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Saturday 7 September 2024
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Police

Man to face court after alleged Queanbeyan stabbing

Emergency services were called to a home on Donald Road, Queanbeyan following reports of a stabbing. Picture file
Staff Reporters

CFMEU launches High Court action in response to administration

Brittney Levinson
Protestors in Melbourne's streets supporting the CFMEU last week. Picture Getty Images

'I love you, dad': how tragedy inspired Hance to world record gold

Karen Hardy
Ben Hance wins gold in the men's S14 100m backstroke. Picture by Delly Carr/AAP
Why a house and land package could be a smart option for property investors
Why a house and land package could be a smart option for property investors
The Senior's September edition is out now - online and in print
We discuss working past 55, rail adventures and more as spring arrives.
The Senior's September 2024 edition covers, clockwise from far left: SA, NSW/ACT, TAS, QLD, VIC and WA. ACM file pictures
New twist in photo mystery: 'That's no ghost, it's my dad'
The infamous photo taken at Bungendore's Royal Hotel in 1949. Gordon McKie is pictured with his elbow on the bar. Insets: A close-up of the shadowy figure; Harold Feehan wearing his Sunday best while strolling the streets of Manly with his future wife Nellie Brooks, circa 1937. Pictures courtesy of Graeme McKie and John Feehan
Tim the Yowie Man
Half-a-million dollar reward to catch missing mum killer
Steve Evans,
Beth Cassilles holds a photo of her long-term missing daughter Laura Haworth. Picture by Sitthixay Ditthavong

$500,000 reward to find missing mother Laura Haworth last seen in Queanbeyan

ACT mother Laura Haworth was 23 when she went missing in 2008. Picture via NSW Police
Staff Reporters

Throwing out the welcome mat for new workers in southern region

Staff Reporters
Ally Dunwoodie is a local coordinator with The Welcome Experience. Picture supplied.

ViewJobs powering up for renewable energy rollout in regional Australia

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ViewJobs founder and managing director Lewis Romano. Picture by Gary Ramage
Dead three days later: Lyndey's heartbreaking loss an all too common story
Lyndey Milan's son was happy and loving life. A month later he was gone.
Rowan Cowley
Lyndey Milan with her late son Blair. Picture supplied
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Twenty grand or a duck: how much Olympic athletes make for winning gold
Clockwise from top left, skateboarding medalist Arisa Trew, the mixed relay swim team, the women's medley team, and the men's tennis doubles. Pictures AAP
Lucy Arundell
Is Queanbeyan's theatre haunted? It is now
Ron Cerabona
Director Kaityln Boye, left, and director of photography Miguel Gallagher on the set of Break a Leg. Picture by Dawei Ye

Marina Prior talks domestic violence and life as Carousel returns to stage

Marina Prior. Picture by Jeff Busby
The stage legend breaks the silence and tackles taboo in 'Carousel'.
Rowan Cowley

Money guru weighs in on how your house could help pay for your retirement

Retirees hold an estimated $1.3 trillion worth of housing equity.
Anthony Caggiano
Retirement may be easier if you use the equity in your home to help fund your lifestyle, a report finds. Picture Esther Ann/Unsplash.

More mental health support needed for men diagnosed with prostate cancer

Eileen Wood
Study finds mental health is lacking for men diagnosed with prostate cancer. Picture Shutterstock.
Think you could play table tennis at the Olympics? You can't - here's why
Lucy Arundell
Jodie Elkington-Jones playing table tennis in the sport's Canberra hub. Picture by Keegan Carroll.
Students shop free at formal wear store
Store co-starter Pauline Leake. Pictures by Gary Ramage
Sofia Jayne
Canberra business giant Terry Snow has died, aged 80
Megan Doherty
Prominent businessman Terry Snow leaves behind a lasting legacy. Picture by Dion Georgopoulos

Farmer Wants a Wife star makes explosive allegations against former partner

Anna Houlahan • 54m ago
Farmer Andrew Coleman (left) and Claire Saunders (right). Picture Instagram/Seven

Aftershocks likely after Hunter's 'earthquake swarm'

Adrian Black
A 4.5-magnitude earthquake has struck at a depth of about 5km near Muswellbrook, NSW. Photo: AP PHOTO

