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Ramp it up: Associate Professor Bartlett says now that the AstraZeneca age limits have changed - based on the accumulation of data - "We need to get faster with Pfizer. Get it out to these hubs, and into people's arms."

'An evolving situation': Why AstraZeneca advice has changed

Health Minister Greg Hunt. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Vaccine rollout 'still on track' despite AstraZeneca advice change

The Australian government says people shouldn't hesitate to get their second AstraZeneca jab. Picture: Shutterstock

Get your second AstraZeneca dose: message from health authorities

COVID vaccine advice changes for people aged 50-59

DIGESTCOVID vaccine advice changes for people aged 50-59

Health Minister Greg Hunt and Health Department Secretary Professor Brendan Murphy at an earlier briefing. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

AstraZeneca to be limited to over 60s in 'Operation Covid Shield'

Karen Barlow
Sally Whyte

Aged Care Services Minister Richard Colbeck. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

No target set for vaccinating aged care workforce

Sally Whyte

Plan to get COVID vaccines to regional communities

DIGESTPlan to get COVID vaccines to regional communities

Mike and Sue Rose scuba diving in Fiji. Picture: Supplied

'What better isolation': Couple sailing through the Covid pandemic

Kathryn Lewis

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with fans after winning the men's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Getty Images

'A different feeling': The pressure on players without an Olympic crowd

Steve Evans

A tearful Boyd Cordner announced his retirement on Monday due to the effects of concussion. Photo: Mark Evans/Getty Images

OPINIONOut cold: it might be time for mandatory stand-downs in the NRL | Laurie Daley

Laurie Daley

A small crowd will be allowed at GMHBA Stadium to watch Geelong's clash with the Western Bulldogs.

Limited crowd allowed at Geelong AFL game

Anna Harrington

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with fans after winning the men's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Getty Images

'A different feeling': The pressure on players without an Olympic crowd

Even sides outside the eight like St Kilda and Adelaide have some reason to be positive. Photo: Ian Hitchcock/Getty Images

OPINIONRohan Connolly | Optimism everywhere: an AFL season like few others

Rohan Connolly

It is way too early to discount a wobbly Richmond's chances of a tilt at another AFL premiership. Photo: Paul Kane/Getty Images

OPINIONHoward Kotton: Don't write off the Richmond Tigers just yet

Howard Kotton

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with fans after winning the men's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Getty Images

'A different feeling': The pressure on players without an Olympic crowd

Usain Bolt of Jamaica celebrates with fans after winning the men's 200m final at the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. Picture: Getty Images

'A different feeling': The pressure on players without an Olympic crowd

GREEN AND GOLD: Hamilton export Melissa Tapper will represent Australia at the Tokyo Olympics in table tennis. She won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Picture: Getty Images

Second Games tilt for seasoned table tennis competitor

GREEN AND GOLD: Hamilton export Melissa Tapper will represent Australia at the Tokyo Olympics in table tennis. She won gold at the 2018 Commonwealth Games. Picture: Getty Images

Second Games tilt for seasoned table tennis competitor

SURREAL: Penny Smith knows preparation for the Tokyo Games is unusual but is embracing the build-up. Picture: Morgan Hancock

'If there's crowds or no crowds, it's still going to be an Olympic Games'

SURREAL: Penny Smith knows preparation for the Tokyo Games is unusual but is embracing the build-up. Picture: Morgan Hancock

'If there's crowds or no crowds, it's still going to be an Olympic Games'

Should you be worried about the mouse plague?

LISTENShould you be worried about the mouse plague?

Should you be worried about the mouse plague?

LISTENShould you be worried about the mouse plague?

Take part in our listener survey

Take part in our listener survey

Take part in our listener survey

Take part in our listener survey

Voice of Real Australia host Tom Melville says hes proud the podcast is making a mark on the world. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENPodcast about regional life picks up award

Voice of Real Australia host Tom Melville says hes proud the podcast is making a mark on the world. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENPodcast about regional life picks up award

BEST FRIENDS: Luca and Alberto are two teenage sea monsters who discover they can turn into humans when they leave the water.

Luca's fish-out-of-water tale reels in friendship

Josh Leeson

FAN-BASED: This Is Port Adelaide's insular focus on its supporters and success limit it's wide-scale appeal. Below, Johnny Paycheck in Mike Judge Presents: Tales From The Tour Bus

Port Adelaide film drops ball and interest for outsiders

Josh Leeson

LEGEND: Archie Roach. Picture: Adrian Cook

MUSICArchie Roach takes his message back to country

Josh Leeson

BEST FRIENDS: Luca and Alberto are two teenage sea monsters who discover they can turn into humans when they leave the water.

Luca's fish-out-of-water tale reels in friendship

REFLECTION: Tyne-James Organ takes a heart-on-his-sleeve approach to his songwriting.

MUSICTyne-James Organ sees career grow organically

Josh Leeson

LOST RELIC: Pseudo Echo's Brian Canham had believed for almost 30 years that his fourth album was lost.

MUSICBrian Canham unearths Pseudo Echo of the past

Josh Leeson

SAVING TIME AND MONEY: Mitchell Harris Wines managing director Alicia Linley was able to save thousands of dollars a year on their gas and electricity bills simply by talking to Beevo.

How this wine bar saved thousands of dollars in minutes

Click on the Living Local cover to view the E-edition.

Living Local: E-Edition

Joanne Moffatt

CLICK on the CHOICES EDUCATION cover to view the E-edition.

Choices Education: E-Edition

SAVING TIME AND MONEY: Mitchell Harris Wines managing director Alicia Linley was able to save thousands of dollars a year on their gas and electricity bills simply by talking to Beevo.

