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Youth Olympians shine in Dakar

Queensland teen Marley Dodd wins silver in the boxing final on Day 13 at the 2026 Youth Olympics in the Senegalese capital. Here are highlights of the first ever Olympic event on African soil

VIDEOAnimals

Little kids think sharks are ‘cute’

Most kids are fascinated by sharks, but a new study has found that their early interest turns into fear by around the time they turn four. Here’s why you may have become afraid of these fish

Environment

Humans can save dying wildlife

Scientists had all but given up on species with populations below 50 – but a new study says a little human help can pull Earth’s creatures great and small back from the brink of extinction

Society and Culture

Qantas flight breaks world record

A non-stop flight from Melbourne to France has broken the Guinness World Record for the longest commercial airliner flight by distance, clocking two sunsets and two sunrises in one trip

Animals

Fireys save mum and bub koalas

Australians are finding koalas on powerlines and in their own backyards as multiple factors push the endangered native icon out of its natural habitat and into this one regional city in particular

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COP31: 12 days of talks explained

Nearly 200 countries will spend the next 12 days discussing global progress on climate change at this year’s COP31 meeting. Here’s why they matter and everything else you need to know

History

Rare Remembrance Day relics

Two precious artefacts commemorating those who lost their lives at war will see the light of day for the first time in decades at the Australian War Memorial’s Remembrance Day ceremony

POLLSociety and Culture

Great Australian kindness race

‘The feeling you get from being kind is like no other’ young farmer advocate says, as Aussie schools join hands to log more than one million kindness acts before World Kindness Day

EXPLAINERArts

Blue tsunami sweeps the States

The most powerful man in the world now sports an inflatable rubber ducky ring to stay afloat in cartoonist Mark Knight’s view of the Democrats’ historic midterm flip in both houses of Congress

Just for Fun

White House secrets and history

With all eyes on the United States following the midterm elections, we take a look at its most famous house and the tales tall and true that you probably never knew – like its resident ‘ghost’

Arts

The songs that define Australia

Ten iconic Australian tunes have been selected for the National Film and Sound Archive and APRA’s National Songbook to celebrate our national culture. Find out which ones made the list

VIDEOSpace

How astronauts prepare for Mars

Four NASA crew members have emerged after their lengthy Mars simulation with the mission commander declaring that putting humans on Mars is not only achievable but ‘inevitable’

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US Congress just flipped to blue

Republicans have lost their grip on the US Congress in a historic midterm defeat, where Democrats flipped Senate seats in states not won since the 1930s – here’s why the results matter to Aussies

Just for Fun

Dad back home after 28-year walk

In 1998, English dad Karl Bushby went for a walk that would take him across four continents and last 28 years. Read all about his amazing journey before he made it back to his mother’s door

POLLSociety and Culture

Handwriting is back for the future

Australian students will sharpen pencils and minds as education experts welcome the government’s decision to bring back handwritten NAPLAN tests and combine education authorities

Sport

‘Demon’ trumps tennis tantrums

Australia’s Alex de Minaur showed humour and class in his latest loss to Carlos Alcaraz but some tennis players are known to throw a tanty or two on court. Here’s why so many end up losing it

Sport

Female pioneers of horse racing

Horse racing was once ‘a man’s sport’, but three trailblazers have inspired more girls to join the sport than ever before. Read about their amazing legacy ahead of the Melbourne Cup on November 3

Money

Tricky to trick or treat this year

While some Aussies are spending more on Halloween dress-ups, nearly half a million have decided to avoid trick or treating this year to save money. But there is an eco-friendly way to budget

VIDEOEnvironment

Man strikes gold in the outback

An Australian fossicker was digging up bullet shells and outback trash when a faint metal detector signal led to a life-changing discovery – but will his $200K find spark another gold rush?

Money

True blue Aussie brands revealed

Some of Australia’s most iconic brands are now owned by foreign companies but some remain proudly Aussie-owned. Here are some leading local labels and why it matters