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PATIENT OPTIONS: Kirsten Pilatti, BCNA CEO talks with Elizabeth Blane in Latrobe, Tasmania during a Breast Cancer Network Australia event. Picture: Paul Scambler

GPs and advocates want to see the telehealth program extended to provide patients with more options on how they access medical care.

Call to re-instate, expand telehealth services ahead of July 1 cut-off

Bruno (Damon Herriman) and Laura (Jackie van Beek) go to a new-age retreat to attempt to reinvigorate their marriage. Picture: Supplied

Everyone speaking gibberish may be a way of illustrating miscommunication, but it's radical.

A weird romp words can't describe

Austin Butler electrifies as Elvis. Picture: Universal 

It pulls you up to realise that this is Luhrmann's sixth feature film.

Baz Lurhmann's Elvis is an exhilarating and brilliant homage

Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Mark Paguio in Spiderhead. Picture: Netflix

You understand why Hemsworth would have been attracted to the production.

Hemsworth's Spiderhead is a slick, pacey futuristic thriller

Director Kyle Balda has been at the helm of a number of others in this franchise and he sure knows what his audiences want.

It's more Minion high-jinks and it aims to please

WHAT TO DO IN THE DARK: It can be tough getting through a black out, but with a bit of planning, it can be made easier. Picture: FILE

As the energy emergency enters another week, we're being told to plan for power outages. So what do you need to get through the dark days?

How to prepare a 'black out survival kit' as the energy crisis continues

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY: LNG storage tanks at a terminal in Yokohama, Japan. Picture: WikiCommons

The country needs more transmission, more renewables, more storage. But how do we get there?

Has the energy emergency forced a re-think in future of electricity production?

SACRED GROUND: Goanna are back to celebrate their 1982 classic album Spirit Of Place. Picture: Martin Stringer

Shane Howard explains why Solid Rock will always matter

Goanna rediscovers their Spirit Of Place

FULL THROTTLE: Herald journalist Madeline Link on board the 222 Offshore powerboat at Lake Macquarie. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

The sun was shining, a severe weather warning hung in the air and I had been to the chiropractor the day before.

I got flung across a lake at breakneck speed in a powerboat

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS: Sydney post-punk band Johnny Hunter are ready to deliver on the hype with their debut album Want. Picture: Tom Wilkinson

Sydney band Johnny Hunter know how to stand out from the crowd.

Johnny Hunter are taking what they Want

Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez return for the second season of OMITB which adheres sensibly to the mantra of "if it ain't broke, don't fix it". Picture: Disney+

This series delivers joyous entertainment by a cast at the top of their game - if that isn't true art, then nothing is.

It's close to the best thing on TV and we've got some good news

Although everyone who is homeless feels the negative impacts, children can face a tough future due to something completely out of their hands.

If kids are having to couch surf or live out of a tent or caravan, there are difficulties for them in getting to school, getting three square meals a day.

'Safe, stable place to sleep every night' could keep kids off police radar

'GAVE HER A SMACK': Kai Hansen describes his 'resident croc' Casey as his main girl, but one day, she "had a go" and he "gave her a smack". Picture: supplied

"She wanted to have a go so I gave her a smack."

'I gave her a smack', publican fends off crocodile with frying pan

WINTER WARMTH: Pet owners are warned to be extra vigilant over winter, making sure not to put animals in a position of risk. Picture: Bec Pridham

"We can do something and know that it hurts, but [pets] can't tell us that it hurts."

A fur coat doesn't always mean winter warmth: Keeping your pets safe in the cold

Matt Kean says the government is investing in reforms that will keep NSW on the path to surplus.

The deficit for the current year marks an improvement from half-year forecasts.

NSW budget surplus confirmed for 2024/25

THE BIG FREEZE: Australia's Antarctic program team plunge into the sub-zero ocean to celebrate the winter solstice in 2017. Picture: Daleen Koch, Australian Antarctic Program

The shortest day of the year comes with a long, long history.

