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Stars of Hastings Dance for Cancer | photos
Local stars take to the stage for the annual Hastings Dance for Cancer in Port Macquarie.
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Police officers shot at abortion clinic in Colorado Springs
UPDATED: Three police officers have been shot near an abortion clinic in Colorado Springs, according to United States ...
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Nutella rejects personalised jar for Illawarra girl Isis
It was supposed to be a fun gift, personalised with the young girl's name. Nutella flatly refused.
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A new $5 billion tunnel to be built as part of the WestConnex motorway project is forecast to ...
Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils slams Badgerys Creek assessment as 'full of holes'
Western Sydney councils have slammed a federal government report into the proposed multi billion dollar airport at Badgerys ...
Consumers lose as banks snub Apple's 'digital wallet' system: Ed Husic
The Reserve Bank has been urged to examine potential anti-competitive behaviour in the emerging card-free payments market amid ...
Barangaroo panel wants James Packer to tone down corporate logos
Expert panel concerned about "impacts of branding and logos located within iconic 'Australian' views".
Majority of Sydney homeowners say they would now be locked out of their suburb
More than half of Sydney's homeowners say they would be unable to afford to buy a house in ...
NSW Planning Minister Rob Stokes reveals medium-density housing plan
Sydney's future housing will mirror of its working-class past, in a vision outlined by the state's planning minister ...
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Here's how the fourth week of out challenge played out.
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Photo-a-day challenge September 2015 | week 3
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Entertainment
Top TV in 2016: the 10 shows you'll love to watch
Every new TV year is an unopened gift for fans of the small screen.
The Force Awakens brings new hope for Star Wars fans
Through good times and bad, Australia's tenacious Star Wars fan club has proved itself a force to be ...
War stories burn brightly for a firefighter who ran out of careers
Watt's historical thrillers have sold more than half a million copies in Australia and New Zealand alone over ...
Peter Carey, Richard Flanagan and Tom Keneally unite against government 'insanity'
Copyright changes spell the end to the golden age of literature, warn Australia's leading fiction writers.
Life & Style
Opiate hotspots: Why regional NSW doctors dish out the painkillers
Parts of western NSW and the mid-North Coast are dispensing opioids at a rate 10 times higher than ...
Childcare shortage: Leichardt council to turn Town Hall into after school childcare centre
The shortage of available after-school child-care has become so critical that a Sydney council has been forced to ...
Vocation colleges to shut, leaving 12,000 disappointed students
The push for reform of the vocational education sector has ramped up in the wake of the collapse ...
Lifestage super neither simple nor transparent
A new type of superannuation investment option promises to give the fund member a smooth "glide path" where the risk ...
Are Blackmores and Bellamy's shares in a bubble?
Shares in Blackmores and Bellamy's Organic have made astronomical gains, prompting fears of a bubble.
Tumblr account reveals the final messages sent between ex-lovers
"Just forget about me."
Opinion
LETTER: Obesity has a knock-on effect
I WAS surprised to see your headline about the new Hungry Jacks fast food restaurant coming to town.
EDITORIAL: Countdown to 70.3 begins
Now's the time for you to get involved in Ironman 70.3.
EDITORIAL: Waterfront war begins
EDITORIAL: Community voice heard
THE extension of the Hastings River Fishermen’s Co-operative lease for 12 months is a good outcome.
EDITORIAL: Hats off for hard work
SATURDAY is a special day for the community of Kendall.
LETTER: Investment in our economy
India, China, Australia and the Foreign Investment Review Board ...
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Travel
The centre of the foodie universe is San Sebastian
There's much more to love about this city – its twin beaches, its rugged coastal headlands, its classic ...
The Shipping News: River-cruise company Tauck introduce Amsterdam to Alps cruise for 2016
River-cruise from Amsterdam to the Alps with Tauck in 2016.
Munich's Deutsches Museum: The world's largest museum of science and technology
Some of the exhibits in the world's largest museum of science and technology are simply shocking.
Ecotourism and responsible travel: The destinations we should visit
In countries such as Nepal, Jordan, Afghanistan and Rwanda, your tourist dollar can do double duty helping the ...