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Farmer Wants a Wife star makes explosive allegations against former partner
Anna Houlahan • 54m ago
Farmer Andrew Coleman (left) and Claire Saunders (right). Picture Instagram/Seven
Typhoon Yagi heads for Vietnam after battering China
Ryan Woo • 1hr ago
Super typhoon Yagi is expected to make landfall in northern Vietnam, packing high winds. Photo: AP PHOTO
'No laws against that': Pocock produces fake videos of PM, Dutton to make a point
Steve Evans • 1hr ago
ACT senator David Pocock made fake videos of Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to make a point. Pictures by Elesa Kurtz, Facebook
Israel shoots Turkish-American woman dead in West Bank
Ali Sawafta • 1hr ago
Turkish-American woman Aysenur Ezgi Eygi has been killed in Israeli gunfire at a West Bank protest. Photo: AP PHOTO
Warm, wet spring could bring severe storms
Adrian Black • 2hrs ago
Higher than average temperatures and moisture levels could spell more wild weather, forecasters say. Photo: Daniel Pockett/AAP PHOTOS
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Who was the bare-footed Beatle on the Abbey Road album cover? Take our quiz

Which Beatle was bare-footed on the Abbey Road album cover? File picture
Anna Houlahan

'No laws against that': Pocock produces fake videos of PM, Dutton to make a point

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ACT senator David Pocock made fake videos of Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton to make a point. Pictures by Elesa Kurtz, Facebook
Travel

Earlybird season: Why you should book your international flights now

Sarah Falson
A Flight Centre shop front and (inset) an aeroplane taking off. Picture by Flight Centre and (inset) file picture

Warm, wet spring could bring severe storms

Adrian Black • 2hrs ago
Higher than average temperatures and moisture levels could spell more wild weather, forecasters say. Photo: Daniel Pockett/AAP PHOTOS

Good news for some threatened species as numbers rise

Rachael Ward
The number of endangered yellow-footed rock-wallabies in NSW is on the rise. Photo: HANDOUT/DPIE

Sport

How much taxpayers will pay for Scottish Commonwealth Games

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Premier Jacinta Allan announces the compensation package for regional Victoria after the state government pulled out of its Commonwealth Games agreement. Picture by Darren Howe
Ben Silvester
Analysis

Will inaccurate goal-kicking cost Brisbane Lions the AFL premiership?

Rohan Connolly
Brisbane Lions forward Joe Daniher at UTAS Stadium. Picture by Phillip Biggs
Analysis

'Listen up, non-Vics': We're happy for flag to go anywhere but our local rivals

Rohan Connolly
Hawthorn's James Sicily defends Fremantle's Jye Amiss at UTAS Stadium earlier this season. Picture by Craig George
Opinion

Tears and cheers: how the Olympic Games made our hearts full again

Caden Helmers
Saya Sakakibara gave Australia one of its finest moments of the Paris Olympic Games. Picture Getty Images

Greyhound racing news from around the NSW regions | August 10

Jamie Bush with Buddy Mac and the dogs biggest fan Ava McKenzie. Picture supplied
PropertyView

Finding the future stars of interior and product design.

30UNDER30 aims to uncover Australia's hottest new interior and product designers. Photo by Kelly Sikkema on Unsplash
Emily Rayner
Property

New luxury home in Heddon Greta to fund Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service

Jade Lazarevic
The Block host Scotty Cam will attend the first open house at 6 Sebonack Street, Heddon Greta on September 14. The house will be auctioned on November 16 to raise funds for the Westpac Rescue Helicopter Service. Picture supplied
Property

Open for inspection: What to see this weekend

Emily Rayner
92 Wilkins Street, Newport, VIC 3015 Picture supplied
Inside the luxury $6.8m mansion of Love Island stars Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury
Property
Molly-Mae Hague and Tommy Fury lived in a AUD$6.8 million mansion in Cheshire, near Manchester, before their split. Picture supplied/Instagram
Jade Lazarevic
Larc: Brisbane's $12.3m mansion sets new record
Emily Rayner
Larc at 7 Prospect Terrace, Hamilton
Auction activity set to rise despite weekly dips in listings
Emily Rayner
The view for auctions is looking good this weekend! Picture supplied

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Collectable coins worth a Mint as demand for cash rapidly shrinks

Owner of Edlins Coins and Collectables Ed Cummings with collectable Australian pennies. Picture by Karleen Minney
Lucy Arundell

Fears tomatoes prices may rise after virus outbreak

Chris McLennan
There has been another devastating breach of Australia's biosecurity barriers. Picture from Federal government.

Living and loving riesling: meet the one of a kind 'freaks'

Rick Allen
John and Belinda Hughes in their new Rieslingfreak cellar door with dogs Rizza and Fizz, which is wine industry slang for riesling and sparkline wine. Picture Dragan Radocaj Photography.
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They should be lined up around the block, even if it is 10pm in the 'burbs

Jasper Lindell
Inside the dining room at Lamshed's, a restaurant that exudes skill and confidence. Picture by Jamila Toderas

How Australia's next dietary guidelines should treat meat

Damon Cronshaw
Professor Clare Collins, of the University of Newcastle, is a global leader in nutrition and dietetics research. Picture by Marina Neil

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