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Yuzvendra Chahal was drafted into India's XI for the second innings and played a starring role. Picture: Getty

Concussion controversy in the cricket at Manuka

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Man with 'appalling' record broke woman's jaw, set fire to garage

SUBSCRIBERMan with 'appalling' record broke woman's jaw, set fire to garage

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SES search for evidence at Weston skatepark. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBER | UPDATEDMen beat teenager before fatal stabbing, police allege

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The European Union says disseminating fabricated images or information cannot be justified.

Chinese diplomat reacts to tweet backlash

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Senator Kristina Keneally during Senate estimates earlier this year. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Nine 'cash for visas' recipients remain, Maguire secured citizenship for three

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Heidi Strbak has had her new sentence for the manslaughter of her four-year-old son suspended.

Convicted Queensland child killer to walk free

Cheryl Goodenough

Garbage truck drivers and Suez strike a deal

No more strikes! Garbage truck drivers and Suez strike deal

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The jury in former NRL player Jarryd Hayne's rape trial will continue deliberating on Monday.

Hayne jury can't reach unanimous verdicts

Mark Russell

Aust surveillance laws set for major '21st-century' changes

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONPandemic, scandals brought best and worst of times in the APS

ACT surpasses 2020 emissions reduction target

Serious crashes down but fatals stable

Yuzvendra Chahal was drafted into India's XI for the second innings and played a starring role. Picture: Getty

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'Quite the adventure': Yass dog coming home after a 300km journey

'Quite the adventure': Yass dog coming home after 300km trip

Nicholaas Brink and good mate Riley Topping loved flying together. Photo supplied

Tributes flow in for a man with 'a zest for life' lost in helicopter crash

Australian Public Service Commissioner Peter Woolcott and his agency were praised by the audit report. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

OPINIONIt's not an episode of Utopia, the APS COVID response was the successful reality

Pick the Channel Seven executive. That would be chief executive Tim Worner, on the left, who appears to be grimacing after he got the cricket TV rights. He's joined by former Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland and Fox Sports' Patrick Delaney, who seem to like cricket a lot more. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERChannel Seven don't like cricket. Oh no. They hate it

The UK's COVID-19 vaccine will need to be stored in special containers with dry ice to keep it at minus-70 degrees. Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERHow will Britain roll out its COVID-19 vaccine?

Man arrested over Civic bike theft

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Concussion controversy in the cricket at Manuka

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T20 women's world champs win The Don Award

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Rains in western Indonesia leave two dead

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Tigray claims thousands killed in conflict

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Is there a meteor sitting in your paddock?

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Coleambally pilot Steve Burgess spotted a meteor during a pre-dawn flight from Griffith on Friday. PHOTO: File

Is there a meteor sitting in your paddock?

Heidi Strbak has had her new sentence for the manslaughter of her four-year-old son suspended.

Convicted Queensland child killer to walk free

A Toyota HiLux. Photo: Shutterstock

Thousands of Toyota HiLux utes to be recalled

WIDE OPEN ROAD: Lake Macquarie City Council confirmed on Friday that the Hunter Joint Planning Panel had approved Costco's Cockle Creek plan.

First regional NSW Costco gets approval

Emergency Services Minister Mark Ryan is trusting experts to make the right calls on Fraser Island.

Water bombers slow Fraser Island bushfire

Aaron Bunch

An inmate who escaped a prison near Bathurst on Friday is being hunted by NSW police.

Escaped inmate on the run near Bathurst

Tiffanie Turnbull

KEEP ON TRUCKING: The road transport sector is gearing up for major growth despite an aging workforce and a shortage of drivers.

Want to drive a big truck? There's a driver shortage looming

Vernon Graham

A Sydney quarantine hotel cleaner is likely to have contracted COVID-19 at work.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

Christian Porter says the government won't be obstinate about its workplace reforms.

Coalition open to industrial reform change

Peter Dutton has slammed suggestions spies should pay closer attention to right-wing extremists.

Dutton slams 'stupid' counter-terror calls

Will the new year bring change to public service workplaces? Picture: Shutterstock

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONAn APS workplace wish list to end a turbulent year

Minister for Families and Social Services Anne Rushton. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

SUBSCRIBERAPS disability target doubles, but few disclose at work

Senator Katy Gallagher. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERNew inquiry set up into changes in Australian public service

Katie Burgess

Marise Payne: Indo-Pacific nations have considerable weight in their own right.

Foreign minister outlines Pacific vision

Daniel McCulloch

Defence minister Linda Reynolds. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Australians targeted in offshore COVID cybercrime

Katie Burgess

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg says the latest national accounts figures are cause for optimism and hope.

