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Southern Cotton general manager Kate O'Callaghan.

Finger pointing at MIA cotton industry unwarranted

Talia Pattison

Altina babies: One of three litters of meerkats born at Altina this year. Picture: Altina Wildlife Park

Meerkats and zebra born as Altina experiences baby boom

Reuben Wylie

Police hope the arrest will bring peace and safety back to the streets of Coleambally.

Coly P-plater caught driving more than double the speed limit

Jacinta Dickins

Have you got a $2 million ticket in your pocket?

Declan Rurenga

FRONT ROW: A Griffith resident on the flight heard a harrowing exchange between another male passenger and a flight hostess before police searched the plane.

Griffith passenger details harrowing tale of bomb threat hoax

Jacinta Dickins

TEAMING UP: Four southern NSW mayors team up to fight for their communities.

“Protect our communities”: Mayors team up to fight water concerns

Jacinta Dickins

SAD END: The Punt Hotel was destroyed by fire in 1924. The large number of chimneys indicates it was a large building. Picture: Heritage Darlington Point collection

Punt Hotel, the early days

Mona Finley

Southern Cotton general manager Kate O'Callaghan.

Finger pointing at MIA cotton industry unwarranted

Talia Pattison

Altina babies: One of three litters of meerkats born at Altina this year. Picture: Altina Wildlife Park

Meerkats and zebra born as Altina experiences baby boom

Reuben Wylie

A herd of pigs targetted in the aerial shoot.

Aerial cull takes out nearly 5000 feral pigs

A television camera films the AFL pre-season game between GWS and West Coast at Narrandera Sportsground last year. Picture: Les Smith

AFL Riverina explore option of videoing games

Matt Malone

SHOWDOWN: Collingullie-Glenfield Park and Griffith will meet again in the opening round of the 2019 Riverina League season. Picture: Les Smith

Griffith to get early shot at revenge on Demons

Matt Malone

DAY OUT: Carl Pound, Al Evans, Betty Curtis, Joan Heffer, and Jenny Morton.

Social chook run a run-away success

A television camera films the AFL pre-season game between GWS and West Coast at Narrandera Sportsground last year. Picture: Les Smith

AFL Riverina explore option of videoing games

Leagues show their strength against Hanwood

Liam Warren

BREAKING THOUGH: Yenda's Jayden Conaghan looks to get around the Waratahs' defence during last season's grand final. Picture: Anthony Stipo

Group 20 action set for an early start in 2019

Liam Warren

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Despite the fear shark attacks generate, an expert says humans can co-exist with them safely.

Dramatic decline in Aust shark numbers

Hannah Higgins
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Prime Minister Scott Morrison flanked by state premiers during the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Adelaide. Photo by Kelly Barnes.

Enthusiasm for the ‘Drought PM’ drying up

Mike Foley
21m ago

Catch of the day: Fishing mates Matt Dunn and Michael Zammit in Richmond. Picture: Geoff Jones.

Mates rescue one-legged fisherman clinging to boat

Krystyna Pollard
51m ago

Despite the fear shark attacks generate, an expert says humans can co-exist with them safely.

Dramatic decline in Aust shark numbers

19m ago

Flooding the Burragorang Valley in the Warragamba catchment could endanger one species of bird.

NSW dam wall threatens vulnerable bird

Dominica Sanda

A report by the state's corruption watchdog into Queensland's prison system is due to be released.

Report on Qld's prisons to be released

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Emma Elsworthy

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Emma Elsworthy

Aloha Zen’s Byron Bay Pillow, $107.00

Unique gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-guy in your life

Emma Elsworthy

Get your safety sorted: In addition to following these tips, pool owners should have a professional assessment of their pool’s compliance in order to ensure their pool is safe for all users.

Stay pool safe this season

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Leeton Domain – Open for inspection | Saturday, September 15, 2018

20 Lawson Street: This is a great opportunity to purchase a great quality, high exposure industrial property with a well-established tenant in place.

A high exposure property

Church services

Community diary: what’s on this week

OLD FASHIONED: The Gallagher Bros van. The store stood on the corner of Narrand and Darlington streets and was established by brothers Edward Francis and John Joseph, sons of Edward, the first police officer at Darlington Point.

An old style country store

Mona Finley

Church services

GLORY: Australia’s winning King’s Cup team, July 1919. Picture: AWM D00725

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

STAR POWER: The legendary Captain Albert Jacka VC, from Victoria was the face of recruitment campaigns and later, the 1919 Peace Bonds. Picture: AWM ARTV00784

Road to Remembrance

Michael Grealy

A herd of pigs targetted in the aerial shoot.

Aerial cull takes out nearly 5000 feral pigs

Just some of the stars on the red carpet on Wednesday night.

15 photos from the AACTA red carpet

The 100 best photos from the 2018 Supercars Newcastle 500

Photo: Ryan Overall

Incredible footage of dust storms hitting NSW

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Michelle Mexon

Ogier takes advantage of WRC start time

Practice is over, now it’s ‘rally’ real

When the World Rally Championship comes to town

Still leader: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday after surviving a no-confidence vote by Tory MPs. Photo: Matt Dunham

A world weighed down by political messes

John Hewson

Set some Christmas goals

Michelle Haines Thomas

Australia's Josh Hazlewood reacts after he was dismissed on the final day of the First Test. Photo: AP

The fence between sports fans and old age

Janine Graham

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

The Productivity Commission says the current support system for veterans should be overhauled.

Veterans' support 'outdated, needs reform'

7m ago

Despite the fear shark attacks generate, an expert says humans can co-exist with them safely.

Dramatic decline in Aust shark numbers

19m ago

Prime Minister Scott Morrison flanked by state premiers during the Council of Australian Governments meeting in Adelaide. Photo by Kelly Barnes.

Enthusiasm for the ‘Drought PM’ drying up

21m ago

Catch of the day: Fishing mates Matt Dunn and Michael Zammit in Richmond. Picture: Geoff Jones.

Mates rescue one-legged fisherman clinging to boat

51m ago

Flooding the Burragorang Valley in the Warragamba catchment could endanger one species of bird.

NSW dam wall threatens vulnerable bird

Dominica Sanda

A report by the state's corruption watchdog into Queensland's prison system is due to be released.

Report on Qld's prisons to be released

University of Queensland Professor Ian Frazer's research was the basis for the vaccine Gardasil.

Unis warn against research funding cuts

Rebecca Gredley

The CEFC has been instructed to make sure renewable energy they fund can be delivered 24/7.

Renewables must prove reliability for cash

Live Music at Empire Control Room

Five unmissable things to do, see and taste in Texas

The Brahmaputra River … in the rarely visited Indian state of Assam.

River-cruising the mysterious kingdom of Bhutan

John Rozentals

Fraser Suites Sydney … ‘Summer Fun’ extras comprise buffet breakfast and onsite parking.

Six highlights in your travel week | 13 Dec

John Rozentals

Visit www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/seafood-school/about-sss for more great seafood recipes

Try this: Whole Rainbow Trout with Orange, Maple Syrup & Macadamia Nuts

ISSUE: If this bill passes into legislation things will change from next May - no longer will it be just the owner’s problem if a unit is hard to sell — it will now be every owner’s problem.

Queensland unit buy back bill sees frightening unintended consequences

Noel Whittaker

HOLIDAY BLUES: No matter where you live, how big your house is or how valuable your belongings are, home security should always be a top concern – especially during the holiday season when your home is unattended.

Outsmart holiday burglars