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Washington DC is a city designed to be experienced in a certain way. The position of the sandstone White House, the cast-iron-domed Capitol building and the towering Washington Memorial were set out by an architect who wrote to George Washington, explaining he was designing a very grand city. Now, the capital is steeped in symbolism…
Welcome wordsmiths! I see you’re ready to scratch that puzzling itch. From homophones to Aussie bird names, this quiz is set to test and teach in equal measure — unless you already know it all … Let’s get spelling! Loading Stream the new series of Guy Montgomery’s Guy Mont Spelling Bee on ABC iview or…
Hello everyone and welcome to the third day of the FIFA World Cup! After a staggered start of four games in two days, the tournament gets started in earnest today with FOUR matches in a single day. Here’s the line up of matches today, including one match in particular that we are all going to…
Police divers have recovered the body of a girl who went missing while on a boat with her father in a bay in Sydney’s inner west. A search for the seven-year-old was launched after her father’s body was found floating near a boat drifting in the water off Bayview Park at Concord earlier on Saturday….
Lebanon’s state media has reported Israeli strikes on the country’s south, as Pakistan says a US-Iran peace deal signing is expected within 24 hours. The strikes, on Saturday local time, came shortly after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning for 20 locations including the city of Nabatieh ahead of raids there. Fighting continued in…
Round 15 of the NRL season continues on Saturday night with the Warriors hosting Cronulla. The match will be the Kiwi club’s first home game since April, following a lengthy time on the road. Later, Parramatta will face Canberra, with both struggling sides fighting to keep their finals hopes alive. Follow the live blog below,…
Homicide detectives are investigating after the body of a woman was found in Western Australia’s Goldfields. Just before 10am on Friday police were called to Kalgoorlie, 600km east of Perth, after a body was located near the intersection of Goldfields Highway and Roberts Road. St John WA attended the scene where the 35-year-old woman was…
Tony Popovic knows a thing or two about being the underdog. He was part of the Socceroos’ drought-breaking 2006 side, which scored Australia’s first ever World Cup goal, and advanced out of their group to the knockout stages. Stay across the latest news, analysis and features from the 2026 FIFA World Cup here. Twenty years…
One of Australia’s leading figures in rainforest conservation, Dr Tony Parkes AO, has died aged 96, leaving a legacy of groundbreaking science and millions of replanted trees. A merchant banker turned conservationist, Parkes had said his conservation work got him out of bed every morning. “I’m one of those fortunate groups of people who are…
A climate advocate has called for a legislated target for renewable energy uptake as construction begins on 18 community batteries in Perth and Western Australia’s south-west. The batteries will enable thousands of additional homes to pump renewable energy into the power grid by mid-2027 as part of an ongoing plan to electrify WA, where grid…