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Eden-Monaro by-election date set, voters will return to polls in July

BREAKINGEden-Monaro by-election date set, voters will return to polls in July

Albert McKnight

Deputy leader of the Science Party James Jansson is standing at the Eden-Monaro byelection.

Science Party announces new formula for Eden-Monaro

Prime minister Scott Morrison named Fiona Kotvojs as the Liberal Party candidate for the Eden-Monaro byelection on Sunday. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Bushfire rebuild, climate 'critical' issues for Liberal candidate Fiona Kotvojs

Ben Smyth

Healing breath: yoga and meditation in our era of anxiety

Healing breath: yoga and meditation in our era of anxiety

Simon Bourke

Sunshine and social distancing. Photo: Shutterstock.

DIGESTA tragic reminder that COVID-19 still has a grip on Australia

Kimberley Le Lievre

Should going for a drive be illegal? Civil liberties experts say 'no'

Should going for a drive be illegal? Civil liberties experts say 'no'

Matthew Kelly

You can be social and still be safe

OPINIONYou can be social and still be safe

Jessie Mitchell

Eden-Monaro by-election date set, voters will return to polls in July

BREAKINGEden-Monaro by-election date set, voters will return to polls in July

Albert McKnight

Deputy leader of the Science Party James Jansson is standing at the Eden-Monaro byelection.

Science Party announces new formula for Eden-Monaro

March 23, 2020: Sydney's first day of official lockdown. A normally bustling forecourt to Sydney's Opera House is all but abandoned. Photo: Dean Sewell/Oculi

PHOTOSLockdown laid bare: A photographer's perspective

Radio shock jocks under fire from doctors over conspiracy theories

DIGESTRadio shock jocks under fire from doctors over conspiracy theories

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Businesses have needed to adapt quickly to coronavirus. Bella Vista Restaurant at Belconnen had to reimagine itself for takeaway and change to retain staff. Bella Vista Restaurant manager Monique Swan. Picture: Jamila Toderas

EXPLAINERWaking from hibernation?

New York Times devotes front page to coronavirus victims

New York Times devotes front page to coronavirus victims

Photo: Shutterstock

DIGESTEurope inches its way towards opening up tourism

Ainslie Football Club players in Canberra sanitise their hands as they return to training. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXPLAINERWhen will sport restart and how can clubs prepare?

Sarah Lansdown

JobKeeper's $60 billion 'black hole' keeps government on the back foot

DIGESTJobKeeper's $60 billion 'black hole' keeps government on the back foot

Simon Bourke

Sunshine and social distancing. Photo: Shutterstock.

DIGESTA tragic reminder that COVID-19 still has a grip on Australia

Kimberley Le Lievre

We were largely happy to comply with the "stay home" directives, civil liberties expert Stephen Blanks said.

Why we were happy to go along with the 'stay home' message

Kate Benson

Sydney Roosters players celebrate their 2019 NRL Grand Final win over Canberra. With two first-up losses and a tough draw ahead, the Roosters will be up against it in their hunt for a premiership three-peat in 2020. Photo: Jason McCawley/Getty Images

OPINIONA Roosters three-peat? They'll have to do it the hard way

Laurie Daley

Fans celebrate Richmond Tigers' AFL Grand Final win last September. Will this year's premiership be tainted by the changes forced on teams because of the COVID-19 pandemic? Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINION'This will be one of the greatest premierships ever won in AFL': Really?

Rohan Connolly

Clint Gutherson of the Eels fist pumps Referee Ziggy Przeklasa-Adamski after the round 2 NRL match between the Titans and Parramatta. Photo: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

NRL's referee changes could affect spectacle

Laurie Daley

Sydney Roosters players celebrate their 2019 NRL Grand Final win over Canberra. With two first-up losses and a tough draw ahead, the Roosters will be up against it in their hunt for a premiership three-peat in 2020. Photo: Jason McCawley/Getty Images

OPINIONA Roosters three-peat? They'll have to do it the hard way

Led by premiership coach Damien Hardwick, the experienced Richmond side will be better positioned than those teams which have undergone significant change. Photo: Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images

OPINIONAFL's experienced, steady sides will be in the box seat

Rohan Connolly

The only certainty for the rest of this season is that preparation will be key. Photo: ArliftAtoz2205/Shutterstock.com

OPINIONRe-started NRL competition will be survival of the fittest

Laurie Daley

An aerial view of White Cliffs' pockmarked landscape. Picture: Destination NSW

Gem in the landscape of lost hope

Tim the Yowie Man

Old Montreal. Picture: Shutterstock

Montreal vibrant, fascinating any time of year

Laurie Hertzel

The University of Cambridge has its roots in the early 1200s, when scholars fled "hostile townsmen" in Oxford. Pictures: Shutterstock.

Take a step into Cambridge University

Lydia Roberts

The Grim Reaper from the Australian Government's AIDS awareness campaign, 1987. Picture: National Archives of Australia: M3794, 15

How Australia tackled the AIDS crisis

Amy Lay, National Archives of Australia senior curator

Leah Lewis and Daniel Diemer in The Half of It. Picture: Netflix

An off-beat look at teen romance

Simon Weaving

Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon in Dead Man Walking. Picture: supplied

How Hollywood handles holiness

Ron Cerabona

The Grim Reaper from the Australian Government's AIDS awareness campaign, 1987. Picture: National Archives of Australia: M3794, 15

How Australia tackled the AIDS crisis

Chris Bath is joined by historians, politicians, writers and journalists on the six-part ABC series Road to Now, chronicling events that have shaped the modern world.

