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A Canberra Hospital ward is in lockdown after two patients contracted COVID-19. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'Extremely concerning' hospital virus cases put health system at risk

Truefitt & Hill managing director Khushwant Dhanoa, centre, with barbers Aras Sobooti and Affy Zulkifli. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Should you cut or colour your own hair? Here's what the experts say

Staff setting up the pop-up clinic at the Watson oval on Saturday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Scramble to support aged care outbreak as NSW cases start to fill ACT wards

There are shades between black and white. Promise.

DIGESTThere are shades between black and white. Promise.

Teenagers aged 15 to 18 have suffered the worst mental health toll during COVID-19, new research shows. Picture: Shutterstock

Pandemic's mental health cost on kids laid bare

Finn McHugh

'COVID immigrants' find their way home

DIGEST'COVID immigrants' find their way home

Janine Graham

ANU researcher Dr Jason Agostino. Picture: Supplied

Indigenous adults at increased risk of severe illness from COVID, ANU study finds

Alex Crowe

The federal government will put $2.5m towards mental health support in the ACT. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Calls to tap into 'emergency workforce' to solve mental health crisis

Finn McHugh

What time is the 2021 AFL grand final?

What time is the 2021 AFL grand final?

Janine Graham

West Brom's Karlan Grant (3R), beating Mat Ryan here, netted twice against QPR in the Championship.

West Brom down QPR to top Championship

STAND FIRM: Laurie Daley says to dump Michael Maguire and change coaches again would have been lunacy. Photo: Albert Perez/Getty Images

OPINIONWests Tigers made the right call backing Michael Maguire

Laurie Daley

What time is the 2021 AFL grand final?

What time is the 2021 AFL grand final?

ALL SET: The Western Bulldogs prepare for this Saturday's grand final against Melbourne in Perth. Photo: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images

OPINIONGrand final could prove to be one of the best of the AFL era

Rohan Connolly

VITAL: Stefan Martin will have the onerous task of negating the impact of Melbourne captain Max Gawn. Photo: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images

OPINIONMartin key to the Western Bulldogs' premiership hopes

Howard Kotton

Pooncarie grazier Trevor Smith is frustrated by the revolving door of water management bureaucrats. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWater policy plays piggy in the middle with livelihoods

Pooncarie grazier Trevor Smith is frustrated by the revolving door of water management bureaucrats. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWater policy plays piggy in the middle with livelihoods

Grape grower Graeme McCrabb stands beside the Darling River where he first saw the fish deaths, at his property in Menindee, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENVoice of Real Australia podcast is back with a splash

Grape grower Graeme McCrabb stands beside the Darling River where he first saw the fish deaths, at his property in Menindee, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENVoice of Real Australia podcast is back with a splash

The Royal and Hollywood cafes in Church street, circa 1950. Photo: Mudgee Museum and Historical Society.

LISTENRescued boy meets hero's family 60 years on

The Royal and Hollywood cafes in Church street, circa 1950. Photo: Mudgee Museum and Historical Society.

LISTENRescued boy meets hero's family 60 years on

COMEBACK: Natalie Imbruglia overcame a severe case of writer's block which almost sapped her confidence for making music. Picture: Simon Proctor

MUSICNatalie Imbruglia dusts off wings on Firebird

Josh Leeson

SYMPATHETIC: Beanie Feldstein plays infamous White House intern Monica Lewinsky in Impeachment: American Crime Story. Below, Skeletor in He-Man and the Masters of the Universe.

Clinton-Lewinsky drama retold with modern perspective

Josh Leeson

Jamie Oliver and his family making memories over the dinner table. Picture: David Loftus

Why Jamie Oliver wants us to reconnect over food

Karen Hardy

COMEBACK: Natalie Imbruglia overcame a severe case of writer's block which almost sapped her confidence for making music. Picture: Simon Proctor

MUSICNatalie Imbruglia dusts off wings on Firebird

Head to California with a recipe from Vivian Lui's Eat California. Picture: Shutterstock

Take a culinary journey around the world

Karen Hardy

Yes you can make fish and chip pies. Picture: Supplied

The pie's the limit

Karen Hardy

CONNECTIONS: Susie Watson from East Gippsland received a special delivery this month, thanks to Australia Post and Beyond Blue.

Send a message of hope to someone you care about

Is your masculinity complex making you look older?

Is your masculinity complex making you look older?

Beauty: When you think of New Zealand you think of scenes of lakes surrounded by snow capped mountains such as the Wanaka Tree, South Island.

A Top to tail tour around New Zealand

CONNECTIONS: Susie Watson from East Gippsland received a special delivery this month, thanks to Australia Post and Beyond Blue.

Send a message of hope to someone you care about

How to find the cleaner you can trust for your home

How to find the cleaner you can trust for your home

First Home Buyers' Guide

First Home Buyers' Guide

Special Publication

POPULAR: This renovated Hamilton South home has attracted plenty of early interest since being launched to market with an auction guide of $1.15 million.

Newcastle Knight Connor Watson puts home up for sale

2hrs ago

POPULAR: This renovated Hamilton South home has attracted plenty of early interest since being launched to market with an auction guide of $1.15 million.

