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Protesters have returned to the streets of Melbourne after the state this week passed pandemic laws.

Vic anti-vax mandate rally draws 10k crowd

Liz Hobday and Callum Godde

STUNNING: Mount Mitchell Estate. Picture: CONTRIBUTED, KATE TOL (MOUNT MITCHELL ESTATE).

Residents will be available to enjoy the Mount Mitchell estate once more

James Halley

PROJECT: Habitat start manufacturing at Hopkins Correctional Centre. Picture: CONTRIBUTED, VIC GOVERNMENT

Hopkins Correctional Centre reviving Victoria's native fish population

James Halley

READY: Drama students from Marian College. Picture: CONTRIBUTED, ARCC

Marian College to bring production at Ararat Town Hall

James Halley

RESTORATION: Avoca's War Memorial. Picture: CONTRIBUTED, Pyrenees Shire Council

Avoca War Memorial has new lease on life, following months of restoration

James Halley

Man arrested in Stawell for false imprisonment

Man arrested in Stawell for false imprisonment

Alison Foletta

VISION: East Grampians Health Service Board Chair Nancy Panter. Picture: CONTRIBUTED, EGHS

EGHS look forward to welcoming back volunteer group sin 2022

James Halley

Protesters have returned to the streets of Melbourne after the state this week passed pandemic laws.

Vic anti-vax mandate rally draws 10k crowd

Liz Hobday and Callum Godde

STUNNING: Mount Mitchell Estate. Picture: CONTRIBUTED, KATE TOL (MOUNT MITCHELL ESTATE).

Residents will be available to enjoy the Mount Mitchell estate once more

James Halley

75 year old Kevin Mason has been fishing the waters of the south coast his whole life. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Fishing for justice: 'It's really affected my life'

Health Minister Greg Hunt said the vaccine rollout for school-age children was one step closer after the TGA's approval. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Peace of mind for parents': COVID vaccines for kids set to start in January

Cases jump as 1365 new COVID-19 cases reported

Cases jump as 1365 new COVID-19 cases reported

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has again urged the public not to focus on COVID-19 case numbers on Friday. Photo: File, AAP.

WATCHNSW records over 300 new cases as state's Omicron cluster rises to 13

Not done yet: Dr Ian Kamerman says we need to decide which protections will be made permanent. Photo: File

VAX THE NATIONMaintain restrictions in face of new variant, rural doctors urge

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard (left) said he is waiting for test results for two more students at Regents Park Christian School in south west Sydney during a press conference on Friday.

DIGESTKeep calm and carry... omicron?

Kayla Osborne

Liberal Member for Pearce Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DIGESTGrey skies bring all kinds of storms

Kayla Osborne

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

DIGESTSocial media giants taken to task

Kayla Osborne

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

DIGESTThat didn't take long, omicron

Kayla Osborne

Goalie Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller hail Robert Lewandowski after Bayern's win at Dortmund.

Debatable pen gives Bayern win at Dortmund

Mark Meadows

Samoan Tim Lafai will bring quality and experience to Super League side Salford Red Devils.

Super League Salford snap up Tim Lafai

Ian Laybourn

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Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Goalie Manuel Neuer and Thomas Muller hail Robert Lewandowski after Bayern's win at Dortmund.

Debatable pen gives Bayern win at Dortmund

Patty Mills holds up an Olympic bronze medal that means so much to Australia's men's basketballers.

Boomers star Mills wins The Don Award

Novak Djokovic has powered Serbia into the Davis Cup semi-finals.

Djokoic leads Serbia into Davis Cup semis

Eleanor Crooks

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

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

CITY MOVE: Harcourts Horsham agent Tim Coller has sold St John's Church three times, this time most of the demand came from Melbourne, and ended up with a city owner.

City buyers ditch plans to stay close to the office

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

No end in sight in race to the regions

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

Infrastructure and services racing to keep up across regional Australia

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Come and join in the fun activities on Lake Charlegrark in the Wimmera

It's summertime for Out & About

Dawn Rasmussen

FREE FROM TOXINS: Absolutely perfect for baby's skin.

Protect the skin on your precious baby with Bunjie

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

Come and join in the fun activities on Lake Charlegrark in the Wimmera

It's summertime for Out & About

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

Westpac's National Agribusiness Manager, Stephen Hannan.

Helping generations of Australian farmers to grow

Stephen Hannan, National Agribusiness Manager

Upcycling is super easy now with a host of products that take out a lot of the grunt work. Picture: Shutterstock.

From drab to fab, change the look of your home with furniture upcycling

Upcycling is super easy now with a host of products that take out a lot of the grunt work. Picture: Shutterstock.

