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World holds breath as Trump departs

DIGESTWorld holds breath as Trump departs

Chief Minister Andrew Barr at the National Arboretum. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'Honourable thing to do': Barr wants booming businesses to repay JobKeeper

Independent Education Union of Australia NSW/ACT branch secretary Mark Northam has called for teachers to be included as critical workers in the second phase of the vaccine rollout. Picture: Supplied

Teachers lobby to be in COVID-19 vaccine priority group

Airports might not be bustling again anytime soon. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERIs it wise to be making travel plans?

Jamison Travel director Michelle Everson anticipated some travel bubbles would be possible this year, a glimmer of hope for her business of almost 30 years. Picture: Karleen Minney

'Grim' year ahead for industry with travel prospects dashed

Kathryn Lewis

Viral shredding, vaccine fairness and trapped chinese gold miners are some of the stories in today's Covid Informer.

DIGESTWhen a positive test means you're free to play tennis

Gayle Tomlinson

ACT chief health officer Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ACT's travel ban on northern beaches lifted

Daniella White

No new covid cases in NSW as government gears up for stimulus package

No new covid cases in NSW as government gears up for stimulus package

Julian O'Brien

Barcelona will appeal the two-match ban handed to Lionel Messi.

Barcelona to appeal Messi's two-game ban

England cricket coach Chris Silverwood is glad to see Australia feeling the heat.

England coach glad Aussies under pressure

Japan won't make vaccines a condition for participation in the Tokyo Olympics.

Vaccines not condition for Olympics: Japan

Lars Nicolaysen and Philip Dethlefs

Barcelona will appeal the two-match ban handed to Lionel Messi.

Barcelona to appeal Messi's two-game ban

Ryan Tudor, Phoebee Lyons, Paige Parker, Chloe Thomas, Brooke Tudor, Hollie Thomas, Eloise Butler and Phillippa Lyons

PHOTOSTaking on the Zone 13 Jamboree

Ellen Dunger

England will be without Australian skills coach Jason Ryles for the Six Nations.

England without Ryles for Six Nations

Aussie Ark president Tim Faulkner says devils can help keep fox and feral cat numbers down.

LISTENDevils make a comeback on the mainland

Aussie Ark president Tim Faulkner says devils can help keep fox and feral cat numbers down.

LISTENDevils make a comeback on the mainland

Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

Dan Christian of The Australian Indigenous Men's cricket team. PHOTO: Darrian Traynor (Cricket Australia via Getty Images)

LISTENHow cricket is addressing its pale, male and stale reputation

Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

Mike Wilson at his home in Armidale. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

LISTENLivestock agent shares gutsy fight for survival to help save others in the bush

Cairns offers the biggest variety of tour options to explore the Great Barrier Reef. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Reef adventures to feed the soul

Michael Turtle

Flights of fancy: what you can see from the tree-tops

Flights of fancy: what you can see from the tree-tops

Bernadette Chua

Imagine Holiday's "Uluru and Jessica Mauboy Collection" has three tour package options.

Two very different sensations in the Red Centre

Explore Travel

Treat your mental and physical health at a free morning session at the Hub on Monday.

WHAT'S ONSpend Monday morning looking after yourself, in good company

Donna Ward

Those excluded from the Mingoola Hall meeting rallied outside to demonstrate their displeasure. Some small face-to-face meetings have now been organised.

WHAT'S ONDam face-to-face meetings with WaterNSW in high demand

Donna Ward

Christmas tree interpretations of all descriptions are eagerly anticipated for Rotary's inaugural Christmas Tree Festival at the Tenterfield School of Arts.

WHAT'S ONTrim a special tree for timely new event

Donna Ward

Treat your mental and physical health at a free morning session at the Hub on Monday.

WHAT'S ONSpend Monday morning looking after yourself, in good company

Many are still struggling with the aftereffects of the drought, and much of Tenterfield Shire is still drought-declared.

WHAT'S ONDrought support team is coming to you

Donna Ward

Yard sale, Drake-style

WHAT'S ONYard sale, Drake-style

Donna Ward

Samsung's new flagship series pushes the boundaries of smartphone capability

Samsung's new flagship series pushes the boundaries of smartphone capability

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We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

We may have a blind spot when it comes to the way we think about skin cancer

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Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

Aussie cricket great calls on fellow farmers to get skin checked regularly

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Samsung's new flagship series pushes the boundaries of smartphone capability

Samsung's new flagship series pushes the boundaries of smartphone capability

Harness the power of word of mouth

Harness the power of word of mouth

Emma Brown
1hr ago

See Floriade in all its glory in Canberra on this Travelrite/The Senior escorted tour with Maureen and Paul Lucas. Photo: Paul Lucas

Join a September tour of some of Australia's best gardens in NSW and the ACT

OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING: According to Mike Mortlock, an addition of a roofed outdoor relaxation and entertainment area will drive holiday makers to your home. Photo - Shutterstock.

Turn your holiday home dud into a diamond

OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING: According to Mike Mortlock, an addition of a roofed outdoor relaxation and entertainment area will drive holiday makers to your home. Photo - Shutterstock.

Turn your holiday home dud into a diamond

One click away: find out what your home is worth

One click away: find out what your home is worth

One click away: find out what your home is worth

One click away: find out what your home is worth

Homes selling sight unseen becoming mainstream

Homes selling sight unseen becoming mainstream

Ruth Lewis

Experts size up the 2021 market

Experts size up the 2021 market

Ruth Lewis

BREATH OF FRESH AIR: More people are opting to make the sea or tree change due to the slower pace and more relaxed lifestyle. Photo: Shutterstock.

