Gold for the record books and Australia’s Olympic future
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Paris 2024

Gold for the record books and Australia’s Olympic future

Australia’s record number of gold medals is good news for future Olympics.

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A reporter,a Russian killer and everyone else freed in the prisoner swap

A reporter,a Russian killer and everyone else freed in the prisoner swap

Twenty-four prisoners were freed in a multi-country exchange on Friday,the largest exchange between Russia and the West in years.

  • byIvan Nechepurenko,Valerie Hopkins andAlina Lobzina
Adidas ‘revising’ Bella Hadid campaign after criticism from Israel

Adidas ‘revising’ Bella Hadid campaign after criticism from Israel

Israel’s official social media account had objected to the involvement of the supermodel in a new campaign for retro-inspired running shoes.

He died 106 years ago,but in one French village they’ll never forget this Australian Olympian

He died 106 years ago,but in one French village they’ll never forget this Australian Olympian

Cecil Healy died the day after the battle of the Somme was won. More than a century later,his legacy for bravery and sportsmanship live on in Australia and France.

  • byRob Harris
France’s far right did not win vote but are still waiting in the wings

France’s far right did not win vote but are still waiting in the wings

France faces chaos as President Emmanuel Macron’s gamble to stop the hard right forces him to consider sharing government with the far left.

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What lies beneath:10 of the world’s most incredible underground structures

What lies beneath:10 of the world’s most incredible underground structures

Put ordinary buildings underground and they transform into something far more interesting and otherworldly.

  • byBrian Johnston
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German youth look to far-right in latest elections

German youth look to far-right in latest elections

A Tik Tok campaign helped Germany’s far-right AfD win a record number of votes in European elections,outpolling each of Germany’s three ruling coalition parties.

  • byRob Harris
Far-right parties rattle traditional EU powers as humiliated Macron calls snap French election

Far-right parties rattle traditional EU powers as humiliated Macron calls snap French election

Far-right parties have dealt stunning defeats to two of the bloc’s most important leaders:French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz.

  • byRaf Casert,Lorne Cook andSamuel Petrequin
Email account links German rapist to Madeleine McCann case,court told

Email account links German rapist to Madeleine McCann case,court told

For the first time,German authorities have disclosed some of the evidence they hold against Christian Brueckner in the case of missing British toddler Madeleine McCann.

  • byJames Rothwell
Secret planning,treacherous training and the clouds of gliders launched against the Nazis
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World War II

Secret planning,treacherous training and the clouds of gliders launched against the Nazis

Gippsland-born Frank Bladin became Air Vice-Marshal of the RAAF. Eighty years ago,he played a crucial role in the D-Day airborne landings on Normandy,France.

  • byTony Wright
The medieval version of the EU is gorgeous and free from tourist crowds

The medieval version of the EU is gorgeous and free from tourist crowds

The cities in the former Hanseatic League in Northern Europe provide one delight after another.

  • byBrian Johnston