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As if being hit by COVID's first wave wasn't enough ...

Reinfection is a rare phenomenon, maybe

The Cupping Room's manager, Connor Crampton Smith, shows how QR codes are now used to check-in and view the menu. Picture: Matt Loxton

An almost antiquated phone technology has become an unlikely hero in 2020

Onetime politician turned Crown Resorts chair, Helen Coonan (left) and Brett Sutton, Victoria's chief health officer.

Inquiring minds ask more of Brett Sutton, Helen Coonan

One is a hair metal star, the other an Australian politician-businessman. They're going head-to-head in Federal Court.

Clive Palmer v Twisted Sister: ding, ding

A vaccine won't suddenly return us to what we once thought was normality. Picture: Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

EXPLAINERWhy a coronavirus vaccine won't be the magic bullet

Steve Evans

Bubble-busting bombshells keep coming

Bubble-busting bombshells keep coming

Janine Graham

Look up, look up - put your phone away. Photo: Canberra Metro Operations

From rogue roos to a one-derful result in Victoria

Jasper Lindell

Cheers: the sun sets on another hectic day in what passes as the year 2020.

Cop that: Stay classy, Australia

Another Richmond premiership on Saturday would see the Tigers claim three premierships in four years. Photo: Matt Roberts/AFL Photos/via Getty Images

OPINIONWhy AFL's grand final is a match-up made in marketing heaven

Rohan Connolly

PREMIERS: The 2020 SANFL under 18 premiers, Norwood. Pictured are (back): Chris O'Connor (coach), Cooper Murley, Sam Duke, Xavier Tranfa, Marcus Roberts, Finn Heard, Nathan Hearing, Jackson Murphy; middle: Harlee Chandler, Billy Haebich, James Warton, Henry Nelligan, Will Warrick, Bailey Gal, Daniel Fairbrother, Alistair Lord; front: Ethan Schwerdt, James Higgins, Corey Jones, Mitchell Trepka, Ben Ianniello, Michael Cavallaro and Zac Bishop. Photo: Norwood Football Club

Eyre trio feature in Redleg premiership

Jarrad Delaney

Teams prepare for new baseball season

Teams prepare for new baseball season

Jarrad Delaney

Another Richmond premiership on Saturday would see the Tigers claim three premierships in four years. Photo: Matt Roberts/AFL Photos/via Getty Images

OPINIONWhy AFL's grand final is a match-up made in marketing heaven

WIN: The winning team. Names listed in story. Photo: Dan Hassell

Hetzels take out Spring Medley

Brisbane Lion Lachie Neale polled 31 votes to claim the 2020 Brownlow. Photo: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images

OPINIONBrownlow Medal cold shoulders AFL's best defenders

Howard Kotton

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

AA hits fast ice off Davis V1 7 Nov 2019. PHOTO: Simon Payne AAD

LISTENClimb aboard the only Australian-made icebreaker

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

Ride Dungog's Chloe Chick and other volunteers installed flow tracks down the hill at the Common. PHOTO: Marina Neil

LISTENWhy this town is booming its way through COVID

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

Surfers favourite, Lighthouse Beach near Port Macquarie.

Down-to-earth art meets the sparkling sea at Port Macquarie

Jac Taylor

7 nights in Coffs for $435 a person

7 nights in Coffs for $435 a person

This landscape is called a 'lunette' for a reason - it feels a bit like walking on the surface of the moon. Pictures: Michael Turtle

Alien landscape reveals our past

Michael Turtle

FILM FANS: Anna Van Der Hart and Kellie Grace have helped bring the Mini International Film Festival to Port Lincoln. Photo: supplied

Movie festival on its way to Lincoln

GARDEN: Helen and Mike Bowyer sit in their garden 'Fiddlestix' in Coffin Bay, where they will hold an open garden event this weekend.

