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SACRED MOMENT: Violinist Hayden Wiseman has returned to his home territory to perform the final leg of Australian Tour for those who helped him achieve his dream.

Coleambally violinist returns home for special tour performance

Jacinta Dickins

'Very windy' and much colder conditions sweep through region

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'Very windy' and much colder conditions sweep through region

Jess Whitty

TIME IS RIGHT: Member for Murray said the time is right to decriminalise abortion but the bill isn't right.

State MP shares personal story on abortion bill

Vivienne Jones and Rex Martinich

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Gayle Tomlinson

JOBS CUTS: Essential Energy will slash 500 more jobs from its workforce by 2024.

Essential Energy to cut 500 jobs in bid to ensure affordable electricity

Toby Vue

The region's roads will get a long-awaited upgrade.

Murrumbidgee Council roads to receive radical revamp

Kenji Sato

FAMILY BUSINESS: Coleambally brothers Shane Mannes and Damian Mannes were given kudos for maintaining high rice yields during a tough season. PHOTO: Kenji Sato

Coly brothers applauded at Grower of the Year Awards

Kenji Sato

SACRED MOMENT: Violinist Hayden Wiseman has returned to his home territory to perform the final leg of Australian Tour for those who helped him achieve his dream.

Coleambally violinist returns home for special tour performance

Jacinta Dickins

'Very windy' and much colder conditions sweep through region

UPDATED
'Very windy' and much colder conditions sweep through region

Jess Whitty

Triumphing against the odds

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Triumphing against the odds

MAIN MAN: Independent consultant David Burgess delivers his AFL Riverina Competitions Review to clubs at The Rules Club in Wagga on Sunday.

New senior structure to provide 'flexibility for the future'

Matt Malone

KEEN OBSERVER: Former AFL player and respected commentator Gilbert McAdam enjoyed Coleambally's hard-fought win against CSU on Saturday.

McAdam enjoys a Farrer League thriller

Peter Doherty

PRESSURE ON: Coleambally's Graham O'Connell tackles CSU's Brayden Ambler as the Blues secured a finals spot with a nail-biting win at Peter Hastie Oval.

Blues book return to finals | Photos

Peter Doherty

MAIN MAN: Independent consultant David Burgess delivers his AFL Riverina Competitions Review to clubs at The Rules Club in Wagga on Sunday.

New senior structure to provide 'flexibility for the future'

LEADING: Ben Jeffery had a strong game at hooker for the Roosters scoring two tries from two scoots from dummyhalf. PHOTO: Liam Warren

Roosters keep season alive with victory in elimination final

Liam Warren

Group 20 elimination and qualifying final | live blog

Group 20 elimination and qualifying final | live blog

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Wilfred Ndidi (2nd left) leaps high to head home Leicester's equaliser at Chelsea.

Draw ruins Lampard's Chelsea homecoming

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The Iranian tanker seized for suspected sanction breaches has been allowed to depart Gibralter.

Seized Iranian tanker leaves Gibraltar

Marco Trujillo and Jon Nazca
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Firebirds coach Roselee Jencke has called for two extra players to be added in Super Netball.

Jenke calls for Super Netball changes

Chris Pike
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Wilfred Ndidi (2nd left) leaps high to head home Leicester's equaliser at Chelsea.

Draw ruins Lampard's Chelsea homecoming

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Soccer fans run from tear gas fired by police to break up deadly riots at a Honduran soccer match. .

Fourth death from Honduran soccer riot

MARLON GONZALEZ and FREDDY CUEVAS
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President Trump has confirmed that he'floated the idea of buying Greenland with advisors.

Trump's Greenland idea 'absurd': Denmark

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SOMETHING TO TRUMPET: Everyone likes to look good in Cochin, India.

Cruise Singapore to Dubai next year

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Engines will fire into life at vintage engine rally

Engines will fire into life at vintage engine rally

Business feature

Mayor Ruth McRae

The modern local council

Conversation starter: Filling your table with food from one end to the other means guests have to talk to each other and reach over in order to get their food, ensuring conversation flows throughout the meal.

The art of the dining table

Jennifer Birchall

Community diary: what's on this week | August 14 to 21

Community diary: what's on this week | August 14 to 21

MANLY DREAMING: Architects Angelo Candalepas and Glenn Murcutt with Royal Far West chief Lindsay Cane.

Royal Far West centre to get a right royal makeover

Community minded: Cameron is not only an experienced HAZMAT Sydney firefighter, he also is the head of first aid training at his local surf club at Elouera.

Giving community support a red hot go

Community diary: what's on this week | August 14 to 21

Community diary: what's on this week | August 14 to 21

FUN: Seniors ukulele at the Town Hall on Monday from 10.30am.

