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PAWS THE GAME: Chilean goalkeeper, Christine Elder, called a stop to play when the pup ran onto the field for a tummy rub. 

Chilean goalkeeper, Christine Elder, called a pause - or a paws - to the game while giving the pup a tummy rub.

Dog runs onto international soccer field, demands pats from players

Slowdown: Wollongong train driver and Rail Tram and Bus Union delegate Rob Kennedy said this week's industrial campaign starts with a go-slow on Tuesday. The South Coast and other lines are expected to be heavily impacted this week. Picture: Anna Warr

NSW commuters could find their train to Sydney going just 10 kilometres an hour on Tuesday.

Trains at 10km/h? Rail union's go-slow day on Tuesday

The King: Austin Butler plays the legendary Mr Presley himself in Baz Luhrmann's new film Elvis, rated M, in cinemas now. Picture: Warner Bros

There's no doubt that Elvis is an enjoyable movie, even at two hours and 40 minutes, but it's not as successful a musical biopic as Rocketman or Walk the Line.

Elvis movie is a good time despite it lacking depth

Southern Highlands beekeeper and owner of The Honey Thief in Bowral Deborah McLaughlin. Photo: supplied

It's all because of varroa, a parasite that destroys hives, bees and larvae that, for now, has no presence in Australia.

Highlands and Tablelands beekeepers brace for impact as deadly parasite threatens hives

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

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

Third virus wave biggest killer: study

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

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

Scott Morrison says rapid antigen tests would be "effective" for interstate travel. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong 

A pre-Christmas rush for PCR tests has left the Prime Minister calling for states to accept rapid antigen tests from interstate travelers, but one Premier is already pushing back.

PM demands rapid tests for travel as ACT hits out

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?

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

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

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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

FUNDING OPTIONS: New Agriculture Minister Murray Watt (left) said the government is considering all options. His processor David Littleproud (right) urged Labor to continue developing the strategy the Coalition started.

The former agriculture minister has urged Labor to pick up the ball and run with the biosecurity funding strategy the Coalition was in the process of developing before the election.

Labor urged to pick up Coalition's long-term biosecurity funding strategy

Will Jordan is the latest All Blacks' withdrawal due to COVID for the first Test against Ireland.

More NZ COVID outs ahead of Ireland Test

A Geelong man has been handed a jail sentence of two years and three months after making six bombs.

'Bored' Geelong bomb maker jailed

Gambling laws are being strengthened as Star readies to open its Queen's Wharf complex in Brisbane.

Star distances its Qld casinos from NSW

A Supreme Court jury has been unable to reach a verdict on two charges of planning a terrorist act.

Terror-accused brothers' jury discharged

John Eastman has been a central figure in the congressional hearings into the US Capitol riot.

FBI seizes Trump election lawyer's phone

Dominic Perrottet has asked for an independent report on John Barilaro's new appointment to the US.

Perrottet won't intervene to stop US job

R. Kelly was convicted last September for luring women and underage girls for sex.

R. Kelly fan 'threatened prosecutors'

Thanasi Kokkinakis will meet defending champion Novak Djokovic in the Wimbledon second round.

Kokkinakis books dream date with Djokovic

COVID-19 cases are on the rise across Australia, particularly for the latest Omicron sub-variant.

Virus cases on the rise, 40 NSW deaths

Kyrie Irving will remain in Brooklyn Nets colours for a fourth NBA season in 2022-23.

Irving to stay with Nets in NBA

Shane Warne (l) and Muttiah Muralitharan (r) at the Galle stadium two months after the 2004 tsunami.

Sixty-six Warnes to watch over Australia

The AFLW draft will be held on Wednesday, with the No.1 pick again expected to head north.

Victorian Ham set for Swans' AFLW top pick

Un-bee-lievable: David Vial, of Williamtown, photographed with his bees before the crisis hit. 'We're just hoping they can contain it within the 50-kilometre zone'. Picture: Max Mason-Hubers 

Thousands of bees to be euthanised in Newcastle.

'Devastated': beekeepers destroy hives in bid to stop varroa disaster

Seven cars derailed after the Amtrak train hit a truck in rural Missouri.

US train hits truck and derails, 3 killed

Despite leaving Perth in a moon boot, Brisbane's Payne Haas is a chance to play against the Cowboys.

Haas still a chance to face Cowboys

Emergency services were called to a Rhodes carpark where they found the victim with gunshot wounds.

Former bikie killed in 'targeted' shooting

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Stats on long-term health issues, the rise of millennials and our religious affiliations recorded in the 2021 Census have been released. 

Australia's millennial generation is becoming the nation's largest.

Hey baby boomer, shuffle over. Millennials on the rise, Census says

Reduced timetables and delays are expected from Campbelltown to Moss Vale in both directions this week. Picture: Shutterstock

Train commuters are advised to reduce their travels or find alternative modes of transportation due to industrial action this week.

Industrial action means there will be fewer trains running in the Highlands this week

Mr Barry Paull pled not guilty to an assault charge from an incident that occurred at licensed venue in Moss Vale on March 9, 2021.

Former acting general manager of Wingecarribee Shire Council Barry Paull, 59, has pleaded not guilty to an assault charge.

Witnesses give testimony in two-day hearing into assault charge against former council staff member

How to save $50 off your food bill and still eat tasty, nutritious meals

Nurses from across the region will join the stop work action. Picture: Louise Thrower

Nurses from Goulburn Base Hospital, Bowral and District Hospital, Queanbeyan Hospital and Health Service and Yass Hospital have voted in favour of the stop work action.

Nurses across the Southern Highlands and Tablelands vote in favour to stop work over staff ratios

A tightrope walker thrilled onlookers at Bombo Quarry at the weekend with a high-wire walk above the sea.

Tightrope walker's hair-raising stunt at Bombo Quarry caught on camera

HEART STARTER: Guy Leech and real estate agents from LJ Hooker South Coast are getting more defibrillators in the community. Agencies at Nowra, Ulladulla, Sussex Inlet, Sanctuary Point, Vincentia, Batemans Bay, Moruya, Ulladulla, and Bowral now have machines. Picture: Jorja McDonnel

The life saving devices have been installed at nine South Coast real estate agencies

Real estate agents join heart-starting mission, defibrillators installed in nine offices

Wingecarribee Shire Council is calling on residents to provide feedback on two draft complaints-related policies now on public exhibition.

Draft Complaints and Complainants Policies on exhibition

You can get your wildlife rescue kit through Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital for $69. Picture: Byron Bay Wildlife Hospital

The NRMA has announced a partnership with conservation group Wildlife Recovery Australia to help fund critical programs that rescue, treat, rehabilitate and release native animals.

NRMA wildlife rescue kit to allow drivers to help injured animals

The Master Pennants travelled to Port Kembla Golf Club to play the semi-final of the Illawarra Region. Photo: supplied

With the Moss Vale Golf Club course drying out on top due to the present windy conditions it is now playing a little easier with scores reflecting those changes.

Strong field takes to Moss Vale Golf Club

Viv Gear in action at Bowral Bowling Club. Photo: Robin Staples

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There was a come-from-behind win in the match of the day at Bowral Bowling Club.