Downgraded to Category 3 despite spawning tornadoes, Hurricane Milton had US experts suggesting Category 6 should be added to the storm rating system – but how are hurricanes rated and do they differ from cyclones?
Sports around the world are earning a motza in sponsorship deals from oil and gas companies – but is this affecting the fight against climate change? And why is it called “sportswashing?”
Streets outside Melbourne’s Land Forces Expo descended into chaos on Wednesday as anti-war activists threw manure and rocks at police in violent scenes labelled ‘a disgrace’ – what happened?
Parents battling social media harm is like the Rebellion fighting the Death Star as Mark Knight channels Darth Vader’s much-needed voice of authority in tribute to the actor who voiced him
Russian President Vladimir Putin watches on perplexed in cartoonist Mark Knight’s take on Ukraine advancing across the border as Zelensky’s troops pull off strategic wins in the war
The World Health Organisation has declared a surge in mpox cases a ‘global public emergency’. But what is mpox, how does it spread and why have health authorities upgraded the warning?
Australia’s performance at the Paris Olympics was our best ever but Mark Knight suggests it’s Rachael Gunn’s headline hogging kangaroo hopping in breakdancing that the world will remember
Mark Knight’s cartoon of our youngest ever gold medallist, 14-year-old Arisa Trew, show just how much (and how little) Games have changed as Ancient Greek marbles mingle with new legends
It’s not the first time angry mobs have stormed the streets of the UK, so let’s look at the history of riots in Britain and Australia to gain a better understanding of how and why they happen
From River Seine to river stench, not even the dubious water quality of Paris’ famous waterway was enough to deter triathletes from attempting Olympic glory in Mark Knight cartoon
Collingwood fans are ‘suspended’ as they wait to see if the reigning premiers will even make it into the finals – a predicament well illustrated in this cliffhanger cartoon by Mark Knight
Seconds after US presidential hopeful Donald Trump survived the assassination attempt in Pennsylvania, he seized the moment. Mark Knight’s cartoon captures him walking away not as a victim but as the clear election frontrunner
The world has been rocked by the attempted assassination of Donald Trump at his re-election rally in Pennsylvania – but the history of political violence in the US dates to Abraham Lincoln
After a controversial case spanning 14 years, the founder of WikiLeaks has returned home to Australia a free man. But who is Julian Assange and why was he imprisoned for so many years?
If you’re having a hard time getting out of bed in the morning, you’re not alone! Australian homes are much colder in winter than homes in other countries – and experts say they know why
Chest-beating construction union boss John Setka morphs into King Kong as AFL head umpire Steve McBurney awards a penalty against the angry gorilla in Mark Knight cartoon
With Trump found guilty of all 34 charges of falsifying business records, cartoonist Mark Knight revisits a toon created nine months ago imagining Trump as the first US president in prison
Volcanoes are known for spewing searing hot molten lava and ash, but they can also cause an even more destructive phenomenon – cold lava. But what is cold lava and how does it form?
This National Reconciliation Week marks 24 years since the historic Walk for Reconciliation over Sydney Harbour Bridge – but the ‘No’ referendum vote has left a scar for many Australians
Australia has offered to help with rescue and recovery efforts after a remote village in neighbouring country Papua New Guinea was hit by a devastating landslide