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Argentina is the dominant wheat producer in South America, but Brazil is on-track to produce a record crop this year on the back of favorable weather and above-average crop development.

South American wheat crop forecasts are humming

Grain Brokers Australia
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Meg & Jig owner Sally Gall has made hundreds of masks over the last week and is completely sold out. She's about to send her last lot off to people in Melbourne in Sydney.

GOOD NEWSMoree small businesses boosted by surge in mask demand

Sophie Harris

Two Sydney schools close due to COVID, as state records 12 new cases

Kate McIlwain

Yvonne Rice, Erica Ward, teacher Melinda O'Donoghue, Shirley Swan, Bridgett Smith, teacher Lizzie von Gavel and Vicki Thompson with some of the screen printed masks they have made.

GOOD NEWSMoree TAFE fashion students make limited edition screen printed Aboriginal design masks

Sophie Harris

Marshall: 'we won't entertain mulesing ban'

Samantha Townsend

DOING THEIR BIT: Woolworths Moree store manager Troy Crocker and staff members Flo Botfield, Heather Moore and David Jackson are among the local team wearing masks in store.

Moree Woolies staff now wearing face masks and ask the community to do the same

Sophie Harris

Speech pathologists Anne Williams and Linda Foskey created Sounds good to me
to help early educators prepare their children for the school environment. Photo: supplied.

WHAT'S ONSounds good to me to host free webinar for Education Week

Newsroom

South American wheat crop forecasts are humming

Grain Brokers Australia
29m ago

GOOD NEWSMoree small businesses boosted by surge in mask demand

Sophie Harris

PHOTOSJuniors star at rugby gala day in Inverell

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PHOTOSJuniors star at rugby gala day in Inverell

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Players are thrilled to be back on the court with their friends. Photo: supplied

Strong numbers take the courts for return of Saturday netball

Sophie Harris
1hr ago

A two-hour speed and agility workshop will be held in Moree this Saturday.

WHAT'S ONSpeed and agility workshop for young athletes ready to break away

Jem Nash

PHOTOSJuniors star at rugby gala day in Inverell

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Controversy is never far away from Eddie McGuire, however, several times during the pandemic he has invited a media storm after his comments. Photo: Getty Images/Michael Willson

OPINIONEddie McGuire has the season's boot in mouth award sewn up

Howard Kotton

SUCCESSFUL DEBUT: Peter Sinclair earned a second and fourth place finish in his first trip to Sydney at Royal Randwick on Saturday. Photo: Bradley Photos.

Sinclair enjoys top debut at Royal Randwick

Jem Nash

The best venue to watch the spectacle of Uluru is Longitude 131 with a gathering of luxury pavilions nestled among the rust-red landscape. The desert base fans out from the Dune House, site of lounging, cocktails and rock gazing.

The hottest events to thaw out at this spring

Melinda Healy

Sunset at Horseshoe Bay on the northern side of Magnetic Island. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Furry attractions boost Magnetic Island's allure

Michael Turtle

Cruise the highways and byways instead of the high seas. Pictures: Supplied

Your guide to switching from cruising to caravan touring

Hannah Warren

WHAT'S ONSpeed and agility workshop for young athletes ready to break away

Jem Nash

WHAT'S ONSounds good to me to host free webinar for Education Week

Newsroom

Katie Holmes in The Secret: Dare to Dream. Picture: Supplied

REVIEWSyrupy story of self-actualisation

Cris Kennedy

WHAT'S ONSpeed and agility workshop for young athletes ready to break away

Russell Crowe in Unhinged. Picture: Skip Bolen

REVIEWTrafficking in toxic masculinity

Ron Cerabona

Cary Grant and Audrey Hepburn in Charade. Picture: Supplied

Creating suspense without a Hitch

Ron Cerabona

Power of education: Solicitor Paul Ell was just one of the thousands of young people assisted by the Learning for Life program that is supported by VIEW Clubs of Australia. Photo: Supplied.

The club that offers children a view to a better future

Dayle Latham

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

Closing in on a dream career in agriculture

Matt Sherrington, Advertiser Content

The club that offers children a view to a better future

From lifesaving to sanity saving, good customer service works

Emma Brown

The path back to a new normal

Emma Brown

RENTAL TRENDS: Nationally, rent values declined 0.3% in the month of June, and 0.5% over the quarter. Photo - Shutterstock.

Rental market changes course

Ruth Lewis
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2020 Winner: Cantala Avenue House wins this year's Australian House of the Year Photo - Christopher Frederick Jones.

Humble restoration defines the true meaning of home

Ruth Lewis

Tim McKibbin, CEO, Real Estate Institute NSW.

Building in a loan repayment buffer

Tim McKibbin

Beware of scams that impersonate government organisations. Some scammers calim they are from the Australian Tax Office.

Scamwatch: Don't fall for tax time scams

Connecting with your true self is the secret

Gary Bentley

Final Qantas Boeing 747 leaves a flying kangaroo formation in the sky as it leaves Australia

Greg Ellis

Scamwatch: Don't fall for tax time scams

Respect is at the heart of being our best self

Gary Bentley

Shirlara and Brandon Saunders with Preston and Lauchlan Connors all had a great time at the skate park. Photo: supplied.

