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Liz De Somer, chief executive of Medicines Australia, says the pandemic shows funding for vaccine research is crucial. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

'We can't go back to the old way': pandemic shows need to invest in vaccine research

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Health nurse Chelsea Lasin prepares to conduct drive-through screening for COVID-19. Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Seven new internationally-acquired COVID-19 cases in Victoria, but no new local infections

A group of tennis players who flew into Melbourne for the Australian Open from Los Angeles has been told to quarantine. Picture: Shutterstock

DIGESTServing up quarantine: Tennis group confined to hotel

Sealing off a test to send to the labratory. Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Victoria's run of days without new local coronavirus cases continues

Dr Tursun Kerim, Professor John Skerritt and Dr Lisa Kerr consider data on the AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine on Friday. Picture: Keegan Carroll

EXCLUSIVEFirst COVID-19 vaccine could be approved next week, TGA boss says

Sally Whyte

Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Community transmission free days continue for Victoria

Emma D'Agostino

Authorities have allayed concerns about COVID vaccines. Picture: Shutterstock

EXPLAINERClearing up confusion over the COVID-19 vaccine rollout

Steve Evans

Pigeons, Pauline and international intrigue

DIGESTPigeons, Pauline and international intrigue

Janine Graham

Conor McGregor's return will highlight UFC's return to Abu Dhabi.

UFC returns to Fight Island; McGregor back

Dan Gelston

Australian Open trophies to visit Stawell on regional tour

Australian Open trophies to visit Stawell on regional tour

Cassandra Langley

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Want to share sport results, draws or teams?

Conor McGregor's return will highlight UFC's return to Abu Dhabi.

UFC returns to Fight Island; McGregor back

Bowling starts to hit the pointy end of season

Bowling starts to hit the pointy end of season

From the sidelines

PLAY BALL: Ararat Redbacks player Cody Lindsay. Picture: KLAUS NANNESTAD

Ararat Redbacks defeat Portland in first game of the season

Klaus Nannestad

Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

Volunteer firefighters Jet Boone, Lise Percival and Samantha Walker gear up in the Bawley Point Rural Fire Brigade's shed. Photo: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENBawley Point brigade's new recruits take fight to bushfire fears

Cairns offers the biggest variety of tour options to explore the Great Barrier Reef. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Reef adventures to feed the soul

Michael Turtle

Flights of fancy: what you can see from the tree-tops

Flights of fancy: what you can see from the tree-tops

Bernadette Chua

Imagine Holiday's "Uluru and Jessica Mauboy Collection" has three tour package options.

Two very different sensations in the Red Centre

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SPOOKY SEASON: Aradale Asylum is Australia's largest abandoned lunatic asylum. Picture: FILE

Aradale Asylum ghost tour goes virtual for Halloween

Taylor Padfield

Peter Mullan

WHAT'S ONSearing truth of My Name is Joe | Five star movie review

Keith Lofthouse

COMPELLING: Nick Nolte was nominated for an Oscar for his role in Affliction. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

WHAT'S ONA brooding, broiling film with a rotten tooth at the core | Review

Keith Lofthouse

Stand-up paddle boarding on the Moyne River. Photos courtesy of Great Ocean Road Tourism.

Port Fairy (and surrounds) summer checklist

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Welcome the new year with a splash | Out & About summer 2020/21

Welcome the new year with a splash | Out & About summer 2020/21

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The mighty Murray cruise

The mighty Murray cruise

Emma Brown

Stand-up paddle boarding on the Moyne River. Photos courtesy of Great Ocean Road Tourism.

Port Fairy (and surrounds) summer checklist

Meet our pawesome pets of the Wimmera & Grampians 2020

Meet our pawesome pets of the Wimmera & Grampians 2020

Dawn Rasmussen

Garage Sale Trail kicks off

Garage Sale Trail kicks off

Luxurious lifestyle ready to enjoy

Luxurious lifestyle ready to enjoy

Luxurious lifestyle ready to enjoy

Luxurious lifestyle ready to enjoy

A unique and versatile property

A unique and versatile property

A unique and versatile property

A unique and versatile property

Homes selling sight unseen becoming mainstream

Homes selling sight unseen becoming mainstream

Ruth Lewis

Experts size up the 2021 market

Experts size up the 2021 market

Ruth Lewis

AFTER: When buying a fence, choose a style in keeping with your home. Go for subtle tones of flowers for your garden if planting against a plain white backdrop. Match the letterbox with the fencing and keep it clear of promotional pamphlets.

