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ABC Feeds<p>Soldier receives Australia's highest military honour 53 years after death<br>By Lily Nothling and Vanessa Jarrett</p><p>Private Richard Norden has received the Victoria Cross for bravery in the face of enemy fire, 57 years after his death.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-15/victoria-cross-awarded-to-late-soldier-richard-norden-bravery/105533430" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-15/vic</span><span class="invisible">toria-cross-awarded-to-late-soldier-richard-norden-bravery/105533430</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/DefenceForces" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefenceForces</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Veterans" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Veterans</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AwardsandPrizes" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AwardsandPrizes</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/UnrestConflictandWar" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnrestConflictandWar</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/DefenceandNationalSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DefenceandNationalSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HumanInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanInterest</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Army" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Army</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/CommunityandSociety" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CommunityandSociety</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/WorldWar2" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>WorldWar2</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LilyNothling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LilyNothling</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/VanessaJarrett" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VanessaJarrett</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>How much do you know about the secret lives of these animals?<br>By Georgia Hitch</p><p>The ABC's beloved nature nerd, Dr Ann Jones, is on a mission to uncover the secret lives of some of the world's most elusive animals. Test yourself – or learn a thing or two – about these intriguing creatures.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-15/dr-ann-secret-lives-of-animals-quiz/105470390" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-15/dr-</span><span class="invisible">ann-secret-lives-of-animals-quiz/105470390</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Animals" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Animals</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/AnimalBehaviour" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AnimalBehaviour</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EndangeredandProtectedSpecies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EndangeredandProtectedSpecies</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HumanInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanInterest</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GeorgiaHitch" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GeorgiaHitch</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Opening a shop in this remote town solved more than just empty fridges<br>By Lina Elsaadi</p><p>Having eliminated the need for locals to drive 10 hours to do their weekly shop, the opening of a community store in Burringurrah is helping address a number of other issues.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-14/burringurrah-grocery-shop-school-attendance-scurvy-benefits/105488210" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-14/bur</span><span class="invisible">ringurrah-grocery-shop-school-attendance-scurvy-benefits/105488210</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RuralandRemoteCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RuralandRemoteCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/IndigenousAustralians" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>IndigenousAustralians</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HumanInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanInterest</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LinaElsaadi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LinaElsaadi</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>'Forgotten' Hollywood costume designer celebrated in Aussie home town<br>By Sarah Moss</p><p>You may not have heard of Australian-born costume designer Orry-Kelly, a three-time Academy Award winner. But the NSW town of Kiama hopes to change that with a gala event featuring gowns and plenty of glamour.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/hollywood-costume-designer-orry-kelly-celebrated-in-kiama/105502304" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/hol</span><span class="invisible">lywood-costume-designer-orry-kelly-celebrated-in-kiama/105502304</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Fashion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Fashion</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HumanInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanInterest</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Movies" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Movies</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/SarahMoss" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SarahMoss</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>'A complete wreck': Heritage huts remain in ruins after Black Summer fires<br>By James Tugwell</p><p>More than five years after being destroyed by the Black Summer bushfires, two heritage huts in the ACT's Namadgi National Park remain burnt-out, fenced-off ruins, despite government promises to build two new structures in remembrance of them.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/namadgi-huts-remain-in-ruins-after-black-summer-fires/105521172" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-13/nam</span><span class="invisible">adgi-huts-remain-in-ruins-after-black-summer-fires/105521172</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/History" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>History</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Bushfires" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Bushfires</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/NationalParks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NationalParks</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HumanInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanInterest</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/TravelandTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TravelandTourism</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Environment" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Environment</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DisastersAccidentsandEmergencyIncidents</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/GovernmentandPolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GovernmentandPolitics</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/JamesTugwell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>JamesTugwell</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Gemfields queer community sparkles for bush Mardi Gras<br>By Freya Jetson</p><p>Drag bingo and Mardi Gras aren't what you'd typically expect in the thick of the Aussie bush, but this small town welcomes and embraces its queer community.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-12/gemfields-celebrate-queer-community/105520272" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-12/gem</span><span class="invisible">fields-celebrate-queer-community/105520272</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/RegionalCommunities" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RegionalCommunities</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/LGBT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LGBT</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HumanInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanInterest</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/TravelandTourism" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TravelandTourism</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/FreyaJetson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FreyaJetson</span></a></p>