Make a move to the regions today

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by these scams

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by these scams

Scamwatch: Banks won't ask you to click on the link

Scamwatch: Banks won't ask you to click on the link

REGROWING: Thousands of people in communities like Torrington, pictured in January, lost homes or lives in last summer's bushfires. Photo: Andrew Messenger

Local bushfire support to continue until the end of 2021

Andrew Messenger

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by these scams

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by these scams

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Spotting a scam: Tips for shopping on Gumtree

Car of the month, Brent Schofield's 1964 EH Holden station wagon, started life as a hearse and boasts very low mileage.

Latest car club meet turns up some interesting specimens

Geoff Newman

RELUCTANT STAR: Jarryd James says he's become more reclusive since the breakout success of Do You Remember. Picture: Mitch Lowe

MUSICCamera-shy Jarryd James comes back into focus on second album

Picture: Phillip Biggs

'It's a seal... no it's a dolphin': Rare river sighting

Donald Trump earlier this month. Picture: Getty Images

'The movement we started is only just beginning': Trump's farewell speech

Upgrade rage: why you may have to buy a new device whether you want to or not

Upgrade rage: why you may have to buy a new device whether you want to or not

Ryan Tudor, Phoebee Lyons, Paige Parker, Chloe Thomas, Brooke Tudor, Hollie Thomas, Eloise Butler and Phillippa Lyons

PHOTOSTaking on the Zone 13 Jamboree

Ellen Dunger

The Local Hero nominees include Dr Kirby White, left (with Dr Nicole Townsend holding up a gown) from Victoria.

Local heroes stepping up to answer the call of their communities

Juanita Greville

Robbie Maddison in Mykonos in 2019. Photo: Red Bull Content Pool

From leaps of faith to life in lockdown for Aussie daredevil

Courtney Ward

Protagonist Lupin is no James Bond. Picture: Filmink

REVIEWAnime a globetrotting adventure

Ron Cerabona

Leading the world by leaving it behind

OPINIONLeading the world by leaving it behind

Marie Low

Donald Trump boards Marine One on January 12. Picture: Getty Images

OPINIONDonald Trump's lasting legacy will be the deadly consequences of 'alternative facts'

Jennifer S. Hunt

John Campbell Miles (left) with friend Con Davidson in Mount Isa in 1963.

REAL AUSTRALIAOne hundred years of mining solitude

Derek Barry

VR technology is helping aged care residents to improve their mental health. Photo: Supplied.

From reminiscing to a night at the opera: Can VR boost mental health in aged care?

Rugby league legend Uncle Lionel Morgan in his playing days (left) and with the painting by Jandamarra Cadd. Photos: Lionel Morgan and Anglicare Queensland.

NRL legend in the frame again thanks to Aboriginal artist

SEVEN PURLERS: Di Shanahan, Janny Lane, Caralynn Hoft, Peta Goodwin, Sue Juniper, Tracy Skippings and Sally Wylie.

Not a nanna-second to lose

Hazel Bradley

A Victorian campaign is urging men to use sun protection, to avoid developing melanomas.

Victorian men urged to slip, slop, slap

17m ago

'De-extincting' Tasmanian tigers no longer science fiction

'De-extincting' Tasmanian tigers no longer science fiction

Australia's leaders are looking to Joe Biden to restore America's standing on the global stage.

Australia looks to Biden to heal US wounds

2hrs ago

VISION: One in five children has an undiagnosed problem with eyesight.

Optometrists advise parents to get their children's eyes tested

30m ago

Refugees detained after being transferred from offshore detention will be freed, advocates say.

Dozens more 'medevac' detainees freed

Hannah Ryan and Tiffanie Turnbull
43m ago

Scott Morrison has signed an agreement with LNG exporters to guarantee supply of affordable gas.

PM strikes supply deal with gas exporters

Daniel McCulloch
47m ago

The payment of above award rates for shearers is proof farmers can afford to pay more, according to the Australian Workers' Union.

Farmers can afford to pay workers more: union

Chris McLennan
1hr ago

Anthony Albanese has brushed aside critics of his leadership of the Labor party.

Labor leader Albanese stares down critics

Daniel McCulloch
1hr ago

Even the working dogs will be looking for a shady spot during the next week. Most of NSW will experience its hottest spell of weather so far this summer during the next five to six days. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher

State set to sizzle as a heatwave settles in

BEN DOMENSINO, Weatherzone
30m ago

Angus steers sold through McGrath Upper Hunter, 310kg, sold at Scone on Tuesday for 570c/kg to bring $1770 with Stuart Sheldrake as auctioneer. Photo: Brett Peel

Cattle prices lift, again

Jamie Brown
1hr ago

Les Gillespie from Finley planted 60 hectares of Reiziq this year on September 24. Mr Gillespie did not flush the crop for two months, relying on soil moisture instead.

Rice shivers through a cool start

Olivia Calver

Samsung's new flagship series pushes the boundaries of smartphone capability

Samsung's new flagship series pushes the boundaries of smartphone capability

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Honest self-evaluation is the key to accepting others. Photo: Shutterstock

ADVICELooking inward to embrace what's outward | Mental Health

Gary Bentley

Driving and car control are not the same thing. Even rats can learn to drive. Photo: Shutterstock.

Rats can be taught to drive, so why are humans terrible at it?

Sam Hollier