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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DIGESTDo you know your ABC? Appreciation, Budget, Coronavirus

Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DIGESTFederal budget to prioritise growth over repair

Vulnerable Aussies to get ticket home from India

DIGESTVulnerable Aussies to get ticket home from India

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DIGESTSydney masks up after second COVID case detected

Tasmanian man, 70, among five new vaccine blood clot cases

Tasmanian man, 70, among five new vaccine blood clot cases

Jessica Willard

Gladys Berejiklian

DIGESTRace to trace positive COVID case in NSW

Joyjit (left) and Jashan Sanghera with the son they last held on February 29, 2020. Picture: Supplied

Heartbreak of Australians trapped in India

Steve Evans

A new study has offered insight into Australians' feeling towards COVID-19 vaccines. Picture: Karleen Minney

Side-effect concerns fuelling vaccine jitters: survey

Sally Whyte

FINE FORM: A grade winner Darren Gordon tamed the Oberon course on Saturday. Photo: SUPPLIED

Gordon returns to form to take out men's A grade Saturday competition

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Patrick Bamford scoring against Spurs in Leeds' 3-1 Premier League victory at Elland Road.

Leeds' Bamford sinks Tottenham's ECL hopes

Jordan Rapana and the Raiders will face Newcastle in a must-win match at Wagga. Photo: Mark Nolan/Getty Images

Raiders, Knights feeling the pressure

Laurie Daley

FINE FORM: A grade winner Darren Gordon tamed the Oberon course on Saturday. Photo: SUPPLIED

Gordon returns to form to take out men's A grade Saturday competition

14m ago

RULE OF THUMB: The "Round 7 Rule" says that if a team isn't in the top eight at this point of the season, it's more than likely it won't be when the finals start. Melbourne currently holds top spot. Photo: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

AFL's "round seven rule" stands test of time

Rohan Connolly

Men's early season woes continue, while taggers snag a draw

Neil O'Grady

Jim Morrison (centre) and other members of the Special Operations Group responded to the Port Arthur shooting in 1996. Picture: Supplied

LISTENFirst responders break silence on Port Arthur massacre

Jim Morrison (centre) and other members of the Special Operations Group responded to the Port Arthur shooting in 1996. Picture: Supplied

LISTENFirst responders break silence on Port Arthur massacre

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?

Hospital auxiliary street stall: Buy your mum the perfect gift and help the hospital.

WHAT'S ONThings to do: Oberon and beyond

MAYFIELD: Wander through its wonders.

WHAT'S ONThings to do: Oberon and beyond

MAYFIELD: Wander through its wonders.

WHAT'S ONThings to do: Oberon and beyond

Hospital auxiliary street stall: Buy your mum the perfect gift and help the hospital.

WHAT'S ONThings to do: Oberon and beyond

IF YOU GO INTO THE WOODS: You might find Teddy Bears.

WHAT'S ONThings to do: Oberon and beyond

CAN YOU BEAR IT: Oberon Hospital Auxiliary is inviting the community to a Teddy Bears' Picnic at the Oberon Common.

Hospital Auxiliary | There'll be bears out there at the picnic

FINALLY IT'S SHOWTIME: With some amazing entertainment on offer and big crowds expected, Brett Kenworthy and Karen Noonan are all smiles ahead of the 2021 Royal Bathurst Show. Photo: Chris Seabrook.

It's good to finally be back

Andrew Lotherington

Kristen Michael has fulfilled her NDIS goal to move out of home with friends.

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Tickets and parking- the best options

Andrew Lotherington

FINALLY IT'S SHOWTIME: With some amazing entertainment on offer and big crowds expected, Brett Kenworthy and Karen Noonan are all smiles ahead of the 2021 Royal Bathurst Show. Photo: Chris Seabrook.

It's good to finally be back

READY TO RACE: The Esky Charity Challenge is all about fun and raising money, but you can expect some dirty tactics to be employed. Photo: File.

