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As of July 23, Ukrainian farmers had reaped 14.1 million tonnes of winter crop grains off an area of 3.4 million hectares. Photo by Shuttrstock/Woloha.

Ukraine set for record crop if weather doesn't crash the party

Grain Brokers of Australia

PRESENTER: ABC TV's celebrity gardener Costa Georgiadis will host the 2021 National Landcare Conference and Awards on August 5 and 6.

Landcare Awards now virtual

NSW COVID case numbers jump again

NSW COVID case numbers jump again

Anita Beaumont

Owen Wright. Picuture: AP Photo/Francisco Seco

LIVETokyo Olympics day four: McKeown a golden girl, Wright's historic surfing bronze

A spray rig stops at the border checkpoint at Goondiwindi.

Agricultural exemption secured to cross NSW-QLD border

Council elections pushed back to December

Council elections pushed back to December

Cady Biddle and Sage Swinton

Police locate body at Narrabri

Police locate body at Narrabri

As of July 23, Ukrainian farmers had reaped 14.1 million tonnes of winter crop grains off an area of 3.4 million hectares. Photo by Shuttrstock/Woloha.

Ukraine set for record crop if weather doesn't crash the party

Grain Brokers of Australia

PRESENTER: ABC TV's celebrity gardener Costa Georgiadis will host the 2021 National Landcare Conference and Awards on August 5 and 6.

Landcare Awards now virtual

22 photos of the Olympics so far today

PHOTOS22 photos of the Olympics so far today

NSW authorities are telling people to get any vaccine they can.

ANALYSISDelta variant changes AstraZeneca calculations

Prime Minister Scott Morrison and (inset) Parliament House. Pictures: Elesa Kurtz, Dion Georgopoulos

Parliament locks out the public to prevent outbreak

Ariarne Titmus with her first Olympic gold medal. Picture: Maddie Meyer/Getty Images

DIGESTTwo very different races stop the nation

Australias 4x100m Womens freestyle relay team (from left) Bronte Campbell, Meg Harris, Emma McKeon and Cate Campbell hold their Gold Medals after winning the final with a world record time at the Tokyo Aquatic Centre on Sunday. Picture: AAP/Joe Giddens

DIGESTAustralia claims first gold medal of Tokyo Games

ACT police check cars on the Federal Highway at a Covid checkpoint in January. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Hard border with NSW would halt most ACT criminal investigations

Jasper Lindell

Protesters gathered en masse in Sydney to rally against lockdown measures. Picture: Getty

DIGESTThousands attend protests despite rising virus cases

Andrew Brown

Why so serious? Australia's vaccine ad compared to the rest of the world

WATCHWhy so serious? Australia's vaccine ad compared to the rest of the world

Shivé Prema

Get vaxxed baby, but no more Pfizer for you, NSW

DIGESTGet vaxxed baby, but no more Pfizer for you, NSW

Janine Graham

FOCUSED: Australia's Mary Fowler (right) chases after US opponent Kelley O'Hara during their draw at Kashima Stadium on Tuesday night. Picture: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images

Matildas share points with US, likely to progress to next stage

Joshua Bartlett
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Taoufik Makhloufi (L), silver medalist in the 2016 Olympics men's 1500m, has pulled out of Tokyo.

Olympic 1,500m champ out of Tokyo

The timing of events like Australia's world record 4x100m women's freestyle relay effort is welcome relief. Photo: Kaz Photography/Getty Images

OPINIONOlympic Games swimming made for TV | Howard Kotton

Howard Kotton

FOCUSED: Australia's Mary Fowler (right) chases after US opponent Kelley O'Hara during their draw at Kashima Stadium on Tuesday night. Picture: Atsushi Tomura/Getty Images

Matildas share points with US, likely to progress to next stage

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The Boars slipped, slid and sloshed their way through the Dungowan boghole to defeat the Cowboys 24-6.

Boars "out-slog" Dungowan

Geoff Newling

Spain's Mikel Oyarzabal celebrates after scoring the match-winning goal against the Olyroos at Sapporo Dome on Sunday night. Picture: Masashi Hara/Getty Images

Oyarzabal fires Spain to victory over gritty Olyroos in Tokyo

Joshua Bartlett

Lydia Jacoby is Alaska's first Olympic swimming champ after winning 100m breaststroke gold.

Alaska's first Olympic swimmer wins gold

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Lydia Jacoby is Alaska's first Olympic swimming champ after winning 100m breaststroke gold.

