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BACK IN THE DAY: Nurses attend to a patient in an iron lung in the United Kingdom, 1949. Picture: Getty Images

Poliovirus has been detected in sewage in parts of London and New York. Should the world be concerned of its spread?

Polio vaccine campaign launched in UK for first time in 40 years

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare arriving at a press conference to address teacher shortages with state and territory education ministers. Picture: James Croucher

A priority national action plan is to be developed by year's end to address the nation's teacher shortage crisis.

'Screaming out for reform', ministers seek urgent teacher action plan

HALLUCINATING: The female juvenile bear was found to be under the influence of a psychotropic honey. Picture: supplied

The bear can be seen wobbling, whining, and panting heavily under the intoxicating influence of "mad honey".

Watch: Bear staggers under influence of hallucinogenic honey

Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian was reserved in his comments at the National Press Club this week. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

You'll hear it in Beijing: Taiwan is not really part of China. But a key voice is going unheard in the conversation

How Chinese think about Taiwan

It's looking likely to be a wetter than usual spring.

Third La Nina signs are becoming stronger

The animal tried to get through the front gates of the embassy's compound on Thursday, failed and tried again and then gave up.

Ukraine's new ally - a confused kangaroo in Canberra

Crowded House's Dreamers Are Waiting national tour will begin in Darwin on October 29 and end in Perth on November 27 with concerts in Canberra, Wollongong, Sydney and Melbourne. 

Australian music legends Crowded House are making their way Down Under this spring.

Hey Now, Hey Now! Crowded House announce regional Australian tour dates

NSW Premier Dominic Perrotte. Photo: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

One in five people who work in NSW parliament have experienced sexual harassment in the last five years.

NSW parliament has become toxic: Perrottet

Using antibiotics for the flu or COVID-19 can harm the patient and contribute to antibiotic resistance

'A wicked problem': Doctors warn against antibiotic overuse in bumper flu season

Education Minister Jason Clare will work on a national approach to education workforce shortages. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Stop bagging teachers: education minister

TOP TASTES: (clockwise from top left) Kylie Minogue, P!nk and George Clooney are among the celebrities to launch their own alcohol brand. Pictures: Twitter, Instagram/@kyliewines, @pink, @casamigos

'I wanted to make a rose that celebrated our marital bliss': INXS' Kirk Pengilly.

Whet your Whistle: Celebrity signature booze lines overtake makeup and perfume

Pharmacy Guild says anti-virals without prescription will relieve pressure on clinics; but GP's are pushing back

Health Emergency: Make COVID-19 anti-virals available without prescription

Sam Farraway at the Cudal Future Mobility Testing and Research Centre where Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Bus Trial is being conducted. 

The state government wants NSW to be a world-leading adopter of CAV technologies

Would you hop on a bus with no bus driver? Australian first trial ramps up

Veterans Affairs Minister Matt Keogh has apologised over the government's treatment of war veterans. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Minister apologises for failing veterans

CONNECTED: Is there such a thing as too much connectivity, experts ask. Picture: File

It's hard to see why having phones in schools is going to be a good thing: Expert.

From FOMO to NOMOPHOBIA: Why can't we ignore the call?

A League of their Own streams on Amazon Prime. Picture: Amazon Studios

Surely this baseball remake must prompt we in the Down Under dugout to ask ourselves where are all the shows about our own sports?

Enough baseball. Where are the TV shows about cricket with Boonie, AB?

Radio host Kyle Sandilands (left) and his fiancée Tegan Kynaston (right) welcomed their first child, a boy named Otto, on Thursday morning. Photo: WireImage.

The radio host and his fiancée Tegan Kynaston welcomed their first child, a boy named Otto, on Thursday morning.

Kyle Sandilands welcomes his first child, Otto

NEW LOOK: Brisbane rock band Waax incorporated a more melodic approach to their second album At Least I'm Free, which is released on Friday. Picture: Finnian Mullen

Waax freed from rock rules and burning their own trail

CRASH LANDING: Fire fighters from the Corona Fire Department work to control the blaze on the eastbound Californian highway. Picture: Corona Fire Department.

Passersby watch on as the single-engine Cessna crash lands between moving cars.

Watch: Plane narrowly avoids hitting cars during crash landing on busy highway

The Royal Commission into Defence and Veteran Suicide handed down its interim report on Thursday. Picture: Andrew Sheargold

A backlog of 42,000 claims from injured defence members and veterans has left some people waiting for years.

'Deeply sorry': Veterans' Affairs must clear massive backlog, royal commission report says

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Barcelona have signed Robert Lewandowski, but are still don't know if they will be able to play him. (AP PHOTO)

Barca sell again in bid to play signings

Sharks' teeth could provide important clues to what bacteria are resistant to what antibiotics. (AP PHOTO)

'Cleaning' shark teeth could help victims

Pharmacists want to be allowed to dispense COVID-19 antiviral treatments without a prescription. (Flavio Brancaleone/AAP PHOTOS)

Pharmacists, GPs clash on COVID antivirals

David Littleproud will rally Nationals party members in the wake of the federal election loss. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Nationals hold federal conference

A Bollywood dance competition will feature at the nine-day Indian Film Festival of Melbourne. (Joe Castro/AAP PHOTOS)

Dancers bringing Bollywood to Melbourne

Australia's oldest man, Frank Mawer, will turn 110 on Monday, August 15 Photo: supplied

Tilba's Frank Mawer was made a ward of the state aged just 14. He has lived through two pandemics, two world wars and the Great Depression. He turns 110 on August 15.

