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Last Kokoda veteran remembered

Passing away at 102, Reginald “Reg” Chard has been remembered for his brave role in the Allies’ pivotal Kokoda campaign of World War II and his dedication to keeping the Kokoda legacy alive

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Cam McEvoy leads Aussie sweep

Day 3 update: Cameron McEvoy led a green and gold sweep in the 50m freestyle before the son of Hayley Lewis pulled off one of the all-time anchor legs to continue Australia’s Glasgow gold rush

Animals

Bird’s epic flight sets world record

A juvenile bar-tailed godwit has broken the longest non-stop flight time by any bird, flapping hard the whole way for 13,560km and shedding half its tiny body weight flying from Alaska to Tasmania

Civics

Rishi Sunak becomes British PM

As Hindus around the globe celebrate the Festival of Light known as Diwali, Britain has its first ever Hindu prime minister as Rishi Sunak takes over after the brief and shambolic term of Liz Truss

History

Neanderthals and humans were neighbours

A new study has found that Neanderthals and humans lived alongside each other in France and northern Spain for up to 2900 years

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Society and Culture

Andy Burnham Britain’s new PM

Britain’s incoming prime minister, Andy Burnham, promises stability and vows to ‘make politics work better’ as he becomes the seventh leader in 10 years

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Spain’s World Cup stage Trumped

Spain has made history as the first nation to hold the men’s and women’s World Cup trophies simultaneously after beating Argentina but the players were nearly upstaged by Donald Trump

History

Resurfacing an ‘Ancient Wonder’

A remarkable underwater discovery by archaeologists has shed new light on one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World as the PHAROS project team begins to recover monumental debris

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What’s next for Cruz Hewitt?

After coming agonisingly close to winning the junior title at Wimbledon, Cruz Hewitt has revealed what’s next now he’s confirmed his arrival as Australia’s hottest new tennis ace

History

Time facts that will bend your brain

Among the pyramids, woolly mammoths, space travel, iPhones and Picasso are some weird overlaps that feel impossible – take a look at this fascinating gallery and these strange-but-true facts

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Why working together is ‘deadly’

NAIDOC Week is celebrating ‘50 Years of Deadly’ from July 5-12 – join Healthy Harold as he explores this year’s theme and fun, meaningful ways to honour and learn from First Nations peoples

Sport

Aussies saved by Curacao keeper

The smallest nation in World Cup history to earn a point has inadvertently handed Australia a 90 per cent chance of reaching the knockout stages – without even winning a game – here’s how

Society and Culture

Big Prince George news confirmed

A major change for the second in line to the British throne has been confirmed by a royal spokesman, ending speculation about whether or not the prince would follow in his father’s footsteps

Money

Elon Musk: history’s first trillionaire

SpaceX has soared on its US stock market debut, sending its founder Elon Musk into a brand new stratosphere of mind-boggling wealth as his majority shares deliver a whopping win

Health

How to tell if your fear is a phobia

Needles, the dark, separation from parents and even throwing up – these are all fears that Aussie kids are dealing with week after week. But how can you tell if that fear is actually a phobia?

Society and Culture

Ghost jobs you’ve never heard of

From knocking on windows to renting out videos and manually connecting phone calls, these 15 jobs vanished when technology came to town and new jobs were born – see the surprising list

Society and Culture

‘Message in a bottle’ mates meet

A touching letter in a bottle cast into the ocean off Chile in 2007 has united a Norwegian sailor and a Darwin local in an unlikely friendship spanning two decades and thousands of miles

Science and Technology

Pope Leo urges caution in AI era

The first American leader of the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics has urged ‘safeguarding the human person in the time of artificial intelligence’ in the first major theological document of his papacy

Space

SpaceX celebrates massive fireball

A test flight win for SpaceX’s giant Starship has thrilled Elon Musk’s team and a large crowd of observers despite the huge explosion upon splashdown as the company prepares to go public

Sport

Did umps go potty for Pendlebury?

AFL great Scott Pendlebury’s celebration of his history-making career in the sport saw the Magpies hold on to claim victory but some fans felt umpires were blinded by the big day – take the poll