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Alison Daddo's honest account of her experience with menopause is intriguing. Picture: Supplied

Every woman will go through menopause so why don't we talk about it?

We all go through 'the talk' as teens. Let's not be scared to have another one

Jasper Lindell

Vesna Goldsworthy: 'Freedom is not just something that comes in a plastic wrapper on a Western supermarket shelf'. Picture: Liz Seabrook

The life left behind in Vesna Goldsworthy's novel is not the one usually conjured in the Western imagination of communist rule.

A brave step to the West for love

Hannah Gadsby, not gruelling but funny. Picture: Getty Images

Ten Steps to Nanette

Enlivening, enlightening detail is Rappaport's forte.

Fascinating story of old-world Russians in Paris

A resident wears a mask while passing the graffiti of nurses fighting against new coronavirus on June 16, 2020 in Wuhan, Hubei Province, China. Picture: Getty Images 

This book is a reminder of what people endured in early 2020.

Stories from first days of COVID

Oates certainly knows how to twist the tensions in her engrossing stories.

Twists of tension, violence and downright dread

A poignant tale of failure, redemption and hope

Canberra author Marion Halligan has been writing about her daughter Lucy for 18 years. Picture: Keegan Carroll

We live through the events and memories of Lucy's life. We feel a mother's anguish and pain.

A way to keep love on the page

Strongmen united - Vladimir Putin and Donald Trump at the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, 2019. Picture: Getty Images

The people would do well to address some of the factors which encourage resort to a strongman.

A warning line-up of autocrats

Ruth Wilson uses her re-reading of Austen's six novels as a framework for memorable moments in her life.

All the ways to read - and re-read - Jane Austen

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A 100 year old paddlewheeler from the Murray River in Victoria is on its to its new home in Longreach. 

"This is not a move that has ever been attempted before in Australia."

100 year old paddlewheeler sets off on trip from Victoria to Queensland

ON THE GRID: Cosmos magazine's Matilda Handsley-Davis explains what is 'the grid' and how does it get electricity from its supply to your home? 

Cosmos Magazine explains how 'the grid' works.

How does electricity get from its source to your home?

Gerard Depardieu plays the methodical, ever-observant centre of gravity in Maigret. Picture: Palace Cinemas

Gerard Depardieu brings the weight of the world to the lead role in filmmaker Patrice Leconte's take on the classic French detective

The real crime? That this could be the first and last time we see Depardieu play Maigret

Gerard Depardieu in a scene from 'Maigret'. Picture: Supplied

Maigret as famous a character in his fictional home country as Agatha Christie's Hercule Poirot is in ours.

A subtle take on a towering icon

Wollongong council CCTV captured the car's movements through the CBD. Bottom right: Emergency services at the scene of the fatality.

CCTV footage from cameras dotted throughout Wollongong CBD show the pattern of driving that preceded the crash whcih killed Libby Ruge.

CCTV footage captures car hoons in lead up to Libby Ruge crash

Grieving mothers Julie Ruge and Julie Harrison in Libby's untouched bedroom. Photo: Sylvia Liber

As the family closes one chapter behind them, Libby Ruge's mothers are determined that her memory will contine to bring happiness to others.

Time stands still for the grief-stricken loved ones of Libby Ruge

The turbine makes its way along Springhill Rd. Picture: Transport for NSW

There's more to come: this was the first of three transfer operations, with a 365 tonne generator and 250 tonne transformer also headed to the power station, on the edge of Lake Illawarra, this year.

Extraordinary scenes as giant 370-tonne turbine trucked through Wollongong

Medicinal cannabis help for hounds making progress

The Independent Education Union is calling for higher pay and cuts to paperwork, among other demands.

Illawarra Catholic teachers take fight for better pay, conditions to the street

Protesters in Newcastle (left) and marching through Sydney (right) on Friday, May 27.

Some 18,000 teachers and support staff across 540 Catholic diocesan schools went on strike.

Catholic school teachers strike across NSW, ACT

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The overall influenza cases are 12 per cent lower this year than in pre-covid years.

Flu cases in children on the rise but 'don't panic' and get the jab say experts

'The verdict we'd hoped for': Ruge family speaks after Singh found guilty

Libby Ruge's mothers have spoken outside Wollongong Courthouse after Jaskaran Singh was found guilty of dangerous driving causing Libby's death.

