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ALL SMILES: The St. Joseph's Christmas Pageant fashion show was an undoubted highlight of the event.

Thrills, spills and skills | PHOTOS, VIDEO

Cody Tsaousis

Thank a Farmer: leave your Christmas message here

Belinda-Jane Davis

Festive fun for all on stage | PHOTOS, VIDEO

Rod Thompson

SPECIAL APPEARANCE: Santa swapped out his sleigh for a fire truck during the annual lolly run.

Kids treated to another lolly run: PHOTOS, VIDEO

Cody Tsaousis

FANTASTIC FORTY: Stephen Thatcher (left) has enjoyed every moment of his four-decade scouting career.

Super Scout celebrates 40 years

Cody Tsaousis

TRIPLE CHEQUE: Col McLean, Brian Simpson, De-anne Douglas, Geoff Budden and John Daniels.

Christmas comes early for PCYC

Cody Tsaousis

TARTAN TREAT: Charles Cooke is pleased with what the Aberdeen Highland Games committee has been able to create.

Tartan covering Hunter’s history

Cody Tsaousis

ALL SMILES: The St. Joseph's Christmas Pageant fashion show was an undoubted highlight of the event.

Thrills, spills and skills | PHOTOS, VIDEO

Cody Tsaousis

Thank a Farmer: leave your Christmas message here

Belinda-Jane Davis

Festive fun for all on stage | PHOTOS, VIDEO

Emily’s double delight on court

Rod Thompson

CLEAN BOWLED: Brook Silver batter Jayden Parker would've been wishing he protected his stumps as well as he protected his skin.

Blues battle against Bushrangers | PHOTOS

Cody Tsaousis

Sports clubs share in $4 million state government funding

Emily’s double delight on court

Mambas erase 2017 heartache

Rod Thompson

Ruby Brochtrup

Gr-eight result in sweltering conditions | PHOTOS

Rod Thompson

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Sarah Mostyn, of Windella Farms

Five small businesses making their dreams come true

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Rebecca Stern, of Mustard Made.

Savvy business mums are doin' it for themselves in regional Australia

Aloha Zen’s Byron Bay Pillow, $107.00

Unique gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-guy in your life

Aloha Zen’s Byron Bay Pillow, $107.00

Unique gift ideas for the hard-to-buy-guy in your life

Fully renovated, packed with features

There’s plenty of space inside and out

Get ready to fall in love with this one

ALL SMILES: The St. Joseph's Christmas Pageant fashion show was an undoubted highlight of the event.

Thrills, spills and skills | PHOTOS, VIDEO

Cody Tsaousis

FANTASTIC FORTY: Stephen Thatcher (left) has enjoyed every moment of his four-decade scouting career.

Super Scout celebrates 40 years

Cody Tsaousis

TRIPLE CHEQUE: Col McLean, Brian Simpson, De-anne Douglas, Geoff Budden and John Daniels.

Christmas comes early for PCYC

Cody Tsaousis

ALL SMILES: The St. Joseph's Christmas Pageant fashion show was an undoubted highlight of the event.

Thrills, spills and skills | PHOTOS, VIDEO

TARTAN TREAT: Charles Cooke is pleased with what the Aberdeen Highland Games committee has been able to create.

Tartan covering Hunter’s history

Cody Tsaousis

CHRISTMAS JOY: Aneira Bray, Ella Caban and Hannah Smith are preparing for their third straight year participating in the St Joseph's Christmas Pageant.

Popular festive event pushing 30

Cody Tsaousis

Festive fun for all on stage | PHOTOS, VIDEO

SPECIAL APPEARANCE: Santa swapped out his sleigh for a fire truck during the annual lolly run.

Kids treated to another lolly run: PHOTOS, VIDEO

A herd of pigs targetted in the aerial shoot.

Aerial cull takes out nearly 5000 feral pigs

Bright start to the day | PHOTOS, VIDEO

Artistic talent on display | PHOTOS, VIDEO

Rod Thompson

SMILING SWIMMERS: Students and teachers alike were enjoying the Learn to Swim program on Thursday.

Throwing kids a lifeline | PHOTOS

Cody Tsaousis

Just some of the stars on the red carpet on Wednesday night.

15 photos from the AACTA red carpet

Ruby Brochtrup

Gr-eight result in sweltering conditions | PHOTOS

Rod Thompson

Still leader: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday after surviving a no-confidence vote by Tory MPs. Photo: Matt Dunham

A world weighed down by political messes

John Hewson

Set some Christmas goals

Michelle Haines Thomas

Australia's Josh Hazlewood reacts after he was dismissed on the final day of the First Test. Photo: AP

The fence between sports fans and old age

Janine Graham

Still leader: Britain's Prime Minister Theresa May delivers a speech outside 10 Downing Street in London on Wednesday after surviving a no-confidence vote by Tory MPs. Photo: Matt Dunham

A world weighed down by political messes

High-speed rail? Time we all got on board

Father Brendan Lee

Why don’t we leave when a bushfire looms?

Professor Jim McLennan

PROSTATE: Research shows some men would prefer to sacrifice survival odds rather than suffer the side-effects of prostate cancer treatment.

Prostate cancer: men trade-off survival for quality of life

Eileen Wood

Labor accused of ‘milking’ self-funded retirees

HEALTH CONCERN: More older people are drinking to hazardous levels. Image Pixabay.

Boomers the new ‘risky’ drinkers

Eileen Wood

Despite the fear shark attacks generate, an expert says humans can co-exist with them safely.

Dramatic decline in Aust shark numbers

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New research suggest players of violent video games may be more immune to disturbing events.

Violent video gamers see world differently

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A month's worth of rain is expected to fall on Victoria in one day, with the worst yet to come.

More than 100 rescued from Vic floodwaters

The painted honeyeater bird could be at further risk if the Warragamba Dam expanded, experts say.

Threatened bird at risk of NSW dam wall

NSW and St George Illawarra player Jack de Belin has been charged over an alleged sexual assault.

NRL player charged over alleged assault

Dominica Sanda

Weather forecasters have warned Cyclone Owen will do a U-turn and head back to Queensland.

Cyclone U-turn away from NT delayed

Greg Roberts

If voters are still listening to Scott Morrison he had a lot to tell them this week.

PM Morrison's pitch to religious voters

Angus Livingston, Senior Political Writer

A truck crash at Green Square in Sydney left one person dead and five others injured.

Sydney truck crash victim still critical

Perry Duffin

Live Music at Empire Control Room

Five unmissable things to do, see and taste in Texas

The Brahmaputra River … in the rarely visited Indian state of Assam.

River-cruising the mysterious kingdom of Bhutan

John Rozentals

Fraser Suites Sydney … ‘Summer Fun’ extras comprise buffet breakfast and onsite parking.

Six highlights in your travel week | 13 Dec

John Rozentals

Visit www.sydneyfishmarket.com.au/seafood-school/about-sss for more great seafood recipes

Try this: Whole Rainbow Trout with Orange, Maple Syrup & Macadamia Nuts

ISSUE: If this bill passes into legislation things will change from next May - no longer will it be just the owner’s problem if a unit is hard to sell — it will now be every owner’s problem.

Queensland unit buy back bill sees frightening unintended consequences

Noel Whittaker

HOLIDAY BLUES: No matter where you live, how big your house is or how valuable your belongings are, home security should always be a top concern – especially during the holiday season when your home is unattended.

Outsmart holiday burglars