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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are engaged. Swift posted five photos to her Instagram for the announcement, with the caption saying:

Tay Tay confirms start of new ‘era’

The hit singer and star footballer’s announcement on social media broke the internet on Wednesday – can you guess just how many fans around the world liked their happy news within an hour?

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Five last minute Book Week ideas

Borrow from the sports shed, get creative with art materials or share with a friend – if you forgot your Book Week costume today, here are five last-minute, simple ideas, using what’s there

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2025 Ferrari Daytona SP3. Picture:  RM Sotheby's

Far out, Ferrari! Jaw-drop paint job

In what might be the world’s most expensive case of auto FOMO, one car-lover has spent a staggering sum on a Ferrari with a one-of-a-kind paint job – would you drop this kind of coin on a car?

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Mark Knight cartoon for Herald Sun, August 11, 2025

From Colliwobbles to Crows woes

Saturday’s battle of the birds dealt a further blow to the ‘Pies and their supporters as Mark Knight’s cartoon foreshadowed, as the Adelaide Crows broke the back of their own Collingwood hoodoo

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KIDS NEWS ONLY, please do not use. Part of Reuters Connect deal. Panda captivated by singing at ZooParc de Beauval in France. Picture: screengrab/@plumesofficiel/Newsflare via Reuters Connect

Panda sways to French serenade

A lone musician’s impromptu performance at ZooParc de Beauval drew an unexpected fan, as a panda watched spellbound – should more zoo animals be treated to the sound of music? Take the poll

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Lego whiz kid Connor Brennan , 17, with his new model of the Adelaide skyline, on May 13th, 2021, at his  Redwood Park home.
Picture: Tom Huntley

Lego whiz builds mini hometown

Teenager Connor Brennan feels right at home building with Lego, so it makes sense for him to create a mini version of his hometown, Adelaide

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ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos May 12, 2021: The stats on the most popular baby names are in ... for girls, Charlotte has come in at the top spot for the 8th time in 10 years and Oliver is the most popular boys' name. Picture of baby Charlotte, 5 months (wearing a bow), and Oliver, 7 months. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Naomi Jellicoe

Charlotte still queen of the playground

The 2021 Baby Names Report is out, which analyses trends over the past decade. For the eighth time in 10 years, Charlotte is the top girls’ name with Oliver also consistently number one for boys

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Mark Knight cartoon for Monday 3rd of May 2021 Herald Sun Newspaper .

Helping Aussies leave the kitchen table

Despite new childcare subsidies intended to make it cheaper for adults to go back to workplaces, Mark Knight wonders whether anyone actually wants to get out of trackpants and slippers

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Why pranking could be good for the soul (without going too far). Lifestyle and playful photos of Emily, her husband and their two kids in the yard with pranking props (rubber snakes/spiders). Colourful and casual clothing, eyes to camera shots for SMARTdaily cover photo.    Cassie, 10, and Jake, 8, in their room. Picture: Alex Coppel.

Why pranks can be good for you

Playing tricks can relieve stress and raise a smile – and kids who share their funniest prank could end up with a character named after them in the next Funny Kid book!

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SMART: PM'S SPELLING BEE. Akash Vukoti , now 11, made history as the youngest ever competitor in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in the US and has thrown his support behind the Prime Minister's Spelling Bee in Australia.
A child prodigy inducted into American Mensa aged three, he has since become a household name in the US, with TV appearances  including Dancing with the Stars and Little Big Shots. Akash has over 250,000 subscribers on his YouTube channel. Akash is pictured at home in Texas. Picture: supplied.

Super speller backs PM’s Spelling Bee

US spelling whiz and YouTube star Akash Vukoti has some advice for students sitting the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee from today and those still planning to sign up before registrations close on March 24