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ON TRACK: Corryong-born and Riverina-raised country music legend Lee Kernaghan is the focus on a new film Boy From The Bush, a documentary meets road movie, which is out in cinemas nationwide on Thursday.

Lee Kernaghan's new documentary road movie delves into the hitmaker's storied career

Boy From The Bush lights up the silver screen

LONG-COVID: Surveys of COVID-19 patients around the world indicate a stronger link between some genetic precursors and long-COVID development. Picture: FILE

Preliminary surveys suggest there are a few indicators of whether you might develop long-COVID.

Who's most likely to end up getting long-COVID symptoms?

Hendrika Genderen in a scene from Everybody's Oma. Picture: Bonsai Films

Documentary maker Jason Van Genderen tells his family's story in this warm, emotional story of family love and resilience.

An emotional story of familial love

6 Festivals features music and performances by a handful of current headline bands. Picture: Supplied

Canberra producer Shannon Wilson-McClinton is confident the film hits the right note.

A coming-of-age story set to the soundtrack of music festivals

Emma Thompson and Daryl McCormack get to know each other in Good Luck to You, Leo Grande. Picture: Supplied

Why do we deprive ourselves of pleasure, she asks.

Why Emma Thompson wants us to talk about sex

BACK IN THE DAY: Nurses attend to a patient in an iron lung in the United Kingdom, 1949. Picture: Getty Images

Poliovirus has been detected in sewage in parts of London and New York. Should the world be concerned of its spread?

Polio vaccine campaign launched in UK for first time in 40 years

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare arriving at a press conference to address teacher shortages with state and territory education ministers. Picture: James Croucher

A priority national action plan is to be developed by year's end to address the nation's teacher shortage crisis.

'Screaming out for reform', ministers seek urgent teacher action plan

HALLUCINATING: The female juvenile bear was found to be under the influence of a psychotropic honey. Picture: supplied

The bear can be seen wobbling, whining, and panting heavily under the intoxicating influence of "mad honey".

Watch: Bear staggers under influence of hallucinogenic honey

Chinese ambassador Xiao Qian was reserved in his comments at the National Press Club this week. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

You'll hear it in Beijing: Taiwan is not really part of China. But a key voice is going unheard in the conversation

How Chinese think about Taiwan

It's looking likely to be a wetter than usual spring.

Third La Nina signs are becoming stronger

The animal tried to get through the front gates of the embassy's compound on Thursday, failed and tried again and then gave up.

Ukraine's new ally - a confused kangaroo in Canberra

Crowded House's Dreamers Are Waiting national tour will begin in Darwin on October 29 and end in Perth on November 27 with concerts in Canberra, Wollongong, Sydney and Melbourne. 

Australian music legends Crowded House are making their way Down Under this spring.

Hey Now, Hey Now! Crowded House announce regional Australian tour dates

NSW Premier Dominic Perrotte. Photo: AAP Image/Bianca De Marchi

One in five people who work in NSW parliament have experienced sexual harassment in the last five years.

NSW parliament has become toxic: Perrottet

Using antibiotics for the flu or COVID-19 can harm the patient and contribute to antibiotic resistance

'A wicked problem': Doctors warn against antibiotic overuse in bumper flu season

Education Minister Jason Clare will work on a national approach to education workforce shortages. (Bianca De Marchi/AAP PHOTOS)

Stop bagging teachers: education minister

TOP TASTES: (clockwise from top left) Kylie Minogue, P!nk and George Clooney are among the celebrities to launch their own alcohol brand. Pictures: Twitter, Instagram/@kyliewines, @pink, @casamigos

'I wanted to make a rose that celebrated our marital bliss': INXS' Kirk Pengilly.

Whet your Whistle: Celebrity signature booze lines overtake makeup and perfume

Pharmacy Guild says anti-virals without prescription will relieve pressure on clinics; but GP's are pushing back

Health Emergency: Make COVID-19 anti-virals available without prescription

Sam Farraway at the Cudal Future Mobility Testing and Research Centre where Connected and Automated Vehicle (CAV) Bus Trial is being conducted. 

The state government wants NSW to be a world-leading adopter of CAV technologies

Would you hop on a bus with no bus driver? Australian first trial ramps up

Veterans Affairs Minister Matt Keogh has apologised over the government's treatment of war veterans. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Minister apologises for failing veterans

CONNECTED: Is there such a thing as too much connectivity, experts ask. Picture: File

It's hard to see why having phones in schools is going to be a good thing: Expert.

From FOMO to NOMOPHOBIA: Why can't we ignore the call?

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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.

Australian in Japan: What it’s like to wake up to a missile alert

Musician Chalkie White is well known to music fans on the South Coast. After a cancer diagnosis he reminds us we only get one chance at life, and we need to grab it with both hands and make the most of every moment. 

Chalkie’s new single, New Day, reminds us we only get one chance at life.

Chalkie White’s cancer diagnosis sparks a heart-warming song

Chicka Pearson was a legendary jockey and horse trainer who plied his trade all over the world.

Family and friends are mourning the passing of Colin 'Chicka' Pearson, a legendary former jockey and horse trainer from Batemans Bay, at the age of 87.

Vale 'Chicka' Pearson: Beloved jockey and horse trainer passes away at 87

North Korea's first launch of a Hwasong-14 intercontinental ballistic missile, which took place in early July. Photo: Korean Central News Agency via AP


Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said he would do all in his power to protect the Japanese public.

North Korea fires missile over Japan

Pro surfer Nic Squiers cuts a lonely figure as he takes on the big seas off Wollongong on Monday morning. Picture: Sylvia Liber

PHOTOS: Seas of 2.5 to 4 metres forecast along the Illawarra coast.

Warning as big seas hit the coast

Cobargo Post Office Licensees David Wilson proposed to Kyle Moser on the day they were ordered to take down their rainbow flag. #yourvoiceyourvote

Australia Post ordered them to remove their rainbow flag and they followed it up with a marriage proposal

Cobargo’s post proposal

Close encounters of the whale kind | Video

Think twice before venturing out this weekend.

Dangerous surf to hammer coastline

The Indigenous town of Mapoon sees a bright future in its tourism assets, including fishing. (JONO SEARLE)

Mapoon faces tourism challenge in Qld

Populations of the threatened Australasian snapper are more diverse than realised, scientists say. (PR HANDOUT IMAGE PHOTO)

Battling snapper more diverse than thought

On the eve of the season Barcelona signing Robert Lewandowski has finally been registered to play. (AP PHOTO)

Lewy can play after Barca's sell-off works

Federal Education Minister Jason Clare described teacher education as "screaming out for reform" on Friday. Picture: James Croucher

Will policymakers be willing to risk angering the vested interests to reach for evidence-based teaching solutions? History suggests not.

Are we really in a so-called teaching crisis?

Money raised from the Tathra Mountain Bike Festival will go towards maintaining the trails.

Tathra Mountain Bike Festival returns after two years

Lara Stephens and Chris Kenny with their two children.

Low housing stock and rental availability is forcing families into homelessness.