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Australian wines have been labelled "the best in the world" after dominating a prestigious international wine awards. Wines from Australia accounted for a fifth of those awarded "Best in Show" — more than any oth
Strictly Come Dancing's Amy Dowden has given fans a positive update after she underwent surgery for breast cancer. The 32-year-old spoke of her surgery success in an Instagram post yesterday after the start of her
It's a stunning day in Far North Queensland as Mamu ranger Francis Joyce presses a pair of goggles to her face and dives into the sparkling turquoise ocean. She's met with a scene of bright coral and colourful fish
Sir Anthony Hopkins has described his work in Marvel's Thor films as "pointless acting". The Port Talbot-born star joined the cast of Thor, Kenneth Branagh's film version of the Marvel comic in 2011. He played
Pixar director Peter Sohn's latest film, Elemental reflects his own experiences navigating life as the child of immigrants. "My grandmother's dying words were like, "Marry Korean!," Sohn told ABC News during a Zoom
A Tasmanian man who used company money to purchase more than $24,000 worth of fuel, which he used to fill up his own cars and onsold to friends, has avoided jail time. Damian John Barrett, 38, was convicted in the
A woman once branded "Australia's worst female serial killer" has been pardoned after new evidence suggested she did not kill her four infant children. Kathleen Folbigg has spent 20 years in prison after a jury fo
The derailment in eastern India that killed 275 people and injured hundreds was caused by an error in the electronic signalling system that led a train to wrongly change tracks and crash into a freight train, officials
After months of working to recover from his terrifying accident, Jeremy Renner has an optimistic update about his Marvel Cinematic Universe future. Renner, well-known for playing Clint Barton/Hawkeye in the MCU, wa
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse has broken a 2023 record set by the runaway hit The Super Mario Bros. Movie. The Spider-Verse film, which premiered in theaters on June 2, is a follow-up to the 2018 animated hit
The United States and Taiwan have signed a trade deal aimed at deepening economic relations between both sides in a move that has sparked a warning from Beijing. The US-Taiwan Initiative on 21st Century Trade looks
Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni has signed one of the world's harshest anti-LGBTQ laws, defying condemnations from Western governments, businesses and human rights activists. Same-sex relations were already illeg
Over the weekend, one of the most beloved teams in the Marvel Cinematic Universe were successful on yet another mission, as Guardians of the Galaxy: Vol. 3 flew past a major milestone at the global box office. Acco
Thousands of cruise passengers were evacuated from their rooms in the early hours this morning after a fire broke out on a ship off the New South Wales coast. The blaze was detected on a balcony of the Pacific Adve
Central Victoria's football community is mourning the loss of a 17-year-old player who died after becoming unresponsive during a game on Saturday. Police said emergency services were called to reports of an unrespo
A government official in India has been suspended after he ordered a reservoir to be drained to retrieve his phone. It took three days to pump millions of litres of water out of the dam, after Rajesh Vishwas droppe
In the late 80s, rugby league — and Australia, was a very different place. The sport of rugby league was far from the multimillion dollar behemoth it is today. Still known as the NSWRL and dripping with toba
Tributes have flowed for US rock legend and soul superstar Tina Turner after she died at her home in Switzerland at the age of 83. One of Turner's most well-known contemporaries, Diana Ross, has paid tribute to the
A paralysed man has regained the ability to walk smoothly using only his thoughts for the first time, researchers said, thanks to two implants that restored communication between brain and spinal cord. The patient
Singer Tina Turner, whose soul classics and pop hits like The Best and What's Love Got to Do With It made her a superstar, has died at the age of 83. Turner had suffered a number of health issues in recent years in