Kerb appeal puts your home streets ahead of the rest

Lydia Roberts

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by these scams

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by these scams

Scamwatch: Banks won't ask you to click on the link

Scamwatch: Banks won't ask you to click on the link

NEW GROUP: EGHS leisure and lifestyle coordinator Bill Joiner with Graeme and John, members of the Patricia Hinchey Centre Mens Business Group. Mr Joiner will run the Willaura Mens Business group. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Men's Business group launched in Willaura

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by these scams

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by these scams

HIGH-TECH FARMING : Ag Gear owner Bruce Bartlett has recently created grain loss trays to help farmers harvest. Picture: CONTRIBUTED

Ararat engineer creates high-tech gadget to help farmers harvest

Taylor Padfield

Mininera executives ready for season ahead

Mininera executives ready for season ahead

Cassandra Langley

Robbie Maddison in Mykonos in 2019. Photo: Red Bull Content Pool

From leaps of faith to life in lockdown for Aussie daredevil

Protagonist Lupin is no James Bond. Picture: Filmink

REVIEWAnime a globetrotting adventure

Chloe Grace Moretz in Shadow in the Cloud. Picture: Roadshow

Gripping yarn of a gremlin threat

Dax Shepard in Buddy Games. Picture: Ricardo Hubbs.

Gross-out films that trade on gags

Helvi in The Elfkins: Baking a Difference. Picture: Rialto

Elfkin antics are amusing enough

Ron Cerabona

Margaret Qualley in My Salinger Year. Picture: Palace

Bringing a literary world to life

Cris Kennedy

Adarsh Gourav as Balram and Priyanka Chopra as Pinky Madam in White Tiger. Picture: Netflix

Terrific satire is tough and savage

Jane Freebury

SUMMER LOVIN': Jess Farrell (Sandy) and Tyler Hoggard (Danny) on stage at IPAC ahead of the opening night of Grease. Picture: Robert Peet.

How this production of Grease conquered COVID

Julian O'Brien

YOUR SAY | Keep Original Route Supporters chairman speaks out

COMMENTYOUR SAY | Keep Original Route Supporters chairman speaks out

Niel Marriot, Keep Original Route Supporters

The current works at Dobie have been halted as protesters again fight the project in court.

YOUR SAY | We need to see the wood from the trees on controversial highway project

David Leviston

PLAN: Access to rivers would change. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK

HAVE YOUR SAY'Allowing camping in licensed water frontages makes no sense' | Comment

David Jochinke, VFF President

VR technology is helping aged care residents to improve their mental health. Photo: Supplied.

From reminiscing to a night at the opera: Can VR boost mental health in aged care?

Rugby league legend Uncle Lionel Morgan in his playing days (left) and with the painting by Jandamarra Cadd. Photos: Lionel Morgan and Anglicare Queensland.

NRL legend in the frame again thanks to Aboriginal artist

SEVEN PURLERS: Di Shanahan, Janny Lane, Caralynn Hoft, Peta Goodwin, Sue Juniper, Tracy Skippings and Sally Wylie.

Not a nanna-second to lose

Hazel Bradley

Tursun Kerim shows Professor John Skerritt and Dr Lisa Kerr his current work with the COVID-19 vaccine. Picture: Keegan Carroll

Vaccine approval imminent, but advice likely to be 'tweaked' in coming months

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Toyota's pint-sized GR Yaris, the product of a company's burning desire to win the World Rally Championship. Picture: Supplied

Powering through the pandemic: the most interesting cars of 2020

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Liz De Somer, chief executive of Medicines Australia, says the pandemic shows funding for vaccine research is crucial. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

'We can't go back to the old way': pandemic shows need to invest in vaccine research

32m ago

Melbourne workers are expected to return to city offices in droves.

Vic workers set to return to city offices

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Former Adelaide Archbishop Philip Wilson has died at age 70.

Controversial former archbishop dies in SA

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Far north Queensland is bracing itself for the arrival of tropical cyclone Kimi.

Cyclone Kimi set to cross far north Qld

Callum Godde
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Victorians can now travel to Western Australia as long as they isolate and get tested for COVID-19.

WA open to Victoria with new border rules

Tim Dornin
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Health Minister Greg Hunt says there is no change to the planned roll-out of the COVID-19 vaccine .

February vaccine rollout on track: Hunt

Colin Brinsden
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NEW WAY: Operators believe farmers will see drones as an important tool on their properties. Photos by Airpac Solution.

Novelty to farm workhorse, drone pilots line up for licences

Chris McLennan

SAY CHEESE: Kaye Courtney and Glen Bisognin of Bass River Dairy produce a range of specialty cheeses and milk, which is supplied to the local area.

Demand for local dairy

Rebecca Nadge

THRILLED: Kevin and Libby Heggen, Binginwarri, sold a 114 steers including 21 at 340kg for 558c/kg or $1900 a head.

Steers north of 550c/kg at Leongatha

Rebecca Nadge

SWEET DREAMS: Dulux's Nourish palette includes colours that are perfect for a bedroom. Stylist: Julia Green. Photographer: Armelle Habib.

Bedroom updates to try today

Linley Wilkie

Heavenly Hamptons stylish sanctuary

Heavenly Hamptons stylish sanctuary

SUNSCREEN: The best protection is shade and keeping pets in it during the hottest part of the day.

Our sun-worshipping pets can suffer from commonest cancer

Dr Anne Quain