Sick of isolation? It might be time to explore the slow TV genre. From the comfort of your lounge room you can cruise down the Manning River as video producers live stream their tranquil journey.

Sam Davis and Spencer Austad getting ready to motor down the Manning River.

Another resident dies from coronavirus at Newmarch House in Western Sydney, bringing the aged care facility's death toll to 16.

A NSW Health official breaks down in tears while apologising for the government department's failures in dealing with the Ruby Princess coronavirus outbreak, an inquiry hears.

49-year-old Amber Christie walking past Hotel Illawong on Oak Street, Evans Head around 4:00pm on Sunday May 3, 2020.

More than 40 people are searching the Evans Head area, which includes thick scrub and bushland.

Scores of crew members on the Ruby Princess celebrated with a party on the day it docked in Sydney unaware of the public health disaster that was about to happen.

A program preparing young Indigenous people for work in Dubbo is now operating a lime farm and selling the produce.

MORNING BRIEFING: The multi-arts venue hosts Vivid, Sydney Writers' Festival and Fashion Week, but a new proposal would see the Sydney Opera House take control.

Health authorities in NSW investigate the source of five mystery coronavirus infections discovered yesterday, as the total number of cases rises by nine to 3,042.

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.

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.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison says the questioning of a NSW Health worker who broke down in tears at the Ruby Princess inquiry was "out of line" and she was only doing her best.

Jim Hamilton from Lake Macquarie was a passenger aboard the Ruby Princess, now the subject of a special commission of inquiry led by Brett Walker SC. A NSW Health epidemiologist Kelly-Anne Ressler agreed it was unsatisfactory that more people on the ship were tested for influenza than for COVID-19.

Jim Hamilton, 68, a passenger on Ruby Princess, says a stint in intensive care with COVID-19 has left him musing about "the meaning of life and everything".

Epidemiologist Kelly-Anne Ressler Ressler says her colleagues at NSW Health "were working very hard" and that if they could have their time over to deal with the Ruby Princess's arrival again "it would be very different" during evidence at the special commission of inquiry on May 6, 2020.

It is not common place for students to be greeted at their school gate by their principal wearing fancy dress, but this is exactly what one school leader is doing each day to put his school community at ease and have a laugh.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is grilled over the behaviour of ministers Andrew Constance and John Barilaro at an awkward press conference on May 7, 2020. Mr Constance and Mr Barilaro had been engaged in a public spat amid pre-selection for the federal seat of Eden-Monaro, in which there will be a by-election.

When police launched a youth outreach program in Dubbo six months ago, they would have been happy to see charge rates drop by 10 per cent. But Project Walwaay has wildly exceeded expectations.

Police have called for fresh details about a woman who was found murdered in the state's north west in January.

We're all trying to keep our distance but as more people itch to get out of the house, could more drive-in theatres be the answer?

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.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard urges people to continue to observe social distancing measures on Mother's Day.

One of the world's biggest bands delivers one of history's most ambitious stadium concerts.

Two South African music fanatics embark on a life-changing journey to uncover the story behind one of their country's favourite, but enigmatic artists.

If Perth got the kind of photographic makeover that New York enjoys, it would be a fortunate city, says ABC 720's cultural correspondent Victoria Laurie

Perth's Fringe World is brimming with art entrepreneurs, says 720's cultural correspondent Victoria Laurie.

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

The Secret River is a classic in the making, says ABC 720 cultural correspondent Victoria Laurie

In musical circles, there's a mythical quality to that name, attached as it is to the father of American protest song, Woody Guthrie.

The surfing scenes are breathtaking and the drama is engaging in this likable local film.

Exhibition builds on legacy of 1973 Aquarius Festival

The Idea of North

There's nothing quite like a portrait exhibition to bring the crowds in. A steady stream of visitors has been arriving at the Lismore Regional Gallery since the 2013 Northern Rivers Portrait Prize opened on June 8.

It's machines versus monsters, and this superior big-scale action adventure from Guillermo del Toro manages to flatten its blockbuster opposition.

This 70s-era haunted house fright fest delivers on the chills and harks back to a golden age of big screen horror.

Everyone's favourite angry beast returns with a new adventure that's exciting and enjoyable without adding too much to the X-Men mythical universe.

James Blake brought is soulful electric music to the Astor

In short, James Wan seems to have found his calling with this kind of supernatural fare.

Ensemble Theatre's nationally touring production of 'Frankenstein' has opened in Wollongong to remind us of a timeless gothic masterpiece.

It is fair to say that any new Tim Winton book, play, film or short story is welcomed with open arms by Western Australians.

This is a warm and revelatory piece of filmmaking.

12 hostages, 24 hours, 1 Partridge!

Clever dialogue and big British comedy talent make this compulsory viewing especially for radio lovers.

It's dark and its subject matter is unpleasant, but solid direction and powerhouse performances make this crime thriller memorable.

Over the years as I've trawled through annual Archibald Prize for portraiture at the Art Gallery of NSW, I have always taken the time to also peruse two of the other exhibitions shown simultaneously: the Wynne Prize for sculpture and landscape painting and the Dobell Prize for drawing, named after Australian artist Sir William Dobell.

'Brief Encounter' serves as a poignant little reminder of the volcano ready to erupt beneath the cover of a mediocre suburban life.

Weepies are a lot like liquorice jellybeans, rice pudding or Clive Palmer: You either love 'em or you hate 'em. There's no middle ground. Personally, I've always been a fan. There's nothing like a bit of good ol' cleansing hysteria to give a rinse to life's windscreen.

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