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Federal Election 2016: Make your vote count
Hastings voters must fill in their ballot papers correctly to ensure their vote counts in Saturday’s federal election.
New Aussie citizens welcomed at ceremony
Greater Port Macquarie | Tie the Knot Here 2016
If you are getting married locally, this handy guide to weddings will be just what you need.
Get hooked on fishing
Tight contest
Celebrating our Aboriginal culture
NAIDOC Week celebration skick off across the Hastings on Sunday, July 3.
Federal Election 2016: Gillespie tipped to hold Lyne
Nationals tipped to hold seat of Lyne, but Greens and Labor to put up a fight.
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Regional Focus
Liberal Party surprises with Snapchat lens
NSW: Snapchat users around the country have woken to a new, perhaps unexpected, lens on election eve.
House from The Castle faces demolition
VIC: “Tell ’em they’re dreamin’!” Sadly, that may longer be the case.
Coalition wheels out big guns; Oakeshott stands his ground
NSW: Political heavyweights are coming out of the woodwork in Cowper as the July 2 election looms large.
Fairfax Front Pages | Friday, July 1, 2016
Front pages from around the Fairfax network on Friday, July 1, 2016.
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How Nabo connects you to your neighbours
INSIDE the social media tool that builds relationships with your neighbours.
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Make sure you catch up on some great reading with edition 5 of of Mid North Coast Now.
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Entertainment
Bookmarks: News and views from the book world
Parallel importing, a literary prize and who's coming to the MWF.
Inked at 81: Dame Judi Dench celebrates her birthday with a tattoo
The tatt was a gift from her daughter.
Scarlett Johannson named top box office actress, Cate Blanchett not far behind
The highest grossing box office actress of all time is not Jennifer Lawrence, Julia Roberts or Meryl Streep.
Life & Style
Election 2016: Who's Medicare's friend? Examine bulk-billing
Bulk billing is smarter than widely realised.
Bread with folic acid and iodine reduces birth defects in Australia: study
Bread is better than ever in Australia, with a new report finding it successful in combating birth defects.
Shares Race Week 2: A port in the storm
Defensive stocks that can weather markets storms, helped our readers hold their ground.
The Little Prince by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre at The Street Theatre in the school holidays
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre Antoine uses handcarved European puppets to enact Antoine de Saint-Exupery's delicate tale.
Private Health Insurance Ombudsman turning aggrieved customers back to Medibank
Angry with Medibank, they went to the ombudsman for help. But they were turned back.
The most expensive health insurance policy doesn't offer the best coverage
Caution urged at end of financial year as providers pull out all the stops to grab your money.
Opinion
Oakeshott ignites campaign panic
Letters to the Editor
Election fever has stirred emotions with the focus on the dual between Luke Hartsuyker and Rob Oakeshott.
Private vocational training vs TAFE debate
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House of the week: 8 Bluegum Place, Laurieton
This week's House of the Week in Domain features a four bedroom home at Bluegum Place, Laurieton.
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Hutt River Principality: Inside the area that claimed independence from Australia
Inside the weird, tiny region that declared independence from the rest of Australia and got away with it.
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