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Mark Knight evokes the UFC ring in his cartoon capturing the mood in the Oval Office during the now infamous meeting between the Ukraine's President Zelenskyy and American duo of President Trump and Vice President Vance. Picture: Mark Knight

Trump’s ‘Octagon Office’ diplomacy

US President Donald Trump’s second term has been full of hair-raising moments, but none as shocking as the aggressive meeting with Ukraine’s President Zelenskyy, says cartoonist Mark Knight

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KIDS NEWS 2025: Life Ed and Healthy Harold have some good tips for preparing for NAPLAN - one of the big ones is getting enough sleep. Picture: Life Ed/supplied

Your NAPLAN superpower is sleep

A few NAPLAN nerves are completely normal but no one wants you to lose sleep over it, and with these helpful tips from Healthy Harold and ‘kid scientist’ Jayki, you’ll be all set in cruise control

Animals
Eastern quolls at Bonorong after successful conservation translocation of 24 eastern quolls to The Quoin in the Midlands. 3 March 2025. Picture: Elise Kaine

Marsupials quoll-ify for new home

The eastern quoll has been extinct on mainland Australia for more than 50 years and scientists are concerned about their future in Tasmania but a conservation plan hopes to boost numbers

Sport
At Woodville North every fortnight, drone racing enthusiasts test their skill racing through a course of gates. 3 of the best pilots, (LtoR) Darcy RoseÕ Meyer,15, of Happy Valley, Angus Porter,15, of Warradale, and Kris Mallise,31, of Moonta Bay. 2 March 2025. Picture: Dean Martin

Is this Australia’s weirdest sport?

Move over Formula One, Australia has a new type of competitive racing that makes you feel like you’re flying without leaving the ground – all while putting your dexterity to the ultimate test

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the U20 Asian Cup Final between Saudi Arabia and Australia at Bao'an Sports Centre Stadium  on March 1, 2025 in Shenzhen, Guangdong Province of China. Picture: Zhicheng Qin/Football Australia/supplied

Young Socceroos win Asian Cup

The Young Socceroos are U20 champions of Asia for the first time in a huge moment for Aussie football, thanks to penalty shootout heroics and a one-handed super save WATCH THE VIDEO

Space
Katy Perry to head to space in all-female mission.

Katy Perry to rocket into space

Katy Perry will ‘shoot across the sky’ for real, after Jeff Bezos’ Blue Origin announced the pop princess will be the ‘star’ of its next suborbital spaceflight as part of a historic all-female crew

Environment
Labor councillors Jared Cassidy and Kara Cook will launch a new policy to include food scraps in green bins. Pics Tara Croser.

Composting mandatory for millions

One Australian state is leading the way in cutting out waste after it passed a new statewide mandate that will give all households access to Food Organics and Garden Organics recycling (FOGO)

Space
A little boy is standing near the window and looking outside, imagining boundless space with myriad of stars

Planets to align in rare ‘parade’

Australian stargazers have a special opportunity to see seven planets strung across the night sky in one majestic arc this week – a rare astronomical event that won’t be back until 2040

Animals
The discovery has led to the confirmation of the existence of large carnivorous dinosaurs on what would become the Australian continent. Picture: Jonathan Metzger/Supplied

Apex predator an Australian first

Landmark new evidence points to a unique food chain led by a previously undiscovered carnivorous dinosaur that roamed the Australian continent over 100 million years ago

Health
South Australia is home to nine of the nationÕs 45 healthiest regions, where residents are living up to eight years longer than the national average and are less prone to chronic conditions like diabetes and heart disease. Matt King,40, (R) (0415800233) of Semaphore, with his boys, Spencer,7, and Alby,5, (blue shirts), and Nick Roach,38, of Semaphore Park,(0402523895), with his son, Liam, 6, enjoying the playground on the Semaphore foreshore. 24 February, 2025. Picture: Dean Martin

Is your suburb a health hotspot?

The nation’s top 45 healthiest places to live have been named in a new report surveying more than 2000 Australians and assessing a variety of health indicators – how healthy is your home state?

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PERTH, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 15: Bobby Hill of the Indigenous All Stars celebrates a goal with teammates during the 2025 Toyota AFL Indigenous All Stars match between the Indigenous All Stars and the Fremantle Dockers at Optus Stadium on February 15, 2025 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Dylan Burns/AFL Photos via Getty Images)

Captains all in: AFL State of Origin

AFL State of Origin talks after Indigenous All Stars’ success are making progress after AFL boss Andrew Dillon met with the league’s captains, who unanimously supported reviving rep footy

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In memory of the Australian Army Veterinary Corp (AAVC), Chris Kennedy and his horse Chaos are seen at Currumbin Beach on the Gold Coast, Tuesday, April 23, 2019. The AAVC played a vital military role, from the Sudan and South African wars, through World War I and to the end of World War II. Veterinarians and their assistants provided professional care for horses, mules, camels, dogs and pigeons in the Australian Army, with 120 officers serving overseas in WWI. Kennedy and Chaos will participate in the annual Anzac Day dawn service at Currumbin Beach on Thursday. (AAP Image/Dave Hunt) NO ARCHIVING, EDITORIAL USE ONLY

Purple Poppy Day for war animals

From pooches and pigeons to donkeys and desert camels, animals serve alongside Australians in peace and war – here’s why on Feb 24 we honour their memory and sacrifice each Purple Poppy Day

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NASA plotting how to destroy ‘city-killer’ asteroid

Webb telescope on asteroid’s tail

International space agencies are looking at ways to eliminate recently discovered asteroid 2024 YR4 if it threatens Earth, but some scientists believe the risk of impact will soon drop to zero

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