Sub-zero swimming and Stonehenge: What's the winter solstice all about?

INVESTIGATION: NSW Health believes blood samples from residents in Griffith could help them better understand when Japanese Encephalitis virus arrived in the state.

NSW Health is set to bring a blood sample survey to the MIA.

Blood could hold secret to when deadly virus arrived in NSW

DEATH TOLL RISES: Have we reached a point in the pandemic when daily deaths can be tolerated? Picture: FILE

An estimarted 15,000 Australians are expected to die with COVID-19 this year. In 2019, there were 1080 Australians who died with influenza. It's a stark difference.

Have we reached a point in the pandemic when daily deaths can be tolerated?

A scene from Fire Island. Picture: Disney

Jane Austen's character studies retain contemporary relevance.

A fun queer spin on Pride and Prejudice

Jessie Buckley in Men. Picture: Kevin Baker

Rory Kinnear plays all the male characters.

Thoughtful horror has real scares

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The first of three NASA rockets has launched successfully from the Northern Territory.

NASA rocket launches from Arnhem Land

Former Wallaby captain George Gregan says England can bounce back under Eddie Jones in Australia.

Gregan says England can bounce back

An 18-year-old man has been charged with murder over the killing of another teen in NSW town Casino.

Teen charged with murder over NSW stabbing

Queensland Police say a pilot in his 60s has died after his plane hit powerlines in Bowenville.

Pilot dies in Queensland plane crash

SAFE HAVEN: Jasper, Claude, Yurii, Sophie, Oksana, Volodya, Kristina, Sophia, Adam and Freddy. Picture: GILES PARK

New MP Sophie Scamps, her husband Adam and their three children have created a safe haven for a Ukrainian family, writes Kate Cox.

Fleeing from the Ukraine, family in need finds new home with independent MP

'RACE': Former Olympian and Commonwealth Games gold-medal winner Steve Moneghetti, right, and Bill Fletcher, of Port Pirie, stage a mock run start at the Sportsman Tavern.

Ambassador Steve Moneghetti pays tribute to organisers of the Pichi Richi Marathon

Marathon runner Steve Moneghetti fires starter's gun at Port Augusta

Once the site is operational - a milestone said to be close - the company will start taking newcomers, but they'll have to pay $150,000 to be indefinitely stored in liquid nitrogen.

Second shot at life, or pure science fiction? Either way, it's on our doorstep

MAYOR: Port Pirie Regional Council has a male mayor, Cr Leon Stephens, and colleague Cr Kendall Jackson thinks he is doing a good job.

Almost three times as many men as women are sitting in local government

Women leaders needed to tackle gender imbalance in South Australia

Take Your Dog to Work Day, on Friday, June 24, means you can have your loving pooch with you the entire day.

It's bring your dog to work day, Friday June 24

LEADERS: Naracoorte Mayor and Local Government Association board member Erika Vickery, right, and Australian Local Government Women's Association South Australian branch secretary Cr Kristina Barnett encourage women to stand as councillors.


Women urged to stand for councils in country areas around South Australia

Do women make better councillors? Call for more representatives

LONG GONE: Two of the former outhouses located in 'Dunny Lane' at Fisherman Bay.

'Dunny lane' is no more as Fisherman Bay gets a new sewerage scheme

History's door shutting on the long-drop dunnies at Fisherman Bay

Carolyn Jeffrey mingled with members of the Women in Business Regional Network at a previous event. Picture: Supplied 

A beloved women's network that originated in the Fleurieu Peninsula is scaling back operations.

Women in Business Regional Network changes the way it operates

GROUND-BREAKING: Key identities in the $20 million Fisherman Bay project toss soil from golden shovels in a ground-breaking ceremony.

Colourful language at the ground-breaking ceremony for Fisherman Bay project.

