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Swans coach John Longmire talks to his team during the match against Richmond at The Gabba on Sunday. Photo: Jono Searle/Getty Images

Dour Swans under fire for 'horrible' contest

Howard Kotton

TEAM OF THE MIGHTY WEST: Easton Wood believes Western Bulldogs can thrive in unusual circumstances. Picture: Adam Trafford

Positive mindset key to AFL hub success

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

Benji Marshall and David Fifita: Stars in their own rights.

Putting a wise NRL head on young NRL shoulders

Janine Graham

Swans coach John Longmire talks to his team during the match against Richmond at The Gabba on Sunday. Photo: Jono Searle/Getty Images

Dour Swans under fire for 'horrible' contest

The Broncos' David Fifita in action against Parramatta Eels. The damaging young foward is being tempted by big money to switch to the Gold Coast Titans. Photo: Jono Searle/Getty Images

OPINIONThe new disaster confronting the once-great Broncos

Laurie Daley

Zac Bailey of the Lions celebrates with teammates after scoring a goal during the Round 5 AFL match against Port Adelaide at The Gabba last Saturday. Photo: Albert Perez/Getty Images

OPINIONBrisbane Lions in the box seat to take 2020 AFL title

Rohan Connolly

The sun is setting on unsustainable long-haul, short-stay tourism regional travel bubbles are the future

The sun is setting on unsustainable long-haul, short-stay tourism regional travel bubbles are the future

James Higham

Thredbos new gondola, one of several key developments. Picture: Supplied

Top attractions are reopening, add these to your bucket list

The Western Explorer Highway offers a wonderful experience in its own right. While unsealed, it is an excellent road, suitable for two-wheel drive vehicles. It transects the world's largest remaining stretch of temperate rainforest. Picture: Off The Path

The ultimate Tassie road trip: The road to nowhere

Maeve McKenna

The Mediterranean diet has a high consumption of vegetables and olive oil, and moderate consumption of protein. Picture: Shutterstock

Good mood food: Can you eat yourself happy?

Amy Martin

Clement Meadmore's Virginia 1970, in the Sculpture Garden at the National Gallery of Australia.

A garden of treasures in plain sight

Lucina Ward and Rebecca Blake

Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams give it their all in Eurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire Saga. Picture: Netflix

REVIEWEurovision, but lacking lustre

Jane Freebury

The Mediterranean diet has a high consumption of vegetables and olive oil, and moderate consumption of protein. Picture: Shutterstock

Good mood food: Can you eat yourself happy?

Renowned screenwriter Aaron Sorkin. Picture: Supplied

Saluting some of the screenwriters

Ron Cerabona

Zsa Zsa Gabor with Freddy Krueger in A Nightmare On Elm Street 3 - Dream Warriors. Picture: Warner Home Video

Famous simply for being famous

Ron Cerabona

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

Emma Brown
2hrs ago

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

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

2hrs ago

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Emma Brown

The flexible entertainer

The flexible entertainer

Southern Tablelands House of the Week, July 15

Majority resell for a profit

Majority resell for a profit

52-62 Hetherington Street, Goulburn is scheduled for an open home from 1-11.30pm July 11. Please call Ray White Goulburn agents Justin Gay 0429 795 507 or Addison Gann 0456 555 458 prior to attending.

Southern Tablelands open for inspection map

Domain Southern Tablelands

Image shows an example of an SMS scam making the rounds in July 2020.

Scamwatch: Don't fall for tax time scams

1hr ago

Walking away is never the 'easy' option

Walking away is never the 'easy' option

Gary Bentley

GAMBLE: Often the information used in computer prediction software programs can be obtained from the betting pages of your local newspaper at very little cost.

Scamwatch: Fancy a punt? Don't fall for a betting or sports investment scam

Image shows an example of an SMS scam making the rounds in July 2020.

Scamwatch: Don't fall for tax time scams

1hr ago

CHOICE: Faced with options, we have to make the choice, trusting in our instincts.

Optimism is life's umbrella

Gary Bentley

Just for kids: Brrrrr ... how cold is it?

Just for kids: Brrrrr ... how cold is it?

Joanne Crawford

Minister for Health Greg Hunt. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

COVIDSafe app identified more than 200 cases: Health Minister

The road the COVID-19 clearance is, the authorities say, not a short, sharp route.

