Is a country with the population of Sydney the world’s top sporting nation?

Is a country with the population of Sydney the world’s top sporting nation?

With champions such as Erling Haaland,Casper Ruud and Ada Hegerberg,Norway is a small but mighty country when it comes to sport.

  • byBillie Eder

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One of the world’s most spectacular train trips takes less than seven hours
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One of the world’s most spectacular train trips takes less than seven hours

This train doubles as both a regular passenger service and tourist train thanks to the spectacular scenery it traverses.

  • byAnthony Dennis
Climbing Northern Europe’s highest mountain is surprisingly easy

Climbing Northern Europe’s highest mountain is surprisingly easy

The hardest thing about summiting Norway’s highest mountain? Pronouncing it.

  • byRob McFarland
Australians honoured for solving shipwreck mystery that haunted the King of Norway

Australians honoured for solving shipwreck mystery that haunted the King of Norway

The final postscript of one of Australia’s most tragic World War II tales has unfolded in Oslo,where the King of Norway sat with the descendants of those who died on a once-lost ship.

  • byPeter FitzSimons
Who is Narges Mohammadi,the jailed Nobel Peace laureate?

Who is Narges Mohammadi,the jailed Nobel Peace laureate?

“Every single award will make me more intrepid,more resilient and more brave.”

  • byJon Gambrell,John Leicester andElena Becatoros
Voices around the world:Indigenous representation in other countries

Voices around the world:Indigenous representation in other countries

As campaigns on both sides make their final pitch to Australians about the proposed advisory body,we consider some minority representative bodies around the world.

  • byLucy Cormack andLia Timson
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Record-smashing pedestrian and cycling tunnel is a real bore

Record-smashing pedestrian and cycling tunnel is a real bore

The bicycle-loving burghers of Bergen set another boring record when they opened Fyllingsdalstunnelen,the world’s longest dedicated bicycle and pedestrian tunnel.

  • byAnthony Dennis
Angry at their treatment,a group of British islands look to become part of Norway

Angry at their treatment,a group of British islands look to become part of Norway

The Orkney Islands,which geographically are closer to Oslo than to London,were under Norwegian and Danish control for hundreds of years until 1472.

  • byDaniel Sanderson
From Norway to Perisher:Pioneer cross country skier dies

From Norway to Perisher:Pioneer cross country skier dies

Kore Grunnsund left Norway for Australia in the 1950s and eventually became torn between his love for the two countries.

  • byHenley Harrison andKyrra Grunnsund
In Norway 88% of new cars are electric,in Australia it’s 3.8%. Why?

In Norway 88% of new cars are electric,in Australia it’s 3.8%. Why?

By 2025,every new car,bus and van in Norway will be a zero-emissions model. While Australia lags the rest of the world in this field,Norway’s state transport secretary explains how it can speed up its transition away from petrol-guzzlers.

  • byPatrick Hatch
Russian ‘ghost ships’ mapping wind farms in sabotage plot

Russian ‘ghost ships’ mapping wind farms in sabotage plot

Details of the covert missions were revealed as Britain warned of a surge in Russian-aligned hackers aiming to “disrupt or destroy” energy facilities.

  • byJoe Barnes,Gareth Corfield andBen Riley-Smith