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Prime Minister Scott Morrison during Question Time. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

DIGESTSocial media giants taken to task

No new deaths as 251 COVID cases recorded

No new deaths as 251 COVID cases recorded

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

DIGESTThat didn't take long, omicron

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

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

Photo: File

NSW records 179 new COVID cases and three deaths

Kim Chappell

Professor Kelly said the Omicron variant could actually be "relatively mild compared with previous versions" such as the Delta strain but "will spread" because it is highly transmissible. Image: ABC News

DIGESTNew variant an unwelcome arrival

Kayla Osborne

Photo: File

NSW records 150 COVID cases as Omicron confirmed in overseas travellers

Kim Chappell

Professor Kelly said the Omicron variant could actually be "relatively mild compared with previous versions" such as the Delta strain but "will spread" because it is highly transmissible. Image: ABC News

WATCHOmicron is 'a variant of concern', says CMO Paul Kelly

Shivé Prema

STAR: Raymond Smith and the current star of his kennels, Jungle Deuce. Picture: SUSAN HERBERT

Forbes flyer voted in as The People's Pup for NSW

Michael Cowley

Tyrone May has joined Super League's Catalans Dragons after his sacking by Penrith Panthers.

Catalans sign Panthers' May in NRL drive

Ian Laybourn
1hr ago

Father and son take out minor pairs for 2021 Joe and Jeff Nicholson defeating John Gordon and Cliff Nelson.

Father and son take out bowls minor pairs title

STAR: Raymond Smith and the current star of his kennels, Jungle Deuce. Picture: SUSAN HERBERT

Forbes flyer voted in as The People's Pup for NSW

CHANGES: There's varying opinions in Group 11 when it comes to what the 2022 season should look like.

IN DEPTHEvery Group 11 club's view on the proposed western premiership

Nick Guthrie

GROWING: Western Under 21s has expanded to 11 teams for the next edition of the competition. Photo: RENEE POWELL

Under 21s competition doubles in size for new season

Alexander Grant

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

FESTIVE SEASON: The town's Christmas lights will be turned on from December 1. Picture: File

No carnival, but Christmas lights spectacular returns

Artists Pammie Thomson and Sampa Bhakta's Life In Colour exhibition is open until December 4.

Platypus Gallery host to colourful new exhibition

The Gooloogong Park Markets will return after a five month hiatus. Photo File.

Gooloogong markets back on

FESTIVE SEASON: The town's Christmas lights will be turned on from December 1. Picture: File

No carnival, but Christmas lights spectacular returns

Senior Citizen Norm Haley, Junior Citizen Krystle Lee McMurray and Citizen of the Year Murray Brown on January 26 this year.

Nominations for Forbes Australia Day Awards now open

GETTING FESTIVE: The Christmas decorations are going up in Victoria Park, which will be the venue for a special Rotary Ipomoea Christmas market on December 11.

Rotary Ipomoea brings Christmas market to Victoria Park

Welcome to the 2021 Western Rural Guide

Welcome to the 2021 Western Rural Guide

Andrew Lotherington

Queens of Mystery makes for some compelling watching on Acorn TV.

The streaming service with new hard-to-find classics and British favourites every single week

Linda Lambrechts

Modibodi takes the anxiety out of periods that could cause most teens to step away from their usual sport or social activities.

Teens can trust Modibodi period underwear to help them through the night

Linda Lambrechts

Welcome to the 2021 Western Rural Guide

Welcome to the 2021 Western Rural Guide

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

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

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

Linda Lambrechts

Picture: Mount Macedon Realty

PHOTOSThis age old bluestone mansion is up for sale again

Picture: Mount Macedon Realty

PHOTOSThis age old bluestone mansion is up for sale again

Price growth is strongest in coastal and lifestyle markets, CoreLogic said. Picture: Shutterstock

Regional property prices grow at double capital city rates

Price growth is strongest in coastal and lifestyle markets, CoreLogic said. Picture: Shutterstock

Regional property prices grow at double capital city rates

4719 Midland Highway, Daylesford. Picture: Supplied

Downton Abbey meets Daylesford: Wombat Park up for auction

Jack Needham

The east side has a butterfly shape and the south side has a sawtooth shape. Photo: Chris Erickson

Tricky block no problem for this award-winning South Coast home

Ellouise Bailey

House prices in the Kiama LGA, in the NSW Illawarra region, were up 39.5 per cent in the year ending October. Picture: Shutterstock

The regional areas with 40pc-plus property price growth

Jack Needham

The good news stories you NEED in your life right now

GOOD NEWSThe good news stories you NEED in your life right now

Georgia Haggarty, Betty Trevorrow, Toni Lennane, Sharon Moon, Shell Bell and Debbie Maitland came down to help Betty celebrate 50 years in the legal industry.