DIGESTAre we there yet? Sadly, no

NSW's new COVID-19 rules detailed as second outbreak grows daily

NSW's new COVID-19 rules detailed as second outbreak grows daily

Former prime minister Julia Gillard said there are both challenges and promising signs for progress from the coronavirus pandemic. Picture: Getty Images

Gillard: pandemic poses risk to gender equality gains

Health authorities are yet to find a close contact using the COVID Safe app that hasn't already been found by manual contact tracing. Picture: Shutterstock

COVIDSafe app hasn't found virus contacts

Sally Whyte

From slips and hip pockets to pubs and clubs

DIGESTFrom slips and hip pockets to pubs and clubs

Janine Graham

Stardust Childcare Centre Director Ros Thackray reads to pre-schoolers Charlie, Ella, Aaron, Eli, Oliver and Ahan. Picture: Karleen Minney

'We don't matter': Free childcare ends but educators still face uncertainty

Sarah Lansdown

Physiotherapist Adnan Asger Ali has seen an increase in clients suffering pain due to bad home office setups. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Office exodus sees rise of 'new and different' work injuries

Kathryn Lewis

Banduk Mamburra Marika AO

Banduk Marika's ancestral stories retain relevance

1hr ago

Brent Clayton with his water slide. Picture: NONI HYETT

When you build a water slide and council says no

FAR AWAY: Jesse Teinaki said he ad never spent so long away from his family, and was thinking of them back in Tasmania. Picture: Supplied

Jesse Teinaki's journey on The Voice comes to an end

A water spout which formed off the coast of Wollongong on Sunday afternoon. Picture: Sharon McMahon

Watch a rare waterspout as it forms

Ted. Picture: NSW Police

Ted the orphaned baby wombat safe in police custody

Steve Evans

TREASURE: Archie Roach was honoured to be recognised as Victoria's Australian Of The Year for 2020. Picture: Anthony Brady

Brighter future ahead for Australia says Archie Roach

Josh Leeson

Photo: Shutterstock

WATCHYou're a sugar addict and you don't even know it

Photo: Shutterstock

OPINIONDietary advice we've been fed for decades is wrong

Dr James Muecke AM

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

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

Australian health workers, aged care staff and pharmacists will receive an extra five million masks.

Eliminating virus would crush economy: PM

20m ago

Ex-NSW Rural Fire Service commissioner Shane Fitzsimmons will appear before a bushfires inquiry.

Pandemic could impact bushfires assistance

30m ago

GETTING READY: Fire authorities will use the report for planning purposes during the winter, such as fuel reduction burns in high risk areas. Photo: Kim Chappell

South Coast to expect another tough fire season: national report

34m ago

SA local councils and businesses are being urged to find ways to reduce risk from natural disasters.

Funds to aid SA disaster resilience

35m ago

Fourteen people who visited the NSW pub at the centre of a COVID outbreak have tested negative.

Qlders who visited NSW pub clear of virus

Tiffanie Turnbull
39m ago

A COVID-19 cluster linked to the Crossroads Hotel in Sydney's southwest has reached 30 known cases.

NSW pub virus cluster's Vic link confirmed

Angelo Risso and Heather McNab
1hr ago

Australia's political influence in the Pacific region is waning, an expert says.

Australia's Pacific clout eroding: expert

Finbar O'Mallon
1hr ago

Banduk Mamburra Marika AO

Banduk Marika's ancestral stories retain relevance

Chris McLennan
1hr ago

Global wheat supply and demand are 'sitting comfortable' but we may need to see a cut in production to create a more supportive market.

Analyst points to improved outlook for wheat on the back of new global production data

Matt Wallis, AWB
2hrs ago

Ben Crozier of Wilcannia trying to beat a storm with a mob of Dorpers. Photos: Supplied

The young couple reviving far western stations

Lucy Kinbacher
2hrs ago

Without preventative management in place the mineral make-up of crops and fast-growing pastures can lead to hypocalcemia, commonly known as milk fever.

Lush grazing crops pose a threat to lambing

Olivia Calver

Spin: It's what vehicle manufacturers and motoring industry bodies do best.

We're having a vehicle sales information breakdown

Sam Hollier
1hr ago

The Mediterranean diet has a high consumption of vegetables and olive oil, and moderate consumption of protein. Picture: Shutterstock

Good mood food: Can you eat yourself happy?

Amy Martin

Did you know more parents would prefer to talk sex than technology with their kids?

No way: Kids aren't turning to parents for help with tech

Mathew Dickerson