The new clip video was shared on social media last month and appears to show Samantha Strable, known online as Sam Jones, stroking an echidna’s spiny back and touching its paw before placing it ...

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Rare decades-old photos of former prime minister Scott Morrison and his wife Jenny have emerged. Carla Mascarenhas is the NSW correspondent covering breaking news, state politics and ...

A pensioner suffered a late-night injury after getting trapped between a truck and a trailer. I am a senior journalist for ACM in the Central West. I cover council, human interest, and crime ...

After months of hard work, the crews at Ballarat Grammar are prepped and ready to face their rival schools in Head of the Lake. Their head of rowing, Marty Francis, has been with the school since ...

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The Ballarat Associated Schools Head of the Lake is underway in 2025. A Novocastrian turned deputy editor at The Courier, who made her move via Optus Sport, The Canberra Times, The Examiner, and ...

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