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SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 21: Japan hold the AFC Women's Asian Cup trophy aloft after winning the AFC Women's Asian Cup Australia 2026 match between Australia Matildas and Japan at Stadium Australia on March 21, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. (Photo by Matt King/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX ***

Asian Cup: The one that got away

Our valiant Matildas delivered a gripping Asian Cup home final at Stadium Australia but could not quite find the only response that mattered as Japan’s first half ‘wondergoal’ delivered the win

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GFA 2026. Danish royals King Frederik and Queen Mary visit The Royal Childrens Hospital meeting with patients, parents, volunteers and staff. The impromptu drop in was after a visit to the Murdoch Children's Research Institute. Good Friday Appeal. Picture: Jason Edwards

Queen Mary visits sick Aussie kids

Queen Mary has praised the ‘amazing’ work of the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne after making an unexpected visit that delighted dozens of sick children and their families

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This handout photo, taken and released on March 16, 2026, by Brisbane Roar FC, shows Iranian footballer Fatemeh Pasandideh striking the ball during a training session with the Australian club. Two Iranian women footballers have trained with Australian club Brisbane Roar after seeking asylum in the country, with one of them uploading a picture alongside a senior FIFA official saying:

Iranian players feel Roar embrace

The two Iranian female footballers who remained in Australia were warmly welcomed at a Brisbane Roar FC training session as their shared love of the game transcended the conflict abroad

SHANGHAI, CHINA - MARCH 15: Race winner Andrea Kimi Antonelli of Italy and Mercedes AMG Petronas F1 Team kisses his trophy on the podium during the F1 Grand Prix of China at Shanghai International Circuit on March 15, 2026 in Shanghai, China. (Photo by Rudy Carezzevoli/Getty Images)

Teenager wins Chinese Grand Prix

An Italian teen became Formula One’s second youngest winner after the Chinese Grand Prix as Aussie driver Oscar Piastri’s 2026 world championship hopes went up in smoke with second DNS

Matt Brumby Milano-Cortina 2026 Paralympic Winter Games Biathlon/XC Team Launch / Obertilliach AUT Paralympics Australia Thurs 26 February 2026 © Sport the library/Jeff Crow for PA

Paralympic pets set gold standard

Aussies are usually pretty popular around the athletes’ village, but these members of the squad are more sought after than most at Milano Cortina – meet the pooches supporting our Paralympians

Territorian Fynn Goat has been selected in the national sailing youth squad.

Fynn sets sail for Olympic dream

An Aussie teenager has become the first Territorian to ever make the national sailing youth squad, despite having no coaches, clubs or competitions in his local area. Find out how he did it

Silver medalist Ben Tudhope, of Australia, from left, gold medalist Emanuel Perathoner, of Italy, and bronze medalist Lee Jehyuk, of South Korea, pose with their medals after the men's snowboard cross SB-LL2 at the 2026 Winter Paralympics, in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, Sunday, March 8, 2026. (AP Photo/Evgeniy Maloletka

Australia wins Paralympics silver

Australia has its first medal of the 2026 Winter Paralympics after flag-bearer and veteran snowboarder Ben Tudhope beat a dislocated shoulder to win silver on Day 2 at Milano Cortina

Australian Formula 1 McLaren driver Oscar Piastri crashes out of the Australian Grand prix on the warm-up lap Picture F1 TV

Piastri’s tragedy on the track

Australian F1 fans were as gutted as local favourite Oscar Piastri after he crashed out of his home Grand Prix in Melbourne before the race even began, the McLaren driver unharmed and humble

Mark Knight cartoon, Monday, March 2, 2026

Trump tees off to topple Tehran

The US and Israel-led war in the Middle East gets a golf course treatment as cartoonist Mark Knight transforms Trump’s military strikes on Iran into a memorable Mar-a-Lago resort metaphor

