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Patrick Dangerfield wants to give racism the boot and is one of the spearheads behind We Got You.

Sports stars head racism campaign

Melissa Woods

Richmond captain Trent Cotchin has empathised with teammates who don't want to relocate interstate during the COVID-19 crisis. Photo: Kelly Defina/Getty Images

OPINIONWhingeing AFL players out of touch with reality

Howard Kotton

Steele Sidebottom. Photo: Twitter

It ain't easy being Steele Sidebottom right now

Nick Ansell

Patrick Dangerfield wants to give racism the boot and is one of the spearheads behind We Got You.

Sports stars head racism campaign

A dejected Broncos coach Anthony Seibold faces the media after last Saturday's loss to the Gold Coast Titans at Suncorp Stadium. Photo: Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

OPINIONEnough of the NRL player contract circus, says Laurie Daley

Laurie Daley

HAPPIER TIMES: John Bateman dashes away to score a try against the Storm during last year's qualifying final. Picture: Asanka Brendon Ratnayake/NRL Imagery

Bateman's departure was downright messy

Joshua Bartlett

No exucses: Uluru-Kata Tjuta National Park is ready and waiting.

Northern Territory escape turns dreaming into reality

John Rozentals

The strip between the Gold Coast Highway and the Esplanade is the heart of Surfers Paradise. Picture: Supplied

Queensland's golden strip has glitz and glamour

Lydia Roberts

ACT Chief Health Officer Kerryn Coleman. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

People coming from virus hotspots forced into quarantine in ACT

Daniella White

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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19 after coming down with symptoms.

Brazil leader tests positive for COVID-19

Ana Mano and Lisandra Paraguassu
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Permits are required to travel from Victoria into NSW after the border was closed.

Glitch in NSW border permit website

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Police and defence personnel are enforcing the border closure between New South Wales and Victoria.

Border town mayors worry over closure

Finbar O'Mallon
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has tested positive for COVID-19 after coming down with symptoms.

Brazil leader tests positive for COVID-19

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NSW Police say they turned back one car before midnight at the NSW-Victoria border town of Albury.

Fog hangs over coronavirus border closures

Finbar O'Mallon
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Tigers' Jack Riewoldt admits leaving his family to join his team's hub was 'really tough'.

Tiger uneasy about hubs after virus spike

Jason Phelan
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The path back to a new normal

The path back to a new normal

Emma Brown

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Everyone's a winner with Pennytel

Emma Brown

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

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

GAMBLE: Often the information used in computer prediction software programs can be obtained from the betting pages of your local newspaper at very little cost.

Scamwatch: Fancy a punt? Don't fall for a betting or sports investment scam

CHOICE: Faced with options, we have to make the choice, trusting in our instincts.

Optimism is life's umbrella

Gary Bentley

Just for kids: Brrrrr ... how cold is it?

Just for kids: Brrrrr ... how cold is it?

Joanne Crawford

GAMBLE: Often the information used in computer prediction software programs can be obtained from the betting pages of your local newspaper at very little cost.

Scamwatch: Fancy a punt? Don't fall for a betting or sports investment scam

BALANCING ACT: Life is a mixture of positive and negative experiences.

Balancing focus is essential

Gary Bentley

Raise the roof: draw your house like a drafter

Raise the roof: draw your house like a drafter

Joanne Crawford

Premier Daniel Andrews has announced a re-entry to lockdown in some parts of Victoria.

UPDATEDMelbourne re-enters lockdown as COVID-19 reaches record high

A St Kilda Rd tree during version 1 of Melbourne's lockdown. Photo: Shutterstock

DIGESTBorder closes first, then Melbourne to be ringfenced

How police will enforce the NSW-Victorian border when it closes tonight

How police will enforce the NSW-Victorian border when it closes tonight

NW Premier Gladys Berejiklian

ANALYSISCan I cross the NSW-Victoria border? There are exemptions, but you'll need a very good reason

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: Shutterstock

ANALYSISHere's how the Victoria-NSW border closure will work - and how residents might be affected

Andrew Burridge

Supermarkets put limits on toilet paper for the second time during the pandemic . Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Supermarkets lift buying restrictions for second time

Kathryn Lewis

The lockdown of Victorian unit blocks has confused residents. Picture: Getty Images

EXPLAINERVictoria's COVID-19 situation nearly 'out-of-control'

Steve Evans

'A dangerous new phase' of COVID-19 looms

DIGEST'A dangerous new phase' of COVID-19 looms

Janine Graham

The brown snake came off worse for wear after a battle with 'Jimmy.'

