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Craig the husky, guided by owner Jordan Taylor, made it to Canberra - on paw. And foot.

DIGESTPaws for thought, pandemic aside, positive news arrives

Yay. Just yay.

DIGESTPutting the yay into Friday

Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: Karleen Minney

ACT will accept charter flights for international arrivals

Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Bulk-billed telehealth and other COVID-19 measures extended until March

Unemployment did what in August?

DIGESTAn eyebrow-raising figure indeed

Janine Graham

Many thousands of Australians are trying to land a spot on rare flights back to Australia. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

EXPLAINERWhen can Australians stranded overseas return home?

Andrew Brown

Aspen Medical chairman Glenn Keys at the National Convention Centre, just one of the organisations that have approached the service for assistance. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Aspen Medical to lead COVID-safe trial for major events

Andrew Brown

It's not the size of the dog in the fight .... but the stick in its mouth.

DIGESTOut comes that big, metaphorical stick again

Janine Graham

Penrith is clearly the most consistent team in the competition going into the finals series. Photo: Matt King/Getty Images

OPINIONNo, the NRL premiership is not a race in four, Laurie Daley says

Laurie Daley

The Crows' Bryce Gibbs is chaired off by best mates Kade Simpson and Marc Murphy, of the Blues, after playing his final AFL match. Photo: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

OPINIONBeing the top AFL draft pick isn't all it's cracked up to be

Leap: Elizabeth Tereroa, left competes for the ball in the match against the Ormeau Bulldogs in the under 13s. Photo: Alex Hodges

Redbacks women confident they can win comp

Matt McLennan

Penrith is clearly the most consistent team in the competition going into the finals series. Photo: Matt King/Getty Images

OPINIONNo, the NRL premiership is not a race in four, Laurie Daley says

Essendon has massive issues to resolve in the post-season after another wasted year in 2020. Photo: Chris Hyde/Getty Images

OPINIONIt's only fair we ditch shortened quarters for AFL's final series, right?

Howard Kotton

HEFTY CATCH: Andrew Parker with a big lump of a mulloway. Weather has knocked fishing around but northern reefs have been fishing well.

Fishos brave windy weather

Michael des David

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Craig Hall, Sherry McArdle-English, Anne McGrath and Fred McGrath Weber and Paul Keir want certainty for the Majura Valley producers. PHOTO: Matt Loxton

LISTENIn their own words: The battle faced by the ACT's farmers

Listen to Australia's newest podcast - The Voice of Real Australia

Launching Voice of Real Australia, your new favourite podcast

Listen to Australia's newest podcast - The Voice of Real Australia

Launching Voice of Real Australia, your new favourite podcast

Dimboola resident Tim Skyrme makes cigar box guitars out of recycled timber Photo: ALEX DARLING

LISTENListen to why Dimboola is the escape you were looking for

Dimboola resident Tim Skyrme makes cigar box guitars out of recycled timber Photo: ALEX DARLING

LISTENListen to why Dimboola is the escape you were looking for

Horse studs to blueberry farms: escape crowds with Airbnb of camping

Horse studs to blueberry farms: escape crowds with Airbnb of camping

Explore Travel

Moonbah is its own little slice of heaven. Picture: Colin Chang

Adventurer's paradise waiting once the snow melts

Bernadette Chua

Sanctuary stays heaven for animal-loving travellers

Sanctuary stays heaven for animal-loving travellers

Linda Moon

Dixie Egerickx in The Secret Garden. Picture: Supplied

Classic story has a modern feeling

Cris Kennedy

Seth Rogen stars in An American Pickle. Picture: Warner Bros.

FAMILYA pickle more sweet than tart

Ron Cerabona

Chris Messina, left and Noomi Rapace in The Secrets We Keep (2020). Picture: The Reset Collective

REVIEWFine cast lifts suspenseful drama

Cris Kennedy

Dixie Egerickx in The Secret Garden. Picture: Supplied

Classic story has a modern feeling

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 South East Queensland

Trevor Kennedy is selling and donating a large amount of his collection of historic and decorative arts to the National Museum of Australia. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

National Museum acquires $15M worth of private treasures

Amy Martin

Since 1924, Royal Far West (RFW) has been committed to connecting kids like Lucas living in rural and remote areas of Australia with the care they need. Names and images have been changed to protect privacy.

Helping country kids reach their full potential

Emma Brown

Autumnal hues of the USA and Canada

Autumnal hues of the USA and Canada

Emma Brown

Real support: There are over 100,000 children living in rural and remote Australia in need of mental and developmental support.

Far from help is not far from hope

Emma Brown

Since 1924, Royal Far West (RFW) has been committed to connecting kids like Lucas living in rural and remote areas of Australia with the care they need. Names and images have been changed to protect privacy.

Helping country kids reach their full potential

Stockholm, Sweden.

Cruise the Baltic on a fully escorted tour

Emma Brown

Spring clean your life and finances

Spring clean your life and finances

Emma Brown

HELP: A mortgage broker can take care of all of the paperwork for you.

How to find help to navigate the mortgage minefield

HELP: A mortgage broker can take care of all of the paperwork for you.

