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Changes ahead for Southbound 2015 campers
Dunsborough welcomes new Officer in Charge
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Paramedics save newborn in hospital dash
PORT MACQUARIE: NEW mother Teaghan Gordon has praised paramedics for saving the life of her son, born prematurely ...
Train racist targeted kids: ‘‘Get your f-ing bogan children off the seat’’
NEWCASTLE: ‘‘She walked straight on the train . . . and said ‘get your f...ing bogan children off ...
Daughter almost dies from deadly drug reaction
NOWRA: A North Nowra family has issued a warning after their daughter almost died from an allergic reaction ...
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2024, a space odyssey
The colonisation of Mars is no longer the stuff of science fiction. Meet the Australians signing up for ...
The last witness
Andrew Denton travels to Nazi extermination camp Treblinka, where he meets a remarkable survivor.
Families lose up to $3500 a year in end of mine, carbon taxes
Projected annual savings in electricity costs of $550 per household from scrapping the carbon tax may be dwarfed by the ...
Jihadist threat to Diggers
Australia's most notorious jihadists fighting in Iraq have issued a macabre threat to Australian soldiers as their ranks received a ...
Tamils fear fate of asylum seekers in Sri Lanka
The Tamil community is concerned the two boatloads of asylum seekers intercepted at sea could face torture if ...
Turnbull says he was not consulted on ABC board appointees
The government wants more business hard-heads on the ABC and SBS boards to drive tough savings decisions and ...
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Lit bits: Writers wanted for winter festival
News of what is happening in Canberra's literary world.
His Own Man tackles bureaucracy in compelling fashion
Book review: Sustaining interest in a political novel is a difficult task, but this one is compelling.
Jersey Boys: Eastwood shoots the high notes
Film review: Clint Eastwood should have made the film more pacey, but gratefully songs were played out in full.
The Bees and bee-yond
Book review: Laline Paull's technical working knowledge of the life of the hive is certainly “beelievable”.
Life & Style
Introducing the million-dollar baby
Juke is only three weeks old but he's joined a generation of children whose education costs could reach ...
Jeff Kennett slams Philip Nitschke for helping man without a terminal illness to die
Euthanasia advocate Philip Nitschke's conduct in helping a 45-year-old man without a terminal illness to die has been ...
When is it a good time to prune?
Jackie French finds an ageing passionfruit plant needs a drastic cutting back.
Dyslexia: The invisible disability
Dealing with dyslexia is an educational struggle, not just in the classroom, but with sceptics in the system.
Prickly Pete Evans' passion
Pete ''Activated Almonds'' Evans isn't afraid of cooking up a little controversy for his cause.
INSPIRE Centre at University of Canberra wins $1.5 million for maths, science
The University of Canberra scores $1.5 million grant for maths and science in schools research.
Opinion
COLUMN: Scoring goals to fight obesity
Film review: Jersey Boys
COLUMN: Would the real Peter Pan please grow up?
COLUMN: Hole lotta love - life with a sinkhole
WHAT KATY DID: Overnight, a sinkhole the size of a dining room table opened up in my backyard.
COLUMN: Backpacking on the paper trail
Film review - Transformers: Age of Extinction
Travel
Bali, Indonesia: Cocktail of choices in paradise
Karma Kandara resort caters for all-comers and their tipples, writes Ute Junker.
Deals of the week
Sri Panwa, on a private peninsula, affords amazing views of Phuket.
Whanganui River, New Zealand: Walking on water
Whanganui River was billed 'the Rhine of the South Pacific' by early travellers, writes Andrew Bain.
Weekend Away: Gambaro Hotel, Brisbane
Anthony Dennis finds a welcome dash of la dolce vita in Queensland.