'Fanging' it to escape brown snake

A beautiful photograph of the platypus found at the Bega River. Picture: Matthew Higgins.

WATCHWatch a platypus frolic in the Bega River

HARD WORK REWARDED: 2020 NSW Senior Australian of the Year Sue Lennox. Picture: Salty Dingo

FREETime to shine a light on inspiring Australians

Satellite footage shows how fire scars are healing

Satellite footage shows how fire scars are healing

IMMUNOLOGY: Researchers at UTAS have found a new system to assess the immune system of Tasmanian Devils.

Uni researchers make Tasmanian devil breakthrough

Jackson Worthington

Talent: During Covid-19 lockdown Brett Collidge and a group of North-West musicians have collaborated on a cover version of a classic AC/DC song. Picture: Supplied.

It really is a 'Long Way to the Top' in lockdown: month long collaboration hits YouTube

Libby Bingham

It has the basic functions of a ventilator you would find in a hospital.

He saw a need for ventilators, so this doctor made one

Ellen Ebsary

Donna McWilliam, left, with Donna Smith and Will Smith. Picture: National Australia Day Council

FREEDo you know a community champion?

Protesters holding up signs in Bourke Street, Melbourne last month. The protests made many people feel that social distancing didn't matter as much anymore. Photo: Speed Media/Getty Images

Why people stopped listening to coronavirus warnings

Father Brendan Lee

Roy with the motorbike he'd been riding when he was engulfed by bush fire on the NSW Mid North Coast last November. Photo: Mel Leigh Dee

REAL AUSTRALIAMental health, a journey not to be overlooked

Jess Wallace

Why being an 'active citizen' is vital for social change

Why being an 'active citizen' is vital for social change

Dr Katie Wright

Qantas flight attendant Sara Armbrecht at the Qantas Founders Museum holding two dolls dressed in her minature Qantas uniforms: a Pucci unform worn 1974 to 1985 (left) and the current uniform designed by Martin Grant.

Flights of fashion: Doll collection celebrates century of Qantas uniforms

Geraldine Cardozo

Reforms for NSW retirement villages.

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

GOOD HEALTH: Dr Michael Mosley has written a new book about coronavirus that includes an entire section dedicated to boosting the immune system.

Michael Mosley: How to boost the immune system

Samara Ross

Permits are required to travel from Victoria into NSW after the border was closed.

Glitch in NSW border permit website

44m ago

Police and defence personnel are enforcing the border closure between New South Wales and Victoria.

Border town mayors worry over closure

49m ago

NSW Police say they turned back one car before midnight at the NSW-Victoria border town of Albury.

Fog hangs over coronavirus border closures

49m ago

The states want fewer international flights so the hotel quarantine system isn't overwhelmed.

Victoria closed off amid COVID-19 outbreak

50m ago

Eateries have to go back to takeaway and delivery only when Melbourne goes into lockdown again.

Melbourne braces for stage three lockdown

Christine McGinn
50m ago

Health teams are going floor by floor and door to door to test the 3000 residents in nine towers.

Testing a must to ease tower lockdown

Christine McGinn
51m ago

The royal commission will examine where people live and the types of buildings that are constructed.

Homes built in areas with high fire risk

Megan Neil
51m ago

People in lockdown have experienced relationships deteriorating and an increase in loneliness.

Virus continues to take mental health toll

Katina Curtis, AAP Senior Political Writer
51m ago

The brown snake came off worse for wear after a battle with 'Jimmy.'

'Fanging' it to escape brown snake

Jessica Johnston

Cara Wilson said the society has rebranded with a new strategy to be more inclusive of people working across the broad church of animal sciences and to be a professional home for them. Photo: supplied

'Sustainability' focus for Animal Sciences

Bingara producer Rhonda King. Photo: Laura Lockhart

Breeding back out of drought

Lucy Kinbacher

NEEDED: What technology would you like to be compulsory in vehicles? Photo: Shutterstock

Study shows tech delay has a big impact on fatality figures

Mathew Dickerson

THE ENTERTAINER: Cooinda House has been designed with plenty of space for when the entire family comes together. Photos: Matthew Gianoulis.

Fit for a king, queen or the entire palace

There's plenty to keep you busy in the garden over winter

There's plenty to keep you busy in the garden over winter

John Gabriele