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Victoria is yet to hear if its restrictions will ease on Tuesday at 11.59pm as planned. Picture: DARREN HOWE

No news yet on lockdown end, but state 'on the right track'

Chris Pedler
Elspeth Kernebone
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Dual income family to become homeless in Ararat

Dual income family to become homeless in Ararat

Cassandra Langley

File photo. Picture: GLENN DANIELS

Victoria's 11 new local COVID-19 cases all in quarantine while infectious

Chris Pedler

Good as gold: Ariarne Titmus. Picture: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

LIVETokyo Olympics day three: gold and bronze for Australia

Focus: "At the end of the day, you can't please everyone, you have to try and stay true to what you want do do and what your vision is and that's what I am trying to do here. i am trying to do what is right for this place, for me, and the people around me," says Karin Adcock, standing near Pooles Rock at Winmark Wines. Picture: Simone De Peak

From bringing Pandora to Australia, to losing a tonne of money, Karin has done it all

Penelope Green

RETAIL: Foster's Mensland owner Graeme Foster. Picture: ALEX DALZIEL

Lockdown extension weighs down on Ararat businesses

Alex Dalziel

How's your rhyming slang? Try this week's quiz

How's your rhyming slang? Try this week's quiz

Victoria is yet to hear if its restrictions will ease on Tuesday at 11.59pm as planned. Picture: DARREN HOWE

No news yet on lockdown end, but state 'on the right track'

Chris Pedler
Elspeth Kernebone
1hr ago

Dual income family to become homeless in Ararat

Dual income family to become homeless in Ararat

Cassandra Langley

Thousands dob in anti-lockdown protestors

GET UP TO DATEThousands dob in anti-lockdown protestors

Victoria is yet to hear if its restrictions will ease on Tuesday at 11.59pm as planned. Picture: DARREN HOWE

No news yet on lockdown end, but state 'on the right track'

1hr ago

File photo. Picture: GLENN DANIELS

Victoria's 11 new local COVID-19 cases all in quarantine while infectious

Australias 4x100m Womens freestyle relay team (from left) Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell hold their Gold Medals after winning the final with a world record time at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre on Sunday. Picture: AAP/Joe Giddens

DIGESTAustralia claims first gold medal of Tokyo Games

Coronavirus testing. Picture: NONI HYETT

New Victorian COVID-19 cases but all were isolating while infectious

ACT police check cars on the Federal Highway at a Covid checkpoint in January. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Hard border with NSW would halt most ACT criminal investigations

Jasper Lindell

Protesters gathered en masse in Sydney to rally against lockdown measures. Picture: Getty

DIGESTThousands attend protests despite rising virus cases

Andrew Brown

New COVID-19 cases in Victoria but most were isolating while infectious

New COVID-19 cases in Victoria but most were isolating while infectious

Alex Gretgrix
Tara Cosoleto

Why so serious? Australia's vaccine ad compared to the rest of the world

WATCHWhy so serious? Australia's vaccine ad compared to the rest of the world

Shivé Prema

Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal celebrates after scoring the match-winning goal against the Olyroos at Sapporo Dome on Sunday night. Picture: Masashi Hara/Getty Images

Oyarzabal fires Spain to victory over gritty Olyroos in Tokyo

Joshua Bartlett

ACTION: Lucas Hamilton in action in Tokyo. Picture: Andrew P. Scott-USA TODAY Network/Sipa USA/AAP Image

Hamilton valiant in Olympics debut

Matt Currill

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal celebrates after scoring the match-winning goal against the Olyroos at Sapporo Dome on Sunday night. Picture: Masashi Hara/Getty Images

Oyarzabal fires Spain to victory over gritty Olyroos in Tokyo

WFNL netball report card: who's at the top of the class?

WFNL netball report card: who's at the top of the class?

Matt Hughes

1990 LFL Seniors Premiers Back: Rick Driscoll, Craig Stewart, Wayne Driscoll, Gerald Parry, David Monaghan, Craig Dunn, Anthony Bigmore. Centre: Chris Bibby (sec/sel), Craig Hannett, Tim Bibby, Ronald Austerberry, Kenton Muller, Brett Stewart, Bruce Austerberry, Marcus Driscoll. Front: Paul Bibby, Glenn Driscoll (vc), Brent Dyer (capt/coach), Joe Peacock (pres/sel), Tony Beck (ass coach), Murray Hart, Steve Johnston. Pictures: CONTRIBUTED

A golden era: looking back at Navarre's premiership history

Tallis Miles

Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt won the Olympic men's triathlon gold medal.

Start chaos; Blummenfelt wins triathlon

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Norway's Kristian Blummenfelt won the Olympic men's triathlon gold medal.

Start chaos; Blummenfelt wins triathlon

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Ariarne Titmus can hardly believe she has taken down US swimming legend Katie Ledecky in Tokyo.

Titmus slays Olympic giant to win gold

17m ago

Ariarne Titmus can hardly believe she has taken down US swimming legend Katie Ledecky in Tokyo.

Titmus slays Olympic giant to win gold

17m ago

Kyle Chalmers anchored Australia to bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay in Tokyo.

Aussie men win freestyle relay bronze

35m ago

Kyle Chalmers anchored Australia to bronze in the 4x100m freestyle relay in Tokyo.

Aussie men win freestyle relay bronze

35m ago

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Anna Winter, team leader, run the court-mandated drug diversion program in Tasmania's North-West. Picture: Brodie Weeding

LISTENWhy is everyone in this courtroom so happy?

