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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?

Lismore flooding in March. Photo: Lismore City News.

Over the past 18 months, many communities have been hit by floods - some more than once.

A third straight La Nina is likely - here's how you and your family can prepare

Bluey. Source: AUSTRALIAN BROADCASTING CORPORATION

It isn't the first time Disney+ has censored the show.

Fans outraged as Bluey episode gets banned

BIG AND LITTLE CHANGE: If Australia became a republic nation and left the Commonwealth, there may be some significant changes to the Constitution, government, and currency. 

From constitutional change to a new face on our currency. Some things would look different if Australia became a republic.

What would change if Australia left the Commonwealth?

COMING BACK. Freshwater class ferry, the MV Queenscliff, will be operating on Sydney Harbour from early September. Picture: Manly Drone

Freshwater ferries will return to Sydney Harbour in a NSW Government backflip.

No longer a fairytale, as iconic ferries finally return to Sydney Harbour

DOOR OPENS: Canadian singer-songwriter Frazey Ford will be the first international artist to play at Dashville since the pandemic. 

Frazey Ford finds her groove in taking her own sweet time.

Frazey Ford is driving in her own lane

More problematic than the prequel issue, is the whole fantasy thing. Picture HBO/Binge

Towards the end, our relationship with Game of Thrones resembled a young romance which had run its course.

House of the Dragon breaks two of three golden rules

Tourists look at at lava flowing from a heart-shaped crater at the Fagradalsfjall volcano in Iceland on Monday, August 15, 2022. Photo: Aaron Chown/PA Images via Getty Images.

An ongoing volcanic eruption in Iceland serves as a reminder of Australia's not-so-distant volcanic past.

Iceland volcanic eruption a reminder of Australia's explosive past

Experience the adventure: Dolphin Discovery Centre swim tour guide Kathy Thomson. Photo: Pip Waller. 

From retiree to dolphin tour guide: Kathy Thomson shares the experience of a lifetime

SOARING HIGH: Alex The Astronaut performing on top of Australia's tallest building, SkyPoint, on the Gold Coast. Picture: Mitch Fresta

Alex The Astronaut rockets into greater space

Rhainer Lawrence with a photo of her late twin sister Skylar who died of meningococcal disease aged 33 months. 

Five years after losing their young daughter to a 'silent killer', a family is speaking about their heartbreak.

'None of us could comprehend she was gone': Family shares heartbreak of losing tiny twin

Looking back: 2011 Margaret River Bushfires | Video

Deadly Science CEO Corey Tutt with resources bound for schools. Picture: Supplied

From Lego bricks to telescopes, Deadly Science sends packages to spark curiosity and learning, addressing wide-spread under-resourcing at rural schools

How Deadly Science connects students to Australia's first scientists

A NSW government plan would see the brumby population in Kosciuszko National Park shrink to 3000.

Brumbies numbers to shrink in Snowy Mts

More than $675 million worth of methamphetamine was found in shipping containers at Port Botany. (Craig Golding/AAP PHOTOS)

The methylamphetamine was concealed in marble tiles.

Massive 750 kilograms of drug ice found in marble tiles

Fighting for Life team members Lee Fazzolari, Claudia Panuccio, Orlando Fazzolari and Marie Ottrey.

PHOTOS: Relay for Life smashes fundraising goal

Veterans' Affairs Minister Matt Keogh. Picture: Elesa Kurtz

The Albanese government can and must immediately implement the recommendations of this interim report, to ensure the inquiry is a success.

We need action, not lip service, on veteran suicides

A defiant Scott Morrison has rejected calls for his resignation, but could face a parliamentary probe. Picture: James Croucher

The Governor-General says he had 'no reason' to believe Scott Morrison's appointments would be kept secret.

Morrison could be referred to a powerful parliamentary committee

A string of services, with the largest in Melbourne, will mark Vietnam Veterans' Day. (Ellen Smith/AAP PHOTOS)

Vietnam vets mark 'era-defining' conflict

Governor-General David Hurley. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Former Senator Rex Patrick said General Hurley was "complicit" in the scandal.

Governor-General defends role in ministry scandal

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Rebecca Lim is one of the CBCA 2022 Book of the Year Awards winners. (James Ross/AAP PHOTOS)

Rescue tale wins children's book prize

Dogs are definitely part of our families, according to the survey. Picture: File

Sixty-five per cent of dogs sleep in their owners' bedrooms.

Australia's favourite dog breed, most popular dog name revealed

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

For sake's sake: a sobering shortfall as Japanese turn their backs on booze

A father-of-four has been sentenced to community work for dangerous driving that killed another dad. (Tracey Nearmy/AAP PHOTOS)

Dad dead in 'irreparable' circumstances

Australia is on track for 10 million COVID-19 cases, as NSW and Victoria log 10,000 new infections. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)

Australia edging towards 10m virus cases

Carey Park cat Nynne in a window enclosure. Pictures: supplied.

Help your cat and wildlife

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'Hi Mum' - the scam that pulls on parents' heart strings

Concert: Bunbury's country music star Codee-Lee will be performing a free concert at BREC. Picture: Supplied.

Country music star holds free concert

Chef Aaron Lim says he plans to bring some of his beloved Singaporean-style shared dining to Xanadu Wines in Margaret River. Pictures: Supplied

French-trained chef to bring cultures together at Xanadu

Contact: Busselton City goalkeeper Adam Guthridge. Picture: Sharon Cowley.

