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Keep your anxiety in check

Keep your anxiety in check

Gary Bentley, Rural Aid

Forget about the weirdness and absorb some good news

GOOD NEWSForget about the weirdness and absorb some good news

Gayle Tomlinson

What you need to know after a day of social distancing this Saturday

DIGESTWhat you need to know after a day of social distancing this Saturday

Shana Morgan

Washing your hands properly remains the best available defence when it comes to avoiding the coronavirus. Picture: Shutterstock

The coronavirus explained: Everything you need to know

Peter Brewer

How COVID-19 is unfolding around Australia

IN DEPTHHow COVID-19 is unfolding around Australia

Gayle Tomlinson

DEMAND: Mt Roland Free Range Eggs' Angela and Phil Glover have seen a massive rise in chicken sales during the COVID-19 crisis. Photo: Scott Gelston

Why people are panic buying live chickens

Kate Benson

Want to risk being spotted? Photo: Shutterstock

Think you won't be fined for breaking isolation rules? Yeah, nah

Janine Graham

Keep your anxiety in check

Keep your anxiety in check

Gary Bentley, Rural Aid

Forget about the weirdness and absorb some good news

GOOD NEWSForget about the weirdness and absorb some good news

Gayle Tomlinson

ADVICE: Working from home is different for many but not impossible if a few basic guidelines are followed.

WATCHWorking from Home: ACM Video Guide

Photo: Leigh Strange.

Life during COVID-19 - without a grocery store

All you need to know about coronavirus in one place

All you need to know about coronavirus in one place

Long queues formed outside of Woden Centrelink this week. Picture: Karleen Minney

EXPLAINERHave you lost work? Here's what you need to know

Treatments for COVID-19 are progressing. Picture: Shutterstock

COVID-19 treatments may be ready to go in three months

Social distancing in a remote world - what we can learn from young people

OPINIONSocial distancing in a remote world - what we can learn from young people

Karen Walsh

Cheers - in a time of COVID-19: Social distancing but celebrating the end of a big week - at home, of course. Photo: Shutterstock

DIGESTWhat you need to know today. Now go have a drink. You deserve it

Janine Graham

Prime Minister Scott Morrison on Friday with a version of the coronavirus quarantine declaration that all international arrivals must sign. Picture: Dion Georgopoulos

Defence to enforce hotel quarantine for all arrivals

Kirsten Lawson

ADVICE: Working from home is different for many but not impossible if a few basic guidelines are followed.

WATCHWorking from Home: ACM Video Guide

Ashley Walmsley

Payne Haas of the Broncos takes on the defence during the round 2 NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Suncorp Stadium on March 20, 2020 in Brisbane before the season was suspended due to COVID-19. Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

How the NRL season might have gone

Laurie Daley

NRL players are being asked to take a big pay cut so the game can survive the COVID-19 shutdown.

No deals yet on NRL, AFL pay cuts

Steve Larkin

IOC president Thomas Bach says the 2021 Olympic Games may not necessarily happen in northern summer.

'All options on table' for Tokyo Oly dates

Payne Haas of the Broncos takes on the defence during the round 2 NRL match between the Brisbane Broncos and the South Sydney Rabbitohs at Suncorp Stadium on March 20, 2020 in Brisbane before the season was suspended due to COVID-19. Photo by Bradley Kanaris/Getty Images

How the NRL season might have gone

War veteran and Essendon ambassador Jack Jones (middle left) passed away on March 24 after being diagnosed with cancer in December. He is pictured here with (from left) John Worsfold, Senior Coach of the Bombers, Pete Smith OAM and Dyson Heppell of the Bombers at an ANZAC ceremony in 2018 in Melbourne. Picture by Darrian Traynor/Getty Images.

Essendon legend Jack Jones dies at 95

Rohan Connolly

Australia's major sports have all been affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

Aust sports coalition seeks government aid

Stone walls criss cross through farmland on the largest of the Aran Islands, Inis Mor. Photo: Kathy Sharpe

Ancient relics and wild landscapes enchant on the Aran Islands

Kathy Sharpe

Hawaii is a winner. Picture: Shutterstock

Polynesian paradise awaiting at the end of the road

Mark Chipperfield

Port Macquarie: when koalas and beaches collide

Port Macquarie: when koalas and beaches collide

Susan Gough Henly

CAN'T MISS: Grammy-nominated musician Cedric Burnside will perform in Castlemaine on Friday.

WHAT'S ONHuge week of live music

Darren Lowe

WITTY: SuperGirly and her personal man-slave Bradley Cooper will present a wild night of comedy.

WHAT'S ONCaustic take on celebrity

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 ONGet ready to rock and roll

Darren Lowe

CAN'T MISS: Grammy-nominated musician Cedric Burnside will perform in Castlemaine on Friday.

WHAT'S ONHuge week of live music

The Marion Cranes

WHAT'S ONChillOut Festival guests The Marion Cranes set to wow

Darren Lowe

WINNER: Lloyd Spiegel recently scored three Australia Blues Chain Awards for new album Cut and Run.

WHAT'S ONHuge week of live music

Darren Lowe

Ballarat Business magazine: 2020 edition out now

Ballarat Business magazine: 2020 edition out now

A sweet Easter treat that is easy on the waistline

A sweet Easter treat that is easy on the waistline

Emma Brown

Kings Canyon, Watarrka National Park, NT.

