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Controversy is never far away from Eddie McGuire, however, several times during the pandemic he has invited a media storm after his comments. Photo: Getty Images/Michael Willson

OPINIONEddie McGuire has the season's boot in mouth award sewn up

Howard Kotton

Lewis Hamilton won the British Grand Prix on three wheels at Silverstone after a last-lap puncture.

Even puncture can't prevent Hamilton win

Philip Duncan

Sonny Bill Williams playing for Toronto Wolfpack during the Betfred Super League in February, 2020. Photo: George Wood/Getty Images

OPINIONWhy Sonny Bill won't set the world on fire

Laurie Daley

Controversy is never far away from Eddie McGuire, however, several times during the pandemic he has invited a media storm after his comments. Photo: Getty Images/Michael Willson

OPINIONEddie McGuire has the season's boot in mouth award sewn up

IN FOCUS: Dragons winger Jordan Pereira dives over to score a try against the Rabbitohs at Jubilee Stadium last year. Picture: Grant Trouville/NRL Imagery

The make-or-break game of the 2020 NRL season

Joshua Bartlett

How much of a hard slog will the festival of footy be?

Will festival of footy be an uphill battle for some?

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

The best venue to watch the spectacle of Uluru is Longitude 131 with a gathering of luxury pavilions nestled among the rust-red landscape. The desert base fans out from the Dune House, site of lounging, cocktails and rock gazing.

The hottest events to thaw out at this spring

Melinda Healy

Sunset at Horseshoe Bay on the northern side of Magnetic Island. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Furry attractions boost Magnetic Island's allure

Michael Turtle

Cruise the highways and byways instead of the high seas. Pictures: Supplied

Your guide to switching from cruising to caravan touring

Hannah Warren

Katie Holmes in The Secret: Dare to Dream. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWSyrupy story of self-actualisation

Cris Kennedy

Russell Crowe in Unhinged. Picture: Skip Bolen

REVIEWTrafficking in toxic masculinity

Ron Cerabona

Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade. Picture: Supplied

Creating suspense without a Hitch

Ron Cerabona

Katie Holmes in The Secret: Dare to Dream. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWSyrupy story of self-actualisation

Alfred Hitchcock was a shrewd self-marketer with fingers in many pies.

The year Hitchcock went Psycho

Ron Cerabona

Carolina Sann in Litigante. Picture: Unifrance

REVIEWUniversal themes in family drama

Jane Freebury

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

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

Emma Brown

The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Emma Brown

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

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

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

Rosie Ryan

A warm and inviting home

A warm and inviting home

Southern Tablelands House of the Week, August 5

RENTAL TRENDS: Nationally, rent values declined 0.3% in the month of June, and 0.5% over the quarter. Photo - Shutterstock.

Rental market changes course

Ruth Lewis

2020 Winner: Cantala Avenue House wins this year's Australian House of the Year Photo - Christopher Frederick Jones.

Humble restoration defines the true meaning of home

Ruth Lewis

Beware of scams that impersonate government organisations. Some scammers calim they are from the Australian Tax Office.

Scamwatch: Don't fall for tax time scams

Dead trees provide resources, shelter and refuge for plants and animals. Photo: Sonya Duus

Dead trees and fallen timber are actually a precious resource

Sonya Duus

Connecting with your true self is the secret

Connecting with your true self is the secret

Gary Bentley

Beware of scams that impersonate government organisations. Some scammers calim they are from the Australian Tax Office.

Scamwatch: Don't fall for tax time scams

Respect is at the heart of being our best self

Respect is at the heart of being our best self

Gary Bentley

Walking away is never the 'easy' option

Walking away is never the 'easy' option

Gary Bentley

Australia coronavirus live updates: new restrictions come into effect

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus live updates: new restrictions come into effect

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Passengers and crew from the MS Roald Amundsen, docked in Norway have contracted COVID-19.

DIGESTA cruise liner and COVID? Again, surely not?

Strict enforcement measures introduced as Victoria records 439 cases

Strict enforcement measures introduced as Victoria records 439 cases

More restrictions are expected to be revealed for COVID-hit Victoria.

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus live updates: schools close

Employment in construction, manufacturing and retail will plummet under Melbourne's new COVID-19 restrictions. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONAustralia won't recover unless Victoria does too. The federal government must step up

Brendan Coates, Matthew Cowgill

Authorities say people going to work while sick has been a major source of spreading the virus. Picture: Shutterstock

EXPLAINERPandemic leave: What has been announced and how did we get here?

