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The weekend that was. Photos: file

DIGESTCOVIDidiots, Tom Hanks and a dad running on water

Craig the husky, guided by owner Jordan Taylor, made it to Canberra - on paw. And foot.

DIGESTPaws for thought, pandemic aside, positive news arrives

Yay. Just yay.

DIGESTPutting the yay into Friday

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Karleen Minney

ACT will accept charter flights for international arrivals

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Bulk-billed telehealth and other COVID-19 measures extended until March

Sally Whyte

Unemployment did what in August?

DIGESTAn eyebrow-raising figure indeed

Janine Graham

Many thousands of Australians are trying to land a spot on rare flights back to Australia. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

EXPLAINERWhen can Australians stranded overseas return home?

Andrew Brown

Aspen Medical chairman Glenn Keys at the National Convention Centre, just one of the organisations that have approached the service for assistance. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Aspen Medical to lead COVID-safe trial for major events

Andrew Brown

Sadio Mane was on target in Liverpool's win over Chelsea on Saturday.

Mane double sees Liverpool beat Chelsea

29m ago

RB Leipzig's Yussuf Poulsen kicked off their season with a 3-0 win over Mainz.

Leipzig start campaign with dominant win

Mark Meadows
2hrs ago

Member for Calare Andrew Gee, President Ashley Clark, Vice President Bob Mitchell, club captain Tom Ferson and Councilor David Kingham practice in the slips before the new pitch is installed.

Pitch perfect funds for Lyndhurst as Golden Memories museum has cash splashed

Matthew Chown

Sadio Mane was on target in Liverpool's win over Chelsea on Saturday.

Mane double sees Liverpool beat Chelsea

29m ago

Penrith is clearly the most consistent team in the competition going into the finals series. Photo: Matt King/Getty Images

OPINIONNo, the NRL premiership is not a race in four, Laurie Daley says

Laurie Daley

The Crows' Bryce Gibbs is chaired off by best mates Kade Simpson and Marc Murphy, of the Blues, after playing his final AFL match. Photo: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

OPINIONBeing the top AFL draft pick isn't all it's cracked up to be

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

Listen to Australia's newest podcast - The Voice of Real Australia

Launching Voice of Real Australia, your new favourite podcast

Listen to Australia's newest podcast - The Voice of Real Australia

Launching Voice of Real Australia, your new favourite podcast

Dimboola resident Tim Skyrme makes cigar box guitars out of recycled timber Photo: ALEX DARLING

LISTENListen to why Dimboola is the escape you were looking for

Dimboola resident Tim Skyrme makes cigar box guitars out of recycled timber Photo: ALEX DARLING

LISTENListen to why Dimboola is the escape you were looking for

Horse studs to blueberry farms: escape crowds with Airbnb of camping

Horse studs to blueberry farms: escape crowds with Airbnb of camping

Explore Travel

Moonbah is its own little slice of heaven. Picture: Colin Chang

Adventurer's paradise waiting once the snow melts

Bernadette Chua

Sanctuary stays heaven for animal-loving travellers

Sanctuary stays heaven for animal-loving travellers

Linda Moon

In accordance with guidelines from NSW Museums & Galleries we have taken the decision to CLOSE the museum until further notice.

What's going on around Blayney

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In accordance with guidelines from NSW Museums & Galleries we have taken the decision to CLOSE the museum until further notice.

What's going on around Blayney

Since 1924, Royal Far West (RFW) has been committed to connecting kids like Lucas living in rural and remote areas of Australia with the care they need. Names and images have been changed to protect privacy.

Helping country kids reach their full potential

Emma Brown

Real support: There are over 100,000 children living in rural and remote Australia in need of mental and developmental support.

Far from help is not far from hope

Emma Brown

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

Emma Brown

Since 1924, Royal Far West (RFW) has been committed to connecting kids like Lucas living in rural and remote areas of Australia with the care they need. Names and images have been changed to protect privacy.

Helping country kids reach their full potential

INCEPTION: Landcare national launch with Bob Hawke and other dignities at Wentworth NSW on July 20, 1989.

Bob Hawke's Landcare legacy recognises leadership with prestigious $50,000 award

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From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

Emma Brown

HELP: A mortgage broker can take care of all of the paperwork for you.

How to find help to navigate the mortgage minefield

HELP: A mortgage broker can take care of all of the paperwork for you.

How to find help to navigate the mortgage minefield

Victoria's property market must restart

Victoria's property market must restart

Victoria's property market must restart

Victoria's property market must restart

NEW COLLEAGUES: RiskWise Property Research CEO Doron Peleg said COVID-19 had helped strengthen work from home opportunities. Photo - Shutterstock.

Working from home opens up lifestyle choices

INSURANCE: Do you know how LMI works? Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

LMI: Know what you're getting

The Government's HomeBuilder scheme announced at the beginning of June as a lifeline to the building industry has already boosted interest in off-the-plan sales. Photo - Shutterstock.

A boost to buying off-the-plan

Ruth Lewis

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

HANG UP: Scammers may try to pressure you by calling incessantly and harassing you, even threatening to send the police to your house. Simply hang up and do not respond.

