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Spy chiefs Ken McCallum (l) and Christopher Wray have highlighted the threat of Chinese espionage.

US, UK again raise China hacking alarm

A memorial to the 21 people killed at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, Texas.

Cops missed chance to shoot Uvalde gunman

NASA has restored communications with a rocket launched from New Zealand's Mahia peninsula.

Contact made with NZ-launched spacecraft

Time is ticking for Boris Johnson, as the UK's 1922 Committee considers a change of prime minister.

How UK Conservatives can change leader

IMF chief Kristalina Georgieva said the fund will downgrade its 2022 forecast for 3.6 pct growth.

IMF 'cannot rule out' global recession

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has waved goodbye to a third cabinet minister in 24 hours.

Third senior UK minister resigns from govt

Britain has denied reports one of its diplomats has been arrested in Iran on espionage charges.

UK denies Iran diplomat 'spying' claim

UK MP David Mundell says he has stood down as the UK's trade envoy to New Zealand.

UK trade envoy to NZ quits over Johnson

Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari has demanded a report on an attack on a prison.

Inmates flee after Nigeria jail 'IS raid'

UK PM Boris Johnson has been depicted in street art and is the subject of an exhibition in Kyiv.

Ukrainians hope 'Johnsoniuk' can cling on

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BRIGHT FUTURE: Perth indie-band Great Gable are brimming with positive energy on their second album.

Great Gable deliver positive spin on second album

Mark Butler has confirmed changes to fourth dose eligibility. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Millions more Australians will soon be eligible for a fourth vaccine dose.

Australians as young as 30 to receive fourth dose

The woman is believed to have been trapped for 45 minutes. Photo: NSW Police 

The 72-year-old became trapped inside her car just before 2pm, with water chest-deep after it was swept downstream.

See the moment a 72-year-old woman rescued from flood waters

Chris Hemsworth in Thor: Love and Thunder. Picture: Jasin Boland/Marvel Studios

Writer-director Taika Waititi provides plenty of gags and narratives.

Thor's return is a marvel of fun, like an '80s roller-rink disco night

 It's not long before we're on a journey of bloody revenge.

Little subtly can be found among the clenched jaws and thousand-mile stares of The Terminal List, now streaming on Amazon Prime.

A goon with a gun and some truly awful dialogue

The funding was announced by NSW Emergency Services Minister Steph Cooke and is available immediately to those living in the approved 23 local government areas in New South Wales.

How to claim your disaster recovery payment

RBA governor Philip Lowe. Picture: Getty Images

An open letter to RBA governor Dr Philip Lowe

Gordon Reid has entered the lower house after working in emergency departments during the pandemic. Picture: AAP 

More First Nations MPs are in parliament than ever before.

New First Nations MPs outline agenda

The reformed Noiseworks featuring Jon Stevens performs at the 2022 Big Red Bash. Photos: supplied

Aussie rock legends Noiseworks reunited on Tuesday for their first performance in more than seven years for a surprise gig at the Birdsville Big Red Bash.

See the moment Noiseworks reunites at the Big Red Bash

Children are seen on kayaks in floodwaters which have inundated the NSW town of Yarramalong on the Central Coast, north of Sydney. Photo: AAP Image/Jeremy Piper

A flood watch has been issued for the Mid North Coast.

Flood fears as rain moves to northern NSW

Nick Kyrgios has been summonsed to face a Canberra court. Picture: Getty Images

The tennis star has been summonsed to face a Canberra court next month on a common assault charge relating to ex-partner Chiara Passari.

Kyrgios charged with assaulting former girlfriend in Canberra

Looking down at the turf farms around Wilberforce and Freemans Reach, in the Hawkesbury region, north west of Sydney, on Sunday, July 3. Picture: PolAir - NSW Police Force Aviation Command/Facebook

Harrowing images as the NSW floods crisis grows

Resilient: Hayley Linea moved to Camden with her children Poppy Hallack, 5, and Luke hallack, 8, earlier this year. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Roads cut off, hundreds of residents evacuated, businesses underwater - flood devastation has returned to south west Sydney.

Devastation returns in fourth flood of year

GRIM REALITY: Australia has now recorded more than 10,000 deaths with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Picture: FILE

The average of 50 deaths per day would be equivalent to a passenger bus crashing and killing every passenger on board every single day.

Australia passed a grim COVID-19 milestone over the weekend

Formerly of Cedar Grove, AK has journeyed to Ukraine to help the people of the war-torn country. Picture supplied.

A local man has taken it upon himself to help the people of Ukraine.

'Morally bound' to help: AK's mission to Ukraine

The Windsor Bridge is submerged under floodwater from the swollen Hawkesbury River, in Windsor, north west of Sydney. Photo: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

See the devastating footage of floods impacting across NSW

A local takes a photo of a road inundated by floodwaters in Camden in South Western Sydney. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas

It's the fourth time in just six months that the lower lying areas in our busy little town in south west Sydney have been inundated with floodwaters.

Community spirit swells as flood waters rise - again

Locals save furniture from a house threatened by floodwaters in Camden in South Western Sydney,. Photo: AAP Image/Mick Tsikas 

Winds and rains impacted the NSW across the weekend.

20 moments that showcase the wild weather across NSW

Vincent Lacoste and Benjamin Voisin in Lost Illusions. Picture: Palace Cinema

An irreverent, playful tone is one of this film's many pleasures.

Period piece steeped in modernity

Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart in The Man From Toronto. Picture: Netflix

Kevin Hart is back after being cancelled by the internet, headlining a big-budget Netflix film.

A harmless way to kill an evening

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Perth Zoo farewells Tricia the elephant

The government is doing everything it can to make hospital beds available, Yvette D'Ath says.

