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Ben Shields MP?
Should former councillor Ben Shields run in the state election?
Students to hear from employers
Cars on display at annual meet
Vintage and veteran car and motorcycle parts were on display, alongside collections of Australian memorabilia.
Award for battle 50 years on
A Vietnam veteran from Wellington is to receive an award for action during a battle 50 years ago.
Great riders in Dubbo for major event
Xtreme Bulls event to entertain crowd at Macquarie Inn.
JB Hi-Fi Home to open on Thursday
Much-awaited opening of major franchise is upon us.
Dubbo’s Breakfast Club
Local businesses have jumped on board to help a school provide breakfast to some students.
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The discussion paper on the Far West Initiative relating to councils in the region has been released and ...
Wheelers Lane closed southbound
Diversions are in place along Wheelers Lane between Douglas Mawson Drive and Birch Avenue.
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Environmental campaigner weighs in on water issue
NSW: The environmental crusader who inspired an Academy Award-winning film is aghast at water contamination in Australia.
Devils evolving defence
TAS: New research suggests the Tasmanian devil may be evolving to fight the deadly facial tumor disease.
New bank notes let blind people get a feel for money
The best feature on the new $5 note out this week is barely bigger than a chocolate sprinkle.
Catholic Church pays $25.7 million in Newcastle claims
NSW: The Catholic Church has substantiated complaints from 158 people relating to 31 different perpetrators
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An emotional Tim Wilson has called on conservatives to abandon nostalgia and lamented the ongoing inability of same-sex ...
Julie Bishop hits back at Paul Keating's 'no foreign policy' taunt
Julie Bishop has rejected Paul Keating's assessment that Australia has "no foreign policy", insisting our diplomatic sway in ...
Turnbull government facing its first defeat in Senate vote on banking royal commission
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Nurse Garry Davis predicted deaths of aged care patients he is accused of killing
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Kathy Jackson charged with criminal misconduct
Police have charged former Health Services Union leader Kathy Jackson with 70 counts of criminal misconduct.
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Council administrator’s column
WALK DOWN MEMORY LANE: August 2002 - Part 2 | Photos
This week we look at the pages pages of the Daily Liberal back in August 2002.
Entertainment
With Dev Patel as a waiter, Hotel Mumbai dramatises Indian terrorist attacks
An Australian film likened to The Towering Inferno will recreate the horrific attacks of 2008.
Man Booker winner Richard Flanagan says we need writing that challenges us
Man Booker-winning novelist begins the public element of his role as Boisbouvier professor of Australian literature at the ...
Lena Dunham is publishing a collection of short stories
The Girls' star is writing her first fiction book.
'Female is not a genre': UK singer Kate Nash calls out record store's sexist sign
"This kinda shit drives me insane. 'Females of all description' is not a music genre. It's sexist."
Life & Style
ABC's partnership with vitamin giant Swisse draws universities into its orbit
Like a host intervening between feuding relatives at a Christmas lunch, the ABC has moved to separate logos ...
New tactile bank notes let blind people get a feel for money
The best feature on the new $5 note out this week is barely bigger than a chocolate sprinkle ...
Reforms to super tax breaks are fair
The Turnbull government's plans to rein in the super tax breaks going to the well-off are modest and ...
Seven investment ideas for high returns in a low-growth world
Seven investment ideas that will lift you out of the low-growth world.
Top idea to win inventor US trip
Young budding inventors in Western NSW have a month left to enter an idea in a contest that ...
Why Treasurer Scott Morrison is wrong to link debt and recessions
Recent economic research has debunked the link between government debt and lower growth.
Opinion
Warning is there. Change or be challenged
It is no surprise the names of civic and community leaders are being pushed forward as potential candidates ...
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The discussion paper on the Far West Initiative relating to councils in the region has been released and ...
Council administrator’s column
Three addax calves welcomed to the herd
Muddling Malcolm falls deeper in the mire
Opponents of same-sex marriage can barely believe their luck
You’re not seeing a UFO
How to know the stars from the planets and Venus from a UFO.
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Rydges Sydney Airport hotel review: A plane spotters' dream
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Adventure travel in Ireland: Is this Europe's newest adventure capital?
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