Snowboarder trapped in ski gondola for 15 hours in freezing cold

Snowboarder trapped in ski gondola for 15 hours in freezing cold

The woman shouted for help but no one below could hear her and,without her mobile phone,she spent the night rubbing her hands and feet together to stay warm.

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Beyond Oahu and Maui:The lesser-known Hawaiian island you must visit

Beyond Oahu and Maui:The lesser-known Hawaiian island you must visit

Hawaii’s lesser-known Kauai is chock-full of natural marvels to gape at,whatever your vantage point.

  • byJulia D'Orazio
What caused the hole on the Alaska Airlines flight,and what does it mean for Australia?

What caused the hole on the Alaska Airlines flight,and what does it mean for Australia?

The incident in which a panel on an Alaska Airlines Boeing 737 Max tore off over the weekend has airlines looking into whether other aircraft might be at risk.

  • byAmelia McGuire
Loose bolts found on 737 Max jets as blown panel turns up in teacher’s garden

Loose bolts found on 737 Max jets as blown panel turns up in teacher’s garden

United Airlines has found loose bolts on multiple 737 Max 9 aircraft – the Boeing model grounded after a cabin panel blew off an Alaska Airlines-operated plane mid-flight.

  • byValerie Insinna andDavid Shepardson
A Trump return could upend AUKUS plans

A Trump return could upend AUKUS plans

Australia must grapple with the very real possibility of Donald Trump becoming US president this year. The implications for our nation are significant.

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Gamer,13,becomes first to beat the ‘unbeatable’ Tetris – by breaking it

Gamer,13,becomes first to beat the ‘unbeatable’ Tetris – by breaking it

The live-streamed moment is a very big deal for players of Tetris,which many had long considered unbeatable. The game’s makers agreed.

  • byDavid Hamilton
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Scientists unravel the big mystery of a beached whale

Scientists unravel the big mystery of a beached whale

The beached fin whale seems to be the latest victim of a pod of marauding orcas that has been eating and harassing dolphins and other marine mammals.

  • byDino Grandoni
Wars,Trump’s courtroom dramas and our new King:The world in 2023

Wars,Trump’s courtroom dramas and our new King:The world in 2023

From the Israel-Hamas conflict,China’s growing influence in the world,to the COP28 climate summit and beyond - our correspondents look back at the events that have shaped the world in the past year.

  • byEryk Bagshaw,Chris Barrett,Lucy Cormack,Rob Harris,Farrah Tomazin,Lia Timson andJames Lemon
Nine must-do highlights of Telluride,Colorado

Nine must-do highlights of Telluride,Colorado

Mining put many vintage Colorado towns on the map;what’s unique with Telluride is the way it has kept its character intact,balancing heritage and development.

  • byJim Darby
Best travel experiences of 2023:The Americas

Best travel experiences of 2023:The Americas

Exploring the Americas – from sinkhole swims on the Yucatan Peninsula and lunch high above the snowline to a “visit” with JR Ewing at Southfork Ranch.

Artefacts surrounding JFK’s death go on display for the first time

Artefacts surrounding JFK’s death go on display for the first time

Sixty years after the president’s assassination in Dallas,morbid items never seen in public are being exhibited in the Sixth Floor Museum.

  • byCatherine Marshall