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Lion at Monarto Safari Park, South Australia.

This heart-stopping big cat encounter is an Aussie best-kept secret

Lions, zebras and … kangaroos? At South Australia’s open-plain safari zoo, the lion-feeding experience delivers an unexpected thrill.

  • Riley Wilson

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A sea lion pokes its head into a rock lobster trap, but can’t get in because of the metal pole.

The simple fixes that have saved the lives of sea lions and turtles

By paying attention to the science, some Australian fisheries have become sustainable.

  • Caitlin Fitzsimmons
Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre in flood.

Largest floodwater on record creates rare outback spectacle

Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre, Australia’s largest salt lake, is coming alive for the second year in a row. But this year is different.

  • Julietta Jameson
The first of the floodwaters entering Warburton Groove in Kati Thanda-Lake Eyre on Tuesday.

They wreaked havoc in Queensland. Now they’re bringing new life elsewhere

One of Australia’s greatest spectacles is playing out far from its big cities.

  • Nick O'Malley
Swimming with dolphins in Baird Bay.

This is one of our greatest experiences – so why isn’t it more famous?

Perhaps getting to this remote corner of South Australia is the reason, but now there’s a stunning place to stay when you arrive.

  • Ute Junker
Australian Ballet dancers Joseph Romancewicz and Belle Urwin in a rehearsal room at the Sydney Opera House. Telstra Let’s Dance provides rare opportunities for country kids to learn directly from The Australian Ballets talented artists and go behind the scenes of life as a professional ballet dancer, an opportunity rarely given to kids in regional areas. Sydney. April 24, 2025. Photo: Louise Kennerley

‘Take down the walls’: The innovative program bringing ballet to the bush

Hundreds of children in regional Australia will have the opportunity to learn from the Australian Ballet’s teachers and dancers.

  • Cindy Yin
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‘I’ll never live that down’: SA’s premier on tricky photo shoots – and trickier votes

South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas on why he’s a good and bad Catholic, a vote he still struggles with – and those shirtless photos.

  • Benjamin Law
The Whyalla steelworks in South Australia is in adminstration for the second time in less than a decade.

What went wrong in Whyalla? And why is the government getting involved?

Governments have promised a $2.4 billion taxpayer bailout, if a new buyer can be found for the beleaguered mill.

  • Mike Foley
South Australia’s new Monarto Safari Resort.

An African-style safari on home soil? This Aussie resort is a game-changer

Home to a herd of newly relocated elephants and a deluxe 78-room hotel, South Australia’s Monarto Safari Park is the newest bucket-list stay for wildlife lovers.

  • Anthony Dennis
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Bizarre reason why Adelaide Oval lights went out

An Australian team request for an evening hit in the Adelaide Oval nets led to the bizarre spectacle of the ground’s new LED lights going out twice in an over on the first night of the day/night Test.

  • Daniel Brettig

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