'It's the verdict we were hoping for': Ruge family speaks after Singh found guilty

Guilty verdict in Libby Ruge crash trial, driver taken into custody

Jaskaran Singh was found guilty on all charges.

Guilty verdict in Libby Ruge crash trial

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The teal independents could be key in helping drive reform with Anthony Albanese's Labor government. 

It would be fatal for the teals and the Greens to be seen as coopted by Labor, even as they work together to promote a return to integrity and accountability in government.

How Albanese govt can benefit from the teal wave of independents

Tom Cruise is back as Maverick. Picture: Paramount

In various ways, the film makes subtle, effective connections with the original movie.

'Top Gun: Maverick' is better than original

FOCUSED: Holy Holy's Oscar Dawson and Tim Carroll have built a reputation of constantly evolving. Picture: Simon Eeles

The indie-rock duo are always looking towards the horizon

Holy Holy on tour and playing in Wollongong this June

Former student Betty Cross with acting principal Daliya Phipps and student Zara Houley. Picture: Sylvia Liber

Oak Flats Public School celebrates a history-making milestone

Oak Flats PS celebrates 70 years with walk down memory lane

One of the best ways for households to shave money off their electricity bill is to contact their retailer and ask for the best deal available.

It pays to shop around when it comes to energy prices

Incoming energy minister Chris Bowen. Picture: Sitthixay Ditthavong

Chris Bowen says coming price rises are the legacy of the Coalition government, but claimed Labor's vision to invest in renewables would bring down prices in the long term.

'Nine years of neglect': Labor blames Coalition for energy price rises

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ON TRACK: Earlier this year Lee Kernaghan released The Very Best of Lee Kernaghan - Three Decades of Hits, which coincides with the 30th anniversary of The Outback Club, followed last month by Live at the Deni Ute Muster.

Lee Kernaghan reflects on Albury roots to coincide with 30th anniversary album

How Lee Kernaghan, a restaurant piano man, shot to stardom

CHARGING AHEAD: Number eight Jesse Parahi impressed for the Shamrocks before he went off with an injury on Saturday. Picture: Anna Warr

Shamrocks bounce back from heavy defeat to down rivals

Nationals deputy David Littleproud (L) has told Barnaby Joyce he plans to challenge for the top job.

Littleproud to run for Nationals top job

Russian and Ukrainian troops have been locked in months of fighting after Putin invaded in February.

Australian man confirmed killed in Ukraine

Gayndah's Jaz Slack with some of her artworks. Pictures: Lucy Kinbacher 

Her oil canvas paintings of bulls, pets and people mirror that of a trained professional.

How this mum unlocked her art talent while on maternity leave

Sandra Mullaly is cheerful in her police photo but her time in the force was anything but.

Former cop says she was driven to breaking point by the organisation she once loved.

An addict broke her jaw. The force broke her spirit

All the action from the Federal Election. Pictures: Anna Warr

All the results, analysis and colour from the federal election in the Illawarra

All the Illawarra results from the federal election 2022

Barrack Heights bike fatality: Woman sentenced over death of teen

Clockwise: Shaye Tallis; Dimity Quinlan leaves Wollongong courthouse in March; flower tributes were left at the scene of the crash.

Quinlan told the court she was 'deeply remorseful' for her actions.

Barrack Heights bike fatality: Woman sentenced over death of teen boy

The vehicle will be slow and will leave Port Kembla about 11pm.

Motorists are advised to delay their journeys if possible or use alternative southbound routes as the operation will be slow moving.

Warning to avoid the M1, other roads late on Thursday night

M1 Princes Motorway cleared after serious crash

A man was injured in a stabbing in Oldfield Street, Warilla. Picture: Sylvia Liber

The stabbing happened early on Thursday morning.

'Help, help': Man stabbed in early morning attack outside Warilla school

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The man is described as being in his 50s, with olive skin, dark brown hair and a greying beard.

Police search for man who approached girl at Bulli

Ella Bevan Valesini on Friday, when she met the Rabbitohs. Picture: Supplied

The seven-year-old has acute myeloid leukaemia but family and friends want to give her a life of joy.