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New-look ‘big five’ of wildlife photography ‘face serious threats to their existence’
The new “Big Five” of the natural world’s top creatures to photograph have been revealed after a year-long global vote. Unlike the...
Oddest calls from Aussies abroad revealed
From a bird blamed for eating a passport to someone seeking advice on the egg preferences of North Koreans, the Department of...
Rise in Australian arrests abroad: DFAT
The number of Australians arrested overseas is on the up, rising by a quarter in the past five years. The US, Thailand...
Climate protests continue despite arrests
A former Greens senator who was arrested in Sydney during a climate change protest says shutting down the demonstrations is like turning...
‘Utterly disgusting’: England’s Ashes hero Ben Stokes slams The Sun for family report
England cricket star Ben Stokes has condemned as “utterly disgusting” a front-page newspaper story reporting on a family tragedy from more than...
UK ‘jihadi bride’ Shamima Begum loses her third baby in Syria refugee camp
The baby son of Islamic State runaway Shamima Begum has died. Ms Begum, 19, gave birth in a refugee camp in the...
Bird eggs owe their camouflage colours to dinosaurs: researchers
Coloured eggs are not a unique characteristic to birds, but instead evolved from dinosaurs, scientists have discovered. The research, published in the...
Aussie nurse among Queen’s bravery honours for London Bridge heroics
An Australian nurse who died trying to save others during the London Bridge terror attack is among eight people recognised by the...