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NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

DIGESTTime to turn up the music and turn down the dysfunction

Kayla Osborne

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

BE WISE: Be suspicious of too-good-to-be-true offers and any sellers that ask you to pay by bank transfer, gift cards or cryptocurrency.

All the online scams you need to avoid

Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said there are now a total of 31 Omicron cases in the state, 20 of which are linked to the Regents Park cluster in Sydney's south west.

WATCHSix new Omicron cases in NSW as state records two deaths and 260 daily total

Matt Carr
Shivé Prema

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

Inspector Matt Hinton [right] is leading the Bleed 4 Blue drive in Goulburn. Picture: Dominic Unwin

Police roll up sleeves for Bleed 4 Blue blood drive

Dominic Unwin

The team of rural health professionals at Canowindra. Picture: supplied

#RuralPositive: let's give our thanks to our rural health professionals

Julia Driscoll

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian.

DIGESTTime to turn up the music and turn down the dysfunction

Kayla Osborne

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

75 year old Kevin Mason has been fishing the waters of the south coast his whole life. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Fishing for justice: 'It's really affected my life'

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

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?

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

Scenes of COVID testing in NSW. Picture: File image.

DIGESTThat didn't take long, omicron

Kayla Osborne

Scenes of COVID testing from around the Hunter and Lake Macquarie. File image.

NSW Omicron COVID case visited several shops, KFC and Pizza Hut

Damon Cronshaw

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

Genesis Owusu is the first hip hop artist to win Album of the Year at the ARIA Awards. Picture: Supplied

'The weirdo can't be stopped': Genesis Owusu 'validated' by historic ARIA win

Amy Martin

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Power of education: Solicitor Paul Ell was just one of the thousands of young people assisted by the Learning for Life program that is supported by VIEW Clubs of Australia. Photo: Supplied.

The club that offers children a view to a better future

Dayle Latham

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

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

Footy great takes on new challenge, growing back his hair!

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard

What happens when you put two city slickers in a vineyard

Linda Lambrechts

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

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

Linda Lambrechts

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

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

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

With some careful planning, moving house doesn't need to be stressful. Pictures: Shutterstock.

How to take the stress out of moving house

Edel Beattie, The Happy Organiser

ROLLING IN: Storms hit Newcastle's beaches in 2021. Picture: Darius Diciunas

WATCHSevere storms, more floods predicted for rest of week

Elf on the Shelf ideas to get you through the silly season

PHOTOSElf on the Shelf ideas to get you through the silly season

Labor's energy and climate spokesperson Chris Bowen. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Defence's 2030 net zero target 'unachievable', Bowen says

Chilly the kelpie after a successful day fending off seagulls.

WATCHDogs hired to keep seagulls away from Opera House

An echidna interrupted the Bathurst 1000 race on Sunday. Source: Fox Sports via Daily Motion.

WATCHSee the moment a spiked intruder interrupted the Bathurst 1000

Oliver Caffrey

Dr Chant said NSW Health is "continuing to investigate" Omicron cases at Regents Park Christian School, St Peters Chanel Catholic Primary School in Regents Park and the Sydney indoor climbing gym at Villawood. Source: NSW Health.

WATCHOmicron cases are "expected to rise" as total increases to 25 in NSW

Shivé Prema
Matt Carr

EVACUATED: Villages try to outrun plumes of volcanic ash as Mt Semeru erupts for the second time this year. Picture: @Yoeni2909

WATCHWatch as volcano erupts for second time this year

Emma Horn

WILD WEATHER: Storms move in over Ballarat, Victoria on Thursday December 2, 2021. Picture: Adam Spencer

WATCHHeatwave in west, flooding on the east coast

Emma Horn

LEFT: My partner, Madeline, topping up the car in Mudgee while we head to the weekend markets. RIGHT: Charging in Dubbo.

REAL AUSTRALIAThe Aussie EV revolution has to clear a few hurdles first

Benjamin Palmer
1hr ago

Why employees must return to the office

OPINIONWhy employees must return to the office

Maureen Kyne

The Clintons lacked self-reflection in their writing. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONA well-written political book? What a novel idea

Mark Thomas

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

The lawyer for Zainab Abdirahman-Khalif (centre) said any ongoing risk she posed was low.

Woman jailed on terror charge 'low risk'

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Ombudsman Deborah Glass has hit out at Victoria's border exemptions, calling the system "inhumane".

Vic border permits 'unjust' and 'inhumane'

9m ago

People in flood-affected areas should prepare for more wet weather, the SES warns.

NSW bracing for more rain, storms, floods

13m ago

Christina Hartmann Benz declined to comment after a fraud charge over a COVID vaccine was dropped.

Charge dropped over 'fake' WA COVID jab

23m ago

Qantas is one of the heavy-hitters that hasn't yet made a voluntary JobKeeper repayment.

Transparency key to new JobKeeper report

Alex Mitchell
26m ago

Conman Peter Foster has been arrested in Victoria six months after failing to face a Sydney court.

Fugitive Peter Foster found in Victoria

Luke Costin
50m ago

A gunman has died in hospital after being shot by police in Brisbane's south.

Gunman dies after standoff with Qld police

Laine Clark
51m ago

The bank of mum and dad may not be proving as crucial to first home-buyers as some think.

Few home-buyers flush with parents cash

Steven Deare
55m ago

Future Farmers Network director Samantha Noon.

Agriculture, the career of opportunity

Samantha Noon

Photo: Shutterstock

Irrigator fined over unlawful water take

Newsroom
1hr ago

Briana Radzievic with Natalee Treay from Mudgee at the Mudgee cup meeting. Photos by Samantha Thompson.

Mudgee right on track for its Cup day

Janian McMillan and John Ellicott

TWIRL: Inside the Asteroid belt seen against the sun in deep space. Picture: Shutterstock

How the asteroid belt formed in space

Lauren Fuge

Physician Dr Saundra Daulton-Smith, author of the book 'Sacred Rest', says we need to replenish our drained selves in seven different ways. Picture: Shutterstock.

Replenish yourself with seven types of rest

Wellness with Amy Cooper

One of the most stunning perfumed plants of summer is the gardenia. Picture: Shutterstock.

ADVICEBest of gardenias, the unofficial scent of summer gardens

John Gabriele