From drab to fab, change the look of your home with furniture upcycling

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

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

Property round-up: Near 10 years to get a deposit together for a house in the regions

Jen Melocco

With some careful planning, moving house doesn't need to be stressful. Pictures: Shutterstock.

How to take the stress out of moving house

Edel Beattie, The Happy Organiser

Big family home with potential

Big family home with potential

Dawn Rasmussen

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Join our Dingbats Birthday Club

BE WISE: Be suspicious of too-good-to-be-true offers and any sellers that ask you to pay by bank transfer, gift cards or cryptocurrency.

All the online scams you need to avoid

SNEAK PEEK: Black Friday sales you don't want to miss

SNEAK PEEK: Black Friday sales you don't want to miss

Cassandra Langley

Join our Dingbats Birthday Club

Join our Dingbats Birthday Club

SING IT: Luke O'Shea performs alongside Ashleigh Dallas. Photo: Peter Hardin

Stars revel in rebirth of live music as Golden Guitar finalists announced

Madeline Link
Caitlin Reid

Community of care: There are now 171 McGrath Breast Care Nurses across Australia, but more are needed to ensure no one misses out on care. Photo: Supplied

Pink power pushes us 100,000 steps of the way

VIDEOS OF THE WEEK: Welcome to the 'windiest place on earth' (top), healthcare workers collab to release hot new song (right top), storms roll in (left bottom) and the pup in the palliative care unit (right bottom).

WATCHVideos of the week: Antarctic explorers, healthcare's hit song and doctor dogs

Oscar Isaac and Tye Sheridan in The Card Counter. Picture: Universal

REVIEWTaking a gamble for redemption

A new kind of Disney princess in 'Encanto'. Picture: Disney

REVIEWA sweet take on princess narrative

Eric Clapton in the zone. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWIntimate show of a lifetime's work

Dr Peter Brukner, author of A Fat Lot of Good and founder of Defeat Diabetes.

WATCHReversing type 2 diabetes: Dr Peter Brukner's mission to defeat diabetes

COMPASSIONATE POOCH: Edwina Colvin and Tilly, winners of the Outstanding Palliative Care Volunteer Award. Picture: Paul Scambler

WATCHDog gone generous! Therapy dog handler wins outstanding palliative care award

Andrew Chounding

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Hamish Geale

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has again urged the public not to focus on COVID-19 case numbers on Friday. Photo: File, AAP.

WATCHNSW records over 300 new cases as state's Omicron cluster rises to 13

Fleur Connick

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

The latest Newspoll shows that voters favour Labor to win the next federal election.

Voters tip Labor to win election: Newspoll

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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk is set to give an update on when the border will open.

Qld set for border update on Monday

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The Dendrobium coal mine expansion has been deemed important to the Port Kembla steelworks.

Green steel no closer as NSW backs workers

23m ago

TGA head John Skerritt is optimistic about Australia's chances in dealing with the Omicron variant.

Expert optimistic even as Omicron spreads

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NSW commuters are being told to plan ahead this week with bus and train drivers planning to strike.

NSW bus, train drivers go on strike

Jack Gramenz
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The man accused of abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith is due to face Carnarvon Magistrates Court.

Cleo Smith abduction accused in WA court

Michael Ramsey
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The ADF has recruiting people with the false dream their career in the military would be "infinite".

Defence recruits sold false 'dream'

Deborah Cornwall
24m ago

The latest Newspoll shows that voters favour Labor to win the next federal election.

Voters tip Labor to win election: Newspoll

PUBLIC PRESIDENCY: Newly elected Australian Dairy Farmers president, Rick Gladigau.

New ADF board in public spat

Marian Macdonald

Eating less meat no climate solution

Eating less meat no climate solution

Shan Goodwin

Marisa, Mary and John Bergamin and Ben
and Sarah Cumming, with daughter Amelia,
Bergamin Pastoral Company, Willow Grove,
sold 200 mixed-sex March/April 2021-drop
calves at Pakenham last week.

Autumn calves are beginning to filter through Victorian saleyards

Bryce Eishold

Physician Dr Saundra Daulton-Smith, author of the book 'Sacred Rest', says we need to replenish our drained selves in seven different ways. Picture: Shutterstock.

Replenish yourself with seven types of rest

Wellness with Amy Cooper

One of the most stunning perfumed plants of summer is the gardenia. Picture: Shutterstock.

ADVICEBest of gardenias, the unofficial scent of summer gardens

John Gabriele

Award-winner: Clockwise from top left - This impressive view from the rear to the entry of the home reveals the extensive pool and undercover entertainment area. The closer in view of the entry shows the bedroom has an unimpaired view which can be closed off when visitors stay. The living room furnishing blend with the natural salvaged brickwork. An expansive open layout affords ample entertaining space.

New Ballarat build embraces salvaged materials to meld with landscape

Caleb Cluff