Australia's golden Paris paralympic duo, the swimmer Alexa Leary and the triathlete and cyclist Lauren Parker together in the French capital on September 5, 2024. Photo: Jacquelin Magnay

Celebrating our female champions

As we approach International Women’s Day on March 8, some extraordinary athletes are gearing up to represent Australia on the winter world stage. Meet our female Paralympic heroes

SYDNEY, AUSTRALIA - FEBRUARY 26: (L-R) Daisy Thomas, Cooper Woods and Danielle Scott pose for a photo with supporters at Sydney International Airport on February 26, 2026 in Sydney, Australia. Australian athletes are returning home after the 2026 Winter Olympic Games. Team Australia had their most successful Games in history with three gold medals, two silver and a bronze. (Photo by Brendon Thorne/Getty Images)

Olympic heroes welcomed home

Olympic heroes Cooper Woods and Danielle Scott have been welcomed home after Australia completed its most successful Winter Games ever. Find out what’s next for our new medallists

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NT young entrepreneur Victoria Diaz, 8, started her app, BoredKidsClub, with a problem she and others her age knew well: boredom, February 19, 2026. Picture: Thomas McLean

Tiny entrepreneur’s boredom bid

Victoria Diaz dreams of buying a private jet to fly her family around, but first the eight-year-old entrepreneur must banish kids’ boredom – can her bright idea blow away the dullest of dull days?

Danielle Scott and Cooper Woods, of Australia, carry their country's flag during the closing ceremony of the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Verona, Italy, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Natacha Pisarenko)

Winter Olympics: week 2 highlights

Athletes say ‘ciao’ to the memorable mayhem of the 2026 Milano Cortina Games at the Closing Ceremony in Verona, as Australians celebrate our best ever showing at the Winter Olympics

Mark Knight cartoon Herald Sun publication date 19 Feb 2026- Victoria loses the Phillip Island MOTO GP to Adelaide

MotoGP banished instead of bikies

Record attendance last year and a $60 million boost to the region’s economy wasn’t enough to save Phillip Island’s MotoGP in Mark Knight’s spin on the Allan government’s biker bungle

Gold medalist Australia's Jakara Anthony celebrates after the women's freestyle skiing dual moguls finals at the 2026 Winter Olympics, in Livigno, Italy, Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson)

Winter Olympics: week 1 highlights

MORE GOLD! Jakara Anthony tastes redemption, winning the inaugural dual moguls final after Josie Baff’s snowboard cross comeback in Australia’s best ever Winter Olympics UPDATED

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Logan, 14 yrs, was verbally abused by tennis legend John McEnroe at Melbourne airport where he tried to get a photo and autograph. Pictured with some of the other celebs he has met. Friday, February 6. 2026. Picture: David Crosling

Teen autograph-hunter’s adventure

The old saying ‘never meet your heroes’ has new meaning for one Aussie selfie-snapper but with 100 wins on the autograph circuit, the tenacious teen has already set his sights on the Grand Prix

Gout Gout has run in a 400m relay Championships at Lakeside Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Picture: David Crosling

Gout Gout out of Comm Games

Teenage sprint sensation Gout Gout has made a tough call on the 2026 Commonwealth Games in favour of his final World U/20 Championships tilt, pursuing the win that eluded him last time

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Kiwis to host our State of Origin

The State of Origin has always been a battle for glory between two Australian states, but now the game is travelling overseas for the first time in 40 years. Find out why Origin is heading to NZ

Australia's best winter olympics medal hopes

Aussies to shine at Winter Games

The Milan-Cortina Winter Olympics are almost here, kicking off on February 6, and these top Australian athletes have the podium firmly in sight. Find out which Aussies could be taking home gold

A baggy green cap personally handed over by Sir Donald Bradman is set to emerge from private hands and go to auction.Â

Bradman’s rare cap sells for $460k

The baggy green cap of cricketing icon Sir Donald Bradman has sold for a motza at an Australia Day auction – but have you ever wondered why ‘The Don’ is such an enduring Aussie legend?