGESTTime to turn up the music and turn down the dysfunction

Health Minister Greg Hunt said the vaccine rollout for school-age children was one step closer after the TGA's approval. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Peace of mind for parents': COVID vaccines for kids set to start in January

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has again urged the public not to focus on COVID-19 case numbers on Friday. Photo: File, AAP.

WATCHNSW records over 300 new cases as state's Omicron cluster rises to 13

Fleur Connick

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard (left) said he is waiting for test results for two more students at Regents Park Christian School in south west Sydney during a press conference on Friday.

DIGESTKeep calm and carry... omicron?

Kayla Osborne

Liberal Member for Pearce Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DIGESTGrey skies bring all kinds of storms

Kayla Osborne

Prime Minister Scott Morrison during Question Time. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

DIGESTSocial media giants taken to task

Kayla Osborne

FORTUNATE: Howard Kotton believes bowler Mitchell Starc was lucky to secure a spot in the Australian Test team. Photo: Matt Roberts/Getty Images

OPINIONHead, Starc lucky to be given Australian Test caps

Howard Kotton

Goalie Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller hail Robert Lewandowski after Bayern's win at Dortmund.

Debatable pen gives Bayern win at Dortmund

Mark Meadows

Samoan Tim Lafai will bring quality and experience to Super League side Salford Red Devils.

Super League Salford snap up Tim Lafai

Ian Laybourn

FORTUNATE: Howard Kotton believes bowler Mitchell Starc was lucky to secure a spot in the Australian Test team. Photo: Matt Roberts/Getty Images

OPINIONHead, Starc lucky to be given Australian Test caps

Patty Mills holds up an Olympic bronze medal that means so much to Australia's men's basketballers.

Boomers star Mills wins The Don Award

Novak Djokovic has powered Serbia into the Davis Cup semi-finals.

Djokoic leads Serbia into Davis Cup semis

Eleanor Crooks

Wally Stewart, applicant for the South Coast native title claim, says cultural fisherman are being harassed. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENWhen culture is a crime: Fishing on the South Coast

Wally Stewart, applicant for the South Coast native title claim, says cultural fisherman are being harassed. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENWhen culture is a crime: Fishing on the South Coast

Marki the wombat was treated for mange in captivity. This is very rare. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENWombats are rotting to death, meet the people trying to save them

Marki the wombat was treated for mange in captivity. This is very rare. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENWombats are rotting to death, meet the people trying to save them

K'gari was named for the Butchulla spirit who helped create the land and sea and then never wanted to leave. Photo: Shutterstock

LISTENRestoring Aboriginal place names to acknowledge identity and history

K'gari was named for the Butchulla spirit who helped create the land and sea and then never wanted to leave. Photo: Shutterstock

LISTENRestoring Aboriginal place names to acknowledge identity and history

IN YOUR FACE: Urzila Carlson is bringing her It's Personal tour to Newcastle Entertainment Centre on May 5. Tickets are on sale now.

WHAT'S ONUrzila Carlson is laughing through lockdown

Lisa Rockman

Terracotta figurine of women playing knucklebones, circa 330-300 BCE, part of the Ancient Greeks exhibition at the National Museum of Australia from December 17.

SUBSCRIBERForget what you thought about the Greeks. That's ancient history

Sally Pryor

Crowded House announce first national tour in 12 years

Crowded House announce first national tour in 12 years

Jess Layt

IN YOUR FACE: Urzila Carlson is bringing her It's Personal tour to Newcastle Entertainment Centre on May 5. Tickets are on sale now.

WHAT'S ONUrzila Carlson is laughing through lockdown

The potty-mouthed crew from South Park are ba-ack. Picture: Paramount+

WATCHThe cartoons that would make a sailor blush

B.R. Doherty

More and more women are choosing to flip the script and stay single. Picture: Shutterstock

Flipping the script: why not all women want marriage and kids

Yumi Stynes, Claudine Ryan

Where and how older people live is critical to their overall health

Where and how older people live is critical to their overall health

You can turn your shed into an extension of your garden and home while keeping equipment and tools safe and out of the way. Photo: Shutterstock

Why this shed is your new best friend

Linda Lambrechts

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard

Linda Lambrechts

Where and how older people live is critical to their overall health

Where and how older people live is critical to their overall health

Want a natural skin-care product that nourishes and hydrates?

Want a natural skin-care product that nourishes and hydrates?

Linda Lambrechts

FREE FROM TOXINS: Absolutely perfect for baby's skin.

