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Beloved country artists clean up at the Golden Guitars

Beloved country artists clean up at the Golden Guitars

Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham have taken out three Golden Guitar awards in Tamworth, with The Wolfe Brothers and Brad Cox also winning big.

Love conquers all as country duo sweep Golden Guitars

Love conquers all as country duo sweep Golden Guitars

Love conquers all as country duo sweep Golden Guitars

Love conquers all as country duo sweep Golden Guitars

Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham have won three Golden Guitars, including best song, while Brad Cox and The Wolfe Brothers also won multiple awards.

Celestial and theatre stars side by side at planetarium

Celestial and theatre stars side by side at planetarium

Celestial and theatre stars side by side at planetarium

Celestial and theatre stars side by side at planetarium

A regional conservatorium and a planetarium will be 'a place full of stars' and a cultural hub that will be a boon for tourism as well as jobs in the country.

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Giant guitar a golden landmark in country music's heart

Giant guitar a golden landmark in country music's heart

While Tamworth's shining Big Golden Guitar is part of country Australia's collection of "big things", its history runs deeper than a tourist gimmick.

Tamworth talent Max woos new generation of country fans

Tamworth talent Max woos new generation of country fans

Max Jackson grew up worshipping country stars like Lee Kernaghan and Gina Jeffreys. Now her name is among those legends, as a double Golden Guitar nominee.

Australia's country stars prepare for night of nights

Australia's country stars prepare for night of nights

The Golden Guitar Awards will honour Australia's country music legends and emerging artists, with Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham leading the nominations.

From the Territory to Tamworth, Tom shares bush spirit

From the Territory to Tamworth, Tom shares bush spirit

Tom Curtain takes his horses, his dogs and his guitar on the road, putting on rollicking live shows that give city slickers a taste of life on the land.

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Clear as a Bell: big things ahead for NZ country star

Clear as a Bell: big things ahead for NZ country star

Clear as a Bell: big things ahead for NZ country star

Clear as a Bell: big things ahead for NZ country star

Singer Kaylee Bell has played to sold-out stadium crowds and been honoured in the US in one year. But the NZ country star is not an overnight success story.

Regional services resume after V/Line strike disruption

Regional services resume after V/Line strike disruption

Regional services resume after V/Line strike disruption

Regional services resume after V/Line strike disruption

Victoria's regional train service is back online for the afternoon rush after V/Line staff took industrial action when contract negotiations stalled.

Fierce floods a lesson for NSW govt disaster response

Fierce floods a lesson for NSW govt disaster response

Fierce floods a lesson for NSW govt disaster response

Fierce floods a lesson for NSW govt disaster response

Premier Chris Minns has visited Eugowra more than a year after floods razed the NSW village. The disaster serves as a lesson for future emergencies, he said.

Ethical standards to probe cause of e-scooter death

Ethical standards to probe cause of e-scooter death

Ethical standards to probe cause of e-scooter death

Ethical standards to probe cause of e-scooter death

An ethical standards unit will probe police involvement in a fatal e-scooter crash, following reports the rider was fleeing officers in Townsville.

Scorching WA heatwave spreads east across country

Scorching WA heatwave spreads east across country

Scorching WA heatwave spreads east across country

Scorching WA heatwave spreads east across country

A heatwave is poised to spread eastward across the country after scorching parts of Western Australia with maximum temperatures approaching 50C.

Rural vet's mission to help save the country practice

Rural vet's mission to help save the country practice

Rural vet's mission to help save the country practice

Rural vet's mission to help save the country practice

A country vet is designing an online course in resilience for colleagues enduring the stress, burnout and customer abuse besetting the profession.

Heatwave tipped to head east after searing parts of WA

Heatwave tipped to head east after searing parts of WA

Heatwave tipped to head east after searing parts of WA

Heatwave tipped to head east after searing parts of WA

A heatwave is expected to scorch parts of Western Australia with temperatures approaching 50C before expanding east across the country.

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Search for missing man continues off SA coast

A man remains missing in waters off the South Australian coast after six others, including four children, were rescued from a rip.

NSW agriculture, biosec head gone after a decade in job

A senior public servant and former meat industry leader has departed abruptly after a 10-year stint, drawing questions about the future of his department.

Man charged over crash deaths of boy and woman

A man has been charged over a crash that killed an 11-year-old boy and a 26-year-old woman in regional Victoria.

'A bit lost': art prize gives veterans a new calling

Napier Waller prize winners say art changed the trajectory of their lives after the military. The award highlights the experiences of defence force personnel.

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'It feels creepy': the public places women feel unsafe

Poorly lit streets, car parks and public-transport hubs often make women feel unsafe, an interactive map pinpointing the fear-inducing hot spots reveals.

V/Line rail workers to shut down regional rail network

Victorian regional rail workers have voted to stop work as negotiations over pay conditions stall.

Birdsong to soar over Australia's country music capital

Felicity Urquhart and Josh Cunningham found solace in song, in a creative and personal partnership that has earned them six Golden Guitar Award nominations.

Great Scot, it's Elvis: thousands turn out for the king

Builder Ross Cummings leaves his Sydney life behind to transform into Scottish Elvis at the Parkes Elvis Festival every year.

Fast as a snake, Elvis acts use their animal instinct

US Elvis tribute artists get all shook up as they're warned to look out for a deadly eastern brown snake named Frank at the Parkes Elvis Festival in rural NSW.

Flood risk persists as warm weather returns to Victoria

Communities impacted by heavy rain and floodwaters in Victoria remain at risk with emergency warnings in place despite warm weather returning to the state.

Parkes is jumpin' as the town begins to swing for Elvis

The Parkes Elvis Festival is off to a hot and sweaty start, as thousands of fans spend a summer weekend in rural NSW to celebrate the king.

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