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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

Unemployment did what in August?

DIGESTAn eyebrow-raising figure indeed

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

It's not the size of the dog in the fight .... but the stick in its mouth.

DIGESTOut comes that big, metaphorical stick again

Janine Graham

Multiple trials of coronavirus vaccines are taking place around the world. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERWhat happens after a COVID vaccine is found?

Andrew Brown

Simona Halep is through to the semi-final of the Italian Open.

Halep eases into Italian Open semi-finals

Picture: Macarthur Football Association Facebook

Football NSW praises Camden Council's decision to waive field hire costs

Kayla Osborne

Picture: Jeff Lambert

Wests Tigers sign Penrith prop James Tamou on two-year deal

Simona Halep is through to the semi-final of the Italian Open.

Halep eases into Italian Open semi-finals

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

So you're holding an event? Share it with the community

So you're holding an event? Share it with the community

Kevin Hart, Karen Gillan, Dwayne Johnson, Awkwafina and Jack Black in Jumanji: The Next Level. Picture: Hiram Garcia/Sony Pictures

Youth movie night levels up with Jumanji sequel

Kayla Osborne

Kids can enter a superhero dress up competition with the winner getting a special visit from Batman himself. Picture: Supplied

Camden Festival to be held online this year

Kayla Osborne

So you're holding an event? Share it with the community

So you're holding an event? Share it with the community

Camden Council's Heritage Advisory Committee want locals to head online and learn about Camden's history. Picture: Camden Council

Unlock Camden from the comfort of your own home

Kayla Osborne

Picture: The Shang

Camden band's new album explores what life is like in the 'wild south west'

Kayla Osborne

FAMILY BUSINESS: Tahmoor Coal employees Shane and Emily Wilton and Mariah and Jason Gavin hope the project will be extended until 2032.

Tahmoor mining project important to jobs and economy

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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

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

FAMILY BUSINESS: Tahmoor Coal employees Shane and Emily Wilton and Mariah and Jason Gavin hope the project will be extended until 2032.

Tahmoor mining project important to jobs and economy

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

Schools on Show: Southwest Sydney 2020

Schools on Show: Southwest Sydney 2020

Alison Adams

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

So you're holding an event? Share it with the community

So you're holding an event? Share it with the community

Camden Matters with Theresa Fedeli: Covid relief grants help businesses and community groups

Camden Matters with Theresa Fedeli: Covid relief grants help businesses and community groups

Hopeful: Mother Hubbard's Cupboard volunteers Eva Campbell, Cheryl Turner, Sue Cross and Val Stewart hope more people will donate. Picture: Kayla Osborne

Mother Hubbard's Cupboard in search of beds and mattresses

Kayla Osborne

So you're holding an event? Share it with the community

So you're holding an event? Share it with the community

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Former Wests Tiger Beau Ryan launches cook book

Former Wests Tiger Beau Ryan launches cook book

Merryn Porter

Pictures: Brett Atkins

Spring floral display brightens Narellan Town Centre restaurant plaza

Bushfire inquiry told Green Wattle Creek backburn error impacted shire towns

Bushfire inquiry told Green Wattle Creek backburn error impacted shire towns

Camden Valley Inn celebrates one year since official re-opening event

Camden Valley Inn celebrates one year since official re-opening event

Community group offers bushfire recovery support service

Community group offers bushfire recovery support service

Macarthur pubs support anti-domestic violence campaign

Macarthur pubs support anti-domestic violence campaign

Kayla Osborne

NSW Bushfire Inquiry says fire seasons "like 2019/20, or potentially worse, to happen again"

NSW Bushfire Inquiry says fire seasons "like 2019/20, or potentially worse, to happen again"

Kayla Osborne

Ben Lomond's local wombat resident Growla. Picture: Paul Scambler

SUBSCRIBERHere's what winter 2020 looked like in Tasmania

Paul Scambler

Camden Rugby double header a thrilling day out for fans

Camden Rugby double header a thrilling day out for fans

Kayla Osborne

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

Photo: Just Trying to Get Home

OPINIONJust trying to get home - why Aussies stuck overseas are getting a raw deal

Michelle Haines Thomas

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

Mark McGowan says a new Perth university campus will help take advantage of WA's virus-free status.

Perth uni key to city revitalisation plan

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Affectionately known as 'Notorious RBG', US Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg has died.

US judge Ruth Bader Ginsburg dead at 87

Scott Morrison says he would welcome a resumption of ministerial-level communication with China.

PM open to ministerial talks with China

41m ago

Scott Morrison insists technology investment is the key to reducing Australia's emissions.

PM says 2050 zero emissions achievable

Colin Brinsden
1hr ago

Fewer daily coronavirus cases are keeping Victoria on track for the next easing of restrictions.

Victoria cases on track for 'covid normal'

Andi Yu
1hr ago

Victorian families will receive a child care fee freeze until January 31.

Victorians get additional child care help

Colin Brinsden
2hrs ago

Madeleine Nowak had clothing and a small amount of food and water with her.

Hiker found safe and well on Fraser Island

Sophie Moore
2hrs ago

DIGGING IN: A section of the Moomba to Sydney gas pipeline waiting to be buried. Inset: Garbis Simonian, Scott Morrison

Landowners pipe up after PM hits gas

Michael Parris
22m ago

Ian Shaw, Whitefields Pastoral Company, Galong, purchased these four rams for a $4125 average including left the $8000 sale-topper. Pictured is auctioneer Paul Jameson, Elders, Dubbo, with Towalba stud's Warick Kopp, Kayla Kopp, Scott Chandler and Cameron Kopp. Mr Shaw was awarded the Beachport trophy.

Towalba Merino rams average $1792

Mark Griggs

Gooramma's James Corcoran Snr with Brendan Mansbridge of Brooklyn Park Poll Dorsets who bid on behalf Estjam and Loffler Poll Dorset studs, Victoria to secure the $15,500 sale-topper held by James Corcoran Jnr. Photo: Hannah Powe

Gooramma tops at $15,500, ave $2300

Hannah Powe

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
2hrs ago

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