How this wine bar saved thousands of dollars in minutes

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

How to take the stress out of moving and guarantee your bond back

Filling a void in the market

Filling a void in the market

Della Vreeland

INTERVENTION: A new report stresses the importance of intervening to stabilise the market, with housing stock valued at an estimated $8.1 trillion and housing construction accounting for five per cent of all Australian jobs. Photo - Shutterstock.

Soaring prices need addressing

INTERVENTION: A new report stresses the importance of intervening to stabilise the market, with housing stock valued at an estimated $8.1 trillion and housing construction accounting for five per cent of all Australian jobs. Photo - Shutterstock.

Soaring prices need addressing

Leave behind the rat race forever

Leave behind the rat race forever

Leave behind the rat race forever

Leave behind the rat race forever

Open for inspections: June 9 - 15, 2021 | Jimboomba/Beaudesert

Open for inspections: June 9 - 15, 2021 | Jimboomba/Beaudesert

Striking home has the wow factor

Striking home has the wow factor

House of the week

Open for inspections: June 2 - 8, 2021 | Jimboomba/Beaudesert

Open for inspections: June 2 - 8, 2021 | Jimboomba/Beaudesert

If you're shopping online, look out for fake websites pretending to be real stores.

Scamwatch: What to look out for when online shopping

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STAND FIRM: Wagga Wagga's Agony Aunt has some advice for a reader who's been frustrated by her husband's crude and sexist behaviour. Picture: Shutterstock

Agony Aunt | Husband's vulgar behaviour is totally unacceptable

Julie Elphick

On alert: New app designed to link communities quicker and easier. Photo: Supplied.

New app to link communities

Marina Williams

If you're shopping online, look out for fake websites pretending to be real stores.

Scamwatch: What to look out for when online shopping

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HAPPY TO HELP: A cheerful smile from a supporter at Pink Up Mudgee last year. Photo: McGrath Foundation

McGrath Foundation wants you to think about going pink this October

Dayle Latham

FUN DAY OUT: Scenic Rim local Emily Lochran enjoys a glass of red in the paddock. Photo: supplied

Eat Local Week events selling out

The Greenwell Point Dawn Service. Photo: Robert Crawford.

PHOTOSLEST WE FORGET: See how we commemorated Anzac Day around Australia

Port Macquarie's North Shore, Settlement Point and Port Macquarie canals. Photo: Port Macquarie SES

50 harrowing photos of the ongoing flood crisis

FLOWING: Fellmonger Park is under water on Hilliards Creek near Ormiston College.

Photos, video: Heavy rain lashes south-east, BOM warns more to come

Mind Matters | The good word on expressions and alternatives

OPINIONMind Matters | The good word on expressions and alternatives

John Malouff

UNSUSTAINABLE: Australian household debt has more than doubled over the past three decades. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONAnother housing crisis is in the offing | Hewson's View

John Hewson

A tearful Boyd Cordner announced his retirement on Monday due to the effects of concussion. Photo: Mark Evans/Getty Images

OPINIONOut cold: it might be time for mandatory stand-downs in the NRL | Laurie Daley

Laurie Daley

SUPERCENTENARIAN: Dexter Kruger is now Australia's oldest living man on record. Photo: Lucy Kinbacher.

GOOD NEWSMeet Dexter Kruger, 111, Australia's oldest man on record

Samara Ross

SHINGLES SHOTS: Free shingles vaccinations for 71-79-yr-olds to end this year.

Clock ticking for over-70s shingles shot

Eileen Wood

Self and part-funded retirees welcome budget measures. Image Shutterstock

Fully and part-funded retirees get some wins from federal budget

Eileen Wood

A man is believed dead and two others are in hospital after a train collision in Queensland.

Man believed dead as trains collide in Qld

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George Gregan (C) and Matt Dixon (R), have settled their business dispute.

He's a grub: Gregan on business partner

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One new local COVID-19 infection has been detected in Victoria, in a contact of an existing case.

No new hospital cases linked to Vic nurse

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Queensland Health Minister Yvette D'Ath says Waverley in Sydney has been declared a hotspot.

Qld declares hotspot in eastern Sydney

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A coroner has rejected Rick Thorburn's claim that he killed Tiahleigh Palmer accidentally.

Qld schoolgirl likely choked by foster dad

Nick Gibbs
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Clive Palmer says he believes the High Court will find in his favour against the WA government.

Palmer claims persecution in damages fight

Michael Ramsey
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An apprentice for a solar panels installer fell to his death through a warehouse skylight.

Solar company fined over teen's fatal fall

Margaret Scheikowski
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Surging demand for emergency department beds has led to a spike in ambulance ramping in Queensland.

Qld hospitals publish performance data

Marty Silk
1hr ago

A cross-border zone would be re-established for those living close to the QLD-NSW.

Queensland introduces permanent border declaration system

James McManagan

Callide power station is located in the Callide Valley, 18km east of Biloela in central Queensland.

Callide Power Station Unit back online

Ben Harden

Beryl Neilsen, who is the founder and director of the Winchester Foundation, has been awarded an Order of Australia medal in the Queen's Birthday honours.

OAM honours for Beryl and Betty's efforts

Helen Walker

Imagine knowing every move your enemies were about to make. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONFighting fire with fire to beat bad guys at their own game

Mathew Dickerson
29m ago

Finding the best way to live off your home equity in retirement. Picture: Shutterstock.

Word of warning when exploring equity release schemes

Noel Whittaker
59m ago

Clean cuts made with sharp tools repair quicker and reduce the risk of infection during winter pruning. Picture: Shutterstock

Need to have a clean-cut plan in place for winter pruning

John Gabriele
1hr ago