Top women celebrated in Oz sport
Let’s celebrate Australia’s most influential women in sport this International Women’s Day, with athletes from swimming and football making the top 10. SEE WHO WAS NAMED NO. 1
Let’s celebrate Australia’s most influential women in sport this International Women’s Day, with athletes from swimming and football making the top 10. SEE WHO WAS NAMED NO. 1
PM Anthony Albanese’s birthday coincided with a by-election win in Victoria, cause for celebration in the Labor camp but cartoonist Mark Knight calls ‘spin’ on scenes of happy Liberals partying too
Maria Branyas Morera’s remarkable journey spans over a century, filled with resilience, and a zest for life
Taylor Swift rallied voters as US President Joe Biden and former president Donald Trump each claimed resounding wins on Super Tuesday – now Nikki Haley is out, the rematch is on UPDATED
Basketball legend Patty Mills has reignited his NBA career, signing a new deal playing for the Miami Heat just days after he was cut from the Atlanta Hawks ahead of the play-offs and Paris
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A 13-year-old Belgian boy has become the first in the world to survive a deadly form of brain cancer after his tumour vanished while taking part in a medical trial, creating fresh hope of a cure

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Australia’s oldest maritime mystery has finally been solved with the accidental discovery of historic ship SS Nemesis at the bottom of the ocean, 120 years after it vanished during a fierce 1904 storm
Taylor Swift takes Eras Tour to Singapore, leaving behind wowed Aussie fans and a handful of happy kids with their keepsake hats
Backyard CCTV has captured incredible footage of a heroic 12-year-old Queensland girl saving her pet guinea pig from the locked jaw of a python – WATCH THE VIDEO
Discover Aussie kids’ favourite foods to fuel growing bodies and curious minds as Healthy Harold celebrates healthier lunchboxes and shares his top tips for boosting your body battery
Bird flu has spread to Antarctica for the first time as international scientific agencies confirmed the presence of the virus in skua seabirds found near the Argentinian base
An ultrasound of a stingray has sparked frenzied speculation about how it became impregnated without a male of its species
Two adorable lion cubs have been added to the Mogo Wildlife Park family and are loving playing chase together and generally being ‘goofy’
Ever wondered how whales are able to sing underwater without choking? After examining the voice boxes of three baleen whales, a team of scientists believe they now have the answer
Australian surfing champion Sally Fitzgibbons put on a miraculous performance to do the near impossible. But she will still be denied a spot on Australia’s Olympic team
Concussion-induced microscopic changes to Angus Brayshaw’s 28-year-old brain forced the AFL player’s painful decision to retire, prompting cartoonist Mark Knight to send him off in style
The Matildas have qualified for the Paris Olympics in resounding fashion, delighting the sold-out crowd in Melbourne with a 10-0 thumping win against Uzbekistan at Marvel Stadium
If you could add a team to the AFL line up, where would it be based? The Herald Sun asked some of the sport’s top players this and other burning questions – SEE WHAT THEY HAD TO SAY
The last living member from the team who first conquered Mt Everest says he is appalled by what’s happening on top of the mountain
Aussie popstar Tones and I joins the elite three billion streams club, posting the news on social media with the caption: ‘The first female in the WORLD’
Could you imagine a world of opposites where the seasons swapped every few hundred years? This was the problem facing our earliest calendar-makers, but luckily maths had the answer
Swift mania has hit Sydney following Taylor Swift’s record-breaking Melbourne shows as one fan shares the moment she was picked to meet her idol