How to find help to navigate the mortgage minefield

Victoria's property market must restart

Victoria's property market must restart

Victoria's property market must restart

Victoria's property market must restart

NEW COLLEAGUES: RiskWise Property Research CEO Doron Peleg said COVID-19 had helped strengthen work from home opportunities. Photo - Shutterstock.

Working from home opens up lifestyle choices

Open for inspections: Sept 16 - 22, 2020 | Jimboomba/Beaudesert

Open for inspections: Sept 16 - 22, 2020 | Jimboomba/Beaudesert

Work and play

Work and play

House of the week

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

HANG UP: Scammers may try to pressure you by calling incessantly and harassing you, even threatening to send the police to your house. Simply hang up and do not respond.

Scamwatch: Business urged to beware of dodgy invoices

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

Scamwatch: Don't be fooled by this Netflix scam

NEW LEADERSHIP: Club members at the handover earlier this month.

Photos: Big milestone for Jimboomba Rotary under new president

The passage of time results in the development of emotional and spiritual veneers, which we regularly need to re-evaluate. Picture: shutterstock

Evaluating the veneers around our personality

Gary Bentley

AT THE SHOW: The Dean children from Beaudesert, Xavier,10, Bethany, 12, Charlotte, 9 and Adelaide, 7. Photos: Larraine Sathicq

A great day for a cattle show

Ben Lomond's local wombat resident Growla. Picture: Paul Scambler

SUBSCRIBERHere's what winter 2020 looked like in Tasmania

RESPECT: Jimboomba Cadets Zack Mackay, Charlize Delacruz, Jake Smith and Archie Smith. Photos: Larraine Sathicq

Jimboomba cadets honour Vietnam veterans

Natalija Ivanovic from Regents Park with Tijana, 7, and Aleksandar, 5.

Photos: Fair comes to town

Satellite footage shows how fire scars are healing

Satellite footage shows how fire scars are healing

Kim Chappell
Nicole Phillips

Stargazing at Siding Spring Observatory, near Coonabarabran, NSW. Credit: Angel Lopez-Sanchez

Here's how to be part of a Guinness World Record

The 2020 Nikon Surf Photo of The Year Winning image by Western Australia's Ren McGann.

20 of the best surf photos you'll see

Wollongong, NSW. Photo: Adam McLean

Anzac Day 2020 in 24 photos

Things never stop for working mums. Picture: Shutterstock

OPINIONGetting work-life balance right is as vital for employers as it is for workers

Christy Kidner

What will the world be like for post-COVID babies?

OPINIONWhat will the world be like for post-COVID babies?

Marie Low

Photo: Just Trying to Get Home

OPINIONJust trying to get home - why Aussies stuck overseas are getting a raw deal

Michelle Haines Thomas

A LIFETIME'S JOURNEY: Christopher Thompson today and (right) between Alice Springs and Port Augusta in 1972.

How Australia made a drifter's life whole

Seeing kangaroos on the beach in Mackay or visiting outback SA, you can find out where and when you can go at the new web portal.

One-stop COVID travel info shop

Entrepreneurship: Why it's not just a young people's game

Entrepreneurship: Why it's not just a young people's game

Geraldine Cardozo

Mark McGowan says a new Perth university campus will help take advantage of WA's virus-free status.

Perth uni key to city revitalisation plan

8m ago

Madeleine Nowak had clothing and a small amount of food and water with her.

Lost Qld hiker wandered 7km before found

11m ago

The federal government will pump another $6 million into COVID-19 vaccine development.

Rising death toll mars Vic improvement

16m ago

Scott Morrison insists technology investment is the key to reducing Australia's emissions.

PM on road to nowhere on climate: Albanese

35m ago

The project will establish an extensive grapevine collection and a large-scale nursery.

Vine project to boost wine industry

Tim Dornin
40m ago

Rottnest Island won't be needed again to assist with quarantining WA's extra arrivals.

Boy tests positive for COVID-19 in Perth

Sophie Moore and Tim Dornin
1hr ago

Wonnangatta campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay have been missing since March.

New calls to find missing Vic campers

Tim Dornin
1hr ago

Melbourne's 14-day rolling coronavirus case average is now 36.2.

Victoria's COVID-19 crisis by the numbers

Sophie Moore
1hr ago

Pathfinder Commando P1174 with TopX Roma branch manager Cyril Close and Andrew and Cathie Fernie, Riverview Cattle Co, Clermont. Pictures - Sally Gall.

Commando's hit and run raid for Pathfinder Angus at Roma

Sally Gall

Lot 90, The Grove Playstation, was the subject of fierce online bidding before he was secured by Belmore Shorthorns, Cadgee, South Australia.

The Grove's top sire off to South Australia

Sally Gall

Einasleigh may have mobile reception at long last but you still can't use your phone at the bar.

Iconic rural town finally gets mobile reception

Ben Harden

The monetary investment in our physical fitness seems to outweigh our investment in our mental fitness. Picture shutterstock.

Fitness gap: physical versus mental

Gary Bentley

Catch the early warning signs of glaucoma

Catch the early warning signs of glaucoma

Dr Nathan Kerr

LOOK LOCAL: Australian design in 2020/21 includes slab tiles up to three metres long.

Demand for Australian-made skyrockets as Aussies buy local