The Advocate - Hepburn
Sunday, 29 May
Scamwatch: Beware of holiday deals too good to be true
BE CAREFUL: Consumers looking to bag a bargain during the online 'Click Frenzy' sales are being urged to use caution and buy from reputable outlets.
New national parks to protect Victoria's flora and fauna
Swift parrot. Picture: SUPPLIED
Chris Pedler
As it happened: 'Australians have voted for change': Albo claims victory
Hannah Neale, Doug Dingwall, Sarah Basford Canales
Anthony Albanese claims victory. Picture: Screenshot
All polling places will be open for election day: AEC
Olivia Ireland
All polling booths are set to be open across the country tomorrow. Picture: Karleen Minney
Labor committed to tax cuts despite budget troubles
Dan Jervis-Bardy • 36m ago
Anthony Albanese says the government won't backflip on its commitment to tax cuts for high-income earners. Picture: Keegan Carroll
'Our babies of 2021': Meet Ballarat's bundles of joy
PM confirms no plans to repeal voluntary assisted dying ban on territories as NSW laws pass
Human Rights Minister Tara Cheyne said Canberrans were being treated as second-class citizens. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Lucy Bladen, Finn McHugh, Dan Jervis-Bardy
Digest
Liberal Party 'warms up' with final countdown underway
Alex Crowe
Prime Minister Scott Morrison officially launched the Liberals' election campaign on Sunday. Picture: AAP
Right support can create bright future
HAPPY DAYS: School heavily influences young people's involvement, training or study post-school.
Digest
Election antics get increasingly frantic
Olivia Ireland
Anthony Albanese with Gabrielle Nina Ritchie, four months old. Picture: Steve Evans
Under-threat regional papers offered $10m lifeline
Finn McHugh
Paul Fletcher has offered under-threat regional newspapers a $10 million lifeline. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong
Digest
Mum's the word on day 28 of the election campaign
Alex Crowe
Prime Minister Scott Morrison, wife Jenny, daughters Lily and Abbey and mother Marion at a Liberal Party rally on Day 28 of the 2022 federal election campaign. Picture: AAP
Beef on high alert as foot and mouth confirmed in Indonesia
ON ALERT: Australia's valuable cattle industry is on high alert with big biosecurity risks on the doorstep. IMAGE: Shutterstock
Government promises $17.9 million in help to small businesses
Olivia Ireland
Prime Minister Scott Morrison. Picture: James Croucher
Littleproud to run for Nationals top job
Finbar O'Mallon
Nationals deputy David Littleproud (L) has told Barnaby Joyce he plans to challenge for the top job.
Greens declare victory in Brisbane
Phoebe Loomes and Tess Ikonomou
Greens candidate Stephen Bates has claimed the seat of Brisbane.

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Sport
England can be saviour of Tests: McCullum
Brendon McCullum takes over as England coach with the team winning just one of its past 17 Tests.
Opinion
Can any AFL team exorcise their Demons this season?
Rohan Connolly
CUT ABOVE: Rohan Connolly says no other team is even close to the Demons at this stage of the season. Picture: Mike Owen/AFL Photos/via Getty Images
Caster Semenya: I offered to show my body
Gerald Imray
Olympic champion Caster Semenya says she offered to show her body to prove she was a female.
Opinion
Blues more credible and raising the bar as 2022 season progresses
Howard Kotton
STEP UP: The Blues' credibility took a massive step forward with their impressive win over fellow finals aspirant Sydney on the weekend. Picture: Michael Willson/AFL Photos via Getty Images
Rajasthan books place in IPL qualifier
A brilliant 93 from England's Moeen Ali was not enough to earn Super Kings victory in the IPL.
Federal Election
Biloela family to return home, but Labor promises to continue hardline border policy
The Murugappan family will be allowed to return home to Biloela in Queensland.
Finn McHugh
'Vicious and brutal': Morrison ducks responsibility for election loss
Finn McHugh
Australians wanted to change the curtains: Former prime minister Scott Morrison. Picture: AAP
PM Albanese should live in The Lodge: Pocock
Harley Dennett
Anthony Albanese is yet to confirm if his partner Jodie Haydon (left) will move with him into the prime minister's official residence. Picture AAP
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Farmers and fishers feud over riverside camping in Victoria
Farmers Judy Cardwell from Mitta Mitta and Belinda Pearce of the Kiewa Valley lead a protest to Melbourne last year over the issue of camping on licensed Crown river frontages. Picture: Mark Jesser
Tom Melville Laura Carolina Corrigan
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Living with climate disasters
Tom Melville Laura Carolina Corrigan
A home on Richmond Street, Woodburn. The flood damaged contents piled up on the nature strip. Thursday 7th April 2022 // PHOTO BY MARINA NEIL // NEWCASTLE HERALD // NRFLOODS22
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Goat yoga sets the baa for mental health care
Tom Melville Laura Carolina Corrigan
Grumpy Goat Co in Smithton Tasmania holds goat yoga sessions. Picture: Meg Whitfield
What's On
What's on
Huge week of live music
CAN'T MISS: Grammy-nominated musician Cedric Burnside will perform in Castlemaine on Friday.
