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Aurora australis over Bells Beach June 2. Picture: Arun Chandran

‘Severe’ solar storm sparks rare alert

A powerful solar storm is about to slam into Earth, bringing stunning night skies to unusual locations. But experts warn it comes with hidden dangers.

Margaret River surfer Andy McDonald survived a terrifying encounter with a white shark at Bombie break near Prevelly.

Chilling moment shark pulls surfer under

A wing surfer has lived to tell the tale of a terrifying encounter with a white shark, saying he fell onto the predator.

Netflix bans ‘disgusting’ Aussie ad

A popular Aussie brand has had its latest ad banned from airwaves after viewers branded it the “most disgusting thing they had ever seen”.

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Fury as 300 ostriches ‘massacred’ by snipers

A year-long saga has come to a grim end after “professional marksmen” opened fire on 330 ostriches, in what opponents of the cull branded a “massacre”.

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Emu causes huge traffic jam on Victorian highway

Emu causes huge traffic jam on Victorian highway

Hopefully this isn’t the sign of another emu war on the horizon.

A meteor from another shower called the Leonids, which are visible each November. The multiple parallel streaks are stars which appeared to move during the camera’s exposure. Picture: MARTIN GEORGE

Aussies treated to stunning meteor shower

The Leonids meteor shower will light up the Aussie night sky throughout November.

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Man hospitalised after horrifying dog attack

A 55-year-old man has been hospitalised after a dog attacked him inside a Sydney apartment block, leaving him with serious injuries.

CANBERRA, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos - July 28, 2025: Minister for Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Julie Collins MP during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra. Picture: NewsWire / Martin Ollman

‘Concerning’: New suspect bird flu cases

The minister charged with Australia’s biosecurity has dropped a grim warning with the discovery of a suspected bird flu outbreak in an unexpected region.

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A Whyalla vet's broken windscreen has drawn the attention of scientists who believe it could have been caused by an incredibly rare event. Picture: Whyalla Veterinary Clinic

Mystery surrounds incredibly rare incident

Scientists are investigating whether an incredibly rare phenomenon may been behind an Aussie couple’s brand new car being heavily damaged.

Aussie horror named ‘most distressing’ ever

Aussie horror named ‘most distressing’ ever

It’s Halloween night and if you’re looking to be scared, science has crowned the scariest movies to ever grace the silver screen.

Wild shark feeding frenzy turns Gold Coast hotspot into a marine massacre

Wild shark feeding frenzy turns Gold Coast hotspot into a marine massacre

A group of sharks swimming terrifyingly close to the shoreline on Queensland’s Gold Coast left behind a “crime scene”

A big brown bat on a mossy cave wall. Photo: istock

Spooky bat discovery baffles scientists

In a discovery that hits that little bit harder as it gets closer to Halloween, six species of bats have left scientist gobsmacked.

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Alien ‘probe’ mystery to be solved this week

The mystery of whether a Manhattan-sized object whizzing through the solar system is an alien probe or simply a comet may be finally solved this week.

An “aggressive” monkey infected with COVID and multiple sexually transmitted diseases is running loose through Mississippi (left). An escaped monkey seen in Florida in May (right).

Herpes-infected monkey on loose after escape

The 20kg monkey has Covid, hepatitis C, and herpes and is “aggressive to humans”.

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