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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has again urged the public not to focus on COVID-19 case numbers on Friday. Photo: File, AAP.

WATCHNSW records over 300 new cases as state's Omicron cluster rises to 13

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard (left) said he is waiting for test results for two more students at Regents Park Christian School in south west Sydney during a press conference on Friday.

DIGESTKeep calm and carry... omicron?

Liberal Member for Pearce Christian Porter. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

DIGESTGrey skies bring all kinds of storms

Prime Minister Scott Morrison during Question Time. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

DIGESTSocial media giants taken to task

Scenes of COVID testing in NSW. Picture: File image.

DIGESTThat didn't take long, omicron

Kayla Osborne

Scenes of COVID testing from around the Hunter and Lake Macquarie. File image.

NSW Omicron COVID case visited several shops, KFC and Pizza Hut

Damon Cronshaw

Photo: File

NSW records 179 new COVID cases and three deaths

Kim Chappell

Professor Kelly said the Omicron variant could actually be "relatively mild compared with previous versions" such as the Delta strain but "will spread" because it is highly transmissible. Image: ABC News

DIGESTNew variant an unwelcome arrival

Kayla Osborne

Samoan Tim Lafai will bring quality and experience to Super League side Salford Red Devils.

Super League Salford snap up Tim Lafai

Ian Laybourn

Patty Mills holds up an Olympic bronze medal that means so much to Australia's men's basketballers.

Boomers star Mills wins The Don Award

Port Lincoln Cricket Association senior colts, Wayback v Tod River. Photo: Jack Davies

Eyre Peninsula sport: November 27 | GALLERY

Jarrad Delaney

Samoan Tim Lafai will bring quality and experience to Super League side Salford Red Devils.

Super League Salford snap up Tim Lafai

Novak Djokovic has powered Serbia into the Davis Cup semi-finals.

Djokoic leads Serbia into Davis Cup semis

Eleanor Crooks

Red-hot Karim Benzema was once again the goal-scoring hero for Real Madrid.

Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao in La Liga

Wally Stewart, applicant for the South Coast native title claim, says cultural fisherman are being harassed. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENWhen culture is a crime: Fishing on the South Coast

Wally Stewart, applicant for the South Coast native title claim, says cultural fisherman are being harassed. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

LISTENWhen culture is a crime: Fishing on the South Coast

Marki the wombat was treated for mange in captivity. This is very rare. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENWombats are rotting to death, meet the people trying to save them

Marki the wombat was treated for mange in captivity. This is very rare. Picture: Supplied.

LISTENWombats are rotting to death, meet the people trying to save them

K'gari was named for the Butchulla spirit who helped create the land and sea and then never wanted to leave. Photo: Shutterstock

LISTENRestoring Aboriginal place names to acknowledge identity and history

K'gari was named for the Butchulla spirit who helped create the land and sea and then never wanted to leave. Photo: Shutterstock

LISTENRestoring Aboriginal place names to acknowledge identity and history

CHRISTMAS: Come see the displays on show at Cummins Christmas Wonderland, now open until December 28. Photo: Jarrad Delaney

Discover What's On around the region

WONDERFUL: Grace Coombs with a reindeer appearing in one of the displays at the Cummins Christmas Wonderland inside the Cummins Institute from December 1. Photo: Jarrad Delaney

OUR PEOPLEChristmas wonder on its way back to Cummins

Jarrad Delaney

FESTIVE: Ann Staunton, Valerie Staunton and Karen Fiegert show they are in the Christmas spirit as Port Lincoln prepares to see the return of Christmas activities and decorations. Photo: Jarrad Delaney

Festive season returning to Port Lincoln

Jarrad Delaney

CHRISTMAS: Come see the displays on show at Cummins Christmas Wonderland, now open until December 28. Photo: Jarrad Delaney

Discover What's On around the region

FUNDRAISER: Miss Matthew Flinders Home Rachel Vella has been helping Matthew Flinders Care Service fundraise for a new wheelchair access bus.

Discover What's On around the region

Jarrad Delaney

MEMORIAL: Port Lincoln RSL Sub Branch president Peter Linn at the war memorial where a Remembrance Day service will take place. Photo: Jarrad Delaney

Discover What's On around the region

FREE FROM TOXINS: Absolutely perfect for baby's skin.

Protect the skin on your precious baby with Bunjie

CLICK HERE: Click on the image above to view the Out &About SA magazine.

Out and about in South Australia

Elle Moss

Queens of Mystery makes for some compelling watching on Acorn TV.

The streaming service with new hard-to-find classics and British favourites every single week

Linda Lambrechts

FREE FROM TOXINS: Absolutely perfect for baby's skin.

Protect the skin on your precious baby with Bunjie

Modibodi takes the anxiety out of periods that could cause most teens to step away from their usual sport or social activities.

Teens can trust Modibodi period underwear to help them through the night

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

Upcycling is super easy now with a host of products that take out a lot of the grunt work. Picture: Shutterstock.

From drab to fab, change the look of your home with furniture upcycling

Upcycling is super easy now with a host of products that take out a lot of the grunt work. Picture: Shutterstock.

From drab to fab, change the look of your home with furniture upcycling

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Price growth is strongest in coastal and lifestyle markets, CoreLogic said. Picture: Shutterstock

Property round-up: Near 10 years to get a deposit together for a house in the regions

Jen Melocco

With some careful planning, moving house doesn't need to be stressful. Pictures: Shutterstock.

How to take the stress out of moving house

Edel Beattie, The Happy Organiser

Elyse Knowles and Josh Barker's new Byron Bay digs has two decks with extensive views. Picture: Supplied

The Block's Elyse Knowles, Josh Barker buy again in Byron Bay

Jack Needham

BE WISE: Be suspicious of too-good-to-be-true offers and any sellers that ask you to pay by bank transfer, gift cards or cryptocurrency.

