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Coronavirus

Kayla Osborne

There are 1,548 COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 54 in ICU.

NSW records three COVID deaths, more than 7000 new cases

Finn McHugh

Experts believe a COVID-19 reinfection wave is underway. Picture: Getty

Around 10 per cent of new COVID-19 cases in the UK are now reinfections, but the true picture in Australia may never be clear.

COVID reinfections surging but may never be traced

Hannah Neale

DFAT Secretary Kathryn Campbell. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

An audit has found DFAT "did not meet key government objectives" in returning overseas Australians home at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.

DFAT missed the mark in returning Aussies stranded overseas by COVID-19, audit finds

Harley Dennett

Karen Barlow

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese chaired his first national cabinet on Friday. Picture: Keegan Carroll

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Pandemic funding for hospitals extended as Albanese chairs his first national cabinet

Lucy Bladen

Opposition Leader Peter Dutton announced the shadow cabinet on Sunday afternoon. Picture: Keegan Carroll 

There will be 24 people in the new shadow cabinet, including 10 women.

Dutton announces shadow ministry as PM heads to Indonesia

Steve Evans

Supermarket plastic bags are on the way out

Kim Chappell

There are 133,158 active cases across the state.

NSW COVID-19 hospitalisations drop as 10 lives are lost

There are 1283 COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 46 in ICU.

NSW records 22 COVID-19 deaths as cases drop

Hospitalisation numbers are down on yesterday.

NSW records more than 12,000 COVID cases, 14 deaths

There are 1442 COVID-19 patients in hospital, with 59 in ICU.

NSW records 16 COVID-19 deaths

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PAWS THE GAME: Chilean goalkeeper, Christine Elder, called a stop to play when the pup ran onto the field for a tummy rub. 

Chilean goalkeeper, Christine Elder, called a pause - or a paws - to the game while giving the pup a tummy rub.

Dog runs onto international soccer field, demands pats from players

Slowdown: Wollongong train driver and Rail Tram and Bus Union delegate Rob Kennedy said this week's industrial campaign starts with a go-slow on Tuesday. The South Coast and other lines are expected to be heavily impacted this week. Picture: Anna Warr

NSW commuters could find their train to Sydney going just 10 kilometres an hour on Tuesday.

Trains at 10km/h? Rail union's go-slow day on Tuesday

The King: Austin Butler plays the legendary Mr Presley himself in Baz Luhrmann's new film Elvis, rated M, in cinemas now. Picture: Warner Bros

There's no doubt that Elvis is an enjoyable movie, even at two hours and 40 minutes, but it's not as successful a musical biopic as Rocketman or Walk the Line.

Elvis movie is a good time despite it lacking depth

Climate protesters tried to shut down the Sydney Harbour bridge before marching in the city.

Protesters took over the harbour tunnel in Sydney this morning.

Arrests made after climate change protesters block peak hour traffic

The findings reinforce the need for adequate resources for ICUs, especially in times of high demand.

Third virus wave biggest killer: study

An observer watches the take off on Sunday night.

American space agency NASA has successfully launched its first ever rocket from Australia.

See the moment NASA launches a rocket from the NT

GROUND ZERO: Merewether amateur beekeeper Nick Radford with one of his hives on Sunday. The detection of a tiny mite, Varroa destructor, in Newcastle means that hives in the immediate region will be destroyed to ensure the global pest does not invade Australia. Picture: Marina Neil

Newcastle at centre of Australian bee industry crisis.

Bee industry on edge of crisis as Varroa mite scare deepens

Jack Wang of the Hakko Bakery Cafe and the robot which delivers. Picture: Steve Evans

This coffee has your face on top - really.

Coffee, robots and your face are this cafe's future

Bruno (Damon Herriman) and Laura (Jackie van Beek) go to a new-age retreat to attempt to reinvigorate their marriage. Picture: Supplied

Everyone speaking gibberish may be a way of illustrating miscommunication, but it's radical.

A weird romp words can't describe

COLOURLESS: A field of stag-horn coral bleached white on the Great Barrier Reef during a mass bleaching event. Picture: Brett Monroe Garner/Getty Images

Coral might look like plants, but it's actually a living, breathing inverterbrae. So why are these marine creatures turning so white?

Why has Australia's coral become bleached?

Austin Butler electrifies as Elvis. Picture: Universal 

It pulls you up to realise that this is Luhrmann's sixth feature film.

Baz Lurhmann's Elvis is an exhilarating and brilliant homage

Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Mark Paguio in Spiderhead. Picture: Netflix

You understand why Hemsworth would have been attracted to the production.

