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We took a 12-person extended family overseas trip. Here’s how it went

Travel can be fraught enough; holidaying with a large, eclectic group signals potential disaster.

  • Catherine Marshall

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Rita Greyling, a 33-year-old business management consultant from Wakkerstroom, in Mpumalanga, South Africa.

Oscar Pistorius’ new ‘lookalike’ girlfriend and the battle to shake his dark past

The family of Reeva Steenkamp have been quick to comment on Pistorius’ new relationship, nearly a year after the former athlete was released on parole.

  • Ben Farmer
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Three Jewish doctors walk into a hospital ...

Take my vrou, please.

Paul Fletcher MP

If the Libs offered more pros, there might be no ‘con job’

I voted for Nicolette Boele in the last federal election not because Paul Fletcher was part of one of the worst governments ever inflicted upon this country, but apparently because I am such a stupid woman I had no idea what I was doing.

The Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby, ahead of the State Banquet, for the state visit to the UK by President of South Korea Yoon Suk Yeol and his wife Kim Keon Hee, at Buckingham Palace, London, Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2023. (Yui Mok/Pool Photo via AP)

Archbishop of Canterbury resigns ‘in sorrow’ over handling of abuse scandal

Justin Welby had faced calls to resign after a report found he had taken insufficient action to stop a person it described as arguably the Church of England’s most prolific serial abuser.

  • Rob Harris
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby.

Demands for Archbishop of Canterbury to resign over abuse scandal

Justin Welby, the spiritual leader of 85 million Anglicans worldwide, has been criticised for failing to report John Smyth, said to be the most prolific abuser in the church’s history.

  • Rob Harris
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Prince William takes part in a traditional fish brai lunch during a visit to Kalk Bay Harbour in Cape Town.

‘It’s been brutal’: Prince William says 2024 has been the hardest year of his life

The 42-year-old has spoken with remarkable candour about the personal impact of 2024, during which his wife and his father were diagnosed with cancer.

  • Victoria Ward
Former Test cricketer David Warner has been made captain of the Sydney Thunder.

David Warner’s new captaincy shows few serve life any more

The disgraced cricketer will lead the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash.

  • The Herald's View
Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi shake hands during the welcoming ceremony prior to an informal dinner on the sidelines of BRICS Summit at Kazan City Hall in Kazan, Russia.

Unable to travel abroad, ‘pariah’ Putin has Xi, Modi come to him

The Russian president received the visitors at the historic Kazan Kremlin. He’s hosting a BRICS summit attended by 30 countries.

  • Valerie Hopkins and David Pierson
Nature up close at Simbavati River Lodge.

The South African safari lodge where the animals come to you

This lesser-known, family-friendly lodge provides incredible viewing opportunities thanks to its enviable riverbank location.

  • Rob McFarland

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