Growth rebound provides 'hope': Frydenberg

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent

It would be a mistake to approach this relationship as one between equals. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONIf you prod the tiger, the tiger will snarl - and maybe bite

Steve Evans

Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has written to ABC chair Ita Buttrose asking her to explain the broadcaster's decision to air the Four Corners program. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

OPINIONActually, government MPs, there are such things as silly questions

Jenna Price

Federal government should own its ACT mistakes

Federal government should own its ACT mistakes

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SUBSCRIBERPolice find $54k cash, cocaine at Belconnen unit

Aofangatuku Langi, left, Khaled Khoder, top, and Christopher Millington, bottom, flash a Comanchero gang sign during a video call in jail. Picture: Supplied

SUBSCRIBERBikie nominee refused bail amid revenge attack concerns

Police search for alleged bike thief

Police search for alleged bike thief

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Hayley Jensen performs in Queanbeyan

Hayley Jensen performs in Queanbeyan

Keziah Craven's creativity thrived during lockdown. Picture: Karleen Minney

How COVID put one artist's career on track

Amy Martin

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LONG ROAD: Josh Teskey, left, used to watch Ash Grunwald, right, perform at the St Andrews Hotel when he was still a teenager, but these days the influence runs in both directions.

Blues union decades in the making for Grunwald and Teskey

Josh Leeson

Political journalist Chris Uhlmann is writing his first children's picture book. Picture: Supplied

Chris Uhlmann to write a children's picture book

Karen Hardy

Imagine Bendigo's population being hospitalised on the same day

DIGESTImagine Bendigo's population being hospitalised on the same day

Pacific Suites resident Justin Weng was told several days after signing a lease that the hotel would be used for COVID-19 quarantine, almost a week after the decision had been made. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

SUBSCRIBERJustin's perfect rental turned out to be a hotel used for quarantine

A word of warning before celebrating 'biological jujitsu'

DIGESTA word of warning before celebrating 'biological jujitsu'

Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson speaks after the UK approved the use of the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine. Picture: Getty Images

Fears 'vaccine nationalism' would prolong the pandemic

Health Minister Greg Hunt has given more detail about the rollout of a COVID-19 vaccine in Australia. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Vaccine approvals at 'advanced' stage: Hunt

Sally Whyte

Capital Brewing Co venue manager Bobby Corbett says further easing of coronavirus restrictions is a "game changer" for the hospitality sector. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Eased COVID-19 limits a 'game changer'

Elliot Williams

Have you heard the latest? Photo: file

DIGESTThe pollies are teasing us again

Janine Graham

New Victorian coronavirus rule changes to be announced this weekend

New Victorian coronavirus rule changes to be announced this weekend

Yuzvendra Chahal was drafted into India's XI for the second innings and played a starring role. Picture: Getty

Concussion controversy in the cricket at Manuka

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Cavalry players are concerned they won't be able to fill their roster for the upcoming season eopning series against Perth. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXCLUSIVECavalry charge could fall short

Justis Huni seems destined for remarkable things in boxing. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBERGolden ambition: Huni looks to join legends

Pick the Channel Seven executive. That would be chief executive Tim Worner, on the left, who appears to be grimacing after he got the cricket TV rights. He's joined by former Cricket Australia CEO James Sutherland and Fox Sports' Patrick Delaney, who seem to like cricket a lot more. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBERChannel Seven don't like cricket. Oh no. They hate it

Shane Bond is in his third year as coach of the Sydney Thunder. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBERThunder hit town for five-game Manuka blitz

James Buckley

Canberra cyclist Rory Sutherland has been appointed Australian Cycling Team elite road coordinator. Picture: Noa Arnon

SUBSCRIBERSutherland signs up for Australian role

David Polkinghorne

Cadeyrn Neville is back training with the Brumbies after his call up to the Wallabies. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

SUBSCRIBERNeville back in town after Wallabies trip

James Buckley

Issac Hardman secured a victory in the toughest test of his career. Picture: Getty

SUBSCRIBER'Pressure makes diamonds': Hardman shines

Caden Helmers

"The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

"The brass in the piano actually started to melt. That's how hot it got", Torrington resident Richard Cork lost a property to fire on November 8, 2019. PHOTO: Andrew Messenger

LISTENWhen these wilderness escapes became death traps

Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

Rick and Carolyn Lean lost their son to suicide two years ago after a long battle with addiction and mental health issues. Photo: Kellsey Galea

LISTENHow one city is trying to tackle its drug problem from within

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

The Drip Gorge, near Mudgee. PHOTO: Mudgee District Environment Group

LISTENMeet the women fighting for The Drip

Small-ship cruise gets green light for Tasmania

Small-ship cruise gets green light for Tasmania

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Australia is mostly open internally, so now's the time to head out on your next adventure. Picture: Shutterstock

Travel advice: the latest on border closures

Explore Travel

A weekend getaway in beautiful Hobart is just what the doctor ordered.

