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How a gamer's paradise meets feeling of luxury

REVIEWHow a gamer's paradise meets feeling of luxury

Bernadette Chua

APT is ready to resume operations in Myanmar in September. Picture: Shutterstock

Voyager returns with $140 million facelift

Explore Travel

These amazing natural limestone structures stand as high as 3.5 metres and were formed about 25,000 to 30,000 years ago. Picture: Shutterstock

Explore the ancient wonderland in our own backyard

Bernadette Chua

Visiting country schools has always been a highlight of each Ride throughout the years. Photos: Supplied.

WHAT'S ONWestern NSW to host children's charity fundraiser in 2020

Photo taken by Chantelle Walsh, from Narromine. Each skull represents an aspect of the drought that affects her community.

Entries roll in for 'Farm Morale' photo competition

Taylor Jurd

ONE FOR THE MONEY: Parkes Elvis Al Gersbach taking a break in a Camplify caravan. Photo: Submitted

WHAT'S ONYour caravan could earn you cash during Parkes Elvis Festival

Visiting country schools has always been a highlight of each Ride throughout the years. Photos: Supplied.

WHAT'S ONWestern NSW to host children's charity fundraiser in 2020

Photo Inspiration: Clancy O'Connor, Geurie at the 2019 Shorthorn Youth Heifer Show. Did your child attend a similar event that made you smile? Send in the photos! Photo: Rachel Webb

Photo competition aims to showcase farm morale during the dry times

Malaika Mfula. Photo: Supplied.

Workshops will help build business confidence

Taylor Jurd

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

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'Tis the way to stay in touch this Christmas

HAND UP: Collaborative AI, in which people and AI team up, will change the way we work.

Collaborate: AI can be your friend

Ben Jackson

Leadership qualities: Kate Venables was one of the first managers in Australia to receive Chartered Manager accreditation.

The making of a leader

DISCOVERY: Encouraging curiosity and creativity instils confidence and interest in learning.

Intervene early for a life of learning

Jen Walker

One of the greatest benefits of the digital health industry will be unprecedented equity in the services and level of patient care available.

Closing the gap

Lyndell Whyte

REAL ESTATE: Here's what $350,000 will buy you around the Central West and Orana. Photo: FILE

PHOTOSWhat $350,000 buys you around the Central West, Orana

Nadine Morton

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

Lyndell Whyte

THE PROCESS: Thierry Veilande and Chris Morris, seen preparing trays of barley at the Destiny Ag site in Bathurst earlier this year. Photo: CHRIS SEABROOK 012919cdestiny2

Call goes out to farmers to help shape the future of fodder growing

Rachel Chamberlain

GREAT DAY: Bathurst duo, Smith & Jones preforming at the annual Fish River Featival, held in the grounds of the O'Connell Hotel, Sunday.

Fish River music festival wows the crowd at O'Connell

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

Mudgee Family First Credit Union donated $1,000 to Kinship at Christmas and is the collection point for the gift packs, (from left) Nicholle Reston, Mary Pitt, Jenna Blewitt, Debbie Degoumois, Roxanne Wilshire, and James McKidd.

Festive gift packs for 'unsung heroes of regional Australia'

Quambone Public School Kindergarten student William Burnheim is the winner of Education Minister Sarah Mitchell's Christmas card competition. Photo: CONTRIBUTED

Christmas card competition brings joy to the outback

Wait - what about biosecurity? Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAShe'll be right mate! Or will she?

PRETTY IN PINK: The Pink Pigeon festival got underway last weekend with the charity golf day and pigeon calcutta at the Narromine golf club. Photo: CONTRIBTED

PHOTOSPink Pigeon Festival off to flying start

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

A Christmas gift to warm the heart

Sue Talbot and Tony Dowe with their labour of love, Tony’s autobiography, "Sale O!"

Stud stock's top agent reminisces

Muscle cars, memories and more: Yes, you can get them in regional Australia, too. Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIADon't begin to think regional Australia is second-best

Sally Cripps

Ferries have been cancelled as Sydney Harbour is blanketed in smoke from bushfires.

Air quality plunges as NSW chokes on smoke

Questions are being asked about why tourists were on White Island, amid increased volcanic activity.

Why were tourists on NZ active volcano?

Queensland has announced it will bid for the 2032 summer Olympic and Paralympic Games.

Qld sprints for 2032 Olympic/Para Games

Michael Doyle and Sonia Kohlbacher

SCOMO MOMENT: "No, mate. You tell that little weasel to stop talking like a f****** policy wonk. Joe and Jane Average Australian aren't interested in that bull****." Photo: Gareth Gardner

SATIRECurtain pulled back: real ScoMo is revealed

Mark Bode

Wait - what about biosecurity? Photo: Shutterstock

REAL AUSTRALIAShe'll be right mate! Or will she?

Ashley Walmsley

The World Anti-Doping Agency has come down on Russia - in a manner of sorts. Photo: Shutterstock

OPINIONWhen a ban is a ban of sorts, sometimes

Janine Graham

Simple things missed in care

Simple things missed in care

Cheryl Field

Edith Cowan University's Dr Stephanie Rainey-Smith shares her insights into Alzheimer's disease on the Body of Knowledge podcast.

What can you do to avoid Alzheimer's disease?

Geraldine Cardozo

Warning as scammers steal mobile phone numbers, rob bank accounts

Warning as scammers steal mobile phone numbers, rob bank accounts

Eileen Wood

Gavin Dallow and his stepdaughter Zoe Hosking (R) are among Australians killed in the NZ volcano.

Seven Australians confirmed dead in NZ

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Jason Griffiths, Karla Mathews and Richard Elzer were killed in the Whakaari volcano eruption.

Seven Australians confirmed dead in NZ

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Cooler temperatures have brought some relief but the fire danger remains high across much of NSW.

More than 720 NSW homes destroyed by fire

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Thousands of climate change protesters have rallied in Sydney, after days of smoke across the city.

Thousands rally in Sydney as fires burn

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Ernest Wong says he had an alcoholic blackout after a controversial NSW Labor fundraising dinner.

Former MP cites drunken blackout at ICAC

Heather McNab
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Confessed rapist Bradley Robert Edwards is on trial in WA accused of murdering three women.

Murder suspect not seen in Claremont video

Angie Raphael and Rebecca Le May

Victoria Police thought the George Pell case would overtake the media focus on Nicola Gobbo.

Vic cops planned to weather Lawyer X storm

Karen Sweeney

Two Australians have been confirmed dead after New Zealand's White Island volcano erupted.

NZ volcano emergency: missing Australians

BAPTISM OF FIRE: Zhoe Hart, Jane Taylor, Julie Hinchey and Sophie Taylor rushed to help fight the Currowan blaze on December 5.

The all-female crew that just 'fell into place'

Claudia Ferguson

Professor Nick Gill - "The business of agriculture is facing a whole range of challenges including climate change and soil degradation and many farmers are looking at transforming their practices," Photo: supplied

Regenerative agriculture is an uncommon journey

Stephen Burns

All smiles as the new NSW Young Farmer of the Year, Dorrigo's Renae Connell, accepts her award from NSW Agriculture Minister Adam Marshall and NSW Farmers' president James Jackson.

Big crowd gathers for Farmer of Year award

John Ellicott

How to get pesky insects to buzz off

How to get pesky insects to buzz off

FAST HELP: Getting help quickly can lessen the effects of a stroke.

Q: Can I prevent stroke? How is it treated?

RISK: If banks go broke then shareholders would be the last to be paid.

Take a long-term view to ride out market fluctuations