History lessons on Road to Now

Jonathan Harker (Keanu Reeves), left, and Dracula (Gary Oldman) Bram Stoker's Dracula. Picture: Columbia Pictures.

Cinematic flies in the ointment

Ron Cerabona

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

A sweet Easter treat that is easy on the waistline

A sweet Easter treat that is easy on the waistline

Emma Brown

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

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

Kings Canyon, Watarrka National Park, NT.

Connectivity central to helping NT tourism

Kym Morgan

PODCAST || Connectivity vital to regional Australia

PODCAST || Connectivity vital to regional Australia

Gemma Purves

Sold: 71 Laurel Avenue, Chelmer just sold for $2,075,000. Photo - McGrath Estate Agents.

Selling more than listing

DOUBLE BAY HOME: Jurassic Park star Sam Neill sells his four-bedroom home.

Star sells at auction

New way of working: Whether it's indoors or outdoors there is absolutely no problem with your project going ahead says Denita Wawn, CEO of Master Builders Australia. Photo - Shutterstock.

The building blocks for the future

You can be social and still be safe

OPINIONYou can be social and still be safe

Jessie Mitchell

Police turn purple for diversity. Photo: Janie Barrett

Purple shirts for diversity

John Klepczarek

Bradley Davis, president

It's a new year for doing business

Bradley Davis

You can be social and still be safe

OPINIONYou can be social and still be safe

BOM: Damaging winds are expected to lash the Southern Highlands. Photo: supplied.

BoM issues severe weather warning

Newsroom

Making 'me time' an oasis

Making 'me time' an oasis

Gary Bentley

March 23, 2020: Sydney's first day of official lockdown. A normally bustling forecourt to Sydney's Opera House is all but abandoned. Photo: Dean Sewell/Oculi

PHOTOSLockdown laid bare: A photographer's perspective

A fisherman tries to point a great white shark in the right direction at Tuncurry. Photo Adam Fitzroy

When thousands of mullet and great white sharks mix, it's wild

There was only one lane open on the Princes Hwy through Cobargo on Wednesday so the clean-up could take place.

Four months after the fires, Cobargo's main street clean-up starts

A screenshot from the dashcam.

WATCHDangerous highway incident caught on dashcam

Listen to this high school student's COVID-19 rap

Listen to this high school student's COVID-19 rap

Brendan Crabb

RECOVERING: Erika Freingruber with the Beaudesert officers Constable Glenn Engels and Constable Max Gillott who rescued her.

WATCHReunited with her rescuers after four days on the floor

The 2020 Nikon Surf Photo of The Year Winning image by Western Australia's Ren McGann.

20 of the best surf photos you'll see

NOT SO HOT: Any hot-desking in the workplace post COVID-19 would have to be done in a different way.

Hot-desk or hot mess? Will hot-desking survive COVID-19?

Kate Benson

Surfers take advantage of the monster swell across the Illawarra on Saturday. Photo: Sylvia Liber

REAL AUSTRALIASurfers Paradise? No longer just in Queensland

The answer is blowin' in the wind.

Regions must find own path on emissions

Andrew Bray

There will be winners and losers under the federal government's means-tested funding changes for independent and Catholic schools, with some regional areas among those most affected. Photo: Shutterstock

School funding changes don't go far enough

Glenn Fahey

Chronic pain affects one in five over 45

Chronic pain affects one in five over 45

Samara Ross

Self-funded retirees overlooked by government during pandemic, says the Association of Independent Retirees.

Self-funded retirees' income drops below pension

Eileen Wood

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

Economist Saul Eslake .

Don't expect a quick economic fix from coronavirus crash, warns economist

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SUPERHERO: Six-year-old Callum Payne, who has neurofibromatosis, is always well looked after by his protective older brothers Blake and Hunter. Photo: AMY McINTYRE

Why the Payne family wants you to know about neurofibromatosis

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Royal commission hearings into Australia's bushfires have started with a focus on climate change.

Bushfire conditions to worsen in future

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Owners of units in the troubled Mascot Towers intend to sue the developer of a building next door.

Mascot Towers owners to take legal action

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Sue Townsend appearing at the Royal Commission.

Fire victims 'should not have to jump through hoops to get help'

Shana Morgan
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Radio shock jocks under fire from doctors over conspiracy theories

DIGESTRadio shock jocks under fire from doctors over conspiracy theories

1hr ago

The Red Daihatsu Charade was pretty banged up after its epic fall.

"I hit rock bottom and survived"

Jamie Brown
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An illustration of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

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Murray Darling Association welcomes back 'prodigal son' Wagga City Council

Murray Darling Association welcomes back 'prodigal son' Wagga City Council

Kenji Sato
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Vickery coal mine - plans to extend splits opinion

Vickery coal mine - plans to extend splits opinion

Daniel Pedersen

Natasha Yarrington showing Yarona Park Blooming Stacey at International Dairy Week in Victoria last year. Photo: Janine Eagles

New tech drives calving gains

Samantha Townsend

LEARNING: School at home offers opportunities and challenges. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Parents and students facing learning at home challenge

Rough markets require calm hand to steer safe passage

Rough markets require calm hand to steer safe passage

Prepare your home for the winter weather that's ahead

Prepare your home for the winter weather that's ahead