South Australian man sails around the world in homemade boat
There was champagne and smiles as Dan Turner sailed into Antigua, in the Caribbean Sea, this week. After 16 months…
First there was K-pop, now there’s K-ball
In a suburban stadium on the outskirts of Melbourne, two teams gather to play ball. The crowd is modest but…
A well-intentioned grand display turned a prince into a frog
Norway is the home of many magical children’s fairy tales, always with a moral fable buried deep at their centre.…
How a horse-mad girl from the outback became queen of racing in Queensland
Angela Jones can still remember being bucked off her pony onto a prickle bush as a kid on the family…
The day Putin rose from obscurity to one of the world’s most powerful jobs
It is December 31, 1999. Savage Garden is dominating global music charts and rugby fans are celebrating the Wallabies’ World…
Family passion for dragon boats puts mum and daughter on world stage
A New South Wales Central Coast mother and daughter, who share a love for dragon boat racing, will take part…
Trying not to get bogged is the first rule for weekend mud racers
Hidden behind the pub in this tiny Queensland town is one of Australia’s finest car-racing tracks. But this track isn’t…
Furlyn’s kids are chips off the old block and he couldn’t be prouder
Furlyn Barrett was five years old when he was given his first axe. “We chopped about every little branch and…
Young talent time as some of WA’s best darts players hit the Pilbara
A round of darts is not an unusual sight at Dampier’s Mermaid Hotel. Regularly playing host to tourists, port workers…
Scammers look to capitalise on Australians’ love of running
When Jess Iapella went to buy a resale ticket to the sold-out Gold Coast half marathon she thought she was…