Betty celebrates 50 years of service in legal industry

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WET SEASON: Lake Cowal has filled and begun to spill into Nerang Cowal or the little lake. Photos Mal Carnegie

Lake Cowal fills, spills into Nerang Cowal

Dinasours had the main street of Cowra almost to themselves during lockdown.

REAL AUSTRALIAFun comes out to play on our rule-weary streets

The Castlereagh River floods near Coonamble on Monday, but a new levy bank has held firm. Photo by Carly Chynoweth.

WATCHTragedy in paddocks as waterlogged crops sit unharvested

John Ellicott

No new deaths as 251 COVID cases recorded

No new deaths as 251 COVID cases recorded

Sage Swinton

Photo: Zoe Arora, Illawarra, NSW.

PHOTOSO Christmas tree, o Christmas tree: Check out this year's Christmas trees

Grace Ryan

FINAL FLIGHT: The F/A-18A/B Classic Hornet has served the Australian air force for 30 years.

WATCHFinal flight for iconic Hornet takes place as military retires fleet

Matthew Kelly
Emma Horn

'Smart' homes help reduce energy usage

OPINION'Smart' homes help reduce energy usage

Chris Kerr

Prime Minister Scott Morrison during Question Time. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

DIGESTSocial media giants taken to task

Kayla Osborne

MP Phil Donato met with flood-impacted Forbes farmers and visited the State Emergency Service headquarters.

Matters of State with Member for Orange Phil Donato

Phil Donato MP

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

STAYING CONNECTED: Lex Marinos and Patricia Amphlett take radio and podcast listeners on a romp through the perils, pitfalls and precious moments of ageing.

Radio and podcast show targets older Australians

Eileen Wood

Liberal Member for Pearce Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Porter gone, Hunt next? Parliament to end with a bang

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A treatment newly approved for hospital patients who require oxygen slows the effects of COVID-19.

New COVID-19 treatment granted approval

2hrs ago

Ongoing care for ADF veterans suffering mental health issues has been raised at a royal commission.

Defence vets missing care, inquiry told

2hrs ago

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard says the government is not considering another lockdown.

NSW flocks to testing after Omicron alert

2hrs ago

Health Minister Greg Hunt is expected to announce he's calling time on his 20-year political career.

Hunt, Porter exit as parliament winds up

Andrew Brown and Paul Osborne
2hrs ago

The fall in iron ore prices is expected to narrow Australia's trade surplus in new October figures.

Iron ore slide to narrow trade surplus

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent
2hrs ago

A Senate inquiry has heard the $660m Urban Congestion Fund was not effective or merit-based.

Report into car park grants to be released

Alex Mitchell
2hrs ago

Defence Minister Peter Dutton says Australia is working towards a free and open Indo-Pacific region.

Australia expands military cooperation

Dominic Giannini
2hrs ago

Future Farmers Network director Samantha Noon.

Agriculture, the career of opportunity

Samantha Noon

Government funds $40 million for water infrastructure

Government funds $40 million for water infrastructure

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Recent widespread rain has brought harvest in NSW to a standstill. Photo: Billy Jupp

Rain halts NSW's harvest progress as receival deliveries dry up

Billy Jupp
1hr ago

Ads aren't just about what they say. What they imply also matters. Photo: Shutterstock

Examining a couple of the ad tactics used for crude oil fuels

Sam Hollier

Chyka Keebaugh with items from her new Harris Scarfe collection. Photos: Supplied

Christmas with Chyka - her expert tips for a festive house

HOMELY FEEL: Blockheads Hayden and Sara Vale chose concrete and timber to feature throughout their multi-storey home. This presents a balanced, yet luxurious feel as it incorporates flooring, joinery, furnishings and accents. Photos: supplied by the Vales.

Shack to chic in five stunning storeys

Vickii Byram