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Police divers have recovered the body of an eight-year-old boy kayaker from a river in WA's south.

Boy kayaker's body recovered from WA river

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Senator Zed Seselja warns Canberrans will continue to face mental health challenges as they emerge from lockdown. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberrans to access $1 million in fresh mental health support

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Australians will soon be able to apply for an international proof of COVID-19 vaccination.

International vaccination proofs all set

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Barnaby Joyce says the Nationals will not be held hostage over climate change policy.

Nationals seek further climate plan detail

Queensland police have charged two people over a multiple stabbing.

Two charged over Sunshine Coast stabbing

Fraser Barton

Asylum seekers in Melbourne's Park Hotel are scared after three tested positive for COVID-19.

COVID cases in Melbourne detention hotel

Jack Gramenz

A woman has died after falling 40 metres while hiking in the Blue Mountains.

Woman falls to death in Blue Mountains

Tiffanie Turnbull

Premier Dominic Perrottet has urged people to look out for one another as NSW comes out of lockdown.

Mental health boost as NSW reopens

Melissa Meehan and Tiffanie Turnbull

Senator Zed Seselja warns Canberrans will continue to face mental health challenges as they emerge from lockdown. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Canberrans to access $1 million in fresh mental health support

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Premier Daniel Andrews. Picture: BRENDAN McCARTHY

Premier announces changes to roadmap out of lockdown

Labor's finance spokesperson Senator Katy Gallagher. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

'The time has passed': Labor douses $300 vax incentive proposal

Health Minister Greg Hunt. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Govt secures 'breakthrough' COVID treatments as restrictions ease

The Caledonian Hotel in Singleton

Police order closure of Caledonian Hotel Singleton

Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK

Case numbers stay below 2000 for second day

Alex Gretgrix

Five new COVID cases recorded in Ballarat

WATCHFive new COVID cases recorded in Ballarat

CCTV cameras in the Travelodge Hotel in Hobart did not capture a man escaping quarantine and entering the community. Picture: Adam Holmes

No new cases of COVID-19 in Tasmania

Dana Anderson

A pulsing swell, combined with favourable early morning conditions to create an exciting on-beach atmosphere. Photo: Justin Majeks.

Yallingup Boardriders claim thrilling Surf League win

FOUR OF A KIND: YOBS have named four captains for the new cricket season, Haig Colombera, left, Tom Payne, Darren Cameron and Matt Enright. Photo: Matty Braid.

YOBS create a father and son academy side

Allan Miller

CATCH THEM: The Melbourne Demons will remain the team to beat in season 2022. Photo: Paul Kane/Getty Images

OPINIONThe chase is on to catch the Melbourne Demons in 2022

Howard Kotton

A pulsing swell, combined with favourable early morning conditions to create an exciting on-beach atmosphere. Photo: Justin Majeks.

Yallingup Boardriders claim thrilling Surf League win

Coach Chris Silverwood (left) has hailed captain Joe Root (right) for his England leadership.

Joe Root hailed for his Ashes leadership

Rory Dollard

Hugo McDuff, 9, and friends on the trail. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

How this group of kids transformed their neighbourhood

Lanie Tindale

Owner of Kallara Station Justin McClure preparing to muster sheep inside pens. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENThere is money in mud

Owner of Kallara Station Justin McClure preparing to muster sheep inside pens. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENThere is money in mud

Local kids painting cars at the Football Paint-Up at Wilcannia, NSW, to support their local football team the Wilcannia Boomerangs in the grand finals. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWhere will the river people of Wilcannia go?

Local kids painting cars at the Football Paint-Up at Wilcannia, NSW, to support their local football team the Wilcannia Boomerangs in the grand finals. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWhere will the river people of Wilcannia go?

Pooncarie grazier Trevor Smith is frustrated by the revolving door of water management bureaucrats. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWater policy plays piggy in the middle with livelihoods

Pooncarie grazier Trevor Smith is frustrated by the revolving door of water management bureaucrats. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

LISTENWater policy plays piggy in the middle with livelihoods

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 Western Australia

Brian Cox and Australian Sarah Snook play Roy and Shiv Roy in Succession. Picture: Foxtel/HBO

'It's fun to watch billionaires self-destruct': secrets of Succession, according to its stars

BLOOD AND GORE: I Know What You Did Last Summer the TV series attempts a new take on the 1997 film.

Slasher hit takes stab at reboot

Josh Leeson

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 Western Australia

FREE: Sam Teskey says his debut solo album Cycles has allowed him to express new musical ideas that didn't necessarily fit into The Teskey Brothers' defined R&B sound. Picture: Kristian Laemmle-Ruff

Sam Teskey cycles out of big brother's shadow

Josh Leeson

The Augusta Spring Show is a chance for people to celebrate the talented members of the South West community.

WHAT'S ONThe best of Augusta on display at October Spring Show

Nicky Lefebvre

Research showed 50 per cent of insurance claims are avoidable, Honey Insurance is helping Aussies reduce risk and stay safer in their homes by investing in its customers early and providing smart home sensors.

