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FEELING THE PINCH: Median weekly rent costs have risen more than 20 per cent in some regional cities while wages continue to stagnate.

Some areas have seen prices jump by more than 20 per cent in the past year.

Weekly rent costs rise to new heights as wages stagnate

TEAMWORK: Port Fairy Surf Life Saving Club, Port Fairy Marine Rescue Service and Melbourne Zoo worked together to bring an injured turtle to shore.


A 400-kilogram endangered turtle has died despite a team effort to save it.

Attempted turtle rescue ends in heartache

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

Flood disaster payments will be available from 2pm Thursday for 23 impacted government areas.

$1000 flood recovery payments on offer to those hit by floods

CRISIS: New data reveals the majority of regional areas have less than one per cent of rental vacancies. Picture: FILE

"Just because you rent, doesn't mean you haven't established deep roots in a community."

'Perfect storm': new housing data reveals regional areas in strife

The reformed Noiseworks featuring Jon Stevens performs at the 2022 Big Red Bash. Photos: supplied

Aussie rock legends Noiseworks reunited on Tuesday for their first performance in more than seven years for a surprise gig at the Birdsville Big Red Bash.

See the moment Noiseworks reunites at the Big Red Bash

Children are seen on kayaks in floodwaters which have inundated the NSW town of Yarramalong on the Central Coast, north of Sydney. Photo: AAP Image/Jeremy Piper

A flood watch has been issued for the Mid North Coast.

Flood fears as rain moves to northern NSW

Ryhia Dank's winning poster entry is very personal. Picture: NAIDOC Week

NAIDOC Week poster winner Ryhia Dank sends powerful message of country

Treasurer Jim Chalmers conceded flooding events would place more strain on the federal budget. Picture: Jamieson Murphy

Major flooding will drive up inflationary pressures for the economy.

Economy braced for fresh wave of hurt amid calls for 'belt tightening'

Nick Kyrgios has been summonsed to face a Canberra court. Picture: Getty Images

The tennis star has been summonsed to face a Canberra court next month on a common assault charge relating to ex-partner Chiara Passari.

Kyrgios charged with assaulting former girlfriend in Canberra

Health Department secretary Kathrine Morgan-Wicks has promised long-term and large-scale changes to processes.

Kathrine Morgan-Wicks says she is "horrified" by lack of empathy and humanity.

Health Department secretary apologises to abuse victims

Robertson, home to Australia's sh--itest big thing; the Big Potato. Picture: file.

It's official, Australian's have voted and Robertson's Big Potato has been crowned as Australia's sh--test big thing.

It's official, the Big Potato is Australia's sh--test big thing

INSULTING: Bendigo Community Health Services (BCHS) executive leader and GP manager Graem Kelly said the Medicare rebate increase is out of touch with healthcare needs. Picture: BRENDAN MCCARTHY

"When you consider that, for example, an iceberg lettuce is now $9, a kilo of beans is $44 and fuel is well over $2 a litre - it is a bit insulting to our professional work."

GPs 65 cent Medicare rebate 'out of touch' as regional appointment waitlists skyrocket

"Dr Karl" with the keys to 28 Ramsay Street - which could be yours for the neighbours' finale. Picture: supplied

The stay will coincide with the airing of the Neighbours finale episode.

You can stay on Ramsay Street for the Neighbours finale

Homeowners are bracing for another rate hike by the RBA.

As it happened: RBA slugs households another 50 basis points

Photographer Mark Sundin trekked through the national park to take the exclusive pictures.

See the stricken bulk carrier being pulled to safety

Looking down at the turf farms around Wilberforce and Freemans Reach, in the Hawkesbury region, north west of Sydney, on Sunday, July 3. Picture: PolAir - NSW Police Force Aviation Command/Facebook

Harrowing images as the NSW floods crisis grows

Resilient: Hayley Linea moved to Camden with her children Poppy Hallack, 5, and Luke hallack, 8, earlier this year. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Roads cut off, hundreds of residents evacuated, businesses underwater - flood devastation has returned to south west Sydney.

Devastation returns in fourth flood of year

GRIM REALITY: Australia has now recorded more than 10,000 deaths with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic. Picture: FILE

The average of 50 deaths per day would be equivalent to a passenger bus crashing and killing every passenger on board every single day.

Australia passed a grim COVID-19 milestone over the weekend

Recent rainfall has the rapids flowing again in Cataract Gorge

30 striking photos of Cataract Gorge flooding

The Portland Bay is now anchored off Port Botany.

