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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DIGESTDo you know your ABC? Appreciation, Budget, Coronavirus

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DIGESTFederal budget to prioritise growth over repair

Vulnerable Aussies to get ticket home from India

DIGESTVulnerable Aussies to get ticket home from India

Picture: Shutterstock

DIGESTSydney masks up after second COVID case detected

Tasmanian man, 70, among five new vaccine blood clot cases

Tasmanian man, 70, among five new vaccine blood clot cases

Jessica Willard

Gladys Berejiklian

DIGESTRace to trace positive COVID case in NSW

Joyjit (left) and Jashan Sanghera with the son they last held on February 29, 2020. Picture: Supplied

Heartbreak of Australians trapped in India

Steve Evans

A new study has offered insight into Australians' feeling towards COVID-19 vaccines. Picture: Karleen Minney

Side-effect concerns fuelling vaccine jitters: survey

Sally Whyte

Patrick Bamford scoring against Spurs in Leeds' 3-1 Premier League victory at Elland Road.

Leeds' Bamford sinks Tottenham's ECL hopes

Futsal success: Bossley Park High School students Austin Villada, Zacheria Mechhawi, Derelle Avery and Alexander Sobbi. Picture: Simon Bennett

Fab four make Australian futsal teams

Chris Boulous

Jordan Rapana and the Raiders will face Newcastle in a must-win match at Wagga. Photo: Mark Nolan/Getty Images

Raiders, Knights feeling the pressure

Laurie Daley

Patrick Bamford scoring against Spurs in Leeds' 3-1 Premier League victory at Elland Road.

Leeds' Bamford sinks Tottenham's ECL hopes

Shoosh for Kids: Campaign targets poor spectator behaviour

Shoosh for Kids: Campaign targets poor spectator behaviour

Chris Boulous

Fitting farewell: Tommy Raudonikis will be a remembered at the Wests Tigers' home game this Saturday. Picture: NRL/Twitter

Wests Tigers to honour Tommy Raudonikis this Saturday

Jim Morrison (centre) and other members of the Special Operations Group responded to the Port Arthur shooting in 1996. Picture: Supplied

LISTENFirst responders break silence on Port Arthur massacre

Jim Morrison (centre) and other members of the Special Operations Group responded to the Port Arthur shooting in 1996. Picture: Supplied

LISTENFirst responders break silence on Port Arthur massacre

Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Community solar farms empowering small towns

LISTENCommunity solar farms empowering small towns

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Latarnie McDonald and Rodney Carter are trying to make kangaroo grass a viable crop. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENWould you eat Kangaroo Grass bread?

Tawny Kitaen became the rock world's "video vixen" after appearing on album covers and in videos.

Music video star Tawny Kitaen dies at 59

Daisy Nguyen

Lloyd Price was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1998,

Early rock 'n' roll star Lloyd Price dies

FLIPSIDE: Tracy McNeil & The GoodLife enjoyed a breakout 2020, which included an ARIA nomination and Music Victoria Award.

Second lightning strike forecast from Tracy McNeil

Josh Leeson

Tawny Kitaen became the rock world's "video vixen" after appearing on album covers and in videos.

Music video star Tawny Kitaen dies at 59

Eddie Izzard, left and Carla Juri in Six Minutes to Midnight. Picture: Supplied

Can movies embrace gender diversity more?

Ron Cerabona

Disclaimer: Garage sale listings are based on the latest information available at the time of publishing. Please follow advice from government authorities on social, business, travel and other restrictions to help keep yourself and others safe. ACM takes no responsibility for any consequences arising from these listings.

Find a garage sale in NSW and the ACT

Take the stress out of moving house with this handy checklist

Take the stress out of moving house with this handy checklist

Della Vreeland

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Emma Brown

Think local and support your community: 2021 Fairfield edition

Think local and support your community: 2021 Fairfield edition

Take the stress out of moving house with this handy checklist

Take the stress out of moving house with this handy checklist

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

Discovering the beauty of Regional NSW

Harness the power of word of mouth

Harness the power of word of mouth

Emma Brown

The path to buying property will take almost 20 months for many Australians. Picture: Wilm Ihlenfeld/Shutterstock

How long does it take to buy a new home? Research says 20 months

The path to buying property will take almost 20 months for many Australians. Picture: Wilm Ihlenfeld/Shutterstock

How long does it take to buy a new home? Research says 20 months

CUTE AND COMFY: The renovated caravan, which proved the perfect tiny house, on the Louth Park property. Pictures: Ben Wirt Photography

Thinking small a big step in the right direction for home hunters

CUTE AND COMFY: The renovated caravan, which proved the perfect tiny house, on the Louth Park property. Pictures: Ben Wirt Photography

Thinking small a big step in the right direction for home hunters

PROTECT YOUR ASSETS: According to the Insurance Council of Australia, landlords should consider how they can protect their premises, its assets and the income they receive from their tenants. Photo - Shutterstock.

