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Miracle beach where hope comes in waves as gold

Miracle beach where hope comes in waves as gold

Word of the discovery spread swiftly, and soon most of the village's 2000 residents had joined in a frenzied treasure hunt.

  • by Anatoly Kurmanaev and Isayen Herrera

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The most popular emoji plates during first year in Queensland revealed

The most popular emoji plates during first year in Queensland revealed

The five options were heart eyes, laugh out loud, sunglasses, smiley face and wink emojis. Four new designs have also been released.

  • by Toby Crockford
Lost piece of Berlin Wall found in western Sydney warehouse

Lost piece of Berlin Wall found in western Sydney warehouse

A piece of the infamous wall, with graffiti on one side reading 'Jeder hat kraft' or 'Everyone is powerful', sat virtually unknown in Blacktown for more than a decade.

  • by Nick Bonyhady
Pigeon steals poppies to make its home at the Australian War Memorial

Pigeon steals poppies to make its home at the Australian War Memorial

A surprise tenant has made an unlikely home in the Australian War Memorial's most solemn place of remembrance.

  • by Doug Dingwall
Drone fisherman could land in hot water as regulator investigates

Drone fisherman could land in hot water as regulator investigates

The aviation regulator is looking into whether the use of a drone to dangle a fisherman over a reservoir breached Australian safety regulations. 

  • by Jenny Noyes
The maths equation that tried to stump the internet

The maths equation that tried to stump the internet

The latest blowup on mathematical Twitter concerned a seemingly simple question.

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His mother kept a cardboard box in the freezer for decades. Inside, he found a 'mummified' baby

His mother kept a cardboard box in the freezer for decades. Inside, he found a 'mummified' baby

Adam had always been told the box contained the top of his mother's old wedding cake. When he opened it, he was stunned.

  • by Allyson Chiu
'Shaking like a leaf': Man finds 2kg gold nugget worth $130,000

'Shaking like a leaf': Man finds 2kg gold nugget worth $130,000

The retiree didn't sleep for three days after he found the huge nugget in an old pasture near Ballarat. Now, he's received offers as high as $160,000 for the precious haul.

Only in the Territory: Three-eyed snake found near Darwin

Only in the Territory: Three-eyed snake found near Darwin

A three-eyed snake nicknamed Monty Python - or Munty Python, depending who you ask - has sent the internet into a tizz.

  • by Zach Hope
I saw a UFO and nobody can see it: Unusual sightings not expected to go to general public, US Navy says

I saw a UFO and nobody can see it: Unusual sightings not expected to go to general public, US Navy says

The US Navy has drafted a procedure to investigate and catalogue reports of unidentified flying objects coming in from its pilots.

  • by Paul Sonne
Icy reaction after NZ buys $1m of slushie machines for prison guards

Icy reaction after NZ buys $1m of slushie machines for prison guards

Prison authorities bought 193 slushie machines for guards after a record-hot summer in 2017-18.

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