Attempts to tow bulk carrier out to sea fail amid extreme conditions

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CONSISTENT: Lilydale's Trent Griggs in action during last year's premiership win. He's in the top six of the NTFA division one MVP count. Picture: Craig George

NTFA MVP votes: Jock jumps from sixth to first in div one count

The Nationals want foot dips at airports for arrivals from Bali to ward off foot and mouth disease.

Biosecurity beefed up for foot and mouth

Chris Dawson's barrister has criticised the murder case against him as nonsensical.

Dawson argues murder case 'nonsensical'

Health workers and other WA public service staff could walk off the job in August over pay.

WA health workers threaten strike over pay

A 35-year-old man is standing trial for the murder of his girlfriend's toddler.

Man stands trial over toddler's death

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Detective Senior Constable Glenn Hindle started investigating James Geoffrey Griffin in July 2019 after a file was forwarded to him when Tiffany Skeggs made a disclosure of abuse. Commissioner Darren Hine says past handling of the Griffin matter has prompted change.

Detective Glenn Hindle says measures were undertaken to identify child victims.

Griffin's phone had photos of children on LGH ward 4K: police

Premier Jeremy Rockliff pointed to Tasmania's high vaccination rate and an increasingly individual approach as part of the plan to reduce the spread of COVID.

Rising COVID cases not expected to peak for months

James Geoffrey Griffin worked on a children's ward for 18 years. Why wasn't he stopped?

Timeline: The moments when Griffin could have been stopped

"You can go anywhere in the country unvaccinated except to prisons."

Visitor vaccination mandate unfair, says father of prisoner

RIDING THE WAVE: Tasmanian Irrigation chief executive Andrew Kneebone says water sales for a new scheme in Meander have gone above the threshold while Tamar's fate is still hanging in the balance. Picture: supplied

The Greater Meander scheme has been identified outside tranche three.

Bonus irrigation scheme on way, but Tamar still lagging behind

Corey Mitchell Gesler arriving at the Supreme Court in Launceston last week

A 23-year-old man refused to give evidence in a Supreme Court trial of Corey Mitchell Gesler because was concerned that he would encounter Gesler while in custody, the Supreme Court heard.

Two men guilty of contempt of court after failing to give evidence

VROOM: Isha Dave, Poppy Walker, Keila Burnie, Tara Stewart, and Charlotte Mattern could be Formula 1 world champs. Picture: Rod Thompson

Riverside High School Formula 1 team to compete internationally.

Riverside teams take on Formula 1 in miniature

Forum hears how Tasmanian Suicide Register will guide targeted suicide prevention

He thought he was worthless, now he helps others to re-connect

ECS cultivates and manufactures medicinal cannabis products in Tasmania as well as in Victoria.

Medicinal cannabis farm set for first-ever sale in Tasmania

Debate: Changes to US abortion laws are causing concerns in Australia that discussion around the legality of abortions will ensue, but women advocates assure women that safe and legal access to abortions will remain.

Politicking on abortion is not helpful, abortion is a necesary health service, says women's advocate

Abortion should not be politicised

COMMUNITY: Award winner Darren Papworth with his wife, Amanda and daughter Montanna. Picture: Alison Foletta

Darren Papworth's 30 years of musical dedication celebrated.

Launceston music man humbled by community award

EPIC NEWS: Stewart McSweyn will contest world champs and the Commonwealth Games.

Busy month ahead for Tasmanian globe-trotter

Major boosts keep coming for McSweyn

DATA: The latest Census reveals contemporary identity is no longer as simple as a name, a parish and a ward. Picture: Shutterstock 

The latest Census data is painting a picture of Australians' changing identity, especially around attachment to core values such as religious beliefs and those linked to British colonial heritage.

Tasmanians reshaping state's identity

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is forcing me to sack three of my senior employees.

Albo's crazy crossbench staff mic drop hurts every Tasmanian

No answers: No answers: Local Government Minister Nic Street has declined to comment on whether he has made a decision about Cr Fairbrother's future. Picture: Rodney Braithwaite.

Code of conduct complaints continue to be submitted.

Council calls for councillor to be sacked

Tasmanian government 'ignores' students with disability in COVID-safe plans

School camps back under new Term 3 COVID-safe schools plan

Tyler Blizzard celebrates victory with his team, including Twigs Millwood (second from right). Picture: Facebook

The pair both had mainland bouts on the weekend.

Blizzard and Lockett suffer mixed fortunes on mainland

Writing off the car was just start of his financial pain.

'Very expensive lesson' for drunk 23-year-old who crashed $55k car

TINY START: William Scheurleer, a 711-gram baby, was measured at just 23 centimetres at birth. Picture: Supplied 

First-time parents Launceston's Kerry and Gerard Scheurleer have revealed the emotional toll of having one of the smallest babies in Tasmania, after their newborn son William arrived into the world three months early.