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An epic story more than 65,000 years in the making

Stripped of his titles and his home, Prince Andrew's humiliation is complete

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Royalty

National anti-corruption chief steps away from all defence investigations

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Anti Corruption Agencies

Hazlewood and Marsh dominate T20 as Australia beat India at MCG

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Cricket

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What do we know about Sandringham and Prince Andrew's new home?

The disgraced royal will be moving to a house somewhere on the sprawling Sandringham Estate owned by King Charles — but the exact location has not been made public.

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Source: ABC NewsTopic: Royalty

Australian climber dies on Nepal's Himlung Himal

An Australian mountaineer dies while descending one of Nepal's highest peaks.

Annapurna towers four vertical kilometres over base camp

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Disasters, Accidents and Emergency Incidents

BOM reverts to previous rain radar after wave of complaints

The Bureau of Meteorology says it will revert to its previous colour scheme on its rain radar and weather map following a wave of complaints about its new $4.1 million website.

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Source: ABC NewsTopic: Weather

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The 10 albums our critics couldn't stop listening to in October

From Lily Allen's devastating divorce record to Tame Impala's polarising return, here are October's best new music releases.

Tame Impala's Kevin Parker stands hip high in ocean at sunset with goggles, jewellery and cigarette

Source: Double JTopic: Music

News quiz: History exams, an unusual gift and the 'storm of the century'

It is time to see if you have been paying attention — test your memory of this week's news cycle here.

A life-size bust of Julius Caesar.

Source: QuizTopic: Human Interest

Emma Stone shaved her head for Bugonia, but that's just the beginning

Yorgos Lanthimos continues his journey as the king of absurdist dark comedies with this latest offering, which delves into conspiracy theories in the most bizarre way.

A woman with a shaved head and floral dress sits at a table.

Source: ABC ArtsTopic: Movies

Broncos icon fears Walsh's star power could mean eventual code switch

After setting the NRL and international rugby league alight in recent months, Reece Walsh's next move could be one that leads him to global stardom.

Reece Wlash stands with the Clive Churchill Medal around his neck.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: Rugby League

Shire suggests blowing up dead whale as alternative to costly disposal

A coastal shire in WA suggests towing a rotting whale carcass out to sea and blowing it up, saying it cannot afford to dispose of the whale itself.

A white and pink whale decomposes on a beach.

Source: ABC South West WATopic: Oceans

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Deep Time

The epic ancient story you were never told about Australia

Dive into the awe-inspiring history of the Australian continent and its people — a story 65,000 years in the making.

Source: ABC News

Each dot marks 250 years — together they reveal Australia's ancient story

This colossal timeline details how First Nations people outlived giant animals, survived an ice age and thrived amid massive landscape change.

A spiral of dots animating to fill 65,000+ years of time.

Source: ABC News

Giant, extinct animals are one small part of this First Nations story

First Nations people have occupied this continent for so long that they once shared it with megafauna.

An Aboriginal woman stands in a natural setting next to 3D images of a diprotodon, genyornis and giant kangaroo

Duration: 1 minute 37 seconds

Source: Story LabTopic: Indigenous Culture

Ancient Australia mapped — find Deep Time stories near you

Ancient First Nations stories are all around us — if you know where to look.

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Source: ABC News

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Former Melbourne jail with a horrific history gets spooky for Halloween

Two former prisons, including at least one "haunted" cell, are throwing open their doors for Halloween festivities this Friday.

Inside Old Melbourne Gaol.

Source: ABC NewsTopic: History

These artists weren't just 'messenger girls'. They brought modernism home

At the turn of the century, Australian women artists travelled to Europe and returned with new styles and techniques. Their long-overlooked contribution to Australian art is celebrated in Dangerously Modern.

An impressionist painting from 1913 of a little girl in a pink dress looking at a parrot in a cage on a balcony.

Source: ABC ArtsTopic: Visual Art

A WWI-era message in a bottle is a letter 'from the grave' for family

Family members of two World War I soldiers have been left stunned after a bottle containing handwritten letters was found on a WA beach.

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Source: ABC NewsTopic: World War I

The 'cursed' fish that rained over the Darling Downs

In a small Queensland town more than 100 years ago, a bizarre storm hit. Fish fell from the sky — bringing doom and calamity with them. Here's what happened on that day.

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Source: ListenTopic: History

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