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When Jolie Cao chose to do her undergraduate university degree in Australia, she knew it would be expensive. So she saved up for her move to Melbourne in 2024, and now works two casual jobs while studying full-time at RMIT University. Even though her parents in Vietnam help cover some of the costs, including paying…
When Craig and Ros Molyneux bought an old church in regional Victoria to make a weekend home, it was in pretty good shape. It was a small, unassuming wooden structure fit with a bell tower, four walls and an acre of land. But it’s what you couldn’t see — the scars a property like this…
Don’t let your confidence be shaken or stirred by this week’s news quiz. This week we take a trip to a whale graveyard and prepare to launch ourselves into space. There’s also some weather myths to debunk and a musical snub to overcome. Grab the next drone boat and let’s go. Loading Where to find…
When the Cronulla riots erupted in 2005, artist Abdul Abdullah was 19 years old and living in Perth. On the morning of December 11, more than 5,000 mostly Anglo-Australians converged on North Cronulla Beach. They were there to protest an uptick in antisocial behaviour in the area they claimed was “un-Australian”, after a fight had…
The Venus flytrap’s ability to snap shut without using muscles, has perplexed scientists for more than a century. When the jaw-like leaves of the plant detect an insect, they swing closed in about a tenth of a second, trapping prey inside. But it’s still not clear exactly how the leaves can close so fast. A…
(Getty Images) Hello and good morning to you wild Aussies awake at this time in the morning and g’day if you’re logging on from anywhere else around the world. Football fans rejoice! It is finally here! After months of political uncertainty, days of visa worries and a small fortune’s worth of ticket resales, the FIFA…
Donald Trump has said the US will hit Iran “very hard” today as he threatened to take over the key oil hub of Kharg Island in the “not too distant future”. Indirect talks between the two sides have intensified, Iranian sources and Western officials have said, despite a worsening of hostilities in the Gulf. Follow…
The US meteorological agency has declared an El Niño has now formed in the Pacific Ocean and warned it could reach record-breaking intensity in coming months. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) officially confirmed the existence of the El Niño, which is a warming of the Pacific near the equator that affects weather patterns…
Six Australian acts who have shone over decades-long careers have joined ARIA’s Hall of Fame as it celebrates 40 years of music. WARNING: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised this article contains an image of a person who has died. Australian music greats are reflecting on their journey to the top of the…
Defence Minister Richard Marles’s visit to the United Kingdom has been thrown into chaos, after his British counterpart resigned hours before they were due to hold a significant media event together. Mr Marles, who is also Australia’s deputy prime minister, is visiting the UK for a series of annual bilateral meetings, known as AUKMIN. He…