The esky's are tuned and ready to roar

Andrew Lotherington

TALENTED TEAM: White Stone will be one of the exciting bands entertaining the crowd from the Community Stage at the Show. Photo: Bathurst Academy of Music.

A chance to get involved

Andrew Lotherington

The path to buying property will take almost 20 months for many Australians. Picture: Wilm Ihlenfeld/Shutterstock

How long does it take to buy a new home? Research says 20 months

The path to buying property will take almost 20 months for many Australians. Picture: Wilm Ihlenfeld/Shutterstock

How long does it take to buy a new home? Research says 20 months

CUTE AND COMFY: The renovated caravan, which proved the perfect tiny house, on the Louth Park property. Pictures: Ben Wirt Photography

Thinking small a big step in the right direction for home hunters

CUTE AND COMFY: The renovated caravan, which proved the perfect tiny house, on the Louth Park property. Pictures: Ben Wirt Photography

Thinking small a big step in the right direction for home hunters

PROTECT YOUR ASSETS: According to the Insurance Council of Australia, landlords should consider how they can protect their premises, its assets and the income they receive from their tenants. Photo - Shutterstock.

Insurance is fundamental to protect your investment

Property prices are becoming unaffordable

Property prices are becoming unaffordable

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

A grand design - on a budget

Chloe Hope

Scamwatch: Are you a male aged between 35 and 44? You may be a target for this scam

Scamwatch: Are you a male aged between 35 and 44? You may be a target for this scam

SAY GOODBYE: Family and friends will gather on May 15 to farewell the late Laurie Evans.

Coming together to farewell Laurie Evans, a legendary man and footballer

GAINING GROUND: Federal Member for Calare Andrew Gee at the O'Connell Recreation Ground with Oberon mayor Kathy Sajowitz.

Funds continue to flow for the O'Connell Recreation Ground

Scamwatch: Are you a male aged between 35 and 44? You may be a target for this scam

Scamwatch: Are you a male aged between 35 and 44? You may be a target for this scam

DIGGING DEEP: Roger Arrow draws the winning tickets in Oberon District Museum's 100 Club raffle.

Oberon Museum | Vicki's the winner and the pavilion's taking shape

Percy James Golsby with his mother Katie.

Welcome to the world: It's a baby boy for Daniel and Katie

AI avatar recruited to improve dementia care

1hr ago

MILESTONE: The Bamboos celebrate 21 years as a band with the release of their 10th album Hard Up. Picture: Ian Laidlaw

MUSICThe Bamboos hardened up by anniversary rain check

Photo: Naomi Clarke Photography.

See the moment triple water spouts formed off the NSW coast

Shaniqua Wright and Regan Shaw.

Book it in: Library monitors get down to work at Oberon Public

HAPPY: Felicity Urquhart and The Waifs' Josh Cunningham have found love and a new musical partnership.

MUSICWaifs star's year to remember for growing love

Josh Leeson

Robin Wright stars as "Edee" in her feature directorial debut Land. Picture: Daniel Power / Focus Features

Wilderness story is repetitive and opaque

Jane Freebury

John Magaro in First Cow. Picture: Madman

A slow-paced but superb story

Cris Kennedy

Kate Bosworth and Haley Joel Osment deliver strong performances in The Devil Has a Name. Picture: Studiocanal

REVIEWFine cast in uneven comedy-drama

Cris Kennedy

Time to kill NSW's 'zombie' permits once and for all

OPINIONTime to kill NSW's 'zombie' permits once and for all

Dr Madeline Taylor

A small-target strategy can only get you so far. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONThe ALP is going to need bold new policy if it wants to win government

Klaas Woldring

Passengers onboard a Sydney train. Most restrictions across Sydney will be extended for another week despite no new local cases of the virus. Picture: Getty Images

SUBSCRIBER | OPINIONIt shouldn't be this hard to suppress COVID-19

Nicholas Stuart

New research has found 70 per cent of Australians aged 65 and do not have any form of advance care planning document in place and of the 30 per cent that do, the majority of them are either incomplete, invalid or not legally binding. Photo: Shutterstock

End-of-life crisis looming for older Australians

Geraldine Cardozo

Foods seniors should be eating

Foods seniors should be eating

Samara Ross

WOMEN'S BUSINESS: Obstetrician Caroline de Costa has been delivering babies for almost 50 years. Photo: Sean Davey.