Newcastle Knight Connor Watson puts home up for sale

2hrs ago

Timber shortages have led to delays of up to three months in residential construction projects, industry sources say. Photo: Shutterstock

How the great timber housing shortage has been reversed

Timber shortages have led to delays of up to three months in residential construction projects, industry sources say. Photo: Shutterstock

How the great timber housing shortage has been reversed

What is Evergrande and why does it matter to Australia?

EXPLAINERWhat is Evergrande and why does it matter to Australia?

Jack Needham

8 Union Street, Launceston underwent an extensive renovation before selling for more than double its 2019 price. Photo: Supplied

Heavy hitters: The regional properties that have doubled in price since 2019

Jack Needham

Maree Gardner at her home in Unanderra. Picture: Adam McLean

How we can tackle regional homelessness among women over 50

Brendan Crabb

MOVIE MAN: Stunt double, rigger and safety assistant Jake Bennett - above with Samuel Johnson on the set of Eden. Picture: Supplied

Miner switched careers to being a stunt double

2hrs ago

POPULAR: This renovated Hamilton South home has attracted plenty of early interest since being launched to market with an auction guide of $1.15 million.

Newcastle Knight Connor Watson puts home up for sale

2hrs ago

Australia passes vaccine milestone as Vic regions to learn lockdown fate

GET UP TO DATEAustralia passes vaccine milestone as Vic regions to learn lockdown fate

The 2018 crash on the Monaro Highway, in which a truck ploughed into the rear of a stationary car and killed a four-year-old boy in the back seat. Improved brake technology would have minimised the impact. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Failing to act on life-saving vehicle braking technology 'borders on criminal negligence'

Brendan and Jacinta Cullin with their dog at their homestead in Kars Station, NSW. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

FORGOTTEN RIVERThe Aussie farmer training in the outback for English Channel swim

John Hanscombe

A Canberra Hospital ward is in lockdown after two patients contracted COVID-19. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

'Extremely concerning' hospital virus cases put health system at risk

Sarah Lansdown

K. Trevor Wilson, left, and Nathan Dales in Letterkenny. Picture: SBS

REVIEWCult Canadian comedy is a cracker

Cris Kennedy

Staff setting up the pop-up clinic at the Watson oval on Saturday. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Scramble to support aged care outbreak as NSW cases start to fill ACT wards

Peter Brewer

CHALLENGE: Australia needs many more aged care workers. Picture Shutterstock

Critical shortage of aged care workers threatens care standards

Eileen Wood

Model Barbara Bingham.

The true beauty of older models

Therese Murray

Caution urged following spike in scams

Caution urged following spike in scams

Samara Ross

Materials used in a major restoration project on Port Arthur's Isle of the Dead were choppered in.

Convicts' unmarked graves protected

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Strong passwords more than 16 characters long with two-factor authentication are best, experts say.

Homeschool apps a risk, warns cyber expert

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Victoria records 779 new cases as other regional cities await their fate

FREEVictoria records 779 new cases as other regional cities await their fate

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MOVIE MAN: Stunt double, rigger and safety assistant Jake Bennett - above with Samuel Johnson on the set of Eden. Picture: Supplied

Miner switched careers to being a stunt double

2hrs ago

POPULAR: This renovated Hamilton South home has attracted plenty of early interest since being launched to market with an auction guide of $1.15 million.

Newcastle Knight Connor Watson puts home up for sale

Renee Valentine
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BIG WIN: Allanah Huntly whose petition kicked off the initiative said the uptake is a sign council should make the trial permanenet. Picture: Emma Hillier

SUBSCRIBERBig win for reusable nappies and period products rebate

Penny Burfitt
2hrs ago

ANIMAL LOVE: Michael Unwin, owner and winemaker at Michael Unwin Wines, has a new friend on site and a mascot for his One Goat wine label. Pictures: Jeremy Bannister

Operating a winery during a pandemic: a new goat helps!

Rochelle Kirkham
2hrs ago

SUPPORT CARERS: Diana Agland, Krissy Christian and Georgie Manders cared for their grandmother after her diagnosis. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK

'We found out what kind of tumour I had': Who cares for carers when lives change?

Amy Rees
2hrs ago

FOR SALE: The former St Oswald's Church at 34 Bain Terrace, Trevallyn is up for grabs. Picture: Paul Scambler

The 1894 church in need of new owners

Luke Miller
1hr ago

Regional Telecommunications Review chairman Luke Hartsuyker is calling on regional residents to have their say about telecommunications. Photo: File

Raft of issues heard by telecommunications review committee

Billy Jupp

Easy-care petunias, lobelia, geraniums, alyssum and trailing Dichondra Silver Falls will decorate a vertical planter throughout summer.

Containing the colour

FIONA OGILVIE

NUTRIENTS: Kelp is a low-maintenance high achiever. Picture: Shutterstock

Sea vegetable's superpowers unearthed

Amy Cooper
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SHOOK UP: Animals may feel early tremors but are not a warning system. Picture: Shutterstock

That sixth sense - can our pets really predict an earthquake?

Dr Anne Quain

Hunter Page-Lochard plays young rookie firefighter Mott. Picture: Supplied

A story of resilience and hope

Karen Hardy