Fans will be in the stands to watch a Socceroos World Cup match, a plan has been hatched to have crowds at The Everest race meeting, and pubs and clubs are gearing up to welcome back drinkers as NSW prepares for an ‘Octoberfest’ partial  return to normal life.

Nineteen children as young as six, were the target of a man and a woman in country NSW who allegedly photographed, drugged and in some cases forced their victims to perform sexual acts to produce child ­exploitation material.

Simon Pryce’s first Father’s Day has been years in the making, but baby Asher was worth the wait.

And in sport, after 25 weeks, 190-games and over 1,500 tries, the last spot inside the NRL’s top-eight comes down to 80-minutes of anxiety.

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Fans will be in the stands to watch a Socceroos World Cup match, a plan has been hatched to have crowds at The Everest race meeting, and pubs and clubs are gearing up to welcome back drinkers as NSW prepares for an ‘Octoberfest’ partial  return to normal life.

Nineteen children as young as six, were the target of a man and a woman in country NSW who allegedly photographed, drugged and in some cases forced their victims to perform sexual acts to produce child ­exploitation material.

Simon Pryce’s first Father’s Day has been years in the making, but baby Asher was worth the wait.

And in sport, after 25 weeks, 190-games and over 1,500 tries, the last spot inside the NRL’s top-eight comes down to 80-minutes of anxiety.

For updates and breaking news throughout the day, take out a subscription atdailytelegraph.com.au

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