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People react to the verdict of the Derek Chauvin trial in Brooklyn. Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images

DIGESTNext step for US after Chauvin verdict

Victorian chief health officer Brett Sutton has received his first dose of the AstraZeneca vaccine.

Pfizer jabs could be made in Melbourne

Health Minister Greg Hunt asserted it had always been the plan to vaccinate people with disabilities and aged care residents in stages. Picture: Getty Images

Hunt defends disability care vaccine rollout

Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino. Picture: Getty Images

mRNA all the way: PM flags support for domestic vaccine production

Health Minister Greg Hunt said there a "strong uptake" of the vaccine from the over-50s cohort. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Vaccine rollout recalibrated, but still no target for vulnerable groups

Harley Dennett

Aus Post ban a blow to regional producers

DIGESTAus Post ban a blow to regional producers

Smiles beam under masks as travel bubble opens

DIGESTSmiles beam under masks as travel bubble opens

Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERHow Australia's vaccine rollout fares globally

Sarah Basford Canales

Taylah Moffitt and Jess from Kempsey Macleay RSL Club. Photo: Lachlan Harper

Taylah Moffitt selected as Macleay Sportsperson of the Month

Lachlan Harper

Ryan Maloney from Newman College Port Macquarie.

PHOTOSSix Mid North Coast players selected at Northern NSW CCC rugby league trials | Photos

Lachlan Harper

Ethan Dowling and Scotty Bill Williams.

Scotty Bill, Dowling & co earn victory over Urunga in MNC pennants

Graeme Dyet

Taylah Moffitt and Jess from Kempsey Macleay RSL Club. Photo: Lachlan Harper

Taylah Moffitt selected as Macleay Sportsperson of the Month

The Marlins have returned to winning ways. Photo: File

Marlins excel in the wet to stop the Hurricanes from swirling

Lachlan Harper

Triston Reilly appearing for the NSW Waratahs. Photo: Supplied

Rugby wrap: Reilly returns for Randwick, Coleman's LA side unbeaten

Lachlan Harper

Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

Peter Hayes has been auctioneer and lessee of the Beaudesert pig and calf saleyard for 19 years. Picture: Larraine Sathicq

LISTENThe story of one town's fight to retain its heritage

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Chris Martin and Tash Henry.

PHOTOSBig raffle meat up at Crescent Head Country Club for Australia Day | Photos

Lachlan Harper

Art with meaning: A photographic exhibition at Port Macquarie Coach Terminal prompts the audience to reflect on our community and who we are in 2021. Photo: Ronnie Grammatica

Portraits on show reflect rapidly changing society of regional NSW

Scene from The Island of Doctor Moron. Photo: Supplied

Local film returns to the screen in Kempsey

Chris Martin and Tash Henry.

PHOTOSBig raffle meat up at Crescent Head Country Club for Australia Day | Photos

Ocean Alley will headline the Next Exit music festival in Port Macquarie in May.

WHAT'S ONOcean Alley and Spacey Jane headline May regional music fest

At the going down of the sun and in the morning, we will remember them. Photo by the ADF Joint Public Affairs Unit

ANZAC Day still impacted by COVID-19 restrictions

Mick Birtles

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Emma Brown

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

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Ruth Lewis

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Harness the power of word of mouth

Harness the power of word of mouth

Emma Brown

See Floriade in all its glory in Canberra on this Travelrite/The Senior escorted tour with Maureen and Paul Lucas. Photo: Paul Lucas

Join a September tour of some of Australia's best gardens in NSW and the ACT

Versatile with a dash of charm

Versatile with a dash of charm

Versatile with a dash of charm

Versatile with a dash of charm

TIME TO RELAX: Matthew and Eloise Collins in the lounge area with the fireplace that helped inspire them.

A grand design - on a budget

TIME TO RELAX: Matthew and Eloise Collins in the lounge area with the fireplace that helped inspire them.

A grand design - on a budget

This one will tick all your boxes

This one will tick all your boxes

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Elegance and exclusivity on acres

Elegance and exclusivity on acres

House of the Week

TOP OF THE CHART: The Whitsundays has taken first place in the PRD Stand Out Regions report. Photo - Shutterstock, Tanya Puntti.

The top ten stand out places for property in Australia

Fran Wale at Willawarrin. Photo: Lachlan Harper

Fran Wale ready to release book to put the memories of Willawarrin in writing

Lachlan Harper

Chris Martin and Tash Henry.

PHOTOSBig raffle meat up at Crescent Head Country Club for Australia Day | Photos

Lachlan Harper

Scamwatch: Scammers phishing for data

Scamwatch: Scammers phishing for data

Fran Wale at Willawarrin. Photo: Lachlan Harper

Fran Wale ready to release book to put the memories of Willawarrin in writing

BOXED IN: Cats are pedantic about their ablutions and the location and cleanliness of their tray.