Qld hospitals may halt elective surgeries

Ambassador Shingo Yamagami says Japanese companies are now uncertain about investing in Queensland.

Qld govt downplays Japan coal tax concern

Jacinda Ardern has accused the UN of taking a morally bankrupt position over the Ukraine conflict.

Russia 'denigrates' world relations: Wong

Job hunt on, but still silence after sudden departure of general manager

EFFECTIVE IMMEDIATELY: Glen Innes Severn Council general manager Craig Bennett was stood down on Friday. Photo: file

Questions over the shock termination of the town's general manager have remained unanswered as the mayor refuses to offer any insight to the situation.

Job hunt on but still silence after sudden termination of general manager

2023 NSW Land Committee (from left) Fiona Duckworth, Amy Scott, Mary Hollingworth, Wailyn Marr, Ellice Schrader, Carole Windle, Christine Gellie, Judy Betteridge, Brooke Law and Denise Hawdon.

Recently the 2022/23 NSW CWA Land Cookery Committee inducted the new committee which for the first time in its 50-year history included two members from the Northern Tablelands branches.

Two representatives from region among CWA state ranks

Elsie Brown and Christopher Hilton were married in March 1921, with their 

Earlier local newspapers recorded many community occasions - including land transactions, school concerts and presentation nights etc., and weddings.

History Matters || Adding colour to family history

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Can we really blame anyone who no longer feels that being dunked as a baby in an Anglican Church, or spending your childhood in a Catholic school, is reason enough to want to tick a box on census night?

No surprises as Christian numbers decline in Census

NO PAPERS: No Sydney newspapers have been able to be delivered to the region due to flooding further south. Photo: Anna Falkenmire

Stay safe and dry out there Tamworth! Here's what's happening weather-wise at the moment.

No Sydney newspapers, highway closed as flooding causes travel nightmare

FIGHT BACK: Local women are learning how to protect themselves from physical violence thanks to new classes at Sapphire Academy of Sports.

A new program in Inverell is helping empower women to take back their lives after being victims of domestic violence.

Women fight back: New Inverell program for victims of violence

Inverell Health Services Manager Kath Randall, Hunter New England Health Tablelands Sector Operations Manager Catherine Jones and Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall inspecting the site where the new units will be built in the coming weeks.

Three modular units, costing almost $1 million, will be installed adjacent to the new Inverell District Hospital, while Armidale and Glen Innes Hospitals will each receive four.

New England region to trial accommodation at hospitals for healthcare workers

THANKS: Tom and Carmel Bennett with grandsons Tom and Patrick at their farewell hosted by mayor Rob Banham at Glen Innes Town Hall. Picture: Supplied

The Glen Innes community gathered in droves last Friday in the town hall to farewell Dr Tom and Carmel Bennett after decades of service to the local community.

Farewell for doctor after 30 years of service to Glen Innes

STANDSTILL: Traffic after the tunnel was blocked. Picture: Blockade Australia

Protesters from Blockade Australia and Extinction Rebellion are merely illustrating the impact, in a very small way, that our continued inaction on climate change will have on lives over the decades to come, in fact that it its having now.

Governments must listen to the people

Mayor Rob Banham today advised that the councillors had unanimously decided to terminate the general manager's contract of employment, effective immediately.

Glen Innes council terminates general manager's contract

ACM has compiled a list of current scams identified on sites dedicated to informing people about fraudulent and dishonest activities.

Scamwatch: Online jobseekers targeted for drug couriering

ADJOURNED: A security officer assigned to MP Barnaby Joyce, pictured, was allegedly threatened during a roadside incident earlier this year. Photo: Peter Hardin, file

Videos, transcripts and statements will make up part of the evidence against a man accused of threatening the federal police officer protecting Barnaby Joyce during the federal election campaign.

Videos to make up evidence in Joyce security threat case

ROAD TOLL: Inspector Kelly Wixx manages the Peel Highway Patrol unit covering the Oxley and New England districts. Photo: Peter Hardin

A deadly year on the region's roads has left families torn apart, friends shattered, communities broken and emergency service workers confronted and drained.

'One life lost is one too many': road toll leaves families torn apart

MORE THAN THANKS: Uralla Central School principal Michael Rathborne. Photo: Gareth Gardner

Public and Catholic school teachers walked off the job together for 'historic' joint strike action over better pay and working conditions.

'The system is breaking': Public and Catholic teachers strike in joint action

Juicy line-up of entertainment at orange festival

LET DOWN: Australian Dental Association NSW president Dr Michael Jonas. Photo: Peter Hardin

Oral health care is expected to decline in regional and rural areas with dentists frustrated the bush is being left behind.

Worry erupts over concerns rural oral health has been forgotten

ENTERTAINMENT: Brooke Gillet, Hester Fraser and Mary Hollingworth at Sunday's concert. Picture: Supplied

The luxurious Chapel Theatre was the idyllic setting for Sunday's musical Soiree by Goldheist and the Cranky Bankers.

Musical entertains audience at Chapel Theatre

The US Supreme Court appears closer than ever to overturning Roe versus Wade.

A drunk or speeding driver hits a car carrying a pregnant woman and kills the child, and they rightly face legal consequences. That same child is aborted, and many people now celebrate that we have the freedom to choose.

Is an unborn's life only valuable when pregnancy is wanted?

Class of 2022: Australias newest MPs introduced to their new lives in the House of Representatives. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

So, let's look at the first six weeks of this brave new world.

'You can't write this stuff': What's happening in Canberra

Big winter ahead: Dr David Durrheim has warned that influenza and COVID-19 are co-circulating, and is urging people to be vaccinated for both. Photo: Simone De Peak

It's the news we're all sick of hearing - COVID cases and hospitalisations are on the rise once again. But this time the flu and other respiratory illnesses are too. Here's what you can do.