More than 90 years ago, a nine-year-old Mavis Rowles boarded a steam train in Meekatharra, bound for Toodyay — a small farming town nestled in Western Australia's Wheatbelt. The red dirt and tin-roofed homes of her childhood gave way to rolling hills, and with that, a lifelong love was born.

Anne Hathaway stunned at the Ralph Lauren fashion show recently, turning heads in a sharp trench coat, glittering pants, and a sleek ponytail that gave Ariana Grande a run for her money. And while the actress clearly looked beautiful, that wasn’t the headline.

Selling a property can be an emotional milestone. But when the property is an actual castle, steeped in decades of dreams and hard work, that farewell carries even more weight.

Over the past 30 years, Australia has seen a troubling surge in sexually transmitted infections (STIs) such as chlamydia, gonorrhoea, and syphilis. Despite the availability of testing and treatment, these bacterial infections continue to climb — often silently and without immediate symptoms.

In a year when global headlines were dominated by a surge in far-right movements and political instability, Mexico stood out as an exception. Not only did the left-leaning governing party Morena retain power, but it also expanded its influence significantly—achieving a two-thirds supermajority in the Chamber of Deputies. Even more striking, the far right failed to field a serious presidential candidate.

In what may be one of the most startling developments in the science of human perception, a team of researchers from the University of California, Berkeley, claims to have discovered a new colour—one that cannot be seen under natural conditions and cannot be reproduced by any screen, ink, or paint.

Matildas veteran Tameka Yallop sustained a suspected hamstring injury during Brisbane Roar’s 2–0 defeat to Melbourne Victory in the final round of the A-League Women season, putting her availability for the upcoming international window in serious doubt.

Microplastics have been detected for the first time in human ovarian follicular fluid—a discovery that may have serious implications for women’s fertility and reproductive health. The peer-reviewed study, published in Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety, found microplastic particles in the ovarian fluid of 14 out of 18 women undergoing assisted reproductive treatment at a fertility clinic in Salerno, Italy.