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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

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?

VIDEOSpace
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

Money
TOPSHOT - Gold bullion bars are pictured after being inspected and polished at the ABC Refinery in Sydney on August 5, 2020. - Gold prices hit 2,000 USD an ounce on markets for the first time on August 4, the latest surge in a commodity seen as a refuge amid economic uncertainty. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP)

Trump’s Fort Knox treasure hunt

Donald Trump has said Elon Musk would find out if Fort Knox’s famous gold bars have gone missing, as the tech billionaire’s DOGE review of US federal assets and spending continues apace

Explainers
A handout photo taken on February 11, 2025 and released on February 13, 2025 by the Australian Defence Force shows China's People’s Liberation Army-Navy Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang, part of a task group operating to the north east of Australia. (Photo by Handout / AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE / AFP) / ----EDITORS NOTE ----RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE MANDATORY CREDIT " AFP PHOTO / AUSTRALIAN DEFENCE" NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

Surveillance on the high seas

The Australian Defence Force says it is keeping a close eye on three Chinese Warships spotted off the coast of Sydney, but what are they doing there and why are they being monitored?

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A male kayaker was swallowed by a humpback whale off Chilean Patagonia before being released seconds later, unharmed., Adrián Simancas was kayaking with his father, who filmed this video as the massive mammal suddenly surfaced. Picture X

Whale swallows kayaker then spits

A kayaking trip took an unforgettable turn when a humpback whale swallowed a paddler before immediately spitting him out, with the jaw-dropping moment caught on camera – see the video

VIDEOExplainers
NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 10: In this photo illustration, pennies are seen on a table on February 10, 2025 in New York City. U.S. President Donald Trump directed the Treasury Department to stop minting new pennies, citing the rising cost of producing the one-cent coin. Manufacturing costs for pennies is nearly $0.037 up from $0.031 the year before. (Photo illustration by Michael M. Santiago/Getty Images) (Photo by Michael M. Santiago / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Penny dropped by Trump cost cut

Stopping penny minting to save money sounds topsy-turvy but the US President’s plan to cut federal spending is real – here’s why Australia dropped its own small change and paper notes long ago

History
Willow Court, New Norfolk. Picture: Chris Kidd

Australian site recognised globally

A significant heritage site in Tasmania has become part of the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, in the hope that the important stories of those who once lived there won’t be forgotten

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Trump touts Gaza MAGA makeover

Donald Trump’s ‘Riviera of the Middle East’ vision for war-ravaged Gaza left the world spinning, but the US President’s past life as a property developer gave cartoonist Mark Knight an idea

Space
A 'city-killer' asteroid might hit Earth

Asteroid watch begins for rare find

As the touring asteroid first spotted after Boxing Day safely zooms away from Earth on the next leg of its four-year orbit, the global agency that assesses asteroid risk will keep monitoring its travels

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The galleon San Jose

Shipwreck site could sink claim

Colombia has landed a fresh blow against its main rival in the legal storm surrounding the ‘Holy Grail’ San José shipwreck, with billions in sunken treasure up for grabs in coordinates mismatch

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Map clue points to missing colony

A hidden detail in a 400-year-old map has uncovered new clues into the whereabouts of an English colony that went missing three years after it landed off the coast of North America in 1587

History
TOPSHOT - Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate is illuminated with the inscription "WeRemember" on January 27, 2025 in Berlin, as part of the remembrance ceremonies for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of the German Nazi concentration and extermination camp Auschwitz-Birkenau by the Red Army, in Oswiecim, Poland. (Photo by John MACDOUGALL / AFP)

World leaders remember Holocaust

World leaders and European royals gathered for the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz at the end of World War II as Holocaust survivors recounted anti-Semitic atrocities

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TOPSHOT - -- AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024 --  US Vice President Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris waves at supporters at the end of her concession speech at Howard University in Washington, DC, on November 6, 2024.. Donald Trump won a sweeping victory on November 6, 2024 in the US presidential election, defeating Kamala Harris to complete an astonishing political comeback that sent shock waves around the world. (Photo by SAUL LOEB / AFP) / AFP PICTURES OF THE YEAR 2024

Harris out of sync with US voters

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary News Story (Print) category: Kamala Harris campaigned for US presidency by taking a policy approach to issues that failed to speak to voters

Junior Journo
KIDS NEWS: China is limiting video game time for kids. Picture: iStock.

Free online games come at a cost

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: If something sounds too good to be true then it probably is, including when it comes to free online gaming

Junior Journo
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visits the training base of the special operations armed forces of the Korea's Army, at an undisclosed location, in North Korea, in this handout picture released by North Korea's official Korean Central News Agency on October 4, 2024.   KCNA via REUTERS    ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. REUTERS IS UNABLE TO INDEPENDENTLY VERIFY THIS IMAGE. NO THIRD PARTY SALES. SOUTH KOREA OUT. NO COMMERCIAL OR EDITORIAL SALES IN SOUTH KOREA.

Could Ukraine lead to WWIII?

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: The arrival of North Korean troops supporting Russia in Ukraine signals a new phase in conflict

Junior Journo
There's a Teletubbies Party coming to Adelaide. Picture: Supplied.

TV favourites impacting kid speak

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Cartoon characters with speech problems could be influencing the rise in early childhood speech disorders

Junior Journo
Green time may be the antidote to screen time. For Kids News. istock image

Technology takeover

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School News Story (Print) category: Brain rot, doomscrolling and blue light are affecting the IQs of kids as AI poses a possible future threat

Junior Journo
Shae Graham  Wheelchair Rugby vs France Yoyogi National Stadium 2020 Tokyo Paralympic Games Paralympics Australia / Day 2Tokyo Japan : Thursday 26 Aug 2021 Sport the library / Jeff Crow / PA

Shae Graham: Paralympian Powerhouse

2024 Junior Journalist competition entry – Primary School Sports Story (Print) category: Wheelchair rugby player Shae Graham’s Paralympic success began after she made a bet with her brother

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