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Crowds have gathered in central London for the Trooping the Colour ceremony to mark King Charles III’s official birthday. Thousands of spectators lined the capital’s streets for the annual ceremony on Saturday, which was attended by King Charles III and Queen Camilla. Also in attendance were Prince William, Princess Catherine and their children, Prince George,…
Mayada Ali is passionate about soccer, but her journey to play and coach was not always easy. Her age, gender, religion and background created barriers to her playing the sport she loves. “But for me, when you have passion about something, just do it.” Kurdish woman Mayada Ali spent six years in a refugee camp…
Spotting wildflowers is like second nature to Terry Dunham, as he walks through Gull Rock National Park in Western Australia’s south. “You could walk down here and someone might say; ‘oh, there’s not much flowering,’ but if you look out, the bush is actually full of flowers,” he said. WA’s wildflower season generally starts in…
Northern Territory Police have charged a 17-year-old boy with murder after a 21-year-old man was allegedly stabbed to death in Tennant Creek. They said the man died following an “altercation” on Friday morning. Last week, an NT Police spokesperson said officers received reports of a stabbing on Griggs Street in the town 500 kilometres north…
An off-duty volunteer lifeguard who pulled a woman from the ocean after she was bitten by a shark has revealed how he helped save her life while in a state of “panic” himself. Emergency crews were called to Coogee in Sydney’s east just before 11am yesterday after reports of a “large” shark attack. NSW Ambulance…
One by one, the burly mixed martial arts fighters made their entrance past the solemn, hulking marble statue of America’s 16th president and jogged down the steps of the Lincoln Memorial to roars from thousands of fans drawn to the unusual sporting weekend marking the nation’s 250th anniversary and President Donald Trump’s 80th birthday. The…
Just a couple of months out from her big day, Kaila Scally-Chadwick discovered her dream wedding dress. It wasn’t in a pricey fashion house, but rather in her local op shop in Donnybrook, 201 kilometres south of Perth, for just $90. She tried it on and, in that moment, decided to do away with the…
Every year, busloads of children from remote community schools across Central Australia travel to the Luritja homeland of Lilla, in the Watarrka National Park about 240 kilometres west of Alice Springs. The small Northern Territory community, made up of just a few homes, sits at the bottom of a magnificent, orange escarpment, with a waterhole…
Shadow Home Affairs Minister Jonno Duniam has announced his intention to leave parliament later this year. The 43-year-old has been in the Senate for 10 years representing Tasmania. Senator Duniam told the ABC he has been weighing the decision for some time. “After much consideration, my family and I made the call that it was…
There is something very wholesome happening at ACT events when you are eating your food truck treats from a compostable plate, with compostable cutlery and sipping from a compostable cup. The ACT mandates reusable, recyclable and compostable packaging at all public events, but nearly all of it ends up in landfill because there is no…