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Koala’s healing hug from its mum

The touching moment a koala joey was reunited with its mum following a traumatic car accident has warmed hearts across the country. See the photos of the cutest koala cuddle

Society and Culture
Kate Princess of Wales with her daughter Princess Charlotte travel in a carriage along the Mall to the Trooping of Colour in London, Saturday, June 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Alberto Pezzali)

Games the royals can’t play

Not even princes and princesses get everything they want. The royal kids have to follow a strict set of rules – including a ban on popular games that most kids love. Find out what they can’t play

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Mark Knight cartoon for Herald Sun, June 25, 2025

‘Peace in our time’ blast from past

The US President claiming a total ceasefire as hostilities continued in the Middle East recalled a cautionary quote nearly a century old that reminded Mark Knight of the fragility of peace in war

Sport
Australia under-16 rugby union representative Agapetos Lote-Felo has signed with the Sydney Roosters. Picture: Rugby Australia

Roosters poach GPS rugby talent

One NSW private school has scored 16-year-old rugby union star Agapetos Lote-Felo, who will play league for the Roosters in a transfer from QLD to play both rugby codes in Sydney

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IN FLIGHT - JUNE 24: U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media aboard Air Force One on the way to the 2025 NATO Summit on June 24, 2025 in flight. This year's NATO summit, which brings together heads of state and government from across the military alliance, is being held in the Netherlands for the first time. Among other matters, members are to approve a new defense investment plan that raises the target for defense spending to 5% of GDP.   Andrew Harnik/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Andrew Harnik / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Shaky ceasefire btwn Israel, Iran

US President Donald Trump claimed credit for a ceasefire that Israel and Iran both denied before a shambolic day of uncertainty and breaches – now what? RED LEVEL (YEARS 7-8)

History
The sacrificial sword straddled the Christian-Viking divide.

Viking sword pulled from river

A 900-year-old sword with strange markings from both the Christian and Viking worlds has been discovered in a river in the Netherlands. But how did it get there? And what was it used for?

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DAILY TELEGRAPH JUNE 18, 2025. Junior footballers from left Declan Stone, 11, Kurt Burton,11, and Cooper Daniels, 11, for a story about the weight for age league for young players, pictured at the Panthers Rugby League Academy. Picture: Jonathan Ng

Weight-for-age levels play for kids

The launch of one Australian state’s first weight-for-age rugby league competition promises to make junior footy safer and more accessible for kids but will it bring them back? Take the poll

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Captain Cook’s lost ship finally found

Captain Cook’s ship found at last

The infamous ship on which Captain Cook first sailed to Australia has been identified as a wreck off the east coast of America – but how did the Endeavour sink and why did it have a new name?

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Tourists wait outside the Louvre museum which failed to open on time Monday, June 16, 2025 in Paris. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Why the famed Louvre shut down

Arguably the world’s most famous museum and officially its most-visited, the Louvre – a global symbol of art, beauty, culture and lasting history – was shut down this week … but why?

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We still don't know the true effect of microplastics.

Are microplastics really inside us?

Humanity’s plastic problem is polluting our planet’s oceans, but what about our own internal waterways – our bloodstream? Find out how plastic is getting inside humans and animals every day

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emerging 11-year-old Aussie chess prodigy Reyaansh Chakrabarty composite.Picture: NewsWire

Aussie 11yo’s world champ gambit

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

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LAS VEGAS, NEVADA - JULY 17: Johnny Furphy #12 of the Indiana Pacers poses for a portrait during the 2024 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot at UNLV on July 17, 2024 in Las Vegas, Nevada.  (Photo by Monica Schipper/Getty Images)

Aussie rookie in fairytale NBA bid

Melbourne rookie Johnny Furphy has gone from finishing high school in Australia just two years ago to being three games away from winning an NBA championship in the US

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Valerie the Dachshund turns three! Picture: The Paws Room

Happy Birthday! Valerie turns three

She’s the mischievous pup who captured the world’s attention after spending 529 days missing on a Kangaroo Island – now Valerie is celebrating back home with her big 3rd birthday bash