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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

Climate protesters tried to shut down the Sydney Harbour bridge before marching in the city.

Protesters took over the harbour tunnel in Sydney this morning.

Arrests made after climate change protesters block peak hour traffic

An observer watches the take off on Sunday night.

American space agency NASA has successfully launched its first ever rocket from Australia.

See the moment NASA launches a rocket from the NT

GROUND ZERO: Merewether amateur beekeeper Nick Radford with one of his hives on Sunday. The detection of a tiny mite, Varroa destructor, in Newcastle means that hives in the immediate region will be destroyed to ensure the global pest does not invade Australia. Picture: Marina Neil

Newcastle at centre of Australian bee industry crisis.

Bee industry on edge of crisis as Varroa mite scare deepens

Jack Wang of the Hakko Bakery Cafe and the robot which delivers. Picture: Steve Evans

This coffee has your face on top - really.

Coffee, robots and your face are this cafe's future

Bruno (Damon Herriman) and Laura (Jackie van Beek) go to a new-age retreat to attempt to reinvigorate their marriage. Picture: Supplied

Everyone speaking gibberish may be a way of illustrating miscommunication, but it's radical.

A weird romp words can't describe

COLOURLESS: A field of stag-horn coral bleached white on the Great Barrier Reef during a mass bleaching event. Picture: Brett Monroe Garner/Getty Images

Coral might look like plants, but it's actually a living, breathing inverterbrae. So why are these marine creatures turning so white?

Why has Australia's coral become bleached?

Austin Butler electrifies as Elvis. Picture: Universal 

It pulls you up to realise that this is Luhrmann's sixth feature film.

Baz Lurhmann's Elvis is an exhilarating and brilliant homage

Chris Hemsworth, Miles Teller and Mark Paguio in Spiderhead. Picture: Netflix

You understand why Hemsworth would have been attracted to the production.

Hemsworth's Spiderhead is a slick, pacey futuristic thriller

SWEET HARVEST: David and Heather Parkin grew a bumper crop of sweet potatoes, including one weighing in at 5kgs. Picture: Madeline Begley

Even after growing 192 pumpkins in his small, suburban garden, David Parkin was baffled when he lifted a 5kg sweet potato out of the ground.

Mount Austin backyard blessed with the biggest of sweet potatoes

PATIENT OPTIONS: Kirsten Pilatti, BCNA CEO talks with Elizabeth Blane in Latrobe, Tasmania during a Breast Cancer Network Australia event. Picture: Paul Scambler

GPs and advocates want to see the telehealth program extended to provide patients with more options on how they access medical care.

Call to re-instate, expand telehealth services ahead of July 1 cut-off

Director Kyle Balda has been at the helm of a number of others in this franchise and he sure knows what his audiences want.

It's more Minion high-jinks and it aims to please

DAVID'S LEGACY: Corowa resident Jackie Monk, the widow of 61-year-old Japanese encephalitis victim David Kiefel, has been campaigning hard to ensure vaccines are made available to the community. Picture: JAMES WILTSHIRE

Advocate Jackie Monk says many people in town were willing to pay the cost.

'I wouldn't wish it on anyone': Virus widow wants to protect her community

IMPROVEMENTS: Leeton mayor Tony Reneker welcomes the state government funding but said recruiting new doctors was more important. PHOTO: Elizabeth Gracie

Around $2.5 million was allocated to the hospital for upgrades in June, but Cr Reneker said he still had questions.

Community leaders react to $1.2 million hospital boost

WHAT TO DO IN THE DARK: It can be tough getting through a black out, but with a bit of planning, it can be made easier. Picture: FILE

As the energy emergency enters another week, we're being told to plan for power outages. So what do you need to get through the dark days?

How to prepare a 'black out survival kit' as the energy crisis continues

STORAGE TECHNOLOGY: LNG storage tanks at a terminal in Yokohama, Japan. Picture: WikiCommons

The country needs more transmission, more renewables, more storage. But how do we get there?

Has the energy emergency forced a re-think in future of electricity production?

I wouldn't wish it on anyone: Virus widow wants to protect her community

SACRED GROUND: Goanna are back to celebrate their 1982 classic album Spirit Of Place. Picture: Martin Stringer

Shane Howard explains why Solid Rock will always matter

Goanna rediscovers their Spirit Of Place

FULL THROTTLE: Herald journalist Madeline Link on board the 222 Offshore powerboat at Lake Macquarie. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers

The sun was shining, a severe weather warning hung in the air and I had been to the chiropractor the day before.

I got flung across a lake at breakneck speed in a powerboat

DRESSED FOR SUCCESS: Sydney post-punk band Johnny Hunter are ready to deliver on the hype with their debut album Want. Picture: Tom Wilkinson

Sydney band Johnny Hunter know how to stand out from the crowd.

Johnny Hunter are taking what they Want

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Canterbury's Jake Averillo has had two standout performances since being switched to fullback.

Averillo our long-term fullback: Jackson

Asian stocks are taking their cue from the decent end to the week in US markets, economists say.

Asian stocks buoyed by Wall St gains

A judge has rejected a CCC bid to punish a man for contempt after he said he feared for his life.

Qld commission fails in contempt bid

No bees will be allowed to be moved across NSW after varroa mite was detected in Newcastle.

NSW limits bee movements after mite alert

St Kilda coach Brett Ratten is hoping to snap a three-game losing streak against Carlton.

Saints' reaffirm AFL commitment to Ratten

All Blacks coach Ian Foster has tested positive for COVID ahead of the first Test against Ireland.

Schmidt steps in as NZ rugby hit by COVID

Queensland have a number of concerns following their Origin II drubbing to NSW in Perth.

Origin honeymoon over, Slater in hot seat

The Anti-Poverty Network says the SA government should massively expand public housing stocks.

Calls for action on housing issues in SA

The findings reinforce the need for adequate resources for ICUs, especially in times of high demand.

Third virus wave biggest killer: study

NSW prop Payne Haas is in doubt for Brisbane's Origin decider after leaving WA with a foot injury.

NSW face selection dilemmas for Origin III

COSTLY: Lettuce took on near currency status as the price went north of $10 a head after flooding ruined Qld crops earlier this year. But should the public be shocked and surprised by it? Picture: Shutterstock.

The lettuce price went up; people were outraged. Welcome to 2022.

Lettuce limelight shows disparity

National greenhouse gas emission rose 9.8 per cent in 2021, partly due to a transport rebound.

Emissions rising in Australia, data shows

Minjee Lee finished a gallant second in the Women's PGA Championship at Congressional.

Minjee Lee finishes second in Women's PGA

Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek says 'blue carbon projects' will restore coastal ecosystems.

New cash splash on blue carbon: Plibersek

Jamaica's Shericka Jackson has run the third-fastest 200 metres of all time.

Jackson runs third-fastest 200m in history

Former Southampton striker Charlie Austin (right) has signed with the Brisbane Roar.

Roar sign ex-EPL striker Charlie Austin

The Australian Muslim Advocacy Network has lodged the complaint against Twitter in Queensland.

Muslim rights group pursues Twitter in Qld

Nick Kyrgios says he's playing unbelievable tennis and is ready for Wimbledon.

Rebel Kyrgios ready for Wimbledon charge

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Biola Dawa scored three tries in CSU's win over Wagga City on Saturday.

CSU ensured Wagga City didn't claim a second big scalp with a dominant display at Conolly Rugby Complex.