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Plans have already been announced to mark the Platinum Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II. The 70th anniversary celebration of the Queen’s reign would culminate with a long weekend of commemorations from June 2 to 5 next year....

The nation’s biggest data gathering exercise, the Census, is just two months away. Australia’s Census is held every five years and forms a snapshot of how the country is changing. This year, it will include almost 25 million...

The only way to shut a conspiracy theorist up is to ‘out conspiracy’ them says a correspondent to the Sydney Morning Herald. The response to a conspiracy theorist who claims the moon landing was a hoax “is to say ‘oh, I see....

The alert that a COVID-infected person recently passed through Moree is a reminder that the pandemic can emerge anywhere. Immunisation of as many people as possible is the key to beating it, health authorities emphasise. Various...

News that a female cane toad was apprehended at Moree recently drew a warning from the NW Local Land Service that we southerners need to be vigilant in watching for any toad invasion from the north.

Monday June 21 will be the shortest day of the year – the winter solstice. Theoretically, the days will then get longer – but not necessarily warmer.

Topical’s correspondent in London advises that self testing COVID kits are available from pharmacies, over the counter, free of charge. There are seven testing kits in a pack and results are available within 20 minutes. Accuracy...

Council elections are drawing near as the pace of the year accelerates. Saturday, September 4, is the date for elections right across NSW after the scheduled local government elections of September 2020 were postponed due to...

Flickerfest, the Australian and international short film festival now in its 30th year, is back in Narrabri next week with movies to be screened at The Crossing Theatre. One of the short movies is ‘Dust Cloud’ written and...