All the online scams you need to avoid

PROGRAM: Eyre Peninsula Community Foundation director Barbara Schmidt. The foundation is seeking support from farmers in the form of a grain donation to help community groups. Photo: Supplied

Grower donations to assist Eyre Peninsula community

CAUGHT: John Harvey with a kingfish caught during a recent fishing trip with GT Fishing Charters. Photo: GT Fishing Charters

Good spots for whiting

Steve Forstner

BE WISE: Be suspicious of too-good-to-be-true offers and any sellers that ask you to pay by bank transfer, gift cards or cryptocurrency.

All the online scams you need to avoid

'Have a go': Marine enthusiast to represent Port on state fishing council

PHOTOS'Have a go': Marine enthusiast to represent Port on state fishing council

Sarah Falson

Iconic competition: General admission to free events like the iconic plastic fish Tuna Toss will be ticketed, and available to book online from January. Picture: Supplied

WHAT'S ON60th Tunarama dinners, opening ceremony tickets on sale

Sarah Falson

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

Celebrity sheep promised bag of chips when owner's 'wacky' house sells

NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has again urged the public not to focus on COVID-19 case numbers on Friday. Photo: File, AAP.

WATCHNSW records over 300 new cases as state's Omicron cluster rises to 13

Zendaya as Chani and Timothee Chalamet as Paul Atreides in Dune. Picture: Warner Brothers

REVIEWA dazzling epic crammed with star power

'Monty Colo', a koala with chlamydia rescued from Upper Colo north-west of Sydney, explores his new home with carer Morgan Philpott at the WIRES koala rehabilitation centre in Richmond on December 3, 2021. Picture: Saffron Howden

WATCHMountains koalas get their own hospital

Port Lincoln Times Flashback Friday: 1987 | GALLERY

Port Lincoln Times Flashback Friday: 1987 | GALLERY

Jarrad Delaney

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard (left) said he is waiting for test results for two more students at Regents Park Christian School in south west Sydney during a press conference on Friday.

WATCHTwo more students being tested for Omicron after positive case in NSW

Shivé Prema

Pilot Nathan Parker (left), Dr Dinesh Palipana (middle) and conservationists William and Daniel Clarke (right) explained the importance of International Day of People with Disability.

WATCHIt's the International Day of People with Disability: Aussies explain its importance

Shivé Prema

WATCHHow to prune a young fruit tree

Hannah Moloney

Job seekers' golden ticket to enter in-demand workforce

OPINIONJob seekers' golden ticket to enter in-demand workforce

Chris Tzalabiras

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard (left) said he is waiting for test results for two more students at Regents Park Christian School in south west Sydney during a press conference on Friday.

DIGESTKeep calm and carry... omicron?

Kayla Osborne

Photo: File

REAL AUSTRALIAIt's early days but good internet could yet be in the stars

Kim Chappell

Guests toast being aboard Coral Geographer. Photo: Jeurgen Freund

Cruising set to make comeback

Sue Preston

TRAILBLAZER: Bill Onus in Fitzroy (1946). Still from Ablaze. Photo: Eric Onus

Film a key to leader's hidden history

Rowan Cowley

STAYING CONNECTED: Lex Marinos and Patricia Amphlett take radio and podcast listeners on a romp through the perils, pitfalls and precious moments of ageing.

Radio and podcast show targets older Australians

Eileen Wood

After 17 years in the role, Clover Moore says she still has much to do as Sydney's Lord Mayor.

Sydney Mayor Moore bids to extend stint

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NSW Premier Dominic Perrottet has again urged the public not to focus on COVID-19 case numbers on Friday. Photo: File, AAP.

WATCHNSW records over 300 new cases as state's Omicron cluster rises to 13

Protesters have returned to the streets of Melbourne after the state this week passed pandemic laws.

Vic anti-vax mandate rally draws 10k crowd

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Two Victorian men have been charged with assaulting a bus driver who asked them to wear face masks.

Charges over Vic bus driver bashing

1hr ago

A man in his 40s was stabbed at Sydney's Central Station in an alleged domestic violence incident.

Sydney train station stabbing DV-related

Callum Godde

Victoria has hosted more anti-vaccination protests and recorded 1365 new virus cases.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

Queensland border towns remain on flood alert, with more rain forecast.

Floodwaters peak in Qld border towns

A 76 year old Zeehan man was rescued by helicopter from his yacht off Tasmania's west coast.

Tas sailor rescued from stricken yacht

Photo SHUTTERSTOCK

Wellbeing elements of pastime spruiked

PIRSA National Deer Management Coordinator Dr Annelise Wiebkin speaks with landholders involved in feral deer control at a recent dinner hosted by the Limestone Coast Landscape Board.

Thermal imaging puts heat on feral deer

Works undertaken within the Cummins Wanilla Basin in the previous rounds of funding.

Final round of EP drainage grants

Award-winner: Clockwise from top left - This impressive view from the rear to the entry of the home reveals the extensive pool and undercover entertainment area. The closer in view of the entry shows the bedroom has an unimpaired view which can be closed off when visitors stay. The living room furnishing blend with the natural salvaged brickwork. An expansive open layout affords ample entertaining space.

New Ballarat build embraces salvaged materials to meld with landscape

Caleb Cluff

CRACKING COLLECTION: L'Occtaine's Petit Gifts range is a great stocking filler. Photo: Supplied

Beautifully presented festive gift ideas

FEAR: The abuse animals experience ranges from neglect to cruelty. Picture: Shutterstock

Animals often suffer too in homes where violence resides

Dr Anne Quain