Best Aussie athlete of 21st century
Australia has a vast treasure-trove of exceptional sporting exports, but our best athlete of the past 25 years has been named – do you agree with the top pick and who else made the list? Take our poll
Australia has a vast treasure-trove of exceptional sporting exports, but our best athlete of the past 25 years has been named – do you agree with the top pick and who else made the list? Take our poll
Is this the world’s most stubborn neighbour? A homeowner in China refused to budge for developers and defied demolition – how did his eccentric resistance succeed?
Table manners were missing in action as a flock of sheep crashed a casual coffee catch up in China – should someone have stopped this woolly wag from chugging the caffeine? TAKE OUR POLL
First inspired by a fictional chess player, rising Australian whiz kid Reyaansh Chakrabarty has since beaten Grandmasters for real – here’s his plan for becoming Australia’s first world champ
Discreetly placed cameras have captured the wonderful moment a gorilla decided to let loose and play in the rain after his brother took shelter from the wet weather. Watch the funny footage here
A custom-built, museum-style ‘sneaker room’, full-size basketball court, two pools and a golf course – no wonder multiple NBA stars have played at this fan’s mega-mansion sporting paradise
Most kids dream of running away to the circus for a life of excitement, creativity, athleticism and adventure – but what is it really like for children who grow up performing in the big top?
Saffron the gentle giant has a new lease on life now the 23-year-old giraffe is pampered and massaged while being fed tasty treats and the five star treatment works its magic on her ageing joints
Surviving has turned to thriving as gorgeous gorilla Kaius turns two, overcoming his sad start thanks to his devoted keeper and the eventual acceptance of his gorilla family in an Australian first
An artwork faithfully modelled on a classic Porsche race car has sold for triple the price of the real thing – what would you pay?
Herald Sun cartoonist Mark Knight has come up with a festive plan for keeping the lights on over Christmas as the electricity grid struggles with supply – but can Santa keep up with demand?
A giant inflatable Bluey was the star of the show at this year’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade – but because of a last minute emergency, the loveable blue heeler almost didn’t make it
An Australian couple have recounted the extraordinary moment they came across a 10cm green tree frog as it slowly consumed a keelback snake thought to be about 25 cm long
A stunned Aussie has stumbled across a bottle with a rolled up letter inside it that was thrown into the sea from Brazil 16 years ago. But who wrote the letter and what did it say?
They may be a world record apart in height, but when the world’s tallest woman and the world’s shortest woman recently met for tea they were surprised to find they had a lot in common
The artist behind the artwork Comedian is laughing to the bank as world’s most famous banana became its most expensive, after the duct-taped piece of fruit sold at Sotheby’s for $US6.2 million
One NBA nickname signals a good season but Australia’s Dyson Daniels has teammates, commentators and fans trading two new monikers after his form at the Atlanta Hawks looks set to soar
Gridiron star Cam Bynum is known for celebrating in the ‘end zone’ but the Vikings player’s viral Raygun tribute was not just an imitation but an invitation for the Aussie to meet up in future
Would you dare knock on the door of this house while ‘trick or treating’ this Halloween? It may not have cobwebs or pumpkins outside but tales told about it will send shivers down your spine
Pigs may not fly but at least one dog can skateboard, after six-year-old Australian bulldog Giotto showed his form on his local circuit and social media helped make him a skateboarding star