Scamwatch: Business urged to beware of dodgy invoices

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

The passage of time results in the development of emotional and spiritual veneers, which we regularly need to re-evaluate. Picture: shutterstock

Evaluating the veneers around our personality

Gary Bentley

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Remember, there's no one quite like you ...

Gary Bentley

Now is the time to prepare your home for the bush fire season, say firefighters.

Is your property prepared for this bush fire season?

Victorian farmer takes TikTok by storm

Victorian farmer takes TikTok by storm

FEEDING FRENZY: Passengers watched around 100 adult humpback whales feed together off Ben Boyd National Park over the weekend. Picture: Merimbula Marina

WATCHEver watched 100-plus humpbacks at a seafood buffet?

It was an amazing whale experience for the crew off Port Macquarie.

WATCHWatch as whale gives yachties a once-in-a-lifetime show

SAVIOUR: Performing gospel songs every Sunday for their social media followers has helped Vika and Linda Bull through the COVID lockdown.

Gospel uplifts in isolation according to Vika and Linda Bull

Josh Leeson

PUNK WITH HEART: Hobart band A. Swayze & The Ghosts are preparing to release their debut album Paid Salvation, which has already attracted attention from iconic UK label Rough Trade. Picture: Keith Deverell

A.Swayze & The Ghosts find salvation in cleaner punk ethos

Josh Leeson

YouTubers Stove Kitchen and Carter Sharer bought an LA mansion once owned by Frank Sinatra. Picture: Facebook

YouTubers laughing - and yelling - all the way to the bank

Megan Doherty

MISSING: Brown went missing from Hazlebrook in the Blue Mountains on April 22. The last confirmed sighting of her was in Blayney on the evening Wednesday, September 2. Photo: SUPPLIED

PHOTOSBringing in recruits to help missing dog get home

Nadine Morton

VITAL: Australian students deserve an education that gives them every chance of success after school. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONWrestling the writing decline key to education improvement

Glenn Fahey

Things never stop for working mums. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONGetting work-life balance right is as vital for employers as it is for workers

Christy Kidner

What will the world be like for post-COVID babies?

OPINIONWhat will the world be like for post-COVID babies?

Marie Low

A LIFETIME'S JOURNEY: Christopher Thompson today and (right) between Alice Springs and Port Augusta in 1972.

How Australia made a drifter's life whole

Seeing kangaroos on the beach in Mackay or visiting outback SA, you can find out where and when you can go at the new web portal.

One-stop COVID travel info shop

Entrepreneurship: Why it's not just a young people's game

Entrepreneurship: Why it's not just a young people's game

Geraldine Cardozo

COVID-19 vaccine clinical trial participant Tamara Hughes has her medical history taken by Paratus Clinical Research principal investigator Amber Leah. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

The Canberra woman trialling a COVID-19 vaccine 'for mum'

Had a lightbulb moment remembering the events of the week?

Take the weekend quiz

Prime Minister Scott Morrison maintains a clear margin as 'better PM' in the latest Newspoll.

Latest Newspoll shows rise for coalition

2hrs ago

Police dispersed a group of anti-lockdown protesters at the Chadstone shopping centre in Melbourne.

Lower Vic virus cases 'cause for optimism'

2hrs ago

Port Macquarie MP Leslie Williams says she has quit the NSW Nationals over the koala policy saga.

Koala saga spurs Nationals MP to defect

Callum Godde
2hrs ago

NSW workers are eligible for a $1500 payment if they have to take pandemic leave without pay.

NSW records first virus death in a month

2hrs ago

Victoria has recorded just 14 new coronavirus infections.

Latest Vic numbers cause for optimism

Colin Brinsden
2hrs ago

Roger Rogerson, 79, was jailed for life in 2016 for the murder of drug dealer Jamie Gao.

Roger Rogerson's murder appeal to start

Margaret Scheikowski
2hrs ago

Dual purpose oats mid May 2019, in the worst time of the drought, providing valuable grazing. Conserving rain from the odd summer rain event, plus sowing in early March on a minimal rain event were critical factors.

Minimise dry's impact

Bob Freebairn
1hr ago

Tony Millear with photographs of Merino rams in his office. Photo: Sarah Millear

A proud heritage

Stephen Burns

HONEST REFLECTION: Wellbeing researcher Jacki Schirmer says reports of conflict over water policies can give outsiders "an image of the Basin that it's a declining, not thriving, area and that's not accurate". Picture: MARK JESSER

Connection still strong in Murray-Darling Basin: wellbeing survey

Janet Howie

The monetary investment in our physical fitness seems to outweigh our investment in our mental fitness. Picture shutterstock.

Fitness gap: physical versus mental

Gary Bentley

Catch the early warning signs of glaucoma

Catch the early warning signs of glaucoma

Dr Nathan Kerr

LOOK LOCAL: Australian design in 2020/21 includes slab tiles up to three metres long.

Demand for Australian-made skyrockets as Aussies buy local