Tim Berkel will have to hold off a strong field to secure a hometown win at Ironman 70.3 ...
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Hastings ready for $8 million Ironman boost
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MEGA GALLERY: Ironkids 2013
#IM703PortMac Looking back on 2012
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Robbers with knives, guns threaten staff, rob Wauchope club
Samantha Clark showcase at Sunset Gallery
MEGA GALLERY: Throwback Thursday No.13
Meet the people who made the pages of the Port News in December 2008.
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Fire tears through iconic Zig Zag Railway
NSW: Iconic tourism site suffers heavy losses in bush fire tragedy.
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Bowlers called up for rep duties
Damian McAnarney battles to overcome injury for Ironman
DAMIAN McAnarney isn’t letting a sore knee and illness get in the way of his Ironman Australia Port ...
Pirates look to up the ante with their batting
Change on the cards
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"Go and kill yourself …"
At just 15, was Leanne Thompson driven to her death by a drug-addled man who preys upon the ...
Editorial cartoon
The day's burning issues as seen through the eyes of The Sydney Morning Herald's editorial cartoonist.
Manus Island asylum seekers locked in during detention centre 'incident', reports say
Asylum seekers on Manus Island were told to ‘‘wear your shoes and take care of your lives’’ as security guards ...
Taken for a ride
Janice Hardacre has never forgotten the odd conversation she had with her then colleague, Michael Williamson, 20 years ...
War looms over bikie gang laws
Lawyer warns the new legislation represents a frightening attack on the civil liberties of Queenslanders.
Making babies
While infertile couples pay dearly for the hope of having a child, others are reaping big dollars.
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Beach update: October 18
Where are they now?
WE ARE looking for former community members and newsmakers. Do you know of someone suitable?
Fire Wise: Your RFS update
Keep up to date with what's happening during the fire season right here.
Are you an inspirational bride? Win a second honeymoon
Have you been married recently? We're looking for the most creative and unique bride to inspire others in ...
Entertainment
Yeah, noir! ’40s-style feature film finds favour
Perth producer Nate Strider-Knight has put his all into creating a stunning 1940s noir film with a modern ...
Riding shotgun
How JFK died has attracted plenty of theories, but author Colin McLaren says his book gives the true ...
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Making babies
While infertile couples pay dearly for the hope of having a child, others are reaping big dollars.
The fast track
An on-again-off-again approach to eating is a hot topic but does it really help manage weight?
Discord after Mrs Carey exits the music department she made famous
Two years ago, Karen Carey became one of the country's most acclaimed high school teachers as the star ...
Boycott of Scots' basketball teams may draw in other sports
The heads of Sydney's most prestigious schools association, the GPS, have clashed in an increasingly hostile stoush over ...
Transformed pool a lotus oasis
Hoe Lim's lily pond sits amid undulating mounds of lawn and teems with fish.
Pens down, now: HSC students evacuated mid-exam
The fires which tore through NSW on Thursday broke out as many HSC students held pens in hand, ...
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EDITORIAL: Hats off to our social set
LETTER: The Dream team thanks Port Macquarie Players
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Black and blue
Cruising the Black Sea on a luxurious ship is a seductive way to explore Eastern Europe, writes Garry ...
Grounds for respect
Anthony Dennis traces one of Melbourne's unsung design heroes.
Paradise lost and found
A European maker of trendy furniture has designs on a once benighted island group, writes Leisa Tyler.
Lao Airlines plane crash: DFAT says six Australians killed
A Lao Airlines plane has crashed as it was coming into land in southern Laos, killing all 44 ...