Whitsunday sailing, cut-price Darwin: this week's best travel deals

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Bob along at Arbory Afloat. Picture: Supplied

Four ways to fall in love with Melbourne all over again

Sue Wallace

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

Five reasons we all love a Canberra Christmas

Five reasons we all love a Canberra Christmas

Reach for the sky; The completed High Society glass towers feature 541 apartments. Picture: Supplied

Scale the peaks of the Canberra suburb in the sky

Future outlook: Australian ag leaders share insights on the challenges and opportunities ahead

Future outlook: Australian ag leaders share insights on the challenges and opportunities ahead

How your home could help take away financial stress in your retirement

How your home could help take away financial stress in your retirement

Holiday season plans look-up as lockdowns are eased

Holiday season plans look-up as lockdowns are eased

Emma Brown

Seniors encouraged to share the word on CarerHelp

Seniors encouraged to share the word on CarerHelp

Denmark has decided to end to all offshore oil and gas activities in the North Sea by 2050.

Denmark to stop pumping oil, gas in sea

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Denmark has decided to end to all offshore oil and gas activities in the North Sea by 2050.

Denmark to stop pumping oil, gas in sea

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Heavy rain has flooded Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province, Indonesia.

Rains in western Indonesia leave two dead

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Heavy rain has flooded Medan, the capital of North Sumatra province, Indonesia.

Rains in western Indonesia leave two dead

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Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has declared victory over TPLF forces.

Tigray claims thousands killed in conflict

Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed has declared victory over TPLF forces.

Tigray claims thousands killed in conflict

HUMBLY ACCEPTED ON BEHALF OF HIS MATES: Bob Smith with his World War II 75th anniversary commemorative medallion and certificate.

Soldier who came of age amid battlefields in New Guinea

Donna Ward

COMFORT BELOW: Nurses in the Second World War in the Underground Hospital in Mount Isa.

Did 79 soldiers die of cyanide?

Derek Barry

SHOVELLING SNOW IN SYRIA: Members of the 2/3 Battalion clearing snow in 1942.

Tragic drowning of digger who fought the enemy in three countries

Perennial nasturtiums just keep on giving - you can eat the leaves, flower and tubers. Pictures: Hannah Moloney and Shutterstock.

The treasures of perennial nasturtiums

Hannah Moloney

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A fruit picking robot named Clive (this is not a picture of Clive) is getting to work this year. Picture: Shutterstock.

OPINIONRobots may be the answer to backpacker fruit-picker shortage

Mathew Dickerson

The Australian retirement income system languishes in the government too-hard basket. Picture: Shutterstock.

Retirement income systems languish in the too-hard basket

Noel Whittaker

LISTEN TO THIS: The winning project holds promise for those who have suffered hearing loss as a result of ageing, among other possible factors.

Hearing loss treatment crowned winner

ONLINE CHECK: There are many charities that deserve your donation this Christmas. But before giving, do a quick check on the ACNC website's Charity Register.

How to avoid charity scams this Christmas

Geraldine Cardozo

Ethicist calls for sexbots for elderly

Ethicist calls for sexbots for elderly

Di Hartley, Anna Crompton and Trae Hayman.

Sunday sessions

Dion Georgopoulos

Stuart Spannari, Kiara Arnold and Jye Russell of Queanbeyan.

Horsin' around

Dion Georgopoulos

December 13, 1991. Aaron, 5, and Alice, 3, Coddington of Weetangera at the Little Red Engine.

Flashback: Feeling like a kid in a toy shop

Reader pic by @loxton.photo

Instagrammers of Canberra

Bruce Whitsed, Nariel Valley with his pen of 35 Angus weaner steers weighing 348kg sold for $1810.

Grown steers at Corryong top at $2080

Bruce Whitsed, Nariel Valley with his pen of 35 Angus weaner steers weighing 348kg sold for $1810.

Grown steers at Corryong top at $2080

Nicholas Rogers, Guyra, calls for one more bid as Thomas McGregor, Goulburn, scans the crowd.

NSW agents polish their auction skills | Photos

Nicholas Rogers, Guyra, calls for one more bid as Thomas McGregor, Goulburn, scans the crowd.

NSW agents polish their auction skills | Photos

Nicholas Rogers, Guyra, calls for one more bid as Thomas McGregor, Goulburn, scans the crowd.

NSW agents polish their auction skills | Photos

Nicholas Rogers, Guyra, calls for one more bid as Thomas McGregor, Goulburn, scans the crowd.

NSW agents polish their auction skills | Photos