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Trump's fake fix, Cartier watches under scrutiny

Trump's fake fix, Cartier watches under scrutiny

One new local COVID-19 case in NSW confirmed as a close contact

One new local COVID-19 case in NSW confirmed as a close contact

As if being hit by COVID's first wave wasn't enough ...

Reinfection is a rare phenomenon, maybe

The Cupping Room's manager, Connor Crampton Smith, shows how QR codes are now used to check-in and view the menu. Picture: Matt Loxton

An almost antiquated phone technology has become an unlikely hero in 2020

Onetime politician turned Crown Resorts chair, Helen Coonan (left) and Brett Sutton, Victoria's chief health officer.

Inquiring minds ask more of Brett Sutton, Helen Coonan

Janine Graham

One is a hair metal star, the other an Australian politician-businessman. They're going head-to-head in Federal Court.

Clive Palmer v Twisted Sister: ding, ding

Janine Graham

Zero community transmission in NSW: new limits on outdoor gatherings, bookings

Zero community transmission in NSW: new limits on outdoor gatherings, bookings

A vaccine won't suddenly return us to what we once thought was normality. Picture: Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXPLAINERWhy a coronavirus vaccine won't be the magic bullet

Steve Evans

TEMPORARY HOME: Queensland became the centre of the AFL universe in 2020 due to a second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria. Photo: Jono Searle/AFL Photos/Getty Images

OPINIONNorthern hubs, comebacks, second waves: AFL's season 2020 was anything but usual

Howard Kotton

In skipper Cameron Smith, the Storm have arguably the most influential player ever. Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Image

OPINIONExperience will see Melbourne weather grand final storm, says Laurie Daley

Laurie Daley

LAST ONE STANDING: Who will take home the premiership cup - Geelong or Richmond? Picture: Getty Images

AFL's 153-game journey complete, now for the finale

Justine McCullagh-Beasy

TEMPORARY HOME: Queensland became the centre of the AFL universe in 2020 due to a second wave of COVID-19 in Victoria. Photo: Jono Searle/AFL Photos/Getty Images

OPINIONNorthern hubs, comebacks, second waves: AFL's season 2020 was anything but usual

Melbourne Storm has generally been able to suffocate teams after jumping to a lead over its long era of domination, but will we see a rush of points in the first grand final under the six-again rule?

Defence has always won deciders, but are we set to see points galore?

Andrew Moir

Karin (Kaz) Tappouras stands between four of the runners in the Triple Bucketts Marathon Series Challenge on day three. Photo supplied

Kaz holds her first marathon event in Gloucester

Anne Keen

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Surfers favourite, Lighthouse Beach near Port Macquarie.

Down-to-earth art meets the sparkling sea at Port Macquarie

Jac Taylor

7 nights in Coffs for $435 a person

7 nights in Coffs for $435 a person

This landscape is called a 'lunette' for a reason - it feels a bit like walking on the surface of the moon. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Alien landscape reveals our past

Michael Turtle

Hildegard Griffin, Gayle Hollingsworth and Susan Dixon met up for a training walk on Monday, October 19 just before the rains came. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONHelp these walkers raise money for cancer research

Anne Keen

Road safety campaign: MidCoast Council's Road Safety Officer, Chris Dimarco with a Joe Rider.

WHAT'S ONSpot Joe Rider to win #ShopMidCoast vouchers

Pascal the guide dog.

MidCoast council staff talk a walk on the blind side

Hildegard Griffin, Gayle Hollingsworth and Susan Dixon met up for a training walk on Monday, October 19 just before the rains came. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONHelp these walkers raise money for cancer research

Have your say on old Barrington Bridge removal

WHAT'S ONHave your say on old Barrington Bridge removal

St Joey's students Mia Barnes and Xanthe Fenning with Pam Coote from Macs Boots. Photo supplied

WHAT'S ONSt Joey's is holding a monster raffle

Photo Cody Tsaousis from the Muswellbrook Chronicle.

One Nation: fighting to get NSW working again

Your future trip is outback

Your future trip is outback

Emma Brown

GET ON BOARD: Businesses and individuals are getting behind this year's event to make money and save money.

All aboard the Garage Sale Trail

Photo Cody Tsaousis from the Muswellbrook Chronicle.

One Nation: fighting to get NSW working again

McGrath Foundational Breast Care Nurse Katie Evans and patient Ellie May.

Look, feel, and learn about breast cancer

Dandenong McGrath Breast Care Nurse and patient Elle May.

McGrath Breast Care Nurses go COVID-safe

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

BE PREPARED: Auctions are a great way to buy, provided you've done your research. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

How to bid with confidence on auction day

Kirsty Horton

Confidence: The extension of the First Home Loan Deposit Scheme gives buyers the confidence to proceed with a purchase. Photo - Shutterstock.

Budget extends a helping hand to first time buyers

Ruth Lewis

POPULAR: The Mornington Peninsula is one of the sought-after locations.

Beach beats bush hands down for capital growth

St Joseph's Primary School Gloucester students say thank you to the community. Photo supplied

St Joey's monster raffle a huge success

St Joseph's Primary School

CWA evening branch AGM

CWA evening branch AGM

Lauren McRae

A cherry picker was used to help install the nesting boxes in Gloucester District Park. Photos supplied

Nesting boxes in the park

Penny Drake-Brockman

St Joseph's Primary School Gloucester students say thank you to the community. Photo supplied

St Joey's monster raffle a huge success

Gloucester Quota Club members Claire Reynolds and Margaret Andrews boxing up the beanies and scarves. Photo supplied

Quota drops the International from its name

Anne Keen

WATCH OUT: Some scammers will even impersonate real estate agents and organise fake inspections, victims will then arrive to discover the property doesn't exist or is currently occupied.

