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The great Australian kindness race

The great Australian kindness race

‘The feeling you get from being kind is like no other’ young farmer advocate says, as Aussie schools join hands to log more than one million kindness acts before World Kindness Day

White House secrets and history

White House secrets and history

With all eyes on the United States following the midterm elections, we take a look at its most famous house and the tales tall and true that you probably never knew – like its resident ‘ghost’

Dad back home after 28-year walk

Dad back home after 28-year walk

In 1998, English dad Karl Bushby went for a walk that would take him across four continents and last 28 years. Read all about his amazing journey before he made it back to his mother’s door

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Man strikes gold in the outback

Man strikes gold in the outback

An Australian fossicker was digging up bullet shells and outback trash when a faint metal detector signal led to a life-changing discovery – but will his $200K find spark another gold rush?

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Kids’ big day out at Bathurst 1000

Kids’ big day out at Bathurst 1000

Two lucky lads in lanyards soaked up the motorsports scene, saw plenty of action on track and enjoyed all the fun things for young fans to see and do when Supercars burned into Mount Panorama

At work with a Sydney Harbour Bridge climber

At work with a Sydney Harbour Bridge climber

Could Nick Hayes have the best job in the world? Or perhaps you think it would be the worst job. Find out what happens on a typical day for a climb leader on the Sydney Harbour Bridge

Time to wave goodbye to the peregrine chicks

Time to wave goodbye to the peregrine chicks

As Melburnians stretch their wings after the lockdown, the city’s famous peregrine falcon chicks are also stretching theirs, hopping and flying backwards and forwards along their home ledge

Tell us about your favourite family holiday

Tell us about your favourite family holiday

Thanks to the kids who shared their family holiday memories with us as part of the Australia Go Get It campaign. Read our top picks

Robots get private viewing of art show

Robots get private viewing of art show

A gallery is holding a private viewing for robots and humans, allowing people and machines to wander through together. Meanwhile, a stolen robotic lawnmower texts its owner for help

Special ‘covid stamp’ printed on toilet paper

Special ‘covid stamp’ printed on toilet paper

A European postal service has printed a stamp on toilet paper to reinforce an important coronavirus message — as Australia releases its own pandemic-related stamp

First for top dog handler

First for top dog handler

Carmen Blyth — along with trusty dog Spec — has become the first female to win Tasmania’s Working Sheep Dog State Championships since the competition began in the 1940s

Artist’s illusions transforming the streets

Artist’s illusions transforming the streets

A self-taught graffiti artist is becoming famous around the world for his ultra-realistic murals that transform the mundane into the magnificent, earning him the nickname “The Illusionist”

Fox without socks takes a liking to shoes

Fox without socks takes a liking to shoes

In a twist on the Dr Seuss story, a cunning fox is collecting shoes — but not socks — from front verandas in Adelaide, spreading them around the streets and hoarding them in its den

Starman in a Tesla Roadster car flies past Mars

Starman in a Tesla Roadster car flies past Mars

Elon Musk’s car has just passed Mars after he blasted it into space in 2018. Elsewhere in the solar system, an object thought to be an asteroid is likely a junk NASA rocket wandering since 1966

Young TV cook’s advice for kids in the kitchen

Young TV cook’s advice for kids in the kitchen

A Junior MasterChef contestant is encouraging other kids to get cooking. Here are his tips for the best way to learn

All the action of the famous peregrine falcon family

All the action of the famous peregrine falcon family

Three peregrine falcon chicks have hatched in a nest on the side of a Melbourne skyscraper. The birds are the stars of a live webcam watched by thousands of people around the world

All aboard Emily, the big jet to nowhere

All aboard Emily, the big jet to nowhere

The Great Southern Land scenic flight is thought to be the fastest-selling flight in Qantas history, giving passengers a birds-eye view of Australia then delivering them back to where the flight began

Flush out some fun with Tina and Tom’s Time-Travelling Toilet

Flush out some fun with Tina and Tom’s Time-Travelling Toilet

Discover some fun facts about important moments in history with book characters Tina, Tom and Dog — and download their A-maze-ing activity sheets

Reality TV star to win 10-day space trip

Reality TV star to win 10-day space trip

NASA has confirmed it is involved in planning for the world’s first reality TV show set in space, with a seat for the winner already booked on a SpaceX Crew Dragon spaceship to the ISS

Alligator-squeak research wins big science prize

Alligator-squeak research wins big science prize

Scientists have won an international prize for research intended to make you laugh — and then think — for testing whether an alligator that breathes in helium squeaks like Minnie Mouse

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