Raising funds with 'Fiddlestix'

Jarrad Delaney

Darren Lehmann Academy on its way to Lower Eyre

Darren Lehmann Academy on its way to Lower Eyre

Jarrad Delaney

FILM FANS: Anna Van Der Hart and Kellie Grace have helped bring the Mini International Film Festival to Port Lincoln. Photo: supplied

Movie festival on its way to Lincoln

Mentally Fit EP hitting the road for regional tour

Mentally Fit EP hitting the road for regional tour

Luca Cetta

VINES: Hearing something on the grapevine of the 'Trapped in Paradise Comedy Show' coming to Boston Bay Wines next month are Tony Ford, Pete Mihalaras, Belili Valkyrie and Alyssa Biele.

Taste of SALT at Boston Bay Wines

Jarrad Delaney

Baringa/Seriston Australian Whites: They save time and make you money

Baringa/Seriston Australian Whites: They save time and make you money

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New finance options fill gap for agri and commercial lending for South Australians

New finance options fill gap for agri and commercial lending for South Australians

Sponsored content

Making a difference: Natasha Bull and her grandmother Evelyn Berg.

Family affair: The united front of women with passion for supporting kids in need

Rosie Ryan

Baringa/Seriston Australian Whites: They save time and make you money

Baringa/Seriston Australian Whites: They save time and make you money

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Staying close to your loved ones at a distance

Emma Brown

A sweet Easter treat that is easy on the waistline

A sweet Easter treat that is easy on the waistline

Emma Brown

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

UNDER THE HAMMER: Auctions are adapting to changing digital technology. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

Auction: Time to make the top bid

House of the Week: Easy-care comfort

House of the Week: Easy-care comfort

House of the Week: Easy-care comfort

House of the Week: Easy-care comfort

NEW HOMES: Inspections are not just for older homes, a building inspection on a new build will pick up on any defects to the home that you or the builder might have missed. Photo - Shutterstock.

Be prepared before you sign on the dotted line

BE PREPARED: Auctions are a great way to buy, provided you've done your research. Picture: SHUTTERSTOCK.

How to bid with confidence on auction day

Kirsty Horton

House of the Week: Oasis meets bay lifestyle

House of the Week: Oasis meets bay lifestyle

Your chance to win a 'staycation' weekend

Your chance to win a 'staycation' weekend

OPEN: Uringa Hostel's oldest resident, 103-year-old Hilda Ware cuts the ribbon to officially open the Dementia Friendly Garden. Photo: supplied

Hostel enjoys welcoming space

Jarrad Delaney

FILM FANS: Anna Van Der Hart and Kellie Grace have helped bring the Mini International Film Festival to Port Lincoln. Photo: supplied

Movie festival on its way to Lincoln

Your chance to win a 'staycation' weekend

Your chance to win a 'staycation' weekend

Great catch: Isaac Fraser is pictured with his first legal mulloway, weighing 22 pounds (10kg) and measuring 100cm. Photo - supplied.

Spring's fishing bounty

Steve Forstner

WATCH OUT: Some scammers will even impersonate real estate agents and organise fake inspections, victims will then arrive to discover the property doesn't exist or is currently occupied.

Scamwatch: New scam targets renters during COVID-19 pandemic

NEW GROWTH: Terra Lightfoot's fourth album Consider The Speed followed a period of severe writer's block. Picture: Mat Dunlap

Terra Lightfoot makes speedy recovery after saving wild horses

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TOP BUYERS: Stock agents Greg Downing from Elders and Jordy Heinrich from Nutrien Ag with Michael and Sarah Stanton of Stokes Bay Genetics, volume buyers Zach, Courtney and Hudson and top buyer Tim Buck.

Stokes Bay Genetics holds ram sale on path to recovery

Port Lincoln Cricket Association colts Twenty20, Charlton v Tasman.

Port Lincoln sport: October 17 | GALLERY

Port Lincoln Times Flashback Friday: 1976 | GALLERY

Port Lincoln Times Flashback Friday: 1976 | GALLERY

Cats carry diseases deadly to humans, and it's costing Australia $6 billion every year

Cats carry diseases deadly to humans, and it's costing Australia $6 billion every year

Sarah Legge, Chris Dickman, Jaana Dielenberg, John Read, John Woinarski, Pat Taggart, Tida Nou

SPEAKING UP: Workers from Hunter industrial companies opened up about their mental health struggles for the video campaign.