Insurance is fundamental to protect your investment

Property prices are becoming unaffordable

Property prices are becoming unaffordable

Quality home with room to grow

Quality home with room to grow

House of the week

Your local community calendar

Your local community calendar

Owen Davis says you've never felt fear until you feel that feeling of nothingness while homeless.

Salvos prioritise homelessness for appeal

Sarah McPhee

WATCH ONLINE.

Si sees red and comes out swinging

Your local community calendar

Your local community calendar

Professor Louise Potvin of the Université de Montréal

What are the ingredients for a healthy city?

SPECIAL DAY: Mums throughout the region will get special attention on Sunday as families mark Mother's Day.

Your local community calendar

MILESTONE: The Bamboos celebrate 21 years as a band with the release of their 10th album Hard Up. Picture: Ian Laidlaw

MUSICThe Bamboos hardened up by anniversary rain check

Photo: Naomi Clarke Photography.

See the moment triple water spouts formed off the NSW coast

Picture perfect: Amanda Seyfried and James Norton star in drama mystery Things Heard and Seen, rated MA15+, streaming on Netflix now. Pictures: Netflix

Things Heard and Seen film review: Ghostly drama not horror

Don't mess with H: Jason Statham stars as enigmatic lead character H in Guy Ritchie's latest crime caper Wrath of Man, rated MA15+, in cinemas now.

Wrath of Man film review | Caper needs more Ritchie

HAPPY: Felicity Urquhart and The Waifs' Josh Cunningham have found love and a new musical partnership.

MUSICWaifs star's year to remember for growing love

Josh Leeson

Robin Wright stars as "Edee" in her feature directorial debut Land. Picture: Daniel Power / Focus Features

Wilderness story is repetitive and opaque

Jane Freebury

John Magaro in First Cow. Picture: Madman

A slow-paced but superb story

Cris Kennedy

Kate Bosworth and Haley Joel Osment deliver strong performances in The Devil Has a Name. Picture: Studiocanal

REVIEWFine cast in uneven comedy-drama

Cris Kennedy

Deerbush Park playground opens next month

OPINIONDeerbush Park playground opens next month

Fairfield mayor Frank Carbone

Fairfield matters with Frank Carbone: Supporting our locals

OPINIONFairfield matters with Frank Carbone: Supporting our locals

Mayor Frank Carbone

Fairfield Matters with Frank Carbone: More convenient waste collection

OPINIONFairfield Matters with Frank Carbone: More convenient waste collection

GREEN IS GOOD: Tony Kanellos has plenty of priceless childhood memories of times spent in his family backyard.

A time when the grass was greener

Rowan Cowley

Enjoy meeting and serving travellers at the William Creek Hotel. Photo: South Australian Tourism Commission.

Fancy a working holiday?

Sue Preston

Cafes and shops in Kings Cross, Sydney, 1933. Photo: National Library of Australia.

Fun and frolics up at the Cross

John Piggott

Restrictions across Greater Sydney will be extended for another week.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

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Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DIGESTDo you know your ABC? Appreciation, Budget, Coronavirus

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A poll's found most Australians back COVID-19 vaccination being required to work, study or travel.

Aussies back COVID vaccine passport: poll

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A Melbourne CBD dining voucher scheme will be included in the upcoming Victorian state budget.

New stimulus plans for virus-hit Melbourne

Ms Palaszczuk has issued a Queensland wishlist for the federal budget being released on Tuesday.

Qld releases 11th-hour budget wish list

Callum Godde

Josh Frydenberg says the budget will protect the economy from the pandemic and secure jobs.

Huge aged care package to come in budget

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent

With debt heading towards $1 trillion, the government's budget will continue priming the economy.

Federal Budget 2021 - what is known so far

Two people have been injured in an alleged assault with an axe in Sydney's southwest.

Woman charged over Sydney axe attack

A satellite image of the Darling River, from Bourke to Menindee, in April this year. Satellite images: Google Earth Engine, Landsat and Sentinel-2

Satellite images show the difference a year makes

Olivia Calver
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Littlescribe founder Jenny Atkinson with 'The Day She Stole The Sun' written by Cobargo Public School students after the fires. Littlescribe ran workshops for teachers last week to help them tell their stories following the bushfires.

Time to reflect for our heroes without capes

Jenny Atkinson, Littlescribe founder

Macquarie perch river-bound after 70-year extinction

Macquarie perch river-bound after 70-year extinction

Amy Rees

CHAOS TO CALM: Amy Revell from The Art of Decluttering. Photo: Supplied.

Organise your kitchen with tips from a decluttering expert

AFFORDABLE LUXURY: The design elements of this Australian Hamptons home meld interior with exterior for an elegant yet eminently livable family dwelling.

A grand scale luxury farmhouse with country charm and Hamptons style

Vickii Byram

The uroliths bladder of Dr Anne Quain's cat, Hero. Picture: Supplied

Signs your cat has a urinary tract obstruction

Dr Anne Quain