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Tourists wait outside the Louvre museum which failed to open on time Monday, June 16, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Why the famed Louvre shut down

Arguably the world’s most famous museum and officially its most-visited, the Louvre – a global symbol of art, beauty, culture and lasting history – was shut down this week … but why?

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LA unrest fuels US President’s fire

If inflaming every situation seems to be US President Donald Trump’s signature move, then immigration protests in Los Angeles struck the match in Mark Knight’s ‘Flaming Trump’ cartoon

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The strawberry Moon rises behind Galata Tower in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, June 11, 2025. (AP Photo/Emrah Gurel)

Best ‘strawberry moon’ global pics

Wednesday’s full moon in Australia was a beauty … but for most of us it just looked like any other – here are some of the best ‘strawberry moon’ pictures from the northern hemisphere

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New gateway to Australia unveiled

Stunning pictures reveal Australia’s brand new $5 billion international airport as construction ends, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese cuts the ribbon and Air NZ and others sign on

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KIDS NEWS 2025: June 05 Mark Knight's Tassie Devils toon shows the AFL team is on the brink of extinction like the Apple Isle's other famous native species, the Tasmanian tiger. Picture: Mark Knight

Tassie AFL deal’s devilish dilemma

Political turmoil in Tasmania has put AFL’s newest team on the endangered species list as Mark Knight considers the fate of the state’s extinct thylacine as the Tassie Devils fight for their survival

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Disney scouting Australia for stars

Disney’s open auditions in Australia for costumed heroes and princesses for some of its biggest theme parks offer a glimpse into working at ‘the happiest place on Earth’ and what’s involved

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Swifties get Reputation wrong

Why did the numbers 26 and the letters “A-M-A” have countless Tay Tay fans chanting: “Look what you made me do”? Let’s just say it was all a case of mistaken reputation

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The first pictures of the latest addition to the family were shown on UK TV this morning. Picture: ITV

Peppa Pig gets new piglet sibling

Peppa Pig fans are snorting with joy after heartwarming news about the beloved cartoon was announced on UK morning TV and the major plot twist in the British series has everyone smiling

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Aussie film industry in tariff tailspin

The US has announced a huge tax on movies filmed Down Under – what will such a brutal blow mean for our homegrown industry and the big budget projects that boost our economy by millions?

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Mark Knight cartoon for Herald Sun, April 28, 2025

Unholy show as leaders lock horns

Cartoonist Mark Knight’s four-letter wordplay speaks a thousand words as the humble casket of Pope Francis sat in stark contrast to two feuding presidents facing off in St Peter’s Square

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Yoda question now answered, is

Patient young Padawans have been as Star Wars creator George Lucas ends a decades-long mystery by finally sharing the story behind one iconic character’s very distinctive way of talking

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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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***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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One billion dollar Bluey bungle

More than ‘dollarbucks’ were at stake when Australia’s national public broadcaster the ABC, home of our beloved Bluey, allowed Britain’s BBC merchandising rights over TV’s iconic blue heeler