New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard has been selected for the country’s team for the Tokyo Olympic Games, becoming the first openly transgender athlete to compete at...
Champion sprinter Usain Bolt has used Father’s Day in the US to announce he and his partner have twins — and one’s name will be sure to cause...
Queensland’s Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young has been announced as the state’s next governor. She will replace Governor Paul de Jersey when his term ends later this...
Gemstones that sparked a diamond rush in eastern South Africa last week have turned out to be just quartz, according to preliminary findings. Key points: Thousands of...
European football’s governing body, UEFA, has shelved an investigation into a decision by German captain Manuel Neuer to wear a rainbow-coloured armband during Euro 2020 matches....
Iran’s sole nuclear power plant has undergone an unexplained temporary emergency shutdown. Key points: The nuclear power plant is monitored by the United Nations’ International Atomic Energy...
Two astronauts spent their weekend equipping the International Space Station with the first in a series of powerful new solar panels. Key points: The solar panel is...
When Tim McCallum was selected to be a contestant on The Voice in 2015, he told producers he wanted people to focus on his singing rather than his disability. ...
A few months ago Hobart mother Sarah* got to see her son for the first time in more than two years. Key points: Five Tasmanian children remain...
Andrew Clements wishes his truss business could pump out more trusses to keep up with Australia’s insatiable appetite for building supplies, but he simply cannot get...