Scamwatch: New scam targets renters during COVID-19 pandemic

WE HEAR YOU: Parkes MP and Federal Regional Communications Minister Mark Coulton says the government is doing all it can to help regional media. Photo: Jessica Worboys

Save Our Voices: we hear you, says regional minister

HECTIC: Ball Park Music are performing a 13-show residency at Brisbane's The Triffid starting on Friday to launch their self-titled sixth album. The shows will feature a unique set list each night.

Ball Park Music sweat out the big stuff for new record

NEW GROWTH: Terra Lightfoot's fourth album Consider The Speed followed a period of severe writer's block. Picture: Mat Dunlap

Terra Lightfoot makes speedy recovery after saving wild horses

Some of the world's best photographs from on high

Some of the world's best photographs from on high

From our archives: Melbourne Cup at Taree 1991 | Photos

From our archives: Melbourne Cup at Taree 1991 | Photos

Scott Calvin

New role: Donna Ballard has started work as TUC chief executive. She envisions "a vibrant and energetic space full of colour and people, full of exciting things and a place people want to come to." Photo: Scott Calvin.

Taree Universities Campus courses will cater to local needs

Rob Douglas

Cats carry diseases deadly to humans, and it's costing Australia $6 billion every year

Cats carry diseases deadly to humans, and it's costing Australia $6 billion every year

Sarah Legge, Chris Dickman, Jaana Dielenberg, John Read, John Woinarski, Pat Taggart, Tida Nou

SPEAKING UP: Workers from Hunter industrial companies opened up about their mental health struggles for the video campaign.

'Big, boofy blokes' open up about mental health in video campaign

Sage Swinton

In Mount Isa on Day 1 of the election campaign are (L-R): ALP Traeger candidate James Bambrick, treasurer Cameron Dick, Incitec Pivot's Peter Ware, premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Glencore' Matt O'Neill.

REAL AUSTRALIANorth by Northwest: a thriller fit for Queensland

Derek Barry
52m ago

The thrill of trying something for the first time

OPINIONThe thrill of trying something for the first time

John Malouff

SERVICE PLEASE: NASA contracts Nokia to build a 4G mobile network on the moon.

Out of this world mobile phone coverage planned for the moon

Mathew Dickerson

Marj Thornton (nee Pullen) left with her friend Joy as special wireless operators at Kedleston Hall in the early 1940s.

At 98, code-cracking Marj is no enigma

NATIONAL TREASURE: Jack Thompson thinks there's something special about seeing a film at the cinema. Photo: Peter Brew-Bevan

It's never too late, says Jack

Samara Ross

Advocate says older workers' jobs are threatened by the government's new JobMaker scheme.

JobMaker sees older workers dumped by employers

Eileen Wood

IAG has decided to pull back from the company's initial support for raising the Warragamba Dam wall.

IAG quits Warragamba Dam-raising project

17m ago

The aged care royal commission is hearing final submissions from lawyers.

Drug restraints 'never again' in aged care

20m ago

Victoria's only new coronavirus case on Friday is a parent at the East Preston Islamic College.

800 self-isolating in Melbourne's north

35m ago

Bus driver Luis Rojas has pleaded not guilty to two counts of dangerous driving occasioning death.

Bus driver used phone before fatal crash

36m ago

ASIC chairman James Shipton is standing aside pending a review of expenses.

ASIC chairman stands aside over expenses

Paul Osborne
41m ago

Negotiations over the Aboriginal flag are said to be complex and delicate.

Aboriginal flag talks complex and delicate

Daniel McCulloch
43m ago

In Mount Isa on Day 1 of the election campaign are (L-R): ALP Traeger candidate James Bambrick, treasurer Cameron Dick, Incitec Pivot's Peter Ware, premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Glencore' Matt O'Neill.

REAL AUSTRALIANorth by Northwest: a thriller fit for Queensland

Derek Barry
52m ago

Mathew Flame pleaded not guilty by reason of mental impairment to Liam Anderson's bashing murder.

Demon belief 'accepted' at murder trial

Margaret Scheikowski
1hr ago

A happy Jason Collett brings Its Me back to scale after winning The Kosciuszko (with handler Rowena Dillon) at Randwick last Saturday. Photo Virginia Harvey

Kosciuszko: It's the one and only Me

Virginia Harvey
1hr ago

Some of Gulgong's Centennial Hotel punters who made their way to Randwick to see their pick Fender run in the Kosciuszko.

Gulgong punters go oh so close in Kosi punt

John Ellicott

The Eastern Young Cattle climbed to a record 801 cents a kilogram (carcase weight) on Thursday afternoon. Photo: Karen Bailey

Cattle market hits record prices, again

Karen Bailey

ROBUST: Taking a love of coffee to the next level. Picture: Shutterstock.

Bean thinking about growing coffee in your garden?

John Gabriele

GETTING READY: Your GP is a great source of help for prenatal planning when the time comes. Picture: Shutterstock.

Planning for a baby after 35

Dr Sean Holland

LITTLE GEM: An architectural jewellery box in the form of an updated Sydney cottage that unfolds from a modest heritage facade to a generously spaced home. Pictures: Katherine Lu.

A jewellery box of architectural design