'Big, boofy blokes' open up about mental health in video campaign

Sage Swinton

SENIORS: Reserves best and fairest Kane Tiller with equal A grade best and fairest Jayden Roderick. Absent is equal A grade best and fairest Adam Davies.

Boston Football Club awards 2020 | GALLERY

TALENTED FRIENDS: The Jaded Hearts Club are, from left, Matt Bellamy (Muse), Jamie Davis, Miles Kane (The Last Shadow Puppets), Graham Coxon (Blur), Nic Cester (Jet) and Sean Payne (The Zutons).

Jaded Hearts Club supergroup renews passion in Nic Cester

Josh Leeson

Vigilance is the key to safe online shopping

OPINIONVigilance is the key to safe online shopping

Nigel Phair

COFFEE BREAK: Mirinda Thorpe and Annie Hobby take advantage of outdoor dining in Roberts Ave, Horsham. Picture: ALEXANDER DARLING

REAL AUSTRALIAWhen hard-won gains need to be remembered

Juanita Greville

Keep ratepayers informed

Keep ratepayers informed

Marj Thornton (nee Pullen) left with her friend Joy as special wireless operators at Kedleston Hall in the early 1940s.

At 98, code-cracking Marj is no enigma

NATIONAL TREASURE: Jack Thompson thinks there's something special about seeing a film at the cinema. Photo: Peter Brew-Bevan

It's never too late, says Jack

Samara Ross

Advocate says older workers' jobs are threatened by the government's new JobMaker scheme.

JobMaker sees older workers dumped by employers

Eileen Wood

The ABC in Sydney. Picture: Shutterstock

'It's imperative that we find a solution immediately': fears over ABC, SBS signals in regional Australia

Bathurst 1000 COVID-19 health alert

Bathurst 1000 COVID-19 health alert

The residents of five suburbs in Melbourne's north are on alert for symptoms of coronavirus.

Vic records 5 new cases, suburbs on alert

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The Morrison government has pledged an extral $13.6 million for perinatal mental health services.

More mental health support for new parents

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A virus alert has been issued for those who attended the Bathurst 1000 car race at the weekend.

Bathurst race alert as virus rules eased

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Centrelink office in Nowra. Photo: file.

700 JobSeeker payments suspended in just three weeks

Stuart Thomson
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Canberra lawyer Bernard Collaery leaving the ACT Magistrates Court.
Picture: Jamila Toderas

'Extraordinary cost' of Collaery, Witness K prosecution revealed, and it's still growing

Katie Burgess

A dead wedge-tailed eagle (left) and a dead little eagle (right) found along the same stretch of creek in recent months. Pictures: supplied

Dead eagles found at creek near Bendigo

Inverbrackie Border Leicester's Ellen, Lynton and Claire Arney drafting rams after their hugely successful sale. Averages and clearance rates for Border Leicester ram sales have risen considerably across the state this year.

Border Leicester ram sales sizzle across SA

Quinton McCallum
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Wild dog bounty scheme reaches double century

Wild dog bounty scheme reaches double century

WoolQ is AWI's online platform where wool growers, classers, brokers and buyers can access digital tools to support all stages of the wool growing and selling cycle. Photo: AWI

WoolQ fails to meet important registration, transaction targets

Joely Mitchell

You'd notice the gorilla in front of you, right? Actually, probably not. Photo: Shutterstock.

The world immediately around you is not as you perceive

Sam Hollier

FLAWLESS: Wide boards (pictured in Spotted Gum) are ideal for uniting open spaces.

Five questions you should ask when choosing timber flooring

There are three main areas where problems may occur when you go down the granny flat route. Picture: Shutterstock.

Important things to consider before building a granny flat

Noel Whittaker