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A phoenix from the ashes: Caveat crucifix denies bushfire

The January 2026 bushfires gutted Our Lady of Seven Sorrows in Caveat, Victoria... almost.  
Diesel too dear? Give the vintage tractor a run

Tractors at ten paces: given the current price of diesel, this petrol-powered Cub could give ...  
Colour me stoked: Torquay's 'chairman of the board'

All shapes and sizes — a surfboard fanatic from Torquay proudly displays his lifetime collect ...  
Bushranger Ned Kelly's boyhood home

The "Kelly House", childhood home of infamous bushranger Ned Kelly, still stands.  
Legend, John Landy: The athlete who 'went the extra mile'

The late John Landy, agricultural scientist and Governor of Victoria, was also considered to have ...  
How Australians are turning their homes into spaces for celebration and recovery

There's a quiet shift happening across Australia. More people are choosing to create meaningful ...  
The quiet revolution: Why more Australians are choosing slow living

After years of relentless productivity culture, Australians are increasingly choosing to slow ...  
Freedom: Off the lead in St Kilda

A dog, lost in the joy of the moment, races across Melbourne's St Kilda Beach at sunset.  
By jingo, it's a dingo!

Australian wild dog breeder, the late Bruce Jacobs, with one of his newly born Dingo pups and ...  
Transform your shed into the ultimate match day escape

Turn your steel shed into the ultimate match-day escape with pro-level insulation, sound, lighting ...  
Barry Humphries — Brilliant, brazen and soon to be bronzed

Barry Humphries hammed it up during our photo shoot, popping a monocle over his eye in what would ...  
A new bronze statue of Barry Humphries in Adelaide is a sign of cultural health

Barry Humphries lampooned national ego, bureaucratic puffery, and moral posturing, exposing the ...  
My eye on the tiger — for 7 hours

I once waited seven hours for a tiger to make himself available for my camera — my finger on ...  
3 judges, 2 decades and 1 bad wig later, Tony Mokbel walks free

Drug baron Tony Mokbel pictured leaving Melbourne Magistrates' Court with criminal defence barr ...  
Two generations, one monster: The enduring power of Stranger Things

A love letter disguised as a horror series, Stranger Things became a rare cultural crossroads ...  
When "Brother Ray" hit the road in Melbourne

Fondly known as "brother Ray" to friends and fellow musicians, legendary soul singer Ray Charles p ...  
Galloping through cultures: How horses connect humanity

As the Year of the Horse approaches, horses that once carried civilisation forward still carry ...  
Snow down... you're moving too fast!

Two cross-country skiers glide in perfect unison across Victoria's Mount Hotham during a trai ...  
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