Darren Lowe
What's on
Caustic take on celebrity
Darren Lowe
WITTY: SuperGirly and her personal man-slave Bradley Cooper will present a wild night of comedy.
What's on
ChillOut Festival guests The Marion Cranes set to wow
Darren Lowe
The Marion Cranes
What's on
Get ready to rock and roll
Darren Lowe
ROCKING: Having recently returned from a tour with no less than Suzi Q, Nat Alison will hit the stage at this year's Cream, part of the 2020 ChillOut Festival.
What's on
Huge week of live music
Darren Lowe
WINNER: Lloyd Spiegel recently scored three Australia Blues Chain Awards for new album Cut and Run.
Recommended
Embrace Ballarat's wonders this winter | Out & About magazine
Out & About cover image: Patricia Piccinini, Skywhalepapa, 2020, National Gallery of Australia, Kamberri/Canberra,commissioned with the assistance of The Balnaves Foundation 2019, purchased 2020, Patricia Piccinini.
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Could you be a property millionaire?
Linda Lambrechts
The results speak for themselves. Home and property values are soaring and you could benefit from this trend. Find out with a free appraisal of the value of your home.
Ditch the pram and take bub with you on an adventure
Linda Lambrechts
Using her own experiences as a mum with a love of the outdoors, Tiffany Droge has created the ultimate family outing baby carrier.
Take control of your pregnancy journey
Linda Lambrechts
Win a seven-night Arabian Peninsular cruise for two
Dayle Latham
VIBRANT CULTURE: Dubai is one of the most multicultural cities in the world. Photos: Supplied
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Photos and Video
Labor committed to tax cuts despite budget troubles
Anthony Albanese says the government won't backflip on its commitment to tax cuts for high-income earners. Picture: Keegan Carroll
Dan Jervis-Bardy • 36m ago
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How does electricity get from its source to your home?
Matilda Handsley-Davis
ON THE GRID: Cosmos magazine's Matilda Handsley-Davis explains what is 'the grid' and how does it get electricity from its supply to your home?
The real crime? That this could be the first and last time we see Depardieu play Maigret
Jane Freebury
Gerard Depardieu plays the methodical, ever-observant centre of gravity in Maigret. Picture: Palace Cinemas
Review
A subtle take on a towering icon
Cris Kennedy
Gerard Depardieu in a scene from 'Maigret'. Picture: Supplied
Watch
Catholic school teachers strike across NSW, ACT
Shivé Prema
Protesters in Newcastle (left) and marching through Sydney (right) on Friday, May 27.
Comment
Opinion
We keep hearing about a First Nations Voice to Parliament. How do we get there?
A projection of the Uluru Statement from the Heart. Read the full text at ulurustatement.org. Picture: AAP
Paul Kildea, Eddie Synot
Opinion
No time to waste: make voluntary assisted dying a reality
Catherine Henry
Opinion
Amplifying narratives about the 'China threat' in the Pacific may help China achieve its broader aims
Joanne Wallis, Maima Koro
Solomon Islands Prime Minister Manasseh Sogavare (right) locks arms with visiting Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi in Honiara on Thursday. Picture: Xinhua News Agency via AP
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Over 50s with undiagnosed vision problems may be diagnosed with cognitive impairment
MIND'S EYE: Visual problems in the elderly can result in a misdiagnosis of cognitive decline, say researchers.
Eileen Wood
Deep dive into how spammers fool us
Building bridges, but plan divides
Hazel Bradley
PRECIOUS PLACE: Greg Ugle by the ancient rock shelter he says will be impacted by the bridge under the current proposal.
National
Littleproud to run for Nationals top job
Nationals deputy David Littleproud (L) has told Barnaby Joyce he plans to challenge for the top job.
Finbar O'Mallon
Greens declare victory in Brisbane
Phoebe Loomes and Tess Ikonomou
Greens candidate Stephen Bates has claimed the seat of Brisbane.
Australian man confirmed killed in Ukraine
Finbar O'Mallon
Russian and Ukrainian troops have been locked in months of fighting after Putin invaded in February.
Labor committed to tax cuts despite budget troubles
Dan Jervis-Bardy • 36m ago
Anthony Albanese says the government won't backflip on its commitment to tax cuts for high-income earners. Picture: Keegan Carroll
Floating wind farms next big push for grid
Marion Rae • 1hr ago
Offshore wind can operate at high capacity when onshore wind and solar are at a low ebb - at night.
Stories fromStock & Land
Tails of the Brahman Herd podcast shines a light on industry
The Tails of the Brahman Herd podcast is set to showcase some of the breed and the beef industry's most iconic characters.
Billy Jupp
VFF awaits judge's decision on expulsion saga
Marian Macdonald
MORRIS V. VFF: Ian Morris (left) and VFF president Emma Germano (right).
Firm prices at Warrnambool despite local dry weather
Philippe Perez
HAPPY VENDORS: Lance Lloyd (right), Warrong, sold a pen of 30 Angus steers with Weenan blood, 282kg for 748 c/kg or $2110 a head with Austin Lloyd.
Life & Style
Review
Full-on flavours and great value
The succulent Jai Ho Tandoori Prawns and, left, the Chilli Chicken accompanied by a plate of super-light basmati ice
Ian Moore
Easy ways to spice up your fish
Naomi Crisante
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