Connectivity central to helping NT tourism

Kym Morgan

Ballarat Business magazine: 2020 edition out now

Ballarat Business magazine: 2020 edition out now

PODCAST || Connectivity vital to regional Australia

PODCAST || Connectivity vital to regional Australia

Gemma Purves

One of the couples that feature in the Love is Not Enough video.

Love is not enough for end-of-life decisions

Keep your anxiety in check

Keep your anxiety in check

Gary Bentley, Rural Aid

Community notices

Community notices

CAN'T MISS: Grammy-nominated musician Cedric Burnside will perform in Castlemaine on Friday.

WHAT'S ONHuge week of live music

Darren Lowe

Keep your anxiety in check

Keep your anxiety in check

WITTY: SuperGirly and her personal man-slave Bradley Cooper will present a wild night of comedy.

WHAT'S ONCaustic take on celebrity

Darren Lowe

Community notices

Community notices

ADVICE: Working from home is different for many but not impossible if a few basic guidelines are followed.

WATCHWorking from Home: ACM Video Guide

Publisher ACM's newspapers around the country will carry the community safety message on their front pages.

WATCHWe've lent our trusted voice to virus safety message

A New York state of mind: coronavirus empties the Big Apple's steets

A New York state of mind: coronavirus empties the Big Apple's steets

The good news stories you NEED in your life right now

GOOD NEWSThe good news stories you NEED in your life right now

Jasmine, 9, and Abigail, 7, enjoy the great outdoors and some exercise with a hula hoop and skipping rope. A little pop tennis is also on the cards.

Old-fashioned fun to stave off the boredom among children

Jackie Meyers

Sexy business: Sex Education, clever and funny, it's perfect binge material.

Ten Netflix offerings for a binge-fest while you're ... indoors

Uplifting good news stories you ABSOLUTELY need today

Uplifting good news stories you ABSOLUTELY need today

Gayle Tomlinson

David Pope's beautiful South Coast is Calling images.

Own one of David Pope's South Coast prints

Megan Doherty

Sorting the virus facts from the fake news

OPINIONSorting the virus facts from the fake news

Dr Kathryn Shine

Which COVID-19er are you?

OPINIONWhich COVID-19er are you?

Michelle Haines Thomas

Social distancing in a remote world - what we can learn from young people

OPINIONSocial distancing in a remote world - what we can learn from young people

Karen Walsh

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

NSW Seniors Festival: so much to celebrate

LADY OF THE HOUSE: Miriam Margolyes as Aunt Prudence in Miss Fisher and the Crypt of Tears, in cinemas nationally from February 27.

Dear Prudence comes out to play for unstoppable Miriam

Geraldine Cardozo

TURNING THE PAGE: Rosie Craven is living with early stage Alzheimer's but is now able to enjoy hobbies such as reading again thanks to a new clinical trial.

Everything is Rosie thanks to new Alzheimer's drug trial

Rowan Cowley

Queenslanders were urged to maintain a 1.5m distance when voting in local government elections.

Polls shut: Count begins in 79 Qld races

9m ago

David Jones will keep its larger stores open despite other clothing retailers temporarily closing.

Popular clothing stores close due to virus

44m ago

WA Premier Mark McGowan says cruise ships are the Achilles heel in managing the pandemic.

More foreigners treated in WA for COVID-19

53m ago

The latest snapshot of COVID-19 cases, measures and impacts.

Latest snapshot of the coronavirus impact

1hr ago

Queensland cases of coronavirus have jumped by 70 overnight to take the total to 625.

Qld goes to vote as COVID-19 cases jump

Sonia Kohlbacher
2hrs ago

SA Police Commissioner Grant Stevens says it's a minority of people not doing the right thing.

New fines to enforce SA quarantine rules

Tim Dornin
2hrs ago

A mandatory quarantine is looming for travellers from this weekend due to the coronavirus.

Aust increasingly using law in virus fight

Luke Costin
2hrs ago

What you need to know after a day of social distancing this Saturday

DIGESTWhat you need to know after a day of social distancing this Saturday

Shana Morgan

PINORA: Buyer of Pinora Angus' top-priced bull Gavin Missen, Woodside, with Pinora stud principal John Sundermann.

Pinora prices up

Marian Macdonald

TOP: Top price of $13,000 was paid for this Leader son, Alpine Leader P216 bought by L & MS Ham at the Alpine Angus autumn bull sale.

Alpine sale total clearance a great result

Alastair Dowie

CALL FOR CERTAINTY: AFSA president Tammi Jonas, who runs a farm at Eganstown, has called for certainty on the status of farmers' markets.

UPDATEDConfusion over farmers' markets

Andrew Miller

LOPS OF LOVE: Rabbits are social, curious animals who need bunny companions.

What's up doc? Five fun facts about bunnies, that's what

RSPCA

Don't delay that household issue, or it'll just become worse

Don't delay that household issue, or it'll just become worse

FOREST AND SKY: The timber columns and large windows of Green Velvet House at Barwon Heads allow for a vista of tea trees all around.

Timber and glass afloat in sea of green