Sally Whyte

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ACT wants restrictions on diplomats arriving in Australia

Sally Whyte

The Prime MInister Scott Morrison and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews ave revealed new economic and business measures for Victoria.

DIGEST'What we're dealing with here is a disaster'

Janine Graham

A beautiful sight as the baby boy's family checks he is doing ok after the birth on Monday, August 3. Picture: Mogo Wildlife Park.

Watch mother giraffe's first moments with baby son

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More restrictions are expected to be revealed for COVID-hit Victoria.

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus live updates: schools close

FAMILY: Margaret Gabbedy-Hayes has been caring for her son since he collapsed with bleeding on the brain about two years ago. Picture: Brodie Weeding

How one community organisation helped rescue Matthew

These brave Bunnings staff members came face to face with a woman later dubbed a "Karen".

Why 'Karen'? We asked sociology and language experts

STRONG MESSAGE: Aboriginal recording artists Mi-kaisha and Nooky (front), pictured with video clip dancers Maddie Paluch and Chandler Connell, collaborated to write the song, 'One Point 5', encouraging young people to keep their communities safe from COVID-19. Photo: Jake Keane

New song aims to share the COVID-19 safe message with Aboriginal communities

Feral cats are not the biggest threat to native animals in the Top End, a major study has uncovered. Picture: CDU.

Ferals cats not the menace to Top End's native mammals as once thought

Chris McLennan

Sue Blake sewing masks. Picture: TARA TREWHELLA

Can't buy a face mask? Here's how to make one

Sophie Boyd

Mask wearing will be mandatory across all of Victoria from 11.59pm on Sunday, August 2

What you need to know about masks

Michelle Smith

SHIFT: It seems that the focus on eradicating overt and shocking racism has created an environment of casual discrimination where ageism, sexism and other isms are being ignored and indeed fostered through social media.

Risk Australia will again be a discrimi-nation | Midweek Musings

Father Brendan Lee

Peering through the layers to discover more about ourselves, then and now

REAL AUSTRALIAPeering through the layers to discover more about ourselves, then and now

Betina Hughes

Employment in construction, manufacturing and retail will plummet under Melbourne's new COVID-19 restrictions. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONAustralia won't recover unless Victoria does too. The federal government must step up

Brendan Coates, Matthew Cowgill

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

The Reserve Bank has warned the unemployment rate may reach 10 per cent by the end of the year.

Construction downturn slows, worries ahead

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NSW health authorities want to detect cases early and ensure people are isolating if necessary.

Sydney airport health protocols 'rigorous'

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Australia coronavirus live updates: new restrictions come into effect

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus live updates: new restrictions come into effect

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List of 'specialist skills' workers allowed into Tasmania released

List of 'specialist skills' workers allowed into Tasmania released

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Prime Minister Scott Morrison has federal pandemic leave pay to all the states.

PM offers pandemic leave pay to all states

Matt Coughlan
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Dan Tehan says all options are on the table as Canberra considers help for childcare in Victoria.

PM guarantees Vic childcare places, jobs

Matt Coughlan
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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has flagged mental health support for those "doing it tough".

Morrison tells anti-maskers to 'get real'

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Stay safe: Passengers were doing the right thing at Newcastle Interchange on Tuesday. Sydneysiders have triggered recent COVID clusters and business closures in the Hunter. Picture: Jonathan Carroll

'Non-essential travel should be off the table': Calls to ban Sydneysiders going regional

Anita Beaumont
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It will be important to get plans in place for grain deliveries and marketing this harvest.

COVID-19 likely to impact on harvest labour and deliveries

Nicholas Robertson, AWB
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Luke Peel crossing a leaky weir at The Mulloon Institute. Photo: The Mulloon Institute

Leaky weirs success through drought

Stephen Burns

Use locals' bushfire knowledge: NSW Farmers

Use locals' bushfire knowledge: NSW Farmers

Daniel Pedersen

There is no need to try and prove baby brain exists. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONBaby brain? Tired mums don't need labels, we need a break

Christy Kidner

Decorate the walls with art built by you

Decorate the walls with art built by you

SENSE OF PLACE: Casuarina House is positioned on one edge of the block, to free up space for a large garden that spans the full length of the site and encourages engagement with the outdoors.

Coastal home commended with award