Alaska's first Olympic swimmer wins gold

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Brazil's Italo Ferreira celebrates after winning the first Olympic men's surfing gold at Tokyo.

Ferreira's long ride to surfing gold

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Brazil's Italo Ferreira celebrates after winning the first Olympic men's surfing gold at Tokyo.

Ferreira's long ride to surfing gold

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Dan Repacholi (pic) and Dina Aspandiyarova missed out on the medals in the 10-metre air pistol.

Aust pistol shooters miss medal shootouts

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Dan Repacholi (pic) and Dina Aspandiyarova missed out on the medals in the 10-metre air pistol.

Aust pistol shooters miss medal shootouts

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Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Sister Brigid and Anjali Sharma one of the teenagers who brought the duty of care case against the Environment Minister. Picture: Supplied

LISTENEight kids and a nun walk into court, and it's no joke for rural Aussies

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Brumby Bar & Grill co-owner Patricia Borthwick-Higgs has had to reduce the number of patrons in the pub because she doesn't have the staff to serve them. Picture: Tom Melville

LISTENJobs abound in snow country, so why isn't anyone applying?

Anna Winter, team leader, run the court-mandated drug diversion program in Tasmania's North-West. Picture: Brodie Weeding

LISTENWhy is everyone in this courtroom so happy?

Anna Winter, team leader, run the court-mandated drug diversion program in Tasmania's North-West. Picture: Brodie Weeding

LISTENWhy is everyone in this courtroom so happy?

Anybody who grows plants should have a reverence for soil. Picture: Shutterstock

Talking dirty: making soil sexy

Karen Hardy

HOT FEVER: Hail Satin sees The Foo Fighters cover The Bee Gees.

REVIEWThe Foo Fighters go disco on shock Bee Gees tribute

Josh Leeson

The Salway family, 2020. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

National Photographic Portrait Prize finalists revealed

Amy Martin

Anybody who grows plants should have a reverence for soil. Picture: Shutterstock

Talking dirty: making soil sexy

SURE THING: Jungle Giants' fourth album Love Signs features triple j Hottest 100 entries Heavy Hearted, Send Me Ur Loving and In Her Eyes and is expected to be the biggest record of the Brisbane band's career.

MUSICThe Jungle Giants follow audience's Love Signs

Josh Leeson

Here's what and where to watch your favourite Olympic sports

How to watch Tokyo Olympics in Australia

Gayle Tomlinson

TASTE THE GOODNESS: Click on the above for the latest edition of Taste.

Tempting your taste buds in New England's North West

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Why customers are turning to comparison websites to source energy deals

Dellaram Vreeland

President of the Koala Hospital, Sue Ashton

Black Dog Institute continues to support bush fire recovery

Gemma Purves

TASTE THE GOODNESS: Click on the above for the latest edition of Taste.

Tempting your taste buds in New England's North West

Country Kids 2021

Country Kids 2021

Rochelle Tubb

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Outback tour will have you travelling again

Emma Brown

15 Aspect Court, Port Macquarie. Photo: Supplied

Holiday at home: Five prestige properties with room for the whole family

15 Aspect Court, Port Macquarie. Photo: Supplied

Holiday at home: Five prestige properties with room for the whole family

Yes, Sydneysiders can still attend regional open houses

Yes, Sydneysiders can still attend regional open houses

Yes, Sydneysiders can still attend regional open houses

Yes, Sydneysiders can still attend regional open houses

TIME TO GO: Finding a new rental is tricky in COVID times. Photo: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Terminated: The rental challenge is on

Kirsty Horton

A write-off: Experts' tips on how property investors can maximise their tax result

A write-off: Experts' tips on how property investors can maximise their tax result

Brendan Crabb

NSW Treasurer Dominic Perrottet announced proposed changes to stamp duty in last year's budget.

Stamp duty changes could lead to increased property prices: Report

Jack Needham

SCAM ALERT: The ATO does not suspend TFNs and will never request you pay a fine or transfer money in order to protect your TFN pending legal action.

Scamwatch: Remote access scams increase 184 per cent

REMEMBER: If an investment opportunity is too good to be true, it probably is.

Scamwatch: Romance baiting scams are on the rise

Change to NAIDOC Week activities

Change to NAIDOC Week activities

SCAM ALERT: The ATO does not suspend TFNs and will never request you pay a fine or transfer money in order to protect your TFN pending legal action.

