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Three hundred kilometres east of New Caledonia are two islands believed by some to be inhabited by a god. Bruno Senges didn’t encounter one during a sailing trip to Matthew Island in 2021, but after setting foot on its rugged shoreline, he is reluctant to rule the theory out. “It’s breathtaking, the volcano is active,…
When Tessa Jones thinks about her son Daniel she remembers a hard-working young man who had finally begun to enjoy the rewards of years of effort. The 36-year-old Brisbane-based fruit shop owner had paid off his business loan, was planning a long-awaited holiday and had a bucket list of experiences he wanted to tick off….
Europe has only just begun summer but is already in the grips of a severe heatwave that has seen records tumble and at least 48 people drown. Scientists warn this type of event is becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change. Britain logged its highest temperature for June on Wednesday, reaching 36…
As millions of Australians watched World Cup debutante Nestory Irankunda drill the ball into the back of the net last week, few probably considered the thrilling goal as proof of a successful “monoculture”. The Player of the Match performance has made the 20-year-old Socceroo, who was just a baby when he emigrated from Tanzania with…
Six Australian filmmakers are travelling the world in search of a story, each tasked with making a weekly short film for ABC iview’s Race Around The World. This is contestant Lucinda Price’s experience from her week three travels in Sweden. How do you feel when you hear the words “school camp”? Do they elicit a…
When Anna Bardsley was in her 40s, she used to catch up with her girlfriends at the pub a few times a year, which would include “a flutter” in the poker machine room. “Nobody ever spent any more than $20 and we laughed a lot. It was seemingly harmless,” says the now 77-year-old from Bacchus…
Welcome back, movie lover. We see you made short work of our last Australian film-frame quiz, and now we’re taking it up a notch and featuring only Australian movies made after the turn of the millennium (there are quite a few good ones!). We’re going to give you a single frame plus a small hint…
– Reuters (Getty Images) A Ghanaian witch doctor says he has “released” England captain Harry Kane from his spell after the striker failed to find the net in Tuesday’s goalless draw at the World Cup. Nana Kwaku Bonsam, a self-described spiritualist, had said before England’s Group L clash with Ghana that he would cast a…
Up to $122,000 could be wiped off the value of the typical Sydney house over the next year, while Melbourne’s median house price could drop below $1 million, Domain forecasts. The real estate platform has published housing price forecasts for the next financial year and has tipped substantial falls for the Sydney and Melbourne markets,…
France has confirmed its first case of Ebola, a doctor who flew back from the Democratic Republic of Congo, where a major outbreak is underway. The case is the first of the deadly haemorrhagic fever identified outside the African continent during the current outbreak, which has also affected Uganda. It is the first time France…