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The new lion cubs born at Taronga Western Plains Zoo. Picture: Rick Stevens

Australia’s big cats’ cub bonanza

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

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Eric Philips will be the first astronaut to fly under the Australian flag. Picture: Supplied

Aussie astronaut’s historic lift off

The SpaceX capsule carrying Australian polar explorer Eric Philips and three other astronauts has successfully launched from Florida, sending the team on an unprecedented space mission

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Artist impressions of the new Cage of Death expansion display at Darwin International Airport.

Airport crocs for game travellers

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

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TOPSHOT - This photo shows a building collapsing in Mandalay on March 28, 2025, during an earthquake. A powerful earthquake killed more than 20 people across Myanmar and Thailand on March 28, toppling buildings and bridges and trapping over 80 workers in an under-construction skyscraper in Bangkok. (Photo by AFP)

Why some buildings fall in quakes

When a natural disaster like an earthquake strikes a major city like Bangkok, it’s always shocking when a big building collapses – why do some buildings fall when much taller ones are left intact?

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Gout Gout was beaten by Lachlan Kennedy.

Gout Gout beaten by Aussie rival

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

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The shocked face of a little girl seeing the last trace of peanut butter, seen from the bottom of the jar.

American trade tariffs explained

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?

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Bee winners put PM to the test

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - November 25, 2024: National Champions of the 2024 Prime Ministers Spelling Bee.  L-R  Journalist and editor Diana Jenkins, Orange level champion (Years 5-6) category Jillian Strong, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, Red level (Years 7-8) National Champion Aditya Paul, Green level champion (Years 3-4) category Echo Feng and News Corp Australia's Community Ambassador Penny Fowler in the Prime Minister's office at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

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

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Shark and dart, by-catch that should be removed in the shallows before nets are brought ashore. Mr Dines said he has never seen that happen.

Shark net removal sparks debate

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

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Huge support for giant koala park

Huge support for giant koala park

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

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NEWS: Madelaine's Eggs
Madelaine Scott is the owner-operator of Madelaine's Eggs. She featured on our front page in 2014 when she started her business. Photo story is about the challenges of organic farming and the call to reform regulations which are making things difficult for farmers with the economic downturn. 
PICTURED: Generic farm. Chickens. Layer hens. Organic free range eggs. Stock photos.
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Why is there an egg shortage?

You may have noticed some empty supermarket shelves at the egg fridge and egg prices have spiked too – find out why there are egg shortages and how they affect Aussie households and businesses

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***EMBARGOED TILL 5.30PM 18/3/25*** Launch of the Rum'un the Devil is Tasmania Football Club's first mascot. Picture: Nikki Davis-Jones

Tasmania locks in first AFL recruit

Tasmania celebrated the first birthday of the Apple Isle’s very own AFL club by unveiling a valuable new recruit – a Tasmanian devil named Rum’un, team mascot for the state’s AFL entry

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Tom Cochrane will debut for Port Adelaide tomorrow night  . Picture: PAFC / Matt Sampson

Tourette’s teen makes AFL history

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

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HANGZHOU, CHINA - MARCH 25: Nishan Velupillay of Australia celebrates after scoring the team's second goal during the FIFA World Cup Asian Qualifiers Group C match between China and Australia at Hangzhou Olympic Sports Centre Stadium on March 25, 2025 in Hangzhou, China. (Photo by Lintao Zhang/Getty Images)

World Cup in sight for Socceroos

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

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Archipelago Architects Brisbane Bold 2032 Olympic Park concept designs for Victoria Park Picture Archipelago Architects

Olympic venues for Brisbane 2032

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

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WOLLONGONG, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 23: William Hickey of the Hawks wins a rebound during game five of the NBL Grand Final Series between Illawarra Hawks and Melbourne United at WIN Entertainment Centre, on March 23, 2025, in Wollongong, Australia. (Photo by Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images)

‘Gong for the gong in NBL decider

Wollongong is in party mode after the Illawarra Hawks took the NSW home advantage and crushed Victoria’s Melbourne United, becoming NBL champions for just the second time in history

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NETWORK SPECIAL.  MUST TALK WITH NETWORK PIC DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING.    MUST CHECK WITH JUSTIN LEES BEFORE PUBLISHING   Black swimmers: Annette Kellerman in her famous black costume. Image colourised 2025.

Meet the fearless ‘mermaid’ of Oz

Not only did this incredible Australian woman once hold every women’s world swimming record, she also inspired the suffragette movement and chose to be thrown into a pool of crocodiles

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KIDS NEWS 2025: Mark Knight's Federal Budget lock up cartoon featuring Dr Jim Chalmers'

Little to celebrate in Budget break

With the next federal election coming hot on the heels of the Budget, cartoonist Mark Knight wonders what voters will make of the Treasurer’s tiny $5 tax break during a cost of living crisis

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Little girl holding three 20 dollar notes. Click to see more...

Why bother with cold, hard cash?

Why does Australia still print notes and mint coins when the country went cashless faster than we could say ‘Covid’? Well, the Barefoot Investor has doubled down on the value of real currency

History
Hidden skeletons found in Egyptian pyramids reveal surprising historical twist

Hidden twist found in pyramids

Archaeologists have long suggested that Egyptian pyramid tombs were reserved for royalty and elite members of society but a new discovery may well turn that widely accepted theory on its head