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In Cameron Robert McCormick's home town, the clothing store doubles as a hardware shop. While Manilla is not a thriving fashion capital, it is home to a ...

"My brand is definitely going to be about things that you can wear over and over again and if you need something to spice it up ... go to the op shop," she said. "The Vinnies in Tamworth was insane, it is one of the best op shops ever," she said. Wilcher is not only considerate of her impact on the environment, but of the people who want to wear her clothes. "She had sadly passed away and he thought I would be the best person to have it so I used a lot of her fabrics in my first collection." Wilcher's time with major brands exposed her to the realities of mass production and the damaging effect the industry has on the environment, but it also spurred her on to help create change. "I have been able to set up a studio here and I am able to focus a lot more of my time into it because I am not travelling the fast-paced rush of Sydney."

The party has suffered swings against it in Bass, Braddon and Lyons, where two-term MP Brian Mitchell is locked in a tense battle with Liberal challenger Susie ...

It helps to explain the morose mood of Labor supporters at the party's election function at the Glenorchy Football Club, a world away from the elated party faithful in Sydney during Mr Albanese's victory speech. But party powerbrokers didn't see it being this close with Mr Mitchell still locked in a fight for his political life at the close of counting on election night. There's a view that the 2019 election result in Lyons, where Mr Mitchell won with a 5.2 per cent margin, was not truly reflective of the mood inside the electorate after his challenger Jessica Whelan was disendorsed by the Liberal Party over anti-Muslim social media posts. Mr Lynch, a Burnie councillor with a reasonably low profile, also struggled to convince Braddon voters of the need to change away from Mr Pearce. And in Lyons, where Labor insiders were confident Mr Mitchell would secure a third term, he's just in front but the margin has eroded from 5.2 per cent to 0.2 per cent. His challenger, Labor's Chris Lynch, has won just 22 per cent of the primary vote, a huge swing of about 10 per cent against him.

VIC: There have been another 10 COVID-19 deaths in Victoria. There are 541 cases in the state's hospitals, with 29 of those in intensive care and eight ...

There are 17 people in NT hospitals with the virus. - WA — no deaths, 326 cases in hospital - SA — two deaths, 224 cases in hospital - QLD — no deaths, 432 cases in hospital - NT — no deaths, 17 cases in hospital - ACT — no deaths, 92 cases in hospital

Former Insiders host Barrie Cassidy has launched into a Twitter tirade against the ABC for their 'bizarre' election coverage.

Raises a few issues; a few talking points. We have a new government. He then blasted the public broadcaster again, writing, 'The ABC is still talking about the liberal party. The veteran journalist, who has covered past elections at the public broadcaster, took issue with how the ABC tended to focus on the Liberal Party over Labor's win - The former Insiders host took issue with how the ABC focused on the Liberals 7.30's Leigh Sales was leading the ABC's coverage along with Insiders host David Speers, election analyst Antony Green and chief political correspondent Laura Tingle

Meet Sam Lim, whose unlikely election victory over Scott Morison's close friend and adviser Ben Morton in the Perth seat of Tangney came as a bolt out of the ...

"Dolphins never hurt you. "When I had to fight to win this seat, I utilised all that determination that I gained in the first 15 years of my life and I achieved it." "So we had to struggle for the first 15 years of my life," he said.

So it was a notable shift to hear incoming prime minister Anthony Albanese open his victory speech with what he spelled out as a key ambition — creating an ...

Anthony Albanese has said he will reach out to the new leader of the Coalition in attempt to find common ground and shift conservative opposition to a referendum on the Voice. Building consensus on a path towards a referendum is likely to be one of the major challenges for the Albanese government, but it will be helped by a wave of new independent MPs who support the move. The new leader has said he wants a referendum in this term of government to change the constitution to create a permanent Indigenous advisory body to the federal parliament.

The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 33 cents over the past two weeks to $4.71 per gallon.

The lowest average is in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at $3.92 per gallon. CAMARILLO, Calif. -- The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 33 cents over the past two weeks to $4.71 per gallon. The average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline spiked 33 cents over the past two weeks to $4.71 per gallon

Like many raised in Pentecostal churches, Tom Tilley grew up with faith as the cornerstone of his identity. So when he decided to quit, he knew he was ...

"I felt really bound by the expectations of the people around me," he says. "I liked the spiritual side of it," she says. The demand was too much for Bennett, who was tired of being told how to live her life. "I came alive … I made so many amazing connections and friends," she says. However, as a teen, she began to chafe under the group's strict rules. The flipside is a high turnover within congregations. Pentecostalism offers a dynamic and energetic form of worship. At home in Australia, Tilley felt trapped. Another was "being alone and not having any direction," he says. Not knowing where that would go … was kind of scary." Tilley belonged to Revival Centres, a fundamentalist Pentecostal church established in Melbourne in the 1950s, and his father was pastor of the Mudgee branch. The only shadow during this sunny time was the pressure to speak in tongues — a sign of the Holy Spirit that was a prerequisite for baptism in his church and securing a spot in heaven.

Here's a quick wrap of each Australian jurisdiction's latest COVID-19 statistics today — Monday, May 23. Today is the last day the ABC will share COVID ...

- NSW — Five deaths, 1,236 cases in hospital Today is the last day the ABC will share COVID figures in this format. - Victoria — Five deaths, 555 cases in hospital

Cate Blanchett has heaped praise on The Australian Broadcasting Corporation to celebrate the broadcaster's 90th birthday this week.

She later appeared in the Hobbit trilogy. And then I was in an episode of Police Rescue, GP, and the wonderful series Heartland,' she added. 'The ABC has also been an enormous part of my childhood. (She is pictured here on Heartland which aired on the ABC for years) 'The ABC gave me the opportunity to take my very first baby steps in front of a camera': Blanchett heaped praise on ABC in a promo on Saturday 'The ABC gave me the opportunity to take my very first baby steps in front of a camera,' the Lord Of The Rings star revealed.

Tasmania police are investigating an on-field fight that led to a player suffering a heart attack during a football game in Tasmania's north-west.

They will also have a counsellor at the club this week for players, support staff and spectators. In a statement, the Burnie Football Club said the quick action of trainers and paramedics saved his life. - In a statement, the Burnie Football Club said the quick action of trainers and paramedics watching the game saved his life

The federal election saw long-serving Liberal MPs in WA's ultra-safe regional seats suffer big swings against them, which voters hope means more attention ...

"We were like, who's going to look after the kids? "A number of people have said, 'Oh, I don't vote. "They all seem to be chucking in the same amount of money … I drive around enough to see all the roadworks that get done … it's not enough." "It's irritating. "Part and parcel of being a member of a party and you know being a team player, is that those resources if they're needed to be spent in other seats, that's where they should be spent." It doesn't matter anyway," she said. "That's what they all think. "Your political leaders will spend most of their time trying to cover the marginal seats and win voters over there … and the safer seats just don't get the attention," he said. Mr Kennedy said the seats of Durack and Forrest were now in play for both major parties at the next election. "If you're a federal member, you should be pushing for these things for Bunbury and the Forrest region and I haven't seen any evidence of that," he said. "I feel like I’m such a small piece in such a big movement that it's just not going to make much of a difference," Maddy said. Political analysts say the fall in the Liberal Party's primary vote reflected "complacency" among incumbent MPs and sentiment among traditional voters that they were being "taken for granted".