Stawell storm after Gout loss
Fans have expressed anger over the Stawell Gift handicap system after Australia’s two fastest runners, Lachlan Kennedy and Gout Gout, failed to make the final round of the prestigious race
Fans have expressed anger over the Stawell Gift handicap system after Australia’s two fastest runners, Lachlan Kennedy and Gout Gout, failed to make the final round of the prestigious race
Now that Pope Francis has passed away at the age of 88, a centuries-old tradition of farewelling the pontiff has been set in motion. But how and when will the next pope be chosen?
Each year on April 25 we commemorate Anzac Day. Kids News explains how the day began, what it means and how we commemorate it in Australia
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Science and literature have seen a remarkable breakthrough that could revive vanished species, after DNA from a 13,000-year-old extinct wolf made famous in fiction was crossbred back to life
The Matildas have rewarded the fans with victory in the two-game series against South Korea, playing before bumper crowds as next year’s AFC Women’s Asian Cup comes into brighter focus
Ever heard of ‘space’ motion sickness? These waves of nausea hit the Fram2 crew as they first passed over Earth’s icy Poles during their 40-minute orbits. So what happens on much longer missions?
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Australia is off to the polls. Let’s learn more about how and why we have federal elections
The US has introduced a raft of tariffs on goods imported from other countries, including Australia. Experts say tariffs could drive up prices for Americans, but how will they affect us here?
The new theme for the $5 note has been revealed, swapping out the traditional use of British royalty to celebrate Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples’ ancient ‘Connection to Country’
It has become a tradition for the PM Spelling Bee winners to give the Prime Minister a little spelling test of his own, but there was one especially tricky word that Mr Albanese chose to pass on
Two Australian zoos have celebrated some roarsome new arrivals, with the rare birth of a single lion cub at one wildlife park coming after a trio of cubs was born at another one month prior
Brave passengers will soon be able to banish boredom while in transit by taking a saltwater crocodile dive in the departures lounge, thanks a new experience coming to one Australian airport
The early withdrawal of shark nets across 51 Australian beaches has some residents concerned about swimmer safety but conservationists say they don’t want the nets to be used at all
A project that would forever transform large swathes of land into a protected koala sanctuary has the ‘overwhelming support’ of people living in the three closest council areas, new polling reveals
All eyes were on teen sprinting sensation Gout Gout in Melbourne on Saturday night but it became clear the Queenslander is not the only Australian track star worth watching after a surprise upset
When Tom Cochrane was nine and being bullied, he told his mum he wanted to be the first AFL player with Tourette syndrome. Now 19, the Port Adelaide youngster has just achieved his dream
The Australian men’s soccer team have kept their sights firmly set on qualifying for next year’s FIFA World Cup with another sensational Group C win, this time against match hosts China
The highly contentious line up of venues for host city Brisbane’s 2032 Olympics have been revealed, including where the opening and closing ceremonies will be held amid a big broken promise
Known as ‘the Ferrari of the skies’, a classic Hornet has been gently craned into the War Memorial’s new Anzac Hall expansion, which will honour Australia’s recent overseas missions
The iconic Statue of Liberty is America’s great symbol of freedom and opportunity but Mark Knight’s cartoon imagines the US and Lady Liberty transformed by Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation’ tariffs
US President Donald Trump called it ‘Liberation Day’ and now the world’s anxious wait for tariff terms is over – but what does it mean for Australia and our own economy right here at home?
A NSW primary school has backflipped after an email notifying parents that student attendance at this year’s early Anzac Day service was optional caused an uproar – should it be compulsory?