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Nicholas Stuart

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives in Turkmenistan on June 29 to attend the VI Caspian Summit. Picture: Getty Images

As far as the repulsive Russian dictator is concerned, war is back as a weapon of statecraft.

The way military force is being used has changed

The shift to renewable energy will present opportunities and challenges, particularly to regional communities. Picture: Shutterstock

Overcoming these risks is very possible but it will require work, especially from government.

We need to speed up the shift to renewables. But there are risks

Northern Australian jurisdictions need to deliver safe drinking water to all their citizens. Picture: AAP

In the Northern Territory, drinking water in remote communities regularly breaches guidelines for uranium, and heavy metals.

Time to speak up: water apartheid is Australia's dirty secret

Mark Kenny

Russian President Vladimir Putin arrives for his press conference on Thursday. Picture: Getty Images

There is no certainty Putin will stop in Ukraine, which is why Finland and Sweden have suddenly opted for NATO membership.

Is Putin a fantasist, a Fascist, or modern-day tsar?

Simon Cowan

Scott Morrison and the Coalition left Anthony Albanese's incoming government with many challenges. Picture: AAP

Cynics might just start to wonder whether Labor has inherited a poisoned chalice.

Can Labor move past the blame game and govern the country?

Michelle Grattan

David Pocock needs to remember he's sitting in a traditionally Liberal seat. Picture: James Croucher

David Pocock won't be the only go-to person for the government to obtain that additional Senate vote.

The great balancing act ahead of Pocock

NATO is irrelevant. NATO is a political union. NATO caused the war in Ukraine.

Why NATO is, quite frankly, irrelevant

John Hanscombe

This is a sample of The Echidna newsletter sent out each weekday morning .

Let the sun shine in on those grimy cabinets

Kayla Osborne

I even have my own Hellfire Club t-shirt as worn here by characters, Mike and Dustin. Picture: Netflix

If you often find yourself looking back fondly on the shows of your youth, then this one is for you.

There are 'Stranger Things' to be obsessed with

Bradley Perrett

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese poses with British Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the NATO Leaders Summit in Madrid, Spain.

European militaries won't be coming to the Asia-Pacific in strength anytime soon. But that may be the way things are heading - and that's big news for Australia.

Europe is waking up to China - and that's big news for Australia

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Wild winds overnight caused damage to about 40 homes in Bellambi and Corrimal.

Watch energy crews retrieve trampoline from power lines

Mr Mannolini uploaded a video of cattle and sheep trucks parked up at the Nullarbor roadhouse and uploaded it to TikTok completely oblivious to how much traction it would gain.

Boredom struck and he started watching agriculture-related Tik Tok videos to pass the time.

Truckie becomes a TikTok sensation

Change but not changed: Ben Gumbleton, aka Boo Seeka now lives on the Gold Coast, but Newcastle will always be home, he says. 

Boo Seeka dropped his second album on Friday, June 30

Boo Seeka's new album: Back from the dark

Vincent Lacoste and Benjamin Voisin in Lost Illusions. Picture: Palace Cinema

An irreverent, playful tone is one of this film's many pleasures.

Period piece steeped in modernity

Woody Harrelson and Kevin Hart in The Man From Toronto. Picture: Netflix

Kevin Hart is back after being cancelled by the internet, headlining a big-budget Netflix film.

A harmless way to kill an evening

Adam Sandler and Maria Botto in Hustle. Picture: Netflix

That mumbling patter that Sandler made his comedic schtick is still here, but toned right down and underneath a huge bushy beard.

Adam Sandler shines in rags-to-riches basketball drama Hustle

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

NAIDOC Week poster winner Ryhia Dank sends powerful message of country

UNLIKELY LADS: Matt Mason, Tommy O'Dell and Johnny Took, of DMA'S, will release their fourth album later this year.

"It's funny when people go, 'you're changing'."

DMA'S getting back to where they once belonged

Man Vs Bee showcases the best in Rowan Atkinson, confirming he can deliver as brilliantly as he did with Mr Bean. Picture: Netflix

Man Vs Bee showcases the best in Atkinson, confirming he can deliver as brilliantly as he did with Mr Bean, and is still at the top of his game.

Man Vs Bee showcases the best in Atkinson

BETTER HEALTH: Regional support services are calling on bulk billing options to be expanded to help those who are struggling to find affordable healthcare options. Picture: FILE

A man in his 60s who couldn't walk but was turned away from the hospital, a family looking for help after their child hurt their hand. Regional support services are seeing higher presentations of complex health needs.

'Bulk up bulk billing': Support services on frontline as healthcare options become unaffordable

Wing general manager Simon Rossi says battery powered drones are a green, faster and more affordable way to make deliveries. Photo: Supplied

Wing isn't in the business of delivering coffee and banh mi, it's in the business of developing drone technology and infrastructure.

