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Delta Goodrem stuns in Scotland

Delta Goodrem stuns in Scotland

The Commonwealth Games have ended in spectacular fashion to see out Day 10 in Glasgow, with Australian star Delta Goodrem performing as our athletes celebrate finishing top of the tally

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From misbehaving to mega author

From misbehaving to mega author

Stand aside, screen time – the humble school visit by Australian authors remains a powerful, personal tool for turning kids into readers and writers. Just ask Kate Temple, former naughty kid

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Rose Davies wins, Jess Hull grins

Rose Davies wins, Jess Hull grins

Day 7 update: Rose Davies has completed a historic golden double in a thrilling 5000m finish, while Australia has made a flying start to the track cycling at the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow

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Bee breaks opening week records

Bee breaks opening week records

Australian teachers have rallied behind foundation literacy, smashing the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee’s opening week record as experts warn ‘curriculum creep’ is squeezing out the essentials

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Comm Games begin in Glasgow

Comm Games begin in Glasgow

Nina Kennedy and Tim Hodge were Australia’s flag and baton bearers, rubbing shoulders with the legendary Loch Ness monster to open the Commonwealth Games in Glasgow, Scotland

Who will leave lights on for Santa?

Who will leave lights on for Santa?

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?

Bursting Bluey rescued just in time

Bursting Bluey rescued just in time

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

Famished frog feasts on snake

Famished frog feasts on snake

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

Message in a bottle washes ashore

Message in a bottle washes ashore

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?

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World’s tallest and shortest meet

World’s tallest and shortest meet

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

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Art buyer goes bananas at auction

Art buyer goes bananas at auction

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

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Bendigo boy’s new NBA nickname

Bendigo boy’s new NBA nickname

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

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NFL player rocks his best Raygun

NFL player rocks his best Raygun

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

Is this Oz’s most haunted house?

Is this Oz’s most haunted house?

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

Dog teaches himself to skateboard

Dog teaches himself to skateboard

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

What ‘Big Things’ of Oz are worth

What ‘Big Things’ of Oz are worth

The larger-than-life statues of fruit, animals and legends dotted around Australia could be worth a motza thanks to our obsession with ‘Big Things’ – here are some of the weirdest

What do the royal kids fight over?

What do the royal kids fight over?

Prince George is third in line to the British throne, with siblings Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis right behind, but like millions of kids worldwide, the young royals still argue about this one item

Treasure found after 30 year hunt

Treasure found after 30 year hunt

The world’s longest scavenger hunt has ended with the discovery of an elusive, extremely valuable golden owl, finally found three decades after the statue was first stashed in a top secret location

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Ig Nobel awards for weird science

Ig Nobel awards for weird science

This year’s kookiest collection of prizes for science’s most bizarre research includes the discovery that some animals can breathe through their bottoms, dead fish don’t swim and sober worms win

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Weirdest world records revealed

Weirdest world records revealed

Whether it’s the most tricks performed by a sheep in one minute or the fastest time it takes to put on 10 pairs of underpants, here are some of the strangest feats in Guinness World Records 2025

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