Illness or stress? Solving the mystery of your peeing puss

Dr Anne Quain

Margaret Moule of Macksville Opportunity Shop (front, centre) with acting deputy director of Nursing Donna Kennedy (left) and Perioperative Nurse Unit manager Theresa Keighran following the volunteers $13,000 donation to Macksville District Hospital. Joining the trio at a get-together to celebrate the massive achievement were Macksville Hospital administration manager Toni Winters and Op Shop volunteers Linda Mumford, John Livermore, Brad Fuller, Jane Fullford, Shane Brown and Bev Kirkby

GOOD NEWSOpportunity rocks - another smart bed for Macksville

Ryan Maloney from Newman College Port Macquarie.

PHOTOSSix Mid North Coast players selected at Northern NSW CCC rugby league trials | Photos

Laikyn, Krystal, Katelyn, Barry and Wyatt Jones. Photo: Lachlan Harper

PHOTOSThe chook and the flood: Jones family's quick escape from Kundabung property | Photos

2021 March floods: Frederickton from the sky | Photos

PHOTOS2021 March floods: Frederickton from the sky | Photos

2021 March floods: Drone shots show river views at Smithtown

PHOTOS2021 March floods: Drone shots show river views at Smithtown

Riders, Jacoba Rudder, Melissa Pritchard and Emily Davis.

PHOTOSKempsey Macleay Riding for the Disabled celebrates 15 years | Photos

Lachlan Harper

Todd Giddy. Photo: File

PHOTOSGiddy the star with 67-ball hundred as Nulla go through to the big dance | Photos

Lachlan Harper

Bowlers put on a clinic as Rovers progress to preliminary final | Photos

PHOTOSBowlers put on a clinic as Rovers progress to preliminary final | Photos

Lachlan Harper

Rovers captain Jackson Korn. Photo: Penny Tamblyn

PHOTOSRovers bow out of Premier League in emotional loss | Photos

Lachlan Harper

SERVICE: HMAS Vendetta, at anchor pre-1967, was among the ships active in the Far East Strategic Reserve. Picture: Supplied

OPINIONAnzac Day | The forgotten heroes of the Far East Strategic Reserve deserve proper recognition

Les Bailey

Doyens like Bruce McAvaney have been replaced by self-serving banter. Photo: Michael Dodge/Getty Images

OPINIONModern AFL commentary is missing the mark

Rohan Connolly

Lake Nash Young Guns AFL team.

REAL AUSTRALIAYoung Guns hope to catch the bus to Alpurrurulam

Derek Barry

GREEN IS GOOD: Tony Kanellos has plenty of priceless childhood memories of times spent in his family backyard.

A time when the grass was greener

Rowan Cowley

Enjoy meeting and serving travellers at the William Creek Hotel. Photo: South Australian Tourism Commission.

Fancy a working holiday?

Sue Preston

Cafes and shops in Kings Cross, Sydney, 1933. Photo: National Library of Australia.

Fun and frolics up at the Cross

John Piggott

Marise Payne has cancelled two agreements related to Victoria's Belt and Road deal with China.

China angered by Vic Belt and Road cut

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Marise Payne has cancelled two agreements related to Victoria's Belt and Road deal with China.

Fed govt vetoes Victoria-China BRI deal

A man and a girl have fallen to their deaths at a dam wall in South Australia.

Baby, man fall to death at SA dam wall

The WA Health Department has confirmed two travellers have contracted COVID-19 in hotel quarantine.

Two contract COVID in WA hotel quarantine

A man at the home where NRL player Jack de Belin is accused of rape has admitted lying to police.

Witness in De Belin case 'lied to police'

Tiffanie Turnbull

LOSS AND MEMORIES: Grant Page with some rescued recordings in Dunbogan.

Memories of Mad Max stuntman's life on the edge swept away in floods

Robert Dougherty

Australia has been urged to more urgently address the unfolding COVID-19 crisis in Papua New Guinea.

Aust urged to address PNG virus crisis

Craig Skehan

A Queensland man has reportedly developed blood clots three days after receiving the Pfizer vaccine.

Qld cop has blood clots after Pfizer jab

Reiland studmaster Mark Lucas with Keith Mitchell, Wermatong Pty Ltd, Tooma, who paid equal top price at $22,000 for Rieland Quartile Q1080.

Reiland Angus bulls top at $22,000 (twice)

Stephen Burns

Creating Resilient Landscapes to Secure our Farming Future event facilitator, Charlie Arnott. Photo: supplied

Creating resilient landscapes to secure our farming future

In Ogilvie, about 20km north west of Northampton, Karl Suckling used to have 16 sheds and now has six, he also used to have five houses and now has four. Photo by Trin Suckling.

Cyclone a double-edged sword for Western Australian farmers

Shannon Beattie

Building a reasonable PC for sim racing on a console budget

Sam Hollier

TECHNOLOGY MATTERS: Wolf's warming drawer can do more than just the obvious. Photo: Supplied

Take your food to a new level

No-one makes it through life unscathed, but it is possible to remain intact. Picture: Shutterstock.

Our attitude toward setbacks determines our personal growth

Gary Bentley