'Pushing sh-- uphill' from Fisherman Bay in $20 million project

RSPCA volunteers check on a possum box and replenish one of the remote wildlife feeding stations on Kangaroo Island back after the fires in 2020. Picture: Barb Seidel 

Money used to investigate incidences of animal cruelty or animal welfare concern.

$1million funding boost to RSPCA SA to fight animal cruelty

HANDSHAKE: Then Deputy Mayor and businesswoman Barbara Derham greets Queen Elizabeth at the lunch provided by Mrs Derham's team during the royal visit. Also pictured are the Duke of Edinburgh and, back to the camera, then Mayor Aileen Ekblom.

How do you make the bathroom perfect for the royal derriere?

Queen Elizabeth and the pink, fluffy toilet seat cover in Whyalla

COLOUR SPLASH: Spencer the Cuttlefish steps out with Mayor Clare McLaughlin and Jacob, Isabella and Sammy from the Whyalla Surf Life Saving Club.

Spencer the Cuttlefish gives a taste of the beauty beneath Whyalla waves

Spencer the Cuttlefish stepping out and about to promote Whyalla

AROUND THE WORLD: Brian Condon knew people around the world, partly thanks to his involvement in amateur radio broadcasts. Hundreds of international tributes have been received by his family. This photo is from about 1955 as he used his callsign, VK-5C0.

There was plenty of 'fizz' in life of former soft-drink king Brian Condon

Life of Brian: 'Giant' of business and legend of skies and Rotary

LEADING CITIZEN: Teresa Nowak has received the Medal of the Order of Australia for services to the multicultural community.

Former migrant honoured for her work with multiculturalism and ethic affairs.

Whyalla veteran of Govt House to accept Queen's birthday honour

THANKS: Queen Elizabeth accepts a posy from five-year-old Kathryn Green during the royal visit to Whyalla that took place 36 years ago.

"I am sure the Queen smiled at me': Kathryn Perry remembers.

'The day I handed a posy to Queen Elizabeth in Whyalla in 1986'

POWERFUL: Sam Crafter attended the Australian Hydrogen Conference in the past week or so. It was at the Adelaide Convention Centre. He was due to visit Whyalla on June 14.

Sam Crafter is enthusiastic about his new energy-packed role for Whyalla

Sam 'crafts' a new hydrogen plant to be built soon at Whyalla

Naracoorte Police Station. PICTURE: Neave Moore

South Australia can now nominate police officers for this annual award

Time for public to nominate police officer of the year

WONDERFUL: A runner dressed as superhero Wonder Woman pounds the bitumen in a previous Pichi Richi Marathon.

Port Augusta Lions Club volunteers involved in organising Pichi Richi marathon

Runners will be coming round the bend in the Pichi Richi Marathon

MEMORIES: Margaret Higgins displays photographs from the 1986 Royal tour to Whyalla.

Whyalla woman relives her meeting with the Queen during Royal visit to Whyalla in 1986.

The Queen and I: Whyalla woman looks back at Jubilee visit

EXPEDITION: Members of the Flinders University Coastal Ecosystem Ecology Lab sampling sediment and macrofauna at The Coorong.

Degraded Coorong wetland set to recover, thanks to the use of worms.

Coorong: Worms turn up for work on the famous wetland

Sisters Cynthia Webster, left, Noeleen Ryan-Lester and Denise Champion were overjoyed to have their great uncle David Ryan's art returned. Picture: Aidan Curtis.

Arts' return fills in 'pieces of the puzzle' on family's road to reconciliation

SCAM: The ATO will never send you an email or SMS with a link to log in to online services.

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ACM has compiled a list of current scams identified on sites dedicated to informing people about fraudulent and dishonest activities.

Scamwatch: Job seekers targeted in scam doing the rounds

It might be big and red, but someone failed to see the Canberra tram coming. The collision with a pedestrian was so forceful that it cracked the laminated windscreen. Picture: Karleen Minney 

Fast-moving things on rail tracks pose major safety issues, but are we playing close enough attention?