The tree-change towns where home buyers are negotiating deeper discounts

The tree-change towns where home buyers are negotiating deeper discounts

Some were in red-hot demand only a few years ago,but buyers looking now can find themselves in the box seat.

  • byElizabeth Redman

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The single pond that became a big fish and hooked the world on the Murray cod

The single pond that became a big fish and hooked the world on the Murray cod

This native Australian fish,coveted and showcased by top chefs in Australia and around the world,literally can’t grow fast enough.

  • byJessica Yun
Alleged bagman for mafia-linked cocaine plot arrested

Alleged bagman for mafia-linked cocaine plot arrested

Investigators allegedly uncovered evidence of Domenic Zirilli acting as the bagman in a failed attempt to import 1.2 tonnes of cocaine into Australia from Ecuador.

  • bySally Rawsthorne
Could algal blooms in the state’s dry heart harbour a fatal disease?
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Could algal blooms in the state’s dry heart harbour a fatal disease?

Every month,Griffith resident Tania Magoci voluntarily collects urine samples of known sufferers of the motor neurone disease in her region and couriers them to Sydney seven hours away by road.

  • byPeter Hannam
Water watchdog has big Riverina irrigator in its sights over diversion

Water watchdog has big Riverina irrigator in its sights over diversion

One of Australia’s largest private irrigators is being investigated over the conversion of part of a wetland swamp into a dam that has diverted water from a major creek system to supply nearby farms.

  • byPeter Hannam
‘Water thieves’ face multimillion-dollar fine for allegedly taking 1200 megalitres

‘Water thieves’ face multimillion-dollar fine for allegedly taking 1200 megalitres

The case includes 43 charges,which each attract maximum penalties of $1-2 million,making it the biggest prosecution issued by the national resources watchdog since it was established three years ago.

  • byHarriet Alexander
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Griffith,NSW,travel guide and things to do:Nine highlights

Griffith,NSW,travel guide and things to do:Nine highlights

The food and wine alone are drawcards,but this town could do much more to trumpet its authentic and colourful Italian heritage.

  • byAnthony Dennis
Whitton Malt House accommodation review,Riverina,NSW

Whitton Malt House accommodation review,Riverina,NSW

You don't have to give a dram about whisky,let alone love gin,vodka or craft beer to salute the accomplishment that the Malt House represents.

  • byAnthony Dennis
Winemaker appeals sentence for failing to tell police about marijuana crop

Winemaker appeals sentence for failing to tell police about marijuana crop

The Griffith winemaker has had his prison sentence of a maximum of eight months reduced to a six-month community sentence on appeal

  • bySally Rawsthorne

O’Donnell’s

This weekday cafe is awash in organic produce from Martin O’Donnell’s farm in nearby Wilbriggie.

The Area Hotel

The Area Hotel might not be the best-looking pub in Griffith,but what it lacks in ambience it ...