Human Interest

The parents of Matildas stars are reflecting on their children's successes as they await a knock-out clash against Denmark in the Women's World Cup.

The museum houses a collection of items from Sir Henry Parkes's political life including an iron gavel from his time as NSW premier, a collection of self-penned poetry, and two ivory walking sticks.

Sharlene Baldock was working as a police officer when she lost her 28-year-old son Guy in a car crash. Now, she has opened a cafe to help keep his memory alive.

A small town in the centre of Queensland's South Burnett wine region is enjoying an economic revival and tranquil lifestyle for residents.

Phil Johnson, 63, had never heard of the tiny South Australian town of Paruna when its former Methodist church came up for sale. On a whim, he decided to buy the 88-year-old church to make it his home.

Death cafes, death doulas, loss podcasts, and alternative funerals and memorials. There's new life in death planning and what we want to happen to our bodies.

More than one million young people brave the sweltering heat to catch Pope Francis in Portugal and hundreds of thousands followed him on to Fatima.

Adoptee Peter Capomolla Moore wanted his father listed on his birth certificate — and after a mammoth battle with authorities, he's achieved his aim in a ruling he hopes will have implications for others in the same boat.

Ballarat, Victoria's third largest city, is notorious for its frosty winters and the near year-round puffer jacket uniform of its residents. 

An iconic Brisbane ship will be taken apart and sold for parts in the coming weeks as maintenance costs mount.

You might have heard stories about lottery winners in the US losing a big chunk of their money to taxes. But what are the rules in Australia? 

Europe and parts of north and south America are in the middle of a vicious heatwave, and the world recorded its hottest July on record — but in the Pacific, puffer jackets are becoming the norm as Tonga shivered through its second-coldest temperature on record.

Thousands of years before it was a modern Western fashion statement, tattooing happened for a very different reason.

Ruth Handler was the ambitious career woman who created Barbie and changed America's toy industry. But a tax fraud scandal ultimately saw her forced out of the company she co-founded, Mattel.

There are calls for Queensland to follow Victoria's lead, which reduced its shooting deaths with a focus on de-escalation of conflict and avoiding or minimising police use of force.

At least 600 scouts from across the globe have fallen ill in South Korea, where a heatwave is gripping the nation. 

Housework isn't something many people celebrate, but for war veteran Michael Reardon, it's symbolic of something much bigger — having a home. His is a good story amid a housing crisis in his state.

A car has fallen nose-first into a sinkhole caused by a burst water main at Southport. 

A WA town is reviewing its five international relationships after a council flagged a "no-value" issue with a Chinese city, but a local government expert says they still have a place.

Artificial Intelligence is coming, the employment landscape will be disrupted and the best strategy is to try to keep up — that was the key message at a major business conference. 

Whenever Paul McCartney picks up the guitar to compose new music he still wonders what John Lennon would make of it.

A zoo in eastern China is denying suggestions one of its bears might be a staff member in a costume as images of the animal standing like a human circulate online.

Family, friends and fans of Coco Lee have mourned the 48-year-old singer and songwriter, who died last month after a suicide attempt left her in a coma.

These friends say making social connections within a community like Port Lincoln unlocks the "wonders" only locals know while addressing the region's need for health professionals.

The Australian Space Agency concludes the mysterious object found on Green Head beach was most likely debris from a satellite launch vehicle.