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Panthers turn to Simmons in search of form - Former Penrith coach Royce Simmons is the latest club legend the Panthers have turned to in a bid to kickstart their flailing push for an NRL title.

Hope of weekend rain for drought areas - There's a chance areas of NSW and Queensland affected by the worst drought in 50 years will get some decent rain this weekend.

Qld prep age discrimination case dismissed - A Queensland dad claims his four-year-old daughter was discriminated against by not being allowed to complete her prep year at school even though she ...

I'm ready to be prime minister: Shorten - Bill Shorten has declared he is ready to become prime minister as the Liberal Party tears itself apart over the leadership of Malcolm Turnbull.

Parents are borrowing cash from kids - More than a third of Australian parents are borrowing money from their child's piggy bank or account for urgent expenses, a new survey shows.

Trial Manuka Plantation in the Mid North - A three-year trial plantation of Manuka has begun in the Mid North as a part of a project exploring the viability of the product in the region. South ...

Local Communities Encouraged to Apply for Regional Growth Funds Applications - Local Member for Stuart Dan van Holst Pellekaan is encouraging local communities to apply for the first round of the Regional Growth Fund. The Region ...

RAA Hitting the Roads on the YP - The RAA will be assessing local roads in the Yorke Peninsula next month as a part of an assessment of the condition of local roads. The Regional Road ...

BHP BIlliton Confirms Olympic Dam Outage - BHP Billiton has confirmed an outage at its Olympic Dam acid plant following a failure of several boiler tubes. The issue is expected to affect produ ...

PM Turnbull seeks unity after challenge - Malcolm Turnbull is refusing to accept the resignations of ministers who voted for Peter Dutton in a failed leadership spill as his calls for unity ap ...