PHOTOSFlips and tricks at Miyay Birray's skate park day

Jem Nash

Strict enforcement measures introduced as Victoria records 439 cases

Two Sydney schools close due to COVID, as state records 12 new cases

More restrictions are expected to be revealed for COVID-hit Victoria.

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus live updates: schools close

Employment in construction, manufacturing and retail will plummet under Melbourne's new COVID-19 restrictions. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONAustralia won't recover unless Victoria does too. The federal government must step up

Authorities say people going to work while sick has been a major source of spreading the virus. Picture: Shutterstock

EXPLAINERPandemic leave: What has been announced and how did we get here?

Sally Whyte

ACT Chief Minister Andrew Barr. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

ACT wants restrictions on diplomats arriving in Australia

Sally Whyte

The Prime MInister Scott Morrison and Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews ave revealed new economic and business measures for Victoria.

DIGEST'What we're dealing with here is a disaster'

Janine Graham

Prime Minister Scott Morrison spoke in Canberra on Monday. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Government announces $1500 pandemic leave payment

Sally Whyte

PHOTOSJuniors star at rugby gala day in Inverell

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GOOD NEWSMoree small businesses boosted by surge in mask demand

NATIONALAustralia coronavirus live updates: schools close

GOOD NEWSMoree TAFE fashion students make limited edition screen printed Aboriginal design masks

FAMILY: Margaret Gabbedy-Hayes has been caring for her son since he collapsed with bleeding on the brain about two years ago. Picture: Brodie Weeding

How one community organisation helped rescue Matthew

Jackson Worthington

These brave Bunnings staff members came face to face with a woman later dubbed a "Karen".

Why 'Karen'? We asked sociology and language experts

Jackson Worthington

STRONG MESSAGE: Aboriginal recording artists Mi-kaisha and Nooky (front), pictured with video clip dancers Maddie Paluch and Chandler Connell, collaborated to write the song, 'One Point 5', encouraging young people to keep their communities safe from COVID-19. Photo: Jake Keane

New song aims to share the COVID-19 safe message with Aboriginal communities

New song aims to keep our Aboriginal communities safe from COVID-19

Newsroom

REAL AUSTRALIAPeering through the layers to discover more about ourselves, then and now

Betina Hughes
1hr ago

Simplistic understanding of aquifer water loss

Letter to the editor

OPINIONAustralia won't recover unless Victoria does too. The federal government must step up

Brendan Coates, Matthew Cowgill

Qantas flight attendant Sara Armbrecht at the Qantas Founders Museum holding two dolls dressed in her minature Qantas uniforms: a Pucci unform worn 1974 to 1985 (left) and the current uniform designed by Martin Grant.

Flights of fashion: Doll collection celebrates century of Qantas uniforms

Geraldine Cardozo

Retirement village reforms welcomed

Eileen Wood

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

The CSIRO says new methods of testing wastewater could detect the coronavirus on ships and planes.

New ways to pinpoint virus with wastewater

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The number of COVID-19 cases connected to a cluster at Cedar Meats rose to 111 in May.

Vic abattoir contact tracing fail exposed

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The small business ombudsman says local TV quotas have ramifications for creating shows like Bluey.

Call to reinstate local TV content quotas

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A convicted killer has been found guilty of raping a female prison officer.

SA killer now guilty of prison guard rape

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"Charlie Colt" (right) is accused of having intercourse with and indecently assaulting a child.

Colt girl abused by parents: foster mum

Gus McCubbing
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RBA boss Philip Lowe believes the economic recovery in Australia is likely to be "bumpy and uneven".

Prepare for 'bumpy' recovery: RBA boss

Colin Brinsden, AAP Economics and Business Correspondent
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Jenny Mikakos has refused to answer questions during a brief sitting of Victoria's upper house.

Vic parliament sitting a bust during COVID

Kaitlyn Offer and Benita Kolovos
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South Australian Greens leader Mark Parnell wants an overhaul of allowances for state MPs.

SA Greens call for crackdown on MP perks

Tim Dornin
1hr ago

Online market leaders speculate on the year ahead

Karen Bailey
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The $24,000 top price bull purchased by Damian Gommers, Mandayen Angus, South Australia, with their representative Dick Whale, vendors Sam and Kirsty White, Ian McDuie of RuralCom Marketing, Elders agent Brian Kennedy and auctioneer Paul Dooley.

Best ever sale result for Bald Blair

Lucy Kinbacher
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Lachlan Campbell points out the benefits of ProAgni products during a Merino breeders field day at Parkes earlier this year.

ProAgni on shortlist for 2020 Future Food Asia Award

Mark Griggs
2hrs ago

There is no need to try and prove baby brain exists. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONBaby brain? Tired mums don't need labels, we need a break

Christy Kidner

Decorate the walls with art built by you

SENSE OF PLACE: Casuarina House is positioned on one edge of the block, to free up space for a large garden that spans the full length of the site and encourages engagement with the outdoors.