Offbeat

Huge piles of tumbleweeds are surrounding houses, frustrating farmers and heightening fire risk in rural areas. But academics say very little can be done to wipe them out.

Oppenheimer and Poor Things take out the top awards at the BAFTAs, with all Australian nominees going home empty-handed.

Found in the remote reaches of Western Australia's Gascoyne, Quobba Station is one of the largest of its kind in state. It changed hands during a game of cards in the 1930s, according to local folklore — but not everyone is convinced.

The woman had to wait for flight attendants to come, who tracked the insects to the overhead compartments.

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Charlotte hasn't shared a tank with another stingray for at least eight years. But somehow, she's pregnant. 

Know your Travis Kelces from your Travis Scotts? Test your knowledge of the NFL's annual Super Bowl event. 

Steele Harris-Walker's obsession with pop vinyl figurines began with the Japanese anime TV series Dragon Ball. Now, the 25-year-old has more than a 1,000-strong collection of popular culture icons, from Star Wars and Stranger Things characters, to Where's Wally?

In spring in the northern hemisphere, Blake Whitney trains alongside the best baseballers in the world but in the off-season he's just another player in Alice Springs.

A unique stash of historic photos that floated 60 kilometres on floodwaters from a far north Queensland town down the rugged Barron River to the coast is reunited with its owner.

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Many Tasmanians fondly remember Mole Hill Fantasy — a popular 1980-90s attraction for locals and tourists alike. We look into what happened to it.

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It turns out the pigeon was an open-water racing bird from Taiwan which had escaped and made its way to India.

After countless searches for Amelia Earhart's plane, Deep Sea Vision's sonar images may be the latest clue for solving the decades-old mystery.

There are cat cafes, where lattes take second place to the animals, and now in Japan, customers can cuddle up with pigs while having a cuppa.

On a trip to the West Australian town of Boyup Brook, musician John Matthews was searching for a guitar, but found much more.

The Wizard Jacobs was known for tricks and sleight of hand, including the famous "Chinese ring trick" and an illusion where he produced bowls of water containing goldfish from under a cloak.

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South Australian farmer Harrison Schuster has dedicated 60 hectares of his land to paying tribute to the nation.

Consumers have been warned they face long delays and higher prices for goods as shipping and port problems cause delays across the world. 

The main street of Andamooka often floods after heavy rain. And when it all dries, locals hit the road with buckets in hand, searching for newly uncovered opals.

Most people scour Facebook Marketplace for a miscellaneous piece of furniture, second-hand appliances or vintage pieces, but social media users have been bewildered by the recent listing of a life-sized titanosaurus.

A Byron Bay vet team is searching for a suitable feather donor for a procedure they hope will help get an injured wedge-tailed eagle soaring again.

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