Taylor Swift's understanding of the element of surprise is her best marketing tool
While Taylor Swift's fans pride themselves on keeping up with her clues, even they were caught off guard by the news a new album is on its way.
Graziers describe 'unbelievable' rainfall in parts of far north-west NSW and south-west Queensland
Landholders in eastern parts of the country are still in shock after ex-Tropical Cyclone Kirrily caused a year's worth of rain to fall in just two days, drenching their properties.
Royal biographer says the King's cancer diagnosis won't destabalise the monarchy
The cancer revelation of King Charles comes after the monarch spent three nights in hospital in January where he underwent a corrective procedure for a benign enlarged prostate.
Cheerleading isn't 'meant just for females' according to this 13yo boy headed for world championships
Thirteen-year-old Loghan Sculthorpe has made the Australian squad for the World Cheerleading Championships where he'll compete with a male teammate for the first time.
South Australian woman, believed to be Australia's oldest person, dies aged 111
Catherina van der Linden died on Australia Day at Southern Cross Care's West Beach Residential Care home surrounded by her family. Her body will be donated to the University of Adelaide's Body Donation Program.
After days adrift and partially amputating his own finger, this Swiss sailor is recuperating in WA
The last place Ralph Bender expected to wind up was southern Western Australia missing part of his hand.
Analysis
analysis:Should an 18-year-old kid who hasn't played an AFL game be subject to this level of exposure?
With local media in a frenzy over the West Coast Eagles top draft pick Harley Reid, Greig Johnston examines whether constant scrutiny of an 18-year-old yet to play a game is fair.
Toddler freed from shopping centre claw machine
It took officers from a tactical crime squad to rescue the three-year-old, who received a fluffy toy for his troubles.
From fine dining to dragons and dumplings, this is what's on at BrisAsia 2024
This year's BrisAsia festival features several new events, including an Asian street food festival and a children's program.
Could the Amelia Earhart mystery be solved?
An American company believes it's found the wreckage of Earhart's plane, which went missing in the Pacific Ocean in 1937.
Imran Khan and his wife sentenced to 14 years in prison
A court has sentenced former Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan and his wife to 14 years in prison for corruption, a day after he received a 10 year sentence for leaking state secrets.
Barber turned RAAF pilot urges other Indigenous young people to give it a crack
The Wiradjuri and Muruwari man's unconventional journey to becoming a pilot in the Royal Australian Air Force took a few different turns, but he now flies cargo and people, assists with humanitarian aid and disaster relief, and wants to inspire Indigenous youth to fly.
King Charles and Princess of Wales both discharged from hospital
King Charles leaves hospital following a three-night-stay, just hours after his daughter-in-law the Princess of Wales returned home to Windsor.
Altitude masks and ice baths all part of Everest trek training for adventurous mates
James and Mark have travelled the world together. Now they are aiming to inspire others entering middle age with their next journey.
Australia's junior rodeo champions dream of big bucks and buckles in the United States
Teenage cowboys and cowgirls are working hard to achieve their goals of competing on the bigger US rodeo circuit.
Volunteer's life of community service a legacy of the father he never knew
When Kevin Douglas' father died, a small country town rallied around his family. He has spent the next six decades helping others in his community as a way to pass on that kindness.
The picturesque Australian town where locals can’t afford to live
Apollo Bay is a tourist mecca whose population explodes roughly 10 times in the peak visitor season. But locals and workers without deep pockets say they're struggling to stay, exacerbating the pressures on those who remain year-round.
A quick guide to Australia Day across the country
From dawn services to harbour swims, there are plenty of ways Australians will be marking the national holiday this Friday.
New Tasmanian spins a way around post-traumatic stress disorder through mobile yarn business
Jaymi Milic moved to Tasmania and started a horse float-based yarn store in a bid to reduce her post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms, and it is working.
AFL draft disappointment driving young footballer forward
Only a few dozen footballers from across the country are selected in the AFL draft each year. For those who miss out, like Broken Hill's Jackson Savage, you can either give up or do everything you can to make that dream a reality.
Angel never thought she'd see her niece again, then she saw a handprint at her high school
The vibrant handprint display tells hundreds of unique stories about Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and culture and unites some of the country's most respected Indigenous trailblazers.
Disgraced NSW detective Roger Rogerson dies aged 83
Rogerson was in prison serving a life sentence for murder and died under police guard at Prince of Wales hospital in Sydney.
How social connection helped this Queensland couple recover from floods
They lost all their possessions and a beloved pet dog in successive floods, but Fleur and Ron Creed are smiling again.
The passionate farmers telling tales of life on the land through painting
When they are not growing food and raising livestock, Bill Hotson and Courtney Young can be found with brushes in their hands, expressing their deep connection to the country via their art.
Meet the modern-day Forrest Gump with the 'beard to be feared'
Stride by stride, strand by strand, chin thrust forward, running machine Rhys Williams and his glorious beard are on a hair-raising journey in the running world.