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COSTA NAVARINO, GREECE - MARCH 20: Kirsty Coventry speaks with Outgoing IOC President, Thomas Bach, after being elected as the new IOC President on Day Two of the 144th International Olympic Committee (IOC) Session on March 20, 2025 in Costa Navarino, Greece. (Photo by Milos Bicanski/Getty Images)

History maker Kirsty Coventry faces Trump and transgender issues

The Zimbabwean swimming gold medallist has been hailed as a friend of Australia after being elected as the new president of the International Olympic Committee.

  • Chris Barrett

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The Library of Celsus, Ephesus.

This is a cruise fit for the gods

This eastern Mediterranean cruise takes in history, myth, and a date with Dionysus.

  • Keith Austin
Local icon… diners line the Plaka Stairs.

Greek neighbourhood is an astonishing maze of hidden surprises

Tucked under the Acropolis, Athens’ Old Town features a concentration of ruins, museums, tavernas and rooftop gems.

  • Jenny Hewett
The spot for sunlovers.

On board giant shipping line’s first foray into luxury cruising

Explora I feels like a spacious motor yacht rather than a ship, especially as the luxury is intimate rather than grand.

  • Lee Tulloch
Collingwood and Carlton fans head for the MCG.

Seeking sanctuary from a deranged world? Bring on the footy

The writer Henry Miller gave us the perfect prescription for escape from a tumultuous world. We still need it. The footy season might have to suffice this year.

  • Tony Wright
The origins of baklava are murky.

The surprisingly long, contested history of baklava

Baklava is much loved around the world, but while its true origins are a mystery, there are some theories.

  • Ben Groundwater
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People wait for the ferry to arrive at Santorini on Monday.

Tourists scramble to leave Santorini amid quake fears

Schools have been closed and search and rescue teams have been sent to the Greek island in advance, after more than 200 tremors in three days sparked concern a bigger earthquake is coming.

  • Derek Gatopoulos
Eucalyptus trees are a fire risk around the world.

The Australian species spreading all over the world and exacerbating bushfires

Eucalyptus trees are grown in plantations in nearly 100 countries and planted as city trees on every continent besides Antarctica.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Thessaloniki.

Nine must-do highlights of Thessaloniki, Greece

Greece’s second city, Thessaloniki, gave the world Greece’s best-known street snack – the souvlaki skewers and pita-gyro.

  • Belinda Jackson
Even Zeus has a six-pack.

Ten things we’ll never understand about Greece

Are all those ancient sculptors conning us? No amount of philosophy explains some of Greece’s more peculiar customs.

  • Brian Johnston

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