Premier mens match goes into extra time

New licence for waste site

Showtime: Play School presenters Kae and Rachael. Picture: Supplied.

Play School tour comes to WA

Traineeships on offer at Alcoa's refineries

Idle: Main Roads equipment sat temporarily idle after a federal court injunction was put on the southern section of the Bunbury Outer Ring Road on August 5. Picture: David Bailey.

Work injunction dismissed

Draw: The game between Eaton and Collie was as close as it gets in round 18. Pictures: JLG Photographics.

First draw of the season between Collie and Eaton

True trajectory: Margaret River SHS students and creators of 'Alone', Joshua Yates and Seth Weadley with local actor, Andy Callaghan. Picture: Supplied

Students from Albany, Bunbury, Busselton and Margaret River have been announced as finalists in the 2022 Cinesnaps Short FIlm Competition, part of the CinefestOZ Film Festival program.

Student filmmakers shoot for the moon | CinefestOz Film Festival

With less than 8 weeks to go before the Strings Attached WA Guitar Festival returns to Margaret River, the festival lineup has been revealed, with a host of music legends heading down south.

Guitar legend Hank Marvin heading to Margaret River

COMMUNITY: Mandurah author Louisa West and Cowaramup author Lily Malone were among the attendees of the RWA's 2022 conference in Perth. Pictures: Supplied.

Hundreds of established and aspiring romance writers flocked to the Esplanade Hotel in Fremantle over the weekend for the Romance Writers of Australia's 2022 conference.

South West authors among massive turnout for Romance Writers of Australia conference in Perth

IN THE OUTDOORS: Humble Bicycle Co are involved with a local race team, establishing customer relationships on and off the trails. Picture: Humble Bicycle Co. Instagram

Rex Dubois and his wife Lisa have brought their love of mountain biking to Vasse with their rustic, small-town bicycle store Humble Bicycle Co.

'Glad to be at the tail end': Mountain bike shop owners share tips for doing business in the South West

OTHER WORLDLY ADVENTURES: Les Feast (left) and pictured with his parents, who both served in World War 2, and brothers (right). Pictures: Supplied.

Ashrams, farming, losing it all: Meet Les Feast

9-year MRROS artists: Peter Scott, Kay Gibson, Gay Scaddan, Lauren Wilhelm, Fi Wilkie, Pascale Abbott, Gerry Reilly, Leon Pericles (front), John Miller and Voytek Kozlowski. Not pictured: Rachel Coad, Francois Payet, John Streater and Karen Seaman. Picture: Supplied

Artists across the Margaret River Region will soon emerge from winter hibernation for the 9th annual Margaret River Region Open Studios, which opens on 10 September.

'More than just surf, food and wine': South West WA's creatives bloom

Goal: Augusta Margaret River forward Harry Taylor kicked four goals for the match against Harvey Bulls. Pictures: JLG Photographics.

Last quarter show by Hawks

Women 'bare all' in bid to save Gelorup corridor

Raising Awareness: Debbie Van der Baan will walk the City2Surf with family and friends on Sunday, wearing a shirt with a picture of daughter Jen on it, to raise awareness for mental health. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers   

When she hears a song that her daughter liked, the tears return.

'She was so loved, if only she knew how much'

The WA State Government has announced it will create the world's longest continuously connected electric highway.

WA to develop 'World's longest electric highway'

The science behind why we get songs stuck in our head. Picture: Shutterstock.

When you just can't get a song out of your head.

Earworms! 'I just can't get you outta my head'

Increasing ocean and atmospheric temperatures are causing important changes in the Antarctic landscape. Pictures (Top) Image courtesy of Andy Thompson. (Bottom) A field camp on the surface of the East Antarctic Ice Sheet, Princess Elizabeth Land. Credit: Nerilie Abram/ANU


Several groups release research detailing previously unknown processes at play down south.

On the brink: Antarctica's climate risks

How can human eggs remain dormant and healthy in the ovaries for so long? 

It turns out we can thank our existence of their altered metabolism.

How human eggs can stay dormant and reproductively healthy for decades

Plants play the lead part in making our gardens magical. Picture: Shutterstock.

How good gardens can do wonders for your health.

Garden design can help enhance wellbeing in busy lives

Several car manufacturers believe they can create smarter headlights to make driving safer. Picture: Shutterstock.

The future of safer driving could be in smarter headlights.

Smart headlights could be part of the solution for safer driving

CONVENIENTLY CLOSE: Fiji is just a short four hour flight from Sydney airport, and ticks all of the boxes as a holiday destination. Photo: Supplied.

Just a short four hour flight from Sydney, Fiji is home to one of the most beautiful cultures in the world. The Fijian people are renowned for their welcoming smiles and hospitality, and of course their incredible kids clubs.

Evade the cold and explore the Outrigger Fiji

More grey nomads are hitting the roads around Australia. Picture: Shutterstock

Noel Whittaker explains how to protect your pension in retirement.

How life as a grey nomad could impact your age pension

Biofuels are renewable, and that's the key factor for net-zero emissions. Photo: Shutterstock

Converting to biofuels is so easy, even I managed to do it

Fitness expert Kate Ivey is helping women in regional Australia improve their mental well being through the benefits of exercise. Picture: Supplied. 

Helping rural women's mental health through exercise.