Meet the company flipping the script on home insurance to save you a bundle

Linda Lambrechts

Yabby have simplified the way we renovate our homes by cutting out the middleman and supplying top quality bath and tapware. Photos: Simon Shiff @simonshiffsays

The Aussie start-up that makes choosing tapware easy and affordable

Linda Lambrechts

You can turn your shed into an extension of your garden and home while keeping equipment and tools safe and out of the way. Photo: Shutterstock

Why this shed is your new best friend

Linda Lambrechts

Research showed 50 per cent of insurance claims are avoidable, Honey Insurance is helping Aussies reduce risk and stay safer in their homes by investing in its customers early and providing smart home sensors.

Meet the company flipping the script on home insurance to save you a bundle

Chasing sleep: How to get a better night's rest

Chasing sleep: How to get a better night's rest

CONNECTIONS: Susie Watson from East Gippsland received a special delivery this month, thanks to Australia Post and Beyond Blue.

Send a message of hope to someone you care about

House prices in the Far West and Orana region in NSW, which includes the city of Dubbo, have grown faster than any other regional location during the pandemic. Photo: Shutterstock

Where house prices grew fastest in the regions during the COVID-19 pandemic

House prices in the Far West and Orana region in NSW, which includes the city of Dubbo, have grown faster than any other regional location during the pandemic. Photo: Shutterstock

Where house prices grew fastest in the regions during the COVID-19 pandemic

House of the Week: Beachside character home

House of the Week: Beachside character home

House of the Week: Beachside character home

House of the Week: Beachside character home

House of the Week: Beachside character home

House of the Week: Beachside character home

Sam Read

Make sure your home is pulling its weight on the property market by decluttering your spaces to open up its potential. Picture: Shutterstock.

Decluttering goes a long way to sell houses

Mitch and Mark

Apartment values grew faster than houses in regional areas last month, but that doesn't neccessarily mean they make a good investment. Photo: Shutterstock

Tempted to buy a regional unit? Read this first

Jack Needham

VIDEOS OF THE WEEK: An iconic final journey (top), feeding frenzy off NSW's coastline caught on film (lower left) and what if Squid Game was set in Australia (lower right).

WATCHVideos of the week: Tiger Sharks, Squid Game in Australia, and a sad farewell

Melbourne learns end date, Tas waits on results as NSW celebrates another milestone

GET UP TO DATEMelbourne learns end date, Tas waits on results as NSW celebrates another milestone

Greg Mullins details his first-hand experience of climate change impacting Australian bushfires.

WATCH'2019 will be cool by comparison': Firefighter's climate warning

Kermit the Frog and Miss Piggy are back in Muppet Haunted Mansion. Picture: Disney

REVIEWMuppets dish out solid family fun

Five new COVID cases recorded in Ballarat

WATCHFive new COVID cases recorded in Ballarat

CCTV cameras in the Travelodge Hotel in Hobart did not capture a man escaping quarantine and entering the community. Picture: Adam Holmes

No new cases of COVID-19 in Tasmania

Dana Anderson

NSW records 319 COVID cases and two deaths

NSW records 319 COVID cases and two deaths

Sage Swinton

SMASHED: Armidale streets were left strewn with debris after the tornado. Photo: Gareth Gardner

PHOTOSMother's terrifying scramble across fallen roof to find kids in tornado

Anna Falkenmire
Vanessa Arundale

Why everyone needs to call out ageism

OPINIONWhy everyone needs to call out ageism

Marlene Krasovitsky

Time to turn the tide on plastic pollution

OPINIONTime to turn the tide on plastic pollution

Lauren Briggs

Mother's intuition not enough for psychopathic son

OPINIONMother's intuition not enough for psychopathic son

John Malouff

CHALLENGE: Australia needs many more aged care workers. Picture Shutterstock

Critical shortage of aged care workers threatens care standards

Eileen Wood

Model Barbara Bingham.

The true beauty of older models

Therese Murray

Caution urged following spike in scams

Caution urged following spike in scams

Samara Ross

EPEA members and partners enjoyed lunch on the lawn at Locky and Jane McTaggarts Warringah farm, Gingin, recently, with dog Beatrice keeping an eye on them.

Colourful backdrop for latest EPEA function

Wendy Gould

At the AFGRI Equipment showroom in South Guildford last week for the handover of the AFGRI Equipment and Farm Weekly Win a John Deere Gator competition prize were AFGRI Equipment's marketing and small ag manager Jacques Coetzee (left) and branch manager Matt Utley, with the winners 11-year-old Fraser and his father Jay Robertson, Kulin and Farm Weekly business development and sales manager Wendy Gould.

Happy to get their hands on the Gator

Wendy Gould

Amanda Stewart (left), Buniche, in front of her award-winning photograph with her daughters Saskia, 12, and Elika, 10.

Photographers showcase working together

Darren O'Dea

UNCOMPLICATED: Etat Pur is available at lookfantastic.com.au and ry.com.au. Photo: Supplied

So many ingredients, which ones work?

Tips to make grooming your dog an enjoyable experience

Tips to make grooming your dog an enjoyable experience

RSPCA

Looking back on a year of wellness trends

OPINIONLooking back on a year of wellness trends

Amy Cooper