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Perfect location for Carnivale-themed food and wine festival
Fraudster may go to jail
SEX toys and synthetic cocaine were the most popular purchases in Natalie Marie Bruen’s “fraud bonanza”.
GALLERY: House of the Week
22 West Frazer Creek features in this week's edition of Domain.
King Creek railway crossing fatality
Pacific Highway back to normal as weather eases
GALLERY: Wild weather strikes
Mother Nature made her presence felt in Port Macquarie overnight - with record rains for a day in ...
Data of little concern to Port's happy travellers
Open homes, auctions: May 24-30
Even when it's a bit grey Port Macquarie still holds a special appeal.
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Seven-year-old trades sex for cigarettes, court told
A LAUNCESTON man taught his daughter, 7, how to smoke so he could trade cigarettes for sexual favours, ...
Weekend trivia: Mega quiz
It's the weekend. Time to kick back, relax and spend time with family and friends. But first, try ...
Local Sport
Dimi Papadatos takes Pro Am title
GALLERY: Better Homes Pro Am action
The two day event wrapped up with Magenta Shores golfer Dimi Papadatos taking the top prize
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National
The good wife who paid a high price
Hazel Hawke's life of courage came at a huge cost.
Army takes to the streets to battle poverty
More than 100,000 volunteers will spend this weekend knocking on doors to help the Salvation Army address Australia's rising rate ...
Doubling of indigenous in prisons alarms leaders
Aboriginal leaders have warned of a crisis in the justice system with an explosion in the black prison population, a ...
Gaming the politics of TV sports bet reform
An unmistakable message for government is now emerging: Stop this now.
Joyce seeks bail as wife pleads for accuser to set record straight
Condemned to a ''life sentence'', in the words of his wife, Matt Joyce will plead with Dubai authorities to extend ...
Artists flag fresh symbols of a nation's hope and ideals
Asking a country to change its flag is like asking a country to change its name - so bonded is ...
Women
Zelie's inspirational life
Zelie Bullen, an animal trainer, stunt woman, mum and wife and now authors chats to Donna Kelly.
Betty dedicates 60 years to hockey
South Australian woman Betty Cousins honoured for her 60 years service to hockey.
Carving a new career in hospitality
Writer Donna Kelly chats with scholar Jackie Airey, from Victoria, who took on a unique tree change.
Bianca’s an inspiration
Cyclist and Cerebal Palsy sufferer Bianca Woolford is doing herself and her family proud.
Lorna shocked by her garden award
Surprise award for keen gardener, Lorna Reynoldson from New South Wales.
Art exhibition is all in the family
Distance is no barrier for Alex Hibble's family who will join from parts of Australia to present an ...
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Looking the part
Noomi Rapace shows again in crime thriller Dead Man Down that she is the ultimate chameleon.
A tiger by the tail
Bill Westenhofer won an Oscar for best visual effects for his extraordinary work bringing the digital tiger Richard ...
Lifting the veil on carnal love
In James Salter's fiction, true carnal love is like an ''assassin'', both exalting and abasing the ''victims'' of its ''violent ...
Privilege, parties and Maharajahs
'Can a duck swim?'' is evidently a polite version of what bears do in the woods.
Life & Style
Bouris fired up over low-fee super
Mark Bouris' Yellow Brick Road is hoping to capture a slice of the $1.5 trillion in superannuation savings ...
Daily horoscopes: Friday, May 24
Read Alison Moroney's daily stars for Friday May 24, 2013.
How to have a functional family
Having a connected family is beneficial to a child's sense of identity and the parents and the extended ...
Time to drop the body labels?
Opinion: Why we should stop calling models larger than sample size 'curvy', 'voluptuous' and worst of all... 'real ...
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Opinion
LETTER: Consultation the real key
EDITORIAL: Data paints Port in a bad light – unfairly
LETTER: Come clean on flouridation
AT the council forum held on May 15, CAF Inc. asked councillors to prepare the way for offering ...
Travel
Flight test: Cathay Pacific business class
Flight crew member Fiona introduced herself with a smile before offering a welcoming glass of Deutz champagne.
Chopstick revolution
In the past decade, this Chinese hub has become one of the world's great culinary cities. Brian Johnston ...
No kidding on long-haul flights
ABC Television's Gardening Australia presenter Jane Edmanson will be at the helm of a tour and cruise to ...
Island of the drammed
A sweet, malty storm is brewing amid the apples, served not in a teacup but neat in a ...