Hemsworth's Spiderhead is a slick, pacey futuristic thriller

PATIENT OPTIONS: Kirsten Pilatti, BCNA CEO talks with Elizabeth Blane in Latrobe, Tasmania during a Breast Cancer Network Australia event. Picture: Paul Scambler

GPs and advocates want to see the telehealth program extended to provide patients with more options on how they access medical care.

Call to re-instate, expand telehealth services ahead of July 1 cut-off

Director Kyle Balda has been at the helm of a number of others in this franchise and he sure knows what his audiences want.

It's more Minion high-jinks and it aims to please

WHAT TO DO IN THE DARK: It can be tough getting through a black out, but with a bit of planning, it can be made easier. Picture: FILE

As the energy emergency enters another week, we're being told to plan for power outages. So what do you need to get through the dark days?

How to prepare a 'black out survival kit' as the energy crisis continues

Reporter Shivé Prema takes a rapid antigen test.

Everything you need to know about rapid antigen tests.

How to take a rapid antigen test properly

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY: LNG storage tanks at a terminal in Yokohama, Japan. Picture: WikiCommons

The country needs more transmission, more renewables, more storage. But how do we get there?

Has the energy emergency forced a re-think in future of electricity production?

DAVID'S LEGACY: Corowa resident Jackie Monk, the widow of 61-year-old Japanese encephalitis victim David Kiefel, has been campaigning hard to ensure vaccines are made available to the community. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

Advocate Jackie Monk says many people in town were willing to pay the cost.

I wouldn't wish it on anyone: Virus widow wants to protect her community

SACRED GROUND: Goanna are back to celebrate their 1982 classic album Spirit Of Place. Picture: Martin Stringer

Shane Howard explains why Solid Rock will always matter

Goanna rediscovers their Spirit Of Place

FULL THROTTLE: Herald journalist Madeline Link on board the 222 Offshore powerboat at Lake Macquarie. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

The sun was shining, a severe weather warning hung in the air and I had been to the chiropractor the day before.

I got flung across a lake at breakneck speed in a powerboat

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Staffing cut a dead cat to leave on the table

Hedley Thomas (left) denied influencing potential murder trial witnesses by discussing a miniseries.

Reporter denies enticing Dawson witnesses

General Angus Campbell will stay on as Chief of the Australian Defence Force until 2024.

Government extends defence chief term

COVID-19 cases are on the rise across Australia, particularly for the latest Omicron sub-variant.

COVID-19 cases on the rise, 40 NSW deaths

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Qld-NSW floods were 3rd costliest disaster

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The Ararat Advertiser understands that a home was lost, but no one was harmed.

Community rocked by house fire

Ararat Rural City Council brings school holiday fun this winter

Suspicious activity on highway

ACTIVATED: Ararat City Council's Tim McDougall and Ararat deputy mayor Cr Bob Sanders at the digital sign at the visitor centre. Picture: JAMES HALLETY. 

"The outdoor wayfinding digital displays found across Ararat provide regional information 24 hours a day."

Council officially activates the digital wayfinding signs

Ararat to be affected by two-week train disruption

RESPONSIBILITY: Environment Protection Authority recently visited Ararat businesses. Picure: FILE. 

APA claims Ararat businesses need to better understand their responsibilities to the environment.

Environment Protection Authority provides advice to Ararat business

ART: Ararat Gallery TAMA visual arts coordinator Kay Mitchell. Picture. CONTRIBUTED.

"The Ararat Gallery TAMA textile art specialisation underpins its tourism drawcard."

Residents encouraged to join the Ararat Gallery TAMA Collection Working Group

SAD: Ryan Anderson left stranded after his bike was stolen. Picture: JAMES HALLEY

The locked and chained bike was stolen from the bus stop while the student was at school.

'Sad and upset': Moyston teenager left devastated after bike stolen

ART: Local artist Stacey Brodie and Leading Senior Constable Grant Healey VA. Picture: CONTRIBUTED. 

Police commission local artist to create piece of art honouring the fallen

GOAL: Horsham's Oscar Hahn going for goal. Picture: ALEX DALZIEL

WFNL premiership race wide open after Ararat suffer first loss

FUNDS: A 3 v 3 youth Basketball tournament will be held at Ararat Fitness Centre on June 6. Picture: JAMES HALLEY.

Shane Allgood is fundraising money to purchase an inflatable waster park for the regions youth

Basketball tournament organised to raise funds for youth project

CALLED OFF: MDFL cancelled after medical incident. 