The sane, definitive way out of this crisis is an effective treatment for those infected and the development of a vaccine scaled up and produced en masse to protect the wider population.

Some GPs can no longer access certain incentives.

The estimated $1.65 million saving is based on costs over the 25 year lifetime of the system.

Stone-carved boomerang found next to bushfire ravaged property at Cobargo.

The scholarships will only be for regionally based students, and it's hoped they'll stay regional once the graduate.

Professor Jack Beetson speaks at UNE

The coronavirus crisis hasn't even slowed down one drought-relief charity project in Tamworth.

There are ups and downs for those in the regions.

The flames have subsided but danger still stalks the burnt zone. Communities now face a psychological battleground.

Images from Australia's summer of bushfires shocked the world fuelling an outpouring of emotional comments on social media and from Australian politicians but for those experienced in disaster recovery and bushfire management the fires were no surprise.