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NSW authorities respond to Aspen Medical clinicians working on both the Ruby Princess and Newmarch House

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian and Dr Kerry Chant provided an updated on coronavirus for May 6. NSW has confirmed nine new cases of COVID-19 overnight.




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'Really offensive': Inquiry hears bushfire map failures cause continuing grief

In the five months since her house was destroyed, Tod Adams has been at war with government agencies because the Fires Near Me app suggests her home was not affected.




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Domestic violence cases have dropped in this region. Here's why it's a concern

A drop in the number of domestic violence incidents reported in the NSW Central West in recent months sparks concern at a local support service.




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'Wake-up call' for Surfers Paradise as iconic bar closes down

The marketing body representing businesses in Surfers Paradise says clubs could "reinvent themselves"' to stay competitive after coronavirus restrictions ease.




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Bushfire relief EFTPOS cards welcomed by fire victims, businesses during coronavirus

Over $340,000 raised by celebrity bushfire relief concert Fire Aid 2020 is being pre-loaded onto EFTPOS cards linked to local businesses, tackling two disasters with one innovative idea.




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Tracking the coronavirus spread: The two clusters fuelling the new case tally

Outbreaks at two locations — one in Sydney and one in Melbourne — are behind many of the new COVID-19 cases identified in the past week.




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Managing Carmen

Managing Carmen is a light-hearted parody of football's excesses, says 720 cultural correspondent Victoria Laurie.




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Clare Calvet's Weekend Reading: "The Waterlow Killings" and "Dolly"

CRIME NIGHT




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Scattered Light and Grazia Toderi

Two Perth Festival light artists take us far beyond the incandescent glow of digitised art, says 720 cultural correspondent Victoria Laurie.



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The Call

This 911 thriller has a strong start and a good performance from Halle Berry but things fall apart in a stupid third act.





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Cosmic Psychos: Blokes You Can Trust

This jaunty look at the Cosmic Psychos's 30-year history has unexpected depths




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James Blake crosses musical boundaries in Perth

James Blake brought is soulful electric music to the Astor




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Behind the Candelabra

Steven Soderbergh's tale about Liberace works as both a serious drama and a fun addition to the ranks of camp cinema





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Captain Phillips

Director Paul Greengrass applies his usual intensity to this well executed real life tale of modern day priacy.




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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire

The second installment in the futuristic series follows a similar path to the first film, but interesting characters, impressive design and a terrific turn from Jennifer Lawrence




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Cavalia

The horses were without a doubt the star of the show at Cavalia. The elegance of the horse is consistently displayed throughout the show, and despite some improvisation, the horses were every inch the perfect performers.




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American Hustle

David O Russell charts the rise and fall of con artists and shady characters in this 70s era comedic drama, and the results are fantastic




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Deckchair Review: The Gilded Cage

It was a full house for the opening night of The Gilded Cage, Somerville's latest film, a thoroughly relaxing and charming adult family comedy.




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The Lion King musical a roaring success

Disney's stage adaptation of its 1994 animated classic 'The Lion King' has returned to Australia, and what a breathtaking production it is.




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Council and community galleries a home to local artists

Six local artists, including four old friends in life and in art practice, have come together with an exhibition well timed for International Women's Day at Lone Goat Gallery in Byron Bay. The theme, Essence of Woman was put to the artists to freely interpret, and the six women have done just that.




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A Streetcar Named Desire

There was a palpable thrill of anticipation in the audience last night at the debut of Black Swan Theatre Company's Streetcar Named Desire. Whether you left the night sated would depend on how you like your Tennessee Williams like bourbon, dark and stormy or like Southern Comfort, a little lighter and sweeter.




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Captain America: The Winter Soldier

The return of the superhero is both an enjoyable, self-contained action flick, and a further addition to the wider Marvel Universe.




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Australian theatre legend in Wollongong for Oscar Wilde classic

'The Importance of Being Earnest' rightfully sits in the list of classic plays, and a near full-house at Wollongong's Illawarra Performing Arts Centre on opening night of this touring production shows it's still one of our most loved.




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Life is a riot with Circa

A huge amount of viral videos on the net are about animals doing 'stuff', and we 'humans' find that stuff incredibly cute. Is it that we are touched by that part of ourselves within that is animal? Or are we just anthropomorphising animal behaviour and attaching human meaning to it?





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How a small town reclaimed its aged care home and turned a profit for 10 years

An 11-bed regional aged care facility is about to celebrate its 10th anniversary as a community-owned organisation, which has kept jobs and residents in town while proving the viability of an innovative new model for aged care.




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100kg shark head caught in NSW sparks debate over predator's grim fate

The gruesome remains of a shark caught on the NSW South Coast have sparked a debate about how the animal met its fate and highlighted the 'amazing healing powers' of the predators.





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NSW rural communities feeling 'forgotten' by healthcare system

Meet Payden, who is two weeks old and one of 21,000 babies born into regional NSW towns every year who, on average, have a lower life-expectancy than their counterparts in the city.




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Electric car uptake drives Clarence Valley copper mine quest by German start-up

Australia may be on the cusp of electric cars, but could the production of environmentally friendly vehicles take a heavy toll on the Clarence Valley?





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New dams and pipelines 'urgently needed', says local government, as NSW water supplies run drastically low

With towns across New South Wales at risk of running out of water within months, there are renewed calls for an urgent upgrade of water storage infrastructure.




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A mobile communications tower.







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Successful Mingoola refugee settlement program on hold as African families move away

Three years ago Mingoola residents welcomed African refugee families with open arms as part of a settlement program hailed for invigorating a dying country town. Now the tiny NSW town has lost all of its newest members.




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NSW Rural Fire Service cancels emergency warning for bushfire at Tenterfield

An emergency warning is downgraded in northern NSW after an "unpredictable and fast-moving" grass fire had threatened homes, with embers to blowing up to 4 kilometres ahead of the fire front.