Scamwatch: Remote access scams increase 184 per cent

Matt 'Fenndog' Fennell set for epic and inspiring walk

Matt 'Fenndog' Fennell set for epic and inspiring walk

BIG BOOST: Moree's Moreena Units Trust chair Loraine Bartel and Northern Tablelands MP Adam Marshall inspect one of the new kitchens at the Moreena Units in 2019.

MOREE North West volunteer receives OAM for helping local seniors

Cady Biddle

The Mount Isa-based RACQ LifeFlight Rescue helicopter has come to the aid of two overdue boaties, Photo: RACQ Lifeflight

WATCHSee the moment a chopper rescues stranded boaties

Woodrow the wombat (pictured) chewed a toy and span around like a puppy in a viral video

WATCHOrphaned wombat joey plays like a puppy in a hilarious video

22 photos of the Olympics so far today

PHOTOS22 photos of the Olympics so far today

HOT FEVER: Hail Satin sees The Foo Fighters cover The Bee Gees.

REVIEWThe Foo Fighters go disco on shock Bee Gees tribute

TESTING TIME: "Milk" produced in a research laboratory has the backing of traditional dairy farmers in Australia. Picture: supplied.

Farmers partner in animal-free dairy company

Chris McLennan

South Australia, Victoria to emerge from lockdown while NSW cases grow

GET UP TO DATESouth Australia, Victoria to emerge from lockdown while NSW cases grow

Kim Chappell

Simone Biles, of the United States, performs on the uneven bars. Photo: AP Photo/Ashley Landis

PHOTOS20 amazing photos from today's Olympic action

Janine Graham

The burning questions Australia asked Google in 2021

The burning questions Australia asked Google in 2021

Janine Graham

How the pandemic has changed education

OPINIONHow the pandemic has changed education

Jacky Herman
2hrs ago

While musicians stand to make relatively little from streaming services, they rely heavily on tours and merchandise like vinyl. Photo: File

REAL AUSTRALIAYou spin me right 'round, baby

Jodie Bruton

Why humans like to be creatures of habit

OPINIONWhy humans like to be creatures of habit

Mary McMillan

MORE HELP: 80,000 new packages are on the way. Photo: Shutterstock

Government announces 80,000 new home care packages

Eileen Wood

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Yuck factor a barrier to bowel cancer screening

Rev. Bill Crews shares his rules for living a better life.

Bill Crews: Twelves rules for living a better life

Samara Ross

Gladys Berejiklian has promised to provide a roadmap for NSW lockdown restrictions on Wednesday.

NSW case numbers rise as lockdown drags on

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FAITH: Dorothy McRae-McMahon, who was born in Zeehan, has lived a life of activism. Picture: Supplied

IN DEPTHThe radical life of a trailblazing gay minister from Tasmania

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Crown Melbourne may have underpaid up to $272 million in gaming taxes since 2012.

Crown pays back $61m in Vic gaming taxes

2hrs ago

Olympian Nathan Baggaley has been jailed for his role in a bungled cocaine-smuggling plot.

Olympian jailed over bungled cocaine plot

Residents of four southern NSW council areas will now need a permit to enter Victoria.

NSW towns dumped from Vic border bubble

Benita Kolovos and Kaitlyn Offer

The Campsie Centre Shopping Mall in Sydney's southwest has been listed as a close contact venue.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

A 31-year-old who "does not know how to live a normal life in the community" is back behind bars.

Jailed repeat offender 'may learn': judge

Margaret Scheikowski

Dr Jeannette Young says a Gold Coast COVID-19 case has been linked to hotel quarantine in Brisbane.

Qld confirms COVID-19 quarantine breach

Marty Silk

Agricultural workers and farmers will be able to cross the NSW / Queensland border.

Ag exemptions for Queensland / NSW border crossings

Gregor Heard

TESTING TIME: "Milk" produced in a research laboratory has the backing of traditional dairy farmers in Australia. Picture: supplied.

Farmers partner in animal-free dairy company

Chris McLennan

Geoff Lindon, program manager genetics and animal welfare advocacy AWI spoke during the 2021 MerinoLink conference in Wagga Wagga.

Genomics driving sheep breeding

Stephen Burns

Anybody who grows plants should have a reverence for soil. Picture: Shutterstock

Talking dirty: making soil sexy

Karen Hardy

MIRROR MIRROR: The Vault and its iFit interactive tech bring famous gurus into your lounge room and takes you to exotic locations while you train. Picture: Shutterstock.

OPINIONSmart mirrors reflect new future of fitness

Amy Cooper

Four to enjoy: what to drink this week

Four to enjoy: what to drink this week