How delivering babies has changed in 50 years

Samara Ross

Despite COVID-inspired traffic reduction, cyclist deaths in 2020 were similar to previous years.

Cycling deaths unchanged in COVID: report

10m ago

Bert Newton had his leg amputated during surgery in Melbourne due to a life-threatening infection.

TV legend Bert Newton has leg amputated

28m ago

A court ruling aimed at protecting the endangered Leadbeater's possum has been overturned on appeal.

Court overturns illegal logging ruling

19m ago

With debt heading towards $1 trillion, the government's budget will continue priming the economy.

Federal budget 2021 - what is known so far

19m ago

An ANU study has found no major job losses since the end of pandemic support measures in March.

Business in 'stunning' mood pre-budget

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent
37m ago

The effects of solar flares can be far-reaching. Picture: Shutterstock

Shedding light on what happens on the face of the sun

Eloise Birchall
44m ago

People in their 40s will be able to get the Pfizer vaccine at a new vaccination hub in Sydney.

Pfizer vaccine coming for 40-49s in NSW

Maureen Dettre
46m ago

The judge in Jack de Belin's trial has not yet accepted the jury's one unanimous verdict so far.

De Belin jury says it can't reach verdicts

Luke Costin
53m ago

Currently genetic resources in Australia are preserved either directly by primary producers, indirectly at artificial insemination centres or by breed societies and researchers in a range of areas. Photo: File

Calls mount for first livestock genetic bank

Lucy Kinbacher
44m ago

The Pursehouses bring in their "once-in-a-lifetime" sorghum crop at Breeza Station this week.

Sorghum like never before on Liverpool Plains

John Ellicott
1hr ago

Former PM Malcolm Turnbull is backing independent Kirsty O'Connell in the race for the seat of Upper Hunter.

Turnbull-Barilaro spat as former PM backs independent

John Ellicott
1hr ago

CHAOS TO CALM: Amy Revell from The Art of Decluttering. Photo: Supplied.

Organise your kitchen with tips from a decluttering expert

AFFORDABLE LUXURY: The design elements of this Australian Hamptons home meld interior with exterior for an elegant yet eminently livable family dwelling.

A grand scale luxury farmhouse with country charm and Hamptons style

Vickii Byram

The uroliths bladder of Dr Anne Quain's cat, Hero. Picture: Supplied

Signs your cat has a urinary tract obstruction

Dr Anne Quain

Robert Ravens, of Bridestowe Lavender Estate (pictured), is among a number of prominent figures in the Tasmanian tourism industry to call for the federal government to extend its JobKeeper wage subsidy payment for the sector.

Tourism operators want JobKeeper extension

Robert Ravens, of Bridestowe Lavender Estate (pictured), is among a number of prominent figures in the Tasmanian tourism industry to call for the federal government to extend its JobKeeper wage subsidy payment for the sector.

Tourism operators want JobKeeper extension

Australians are tipped to spend a record $2.75 billion on Boxing Day sales.

Record Boxing Day sales tipped in Aust

Australians are tipped to spend a record $2.75 billion on Boxing Day sales.

Record Boxing Day sales tipped in Aust

Thousands usually flock to Bethlehem for Christmas, but coronavirus restrictions kept crowds away.

Coronavirus affects Xmas around the world

Thousands usually flock to Bethlehem for Christmas, but coronavirus restrictions kept crowds away.

Coronavirus affects Xmas around the world