Drone delivery is about more than just flying takeout

Vet staff in Kiama with little alpaca 'Sunny'. Picture:Supplied

Kiama baby alpaca needs life-saving leg amputation

EMPTY SHELVES: Leah Davidson, of Amcal Award Pharmacy, Albury, and other Border pharmacists are seeing more and more customers trying to buy up cold and flu medicine this winter, leading to shortages. Picture: MARK JESSER

NSW/Victoria Border region chemists fear panic buying rush of cold, flu medicine

First it was a rush on toilet paper, now it's cold and flu medicine

A movement control order has been issued following the recent detection of the varroa mite in NSW. Picture: File

Queensland authorities have issued restrictions with the aim of protecting the bee industry.

Qld authorities issue restrictions as varroa mite threatens bee industry

A survey of the nation's leading economists shows a forecast rise in interest rates and inflation. Picture: Shutterstock

The Conversation's 2022-23 forecasting survey predicts an increase in the Reserve Bank's cash rate.

Sky-high mortgages, 7.1% inflation, and a 20% chance of recession. How the Conversation's panel sees the year ahead

Check out the video of this globally recognised wetland on the lower EP which is held in private ownership, and is the market.

Share your own private lake with prying eyes from all over the world

ROAD TO RECOVERY: Carlyle man Mick Humphreys, with wife Jenny and dog, Lila, is pushing for governments to act on delivering vaccines. Pictures: JAMES WILTSHIRE

'I was the one telling my wife and my family to be inside before four-o-clock.'

'The mozzies were that bad:' Survivor of virus in a call for action

WEEK OF DISRUPTIONS: There will be a wave of industrial action this week by train drivers, teachers, nurses and midwives. Picture: AAP

It's been a long week of protests and strikes across the state.

Teachers, nurses, transport workers strike across NSW in week of heavy industrial action

UNIVERSAL: Spacey Jane expanded their reach on their second album Here Comes Everybody. Picture: Sam Hendel

Spacey Jane mine the anxiety of the times on album two

Spacey Jane are writing songs for Everybody

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Cardinal George Pell is due to be sentenced after being found guilty of child sexual abuse.

Chief Judge Peter Kidd has handed down his sentence after Cardinal George Pell was convicted for attacks on two choirboys in the 1990s.

George Pell sentenced to six years

STRONG: Beautiful toddler Penelope Dean is the sunshine of her mother Emily's life. The brave little girl has been treated for a rare tumour.

Most people know McHappy Day is all about a good cause. The Dean family had first-hand experience of how the charity supports children fighting serious illness.

How McHappy Day helps brave tots like Penelope

Toni Ward's Reflecting spoonbills, taken at Merimbula Lake, wins this year’s Wild Eye Photo Competition.

This weekend is the perfect time to take note of the birds in you region.

Twitch and shout

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A national regulator has revoked the charity status of the Illawarra’s shark-spotting aerial patrol.

Wollongong’s aerial patrol struck off charities register

Steven Fesus arrives at the Supreme Court in Sydney on Thursday. Photo: AAP

Breaking: Jurors in his Supreme Court trial returned their guilty verdict on Tuesday afternoon after less than a day of deliberations.

Wollongong's Steve Fesus found guilty of murdering wife Jodie

Thousands of music lovers flocked to Stuart Park on Saturday for the first day of the Yours & Owls festival.

All the faces, fun and fashion at Yours and Owls

UPDATES | Traffic is building on the regions' roads as people hit the road for a three-day weekend away.

Long weekend traffic delays on Illawarra, South Coast roads

MYSTERY BAY: Narooma News journalist Stan Gorton snapped this sunset shot featuring a cow at Mystery Bay.

Many on the South Coast will rejoice when daylight saving begins Sunday, with an extra hour of afternoon light.

Hooray – daylight saving begins Sunday

Elton John did Wollongong proud and we have the pictures to prove it.

Photos show how amazing Elton John Wollongong concert was

An eye-catching house at Coledale is a finalist for a national award.

​Eye-catching ‘Sharky House’ at Coledale finalist for award

LOST: Macquarie University student Julianna Kadar with a Port Jackson shark and the missing sensor. Find it and receive a $100 reward.

The search is on for a piece of scientific kit that could wash up on a beach near you.

Shark tracker lost on South Coast: Reward $100

Sir Elton John and his band performing as part of his Once In A Lifetime Australian tour in Mackay on Friday, September 22. Picture: AAP

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Also - see the photos from Elton's concert in Mackay in Queensland on Friday.

Guide to Elton John’s Wollongong concert

Former South Coast journalist Karisa Whelan, now living in Japan, woke to missile launch alerts today. 

“We were told to go to a building with concrete walls, or underground,” she said.