Protect the skin on your precious baby with Bunjie

The block at 160 Kanangra Drive, Gwandalan. Picture: Supplied

They expected $5 million, they got more than double that

The block at 160 Kanangra Drive, Gwandalan. Picture: Supplied

They expected $5 million, they got more than double that

A deposit of less than $100,000 could score you a cute cottage in Launceston's suburbs. Picture: Supplied

Six regional locations where you can buy with a $100k deposit or less

A deposit of less than $100,000 could score you a cute cottage in Launceston's suburbs. Picture: Supplied

Six regional locations where you can buy with a $100k deposit or less

Upcycling is super easy now with a host of products that take out a lot of the grunt work. Picture: Shutterstock.

From drab to fab, change the look of your home with furniture upcycling

Reality Reno with Mitch and Mark

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Hamish Geale

Price growth is strongest in coastal and lifestyle markets, CoreLogic said. Picture: Shutterstock

Property round-up: Near 10 years to get a deposit together for a house in the regions

Jen Melocco

BoM manager Agata Inielska said wet weather will peak in NSW's Northeast, Northwest, South Coast and Mid North Coast as well as Sydney and Canberra on Wednesday and Thursday.

WATCHThunderstorms, rain and hail warning for NSW and the ACT

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

UPDATED'Political posturing': China responds to PM's Winter Olympics boycott

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Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said NSW Health is "urgently contacting" around 140 people who attended the party boat cruise (pictured) on Sydney Harbour on the evening of Friday, December 3.

WATCHSydney boat party could be Omicron transmission event after two people test positive

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PLENTY: Curtis Stone has appeared in several Coles Christmas commercials, seemingly dining with a new "family" every time.

REAL AUSTRALIACurtis & Coles: A welcome reminder of the untouchable Christmas lunch

Residents were treated to a spectacular display of bioluminescence on Monday night at Shell Cove Marina. Picture: Sally Sopniewski

WATCH'Magical' bioluminescence display wows onlookers

Ashleigh Tullis

SUDDEN STORM: Flash flooding around streets in South Penrith, NSW. Picture: Sydney Land Services (Twitter)

WATCHShopping centre roof collapses in sudden storm

Emma Horn

ERUPTION: The race is on to rescue 27 villagers missing after a volcano erupted in Indonesia, killing 22.

WATCHRescue abandoned as volcano continues to erupt

Emma Horn

Senator Katy Gallagher at home in quarantine with daughter Evie who contracted COVID-19 earlier this year. Picture: Karleen Minney

'Talk to parents who have watched their kids struggle to breathe': Gallagher hits back

Miriam Webber

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Want to be the best grandparent you can?

Guests toast being aboard Coral Geographer. Photo: Jeurgen Freund

Cruising set to make comeback

Sue Preston

TRAILBLAZER: Bill Onus in Fitzroy (1946). Still from Ablaze. Photo: Eric Onus

Film a key to leader's hidden history

Rowan Cowley

Queensland has confirmed two Omicron cases found in overseas arrivals from Nigeria and South Africa.

Two Omicron cases in Qld overseas arrivals

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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet wants the buck passing over healthcare costs to stop.

NSW calls for education funding overhaul

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The report's recommendations include the department revising flood capacity guidelines.

Qld must police dam safety better: report

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Collingwood superfan Jeffrey "Joffa" Corfe will stand trial accused of sexually abusing a boy.

AFL superfan to stand trial for sex abuse

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The Northern Territory government has appointed a replacement for Treaty Commissioner Mick Dodson.

NT appoints interim treaty commissioner

Aaron Bunch
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Huang Xiangmo who was heavily involved in Australian politics has lost a tax case in the High Court.

ATO wins High Court case vs billionaire

Luke Costin
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A judge said he'd recommend a 19-year-old serve his manslaughter sentence at a youth justice centre.

Teen who killed unarmed man to be jailed

Gus McCubbing
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Australia is throwing its mRNA vaccine production capabilities away, a Senate committee has heard.

Vaccine production skills continue to fall

Alex Mitchell
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Future Farmers Network director Samantha Noon.

Agriculture, the career of opportunity

Samantha Noon

BAKE OFF: Robyn, Katherine, and Kevin Sherrie from FPM Cereal Milling are ready to find Australia's best fruit mince tart. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Bake off begins as search for best fruit mince tart kicks off

Tess Kelly
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Man dies following farming accident near Dubbo

Man dies following farming accident near Dubbo

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And the awards for the best and worst in the financial world of 2021 go to...

OPINIONWho conned and who contributed to the world of money in 2021

Noel Whittaker
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New research suggests Viagra might help to prevent Alzheimer's disease. Picture: Shutterstock.

Could Viagra help prevent Alzheimer's disease?

Ellen Phiddian

Take an interest in reading and numbers kids. It will serve you well into the future.

A little life advice for kids who are into cars and their parents

Sam Hollier