Community diary: what's on this week

SAFE HANDS: Pick up your 32-page farm safety guide in the July 25 edition of The Land, Queensland Country Life, Stock & Land and Stock Journal.

Time to put our farms in Safe Hands

Triumphing against the odds

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Triumphing against the odds

Meme? Why are people so meme. Geddit?

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Why are people so meme?

Life, on Australia's third-largest island. Photo: Shutterstock

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Can you name our three biggest islands?

CHANGE OF HEART: Why did Barnaby backflip on medical cannabis? Photo: Peter Hardin

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Barnaby's medicinal cannabis backflip a head-scratcher

Responsible ownership: Really? You need to be told? Photo: Shutterstock

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When pet ownership laws are a dog's breakfast

Gareth McKnight

How about some leadership on homelessness. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIA
A crisis, without hint of hyperbole

Janine Graham

Locals racing their horses down Illaroo Road, Nowra, before it was sealed.

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Changing regions growing strong

Kathy Sharpe

Class Act: A Newcastle researcher has delved into the links between sleep and class.

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Class warfare over sleeping soundly

Damon Cronshaw

Early bushfire season now the new normal

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Early bushfire season now the new normal

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VET building pathways to a bright future

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VET building pathways to a bright future

Jenny Lambert

Dress up without the stress

Dress up without the stress

Michelle Haines Thomas

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

Kookaburras to Mr Whippy. What does Australia sound like to you?

Older Australians are among at-risk groups for sepsis.

It kills 5000 Aussies a year, but do you know the sepsis warning signs?

Eileen Wood

Building Bridges to Boorowa volunteer Dick Orchard takes a break from tree planting. Photo: Andrew Scott

Tree change: How one Orchard and an army of volunteers can make a difference

Geraldine Cardozo

Pro-Hong Kong and pro-China protesters took to the streets in Sydney and Melbourne over the weekend.

China warns distance on Hong Kong protests

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The search continues for missing Sunshine Coast teenager Michael Ryan.

Search continues for missing Qld teen

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The cost of repairing apartment block defects Australiawide would be staggering, says the CFMMEU.

Aust faces '$6.2b bill for unit defects'

1hr ago

Australia's Travis Head walks from the pitch as the England player shake hands after England and Australia drew the 2nd Ashes Test.

Aussies salvage dramatic draw at Lord's

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IN ACTION: World record holder Aidan Copp shearing a lamb during his world record attempt on Saturday where he was shearing for eight-hours. Picture: Nikki Reynolds

Shearer battles through eight gruelling hours to break world record

Nikki Reynolds
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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg will push to overhaul the financial services sector by the end of 2020.

Frydenberg unveils bank overhaul road map

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THE BIG DRY: The Gidding's drought-stricken farm at Wellington. Fletcher Giddings,8, on the quad bike (top right) and his father Brian Giddings helping a cow (bottom right).

GRAPHIC CONTENT | 'My little rock': dad, the drought and his brave boy Fletcher

Belinda-Jane Davis
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Vaccination is your best protection against the bug and it's still not too late to get the jab. Photo: Shutterstock

It is not too late to get your flu shot

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IN ACTION: World record holder Aidan Copp shearing a lamb during his world record attempt on Saturday where he was shearing for eight-hours. Picture: Nikki Reynolds

Shearer breaks world record

Nikki Reynolds
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Tropical grass Premier digit growing on the same light acidic country as the photo below. Addressing soil deficiencies plus growing in conjunction with serradella and other acid soil tolerant winter legumes is part of this success story.

Acidic, light soil deemed useless no more thanks to research

Bob Freebairn

Uarbry's Jill Goodman shared her story on The Land's Hear Them Raw podcast after losing everything in the Sir Ivan bushfire. Pictures: Lucy Kinbacher

"Their hoses were melting, they were exhausted"

Lucy Kinbacher

Impressive: The view from Common Grounds and the historic wooden bridge across the Hunter.

Take time to mosey around Morpeth

John Rozentals

Two monks walk in the Sacred Garden at the heart of Lumbini. Pictures: Michael Turtle

The holiest site you've never heard of

Michael Turtle

Chippendale: one of Sydney's hippest, artiest neighbourhoods.

Travel deals: Where will you go next?

John Rozentals

Where will it end?: Apart from the evolutionary steps of a better S Pen with more features and the phone's increased memory and improved battery life and charging times, the last step is the blurring of PC and phone.

Smartphone evolution is now a revolution

Mathew Dickerson

Alexis (not pictured): "There is not a huge difference between what we do and people who use Tinder."

Why Alexis took up sex work during her university studies

Helen Pitt

Options: There are plenty of ways to create beautiful and practical outdoor spaces that are also low on maintenance and water requirements. Photos by Jason Busch.

Tips to create water-wise gardens