Australia's oldest man turns 110 on Monday

From the creators of The Lost Lands (pictured), the Wanderer Festival arrives on the Sapphire Coast in September. Photo: Supplied

From September 23-25, Wanderer will transform the Pambula Beach sports fields into a vibrant music and arts venue, just minutes from stunning sandy beaches.

Wanderer Festival schedule released, while food lovers can also sing for joy

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Nigel Ayling has had his fine reduced in court after he claimed he "had no other option" than to drop off his child in a no-stopping zone at Merimbula Primary School.

Merimbula Chamber president challenges fine for parking in school no-stopping zone

Merimbula's Freya Prumm is crowned Australian surf champion at the open shortboard competition in North Haven Beach, south of Port Macquarie. Photo: Surfing Australia 

From a near-death experience a day after her HSC exams, to the top of Australian surfing, it's been a wild ride for Merimbula's Freya Prumm

South Coast surfer Freya Prumm's big break a fitting reward for persistence

Prada Clutch is bring her fabulous drag show to Bega Civic Centre on August 19. 

Your regularly updated What's On guide to Bega Valley events and entertainment

From Drag Queens to Jim Morrison, check out what's happening around the Bega Valley

An Australian fur seal tackling an octopus was a spectacular sight for whale watching cruise passengers on August 6. Photo: Sophia Quach

A seal vigorously attacking an octopus was witnessed by people aboard the Cat Balou Twofold Bay Discovery Cruise, near Eden.

Seal v Octopus: Spectacular marine mealtime captured by Far South Coast photographer

SADLY MISSED: Tributes are flowing for Chris Nicholls, whose sudden death at the weekend was a shock to the Bega Valley community.

The sudden and unexpected death of beloved Merimbula character Chris Nicholls has been felt by people right across the Bega Valley.

Merimbula in mourning after losing Chris Nicholls, a character 'larger than life'

Social Justice Advocates of the Sapphire Coast placed 75 caravans on the fire grounds in the aftermath of the 2019/20 bushfires to help people get back on their property and give them dignity and hope. Photo: supplied

Outreach services, a women's refuge, a youth support program, caravans and transportable units among the solutions organisations are offering Bega Valley Shire's homeless.

Short-term 'fixes' for Bega Valley Shire's homeless

Smiles all round at the live art fundraiser hosted at Wheelers. Left to right: MC Michelle Pettigrove, artists Ann and Glenn Morton, MC Frankie J Holden and highest bidders Carolyn and Michael Saukeld. 

The fundraiser brought around 43 guests together for an evening of fine food and the auction of an artwork that was painted live by Tura Beach artist Glenn Morton and his sister Ann.

Live painters help raise thousands for Bega Valley cancer patients

People living in caravans are just the tip of the iceberg of the Bega Valley's homeless, says Caroline Long of SEWACS Photo: Social Justice Advocates of the Sapphire Coast

People working on the coalface of the shire's homelessness say the situation is now 'catastrophic'

Bega Valley's homeless situation now 'catastrophic'

ACM South Coast journalist Tom McGann in his face mask. Photo: James Tugwell

COVID-19 is now a part of our lives, but now that we are living with the virus, does that mean we have forgotten about the susceptible who need to be more cautious of the disease?

Does living with COVID mean we've forgotten about the vulnerable?

Theatre Twyford is to have essential utilities connected in coming weeks. Photo: Supplied

The stalled Theatre Twyford project is about to have essential utility connections installed in coming weeks after a year on pause

Stage set for Theatre Twyford works to restart

Sapphire Coast Jazz Band to perform at Down South Jazz Club

The Yarn Bombing Festival returns to Merimbula in August.

Yarn bombing returns to Merimbula and Old School Museum

Waste vouchers can be used to drop off waste or pick up some FOGO compost.

Bega Valley's free waste vouchers are being offered digitally this year after receiving widespread support for adopting a paperless model.

Go digital to get your free tip vouchers

An Eden woman has been issued hefty fines for drug-related charges she says have since motivated her to start drug and alcohol counselling.

Eden woman convicted, fined for driving with meth in her system

Reese Finn-Young who will represent NSW in the U18s in Brisbane. 

With a rising star bursting through the ranks of the junior academy, bowls development officer Michael Wilks is delighted

Three Merimbula bowlers to represent NSW against Queensland

Rajinder singh sidhu saw the Pambula business Cafe 22, was for sale and he decided it was time to run his own restaurant. 

Pambula gets a taste of the North Indian Punjab

Six young sailors are brought back to shore by Marine Rescue Narooma. Photo: supplied

Six sailors from Sydney owe their lives to a chance sighting off Narooma, as Marine Rescue reports second busiest year on record for rescues

Six rescued after taking small catamaran into open sea at Narooma

Eighty seven-year-old Dennis Hart with the newly netted culvert down the hill.

Dennis wondered how long he could hold out as he lay helpless in the water

87-year-old Pambula man escapes drowning after scooter crash

Border terrier Zak and 10-year old Oskar Feddersen won the Best Dog/Owner Costume Combination prize at the weekend's inaugural Narooma Winter Night Markets Festival.

LETTERS: Council's debt planning a worry

LETTERS: 35% rates hike proposal raises ire of Valley residents

LETTERS: Loss of mobile service for more than a week

Reserver Bank of Australia governor Phillip Lowe. Picture: Getty Images

It could be timely for Dr Lowe to consider whether the quickest way to mend the reputational damage the RBA has inflicted upon itself would be for him to step down.

It's time for a big shake-up at the RBA

Former prime minister John Howard. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Whoever becomes Australia's federal health minister after May 21 needs to make the introduction of nationally consistent abortion laws a priority.

Women's rights can't be taken for granted

The Coalition wants us to 'prepare for war to ensure peace'. Picture: Anna Warr

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