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People light candles on the main square in Graz’s city centre after the deadly school shooting.

Gunman who killed 10 at old high school ‘felt he had been bullied’

As students in Austrian city of Graz returned to class after a long weekend, a man armed with two guns walked into the school he once attended and opened fire.

  • Francois Murphy, Leonhard Foeger and Borut Zivulovic

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This film used to make Austria cringe. Now it brings in $1.8b

Residents used to wince when tourists asked directions to movie locations. Sixty years later, the city is embracing hordes of TikTokers channelling their inner Julie Andrews.

  • Rob Harris
People work on the excavation of a Roman mass grave from the end of the 1st century AD, in the Simmering district of Vienna, Austria.

Rare mass grave of Roman soldiers under soccer field points to birth of Vienna

Twenty centuries ago, Roman soldiers battled Germanic tribes in present day Vienna. Their rare remains suggest a catastrophic military confrontation and hasty retreat.

  • Eve Sampson
Candles and flowers are placed at the site of stabbing a day after an attack that left a 14-year-old dead and five others injured.

Austrian knife attack suspect radicalised himself on TikTok within three months, officials say

The case highlights the challenge of preventing so-called lone-wolf attacks, when an attacker acts without outside help.

  • Francois Murphy
A pedestrian walk past candles at the site of a stabbing attack in Villach, Austria.

Teenage boy killed, four injured in Austria stabbing attack

Police said it wasn’t clear whether the suspect acted alone and continued to search for potential additional suspects.

Sisi, or Elisabeth, often referred to as a 19th-century Princess Diana, was obsessed with her appearance.

How the 19th century Princess Diana gave me inspiration for my travel itinerary

Sisi, the royal rebel who married an emperor at 16, had a colourful life worth tracing through Vienna.

  • Mary O'Brien
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This festive Viking cruise takes in five of Europe’s most atmospheric Christmas markets in one eight-day itinerary.

Four countries, five Christmas markets, one magical week in Europe

Eight days, five festive markets – and home well before December 25 to place gifts under the tree? Yes, it can be done.

  • Chrissie McClatchie
Weiner Schnitzel… butter one up.

The secret you need to know about the classic Wiener schnitzel

Your arteries may recoil in horror at the thought of how a traditional flattened veal cutlet is prepared.

  • Ben Groundwater

Inside the Sydney house that sends a message to the top end of town

There’s no shoe room or six-car garage, but a sustainable house in one of the city’s most exclusive beachside suburbs is full of surprises.

  • Julie Power
Danube channel cruise port near Vienna’s Schwedenplatz square.

Port guide: Vienna, Austria

This small, intimate capital bursts with high culture, musical history and grandiose architecture, yet is surprisingly laidback, charming and fun.

  • Brian Johnston

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