Anna Winter, team leader, run the court-mandated drug diversion program in Tasmania's North-West. Picture: Brodie Weeding

LISTENWhy is everyone in this courtroom so happy?

Australia's national obsession goes regional

Australia's national obsession goes regional

Australia's national obsession goes regional

Australia's national obsession goes regional

There is more to Wingecarribee's population than meets the eye. Photo: Shutterstock

RACE TO REGIONSData reveals this NSW region's ageing population is climbing

There is more to Wingecarribee's population than meets the eye. Photo: Shutterstock

RACE TO REGIONSData reveals this NSW region's ageing population is climbing

Katherine renters are facing a major surge in property prices. Image: SHUTTERSTOCK

Rental price surge prompts housing affordability concerns

Katherine renters are facing a major surge in property prices. Image: SHUTTERSTOCK

Rental price surge prompts housing affordability concerns

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Holiday at home: Five prestige properties with room for the whole family

Yes, Sydneysiders can still attend regional open houses

Yes, Sydneysiders can still attend regional open houses

Yes, Sydneysiders can still attend regional open houses

Yes, Sydneysiders can still attend regional open houses

Prime cropping and grazing property coming up for August auction

Prime cropping and grazing property coming up for August auction

Dawn Rasmussen

TIME TO GO: Finding a new rental is tricky in COVID times. Photo: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Terminated: The rental challenge is on

Kirsty Horton

A write-off: Experts' tips on how property investors can maximise their tax result

A write-off: Experts' tips on how property investors can maximise their tax result

Brendan Crabb

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SCAM ALERT: The ATO does not suspend TFNs and will never request you pay a fine or transfer money in order to protect your TFN pending legal action.

Scamwatch: Remote access scams increase 184 per cent

REMEMBER: If an investment opportunity is too good to be true, it probably is.

Scamwatch: Romance baiting scams are on the rise

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Matt 'Fenndog' Fennell set for epic and inspiring walk

Matt 'Fenndog' Fennell set for epic and inspiring walk

Information wanted: Timboon's Ethel McLean, 84 is missing.

Police continue search for missing 84-year-old woman

Andrew Thomson, Jackson Graham

Thousands dob in anti-lockdown protestors

GET UP TO DATEThousands dob in anti-lockdown protestors

Thrive by Five's Early Learning Monitor reveals 7 in 10 Australians want universal system for early childhood education and care. Picture: Shutterstock

Childcare and early learning policies could swing majority of parents' votes: survey

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PHOTOS22 of the best* photos from day two of the Olympics

Nikita and Harley Hunter with their daughter Isla, 2, who has infantile Batten disease. The couple is hoping Isla will be selected for a potential gene therapy clinical trial in the US. Picture: Supplied

'A race against the clock' for young girl's life-changing trial

25 of the best photos from the Tokyo Olympics: Day 1

25 of the best photos from the Tokyo Olympics: Day 1

Janine Graham

Gael Garca Bernal as Guy and Vicky Krieps as Prisca in Old. Picture: Universal Studios

REVIEWOld feels perfectly Shakespearean

Cris Kennedy

Candela Pena in Rosa's Wedding. Picture: Palace Films

REVIEWA wedding tale worth catching

Ron Cerabona

Meet the TikTok stars of the Australian Olympic team

Meet the TikTok stars of the Australian Olympic team

Shivé Prema

MORE HELP: 80,000 new packages are on the way. Photo: Shutterstock

Government announces 80,000 new home care packages

Eileen Wood

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Rev. Bill Crews shares his rules for living a better life.

Bill Crews: Twelves rules for living a better life

Samara Ross

Police Commissioner Grant Stevens has hit out at those ignoring SA's coronavirus restrictions.

Five arrested over Adelaide party

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Police say anti-lockdown protesters are being tracked down and warn of further fines and charges.

'Anarchists' behind lockdown protests: NSW

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Where will all the houses come from?

REAL AUSTRALIAWhere will all the houses come from?

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Property prices rose 13.5 per cent nationally in 2020/21, the highest growth rate since 2004.

Curbs on mortgage lending work: RBA paper

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WA is concerned about another ship, after last week's COVID-19 cases on the BBC California.

WA on alert over ship with sick crew

Michael Ramsey
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Labor has defused a potential election issue, saying it won't stop tax cuts for incomes up to $200k.

Labor pledges support for income tax cuts

Matt Coughlan
35m ago

NT women face challenges in speaking out about sexual harassment in the workplace: Commissioner.

NT women silent on workplace harassment

Aaron Bunch
56m ago

Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has been criticised for travelling to the Tokyo Games.

Qld premier quarantining in 'modest' room

Marty Silk
56m ago

CAMEL PLAGUE: There are believed to be more than a million wild camels in central Australia alone, which has led to culling campaigns. Picture: Sally Gall.

Probe questions whether feral animals like camels used in pet meat

Chris McLennan
2hrs ago

EDUCATIONAL: The Mountain Cattlemen's Association of Victoria president Bruce McCormack is calling on primary schools from across the country to name their children's book about bushfires.

'Name our book': Mountain cattlemen to publish children's book

FEED WARNING: Mould growth on water-damaged feed reduces the nutritive value and palatability of both standing and stored feed.

Manage animal health issues as wet conditions linger

Some strains of microalgae contain more than 40 per cent protein. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONThe superfood that could fix world's hunger programs

Amy Cooper

Easy way to dramatically reduce energy needs of homes

Easy way to dramatically reduce energy needs of homes

Mathew Dickerson

ADVICE: Researcher calls on parents to check on sleeping children. Picture: Shutterstock

Signs a child is suffering sleep-disordered breathing