ABC Feeds<p>Gen X clubbers party like it's the 90s but are home by 9pm<br>By Emma Hannigan</p><p>It's 3pm on a Saturday in the heart of Surfers Paradise and hundreds of middle-aged revellers are getting ready to dance, but they have no intention of staying up until midnight.</p><p><a href="https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-07-12/gen-x-rave-generation-reclaims-dancefloor-with-day-clubbing/105476612" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">abc.net.au/news/2025-07-12/gen</span><span class="invisible">-x-rave-generation-reclaims-dancefloor-with-day-clubbing/105476612</span></a></p><p><a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Leisure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Leisure</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Ageing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ageing</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/DanceMusic" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DanceMusic</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/HumanInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanInterest</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/Dance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dance</span></a> <a href="https://rssfeed.media/tags/EmmaHannigan" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EmmaHannigan</span></a></p>
Mediterranean Diet<p>Son opens Mediterranean style restaurant in Schenectady</p><p>The homemade cooking at Simone’s Kitchen is rooted in Lebanese family tradition. Bashir Chedrawee opened …<br><a href="https://vive.im/tags/dining" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>dining</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/cooking" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cooking</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/diet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>diet</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/food" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>food</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mediterranean</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MediterraneanDiet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediterraneanDiet</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MediterraneanFood" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediterraneanFood</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MediterraneanSoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediterraneanSoup</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/AlbanyCapitalRegion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlbanyCapitalRegion</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/APPHumanInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>APPHumanInterest</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/APPOntheMenu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>APPOntheMenu</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/humaninterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>humaninterest</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mediterranean</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/mediterraneansoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>mediterraneansoup</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/OntheMenu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OntheMenu</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/TamaniWooley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TamaniWooley</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/vod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vod</span></a><br><a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2173119/son-opens-mediterranean-style-restaurant-in-schenectady/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2173119/s</span><span class="invisible">on-opens-mediterranean-style-restaurant-in-schenectady/</span></a></p>
Dining & Cooking<p>Son opens Mediterranean style restaurant in Schenectady <a href="https://www.diningandcooking.com/2173119/son-opens-mediterranean-style-restaurant-in-schenectady/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">diningandcooking.com/2173119/s</span><span class="invisible">on-opens-mediterranean-style-restaurant-in-schenectady/</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/AlbanyCapitalRegion" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AlbanyCapitalRegion</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/APPHumanInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>APPHumanInterest</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/APPOnTheMenu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>APPOnTheMenu</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/HumanInterest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HumanInterest</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/Mediterranean" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Mediterranean</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/MediterraneanSoup" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>MediterraneanSoup</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>news</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/OnTheMenu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OnTheMenu</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/TamaniWooley" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TamaniWooley</span></a> <a href="https://vive.im/tags/vod" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>vod</span></a></p>

Police diver says not finding a lost loved one leaves 'hole in my heart'
By Emma Wynne

Searching underwater in the dark for human remains takes a special type of police officer, but it's a job the families of lost loved ones count on.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/pol

ABC News · Police diver's book on how the bleakest job brings relief for loved onesBy Emma Wynne

Mother-and-daughter dragon boaters to compete on world stage
By Emma Simkin and Sarah Forster

Inspired by her mum, Portia Roberts took up dragon boating at the age of 12. Now she and her mother are representing Australia in the sport.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/mot

ABC News · Mother and daughter to compete at dragon boat world championshipsBy Emma Simkin

William Cooper, 'father of NAIDOC', remembered by the next generation
By Alice Walker

Descendants of renowned Yorta Yorta activist William Cooper say it is an obligation and an honour to share his story as the fight to realise his vision continues.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/wil

ABC News · 'Father of NAIDOC' William Cooper's vision and struggle live onBy Alice Walker

Keith's Closet ensures mental health patients have the essentials
By Brooke Chandler

Mental health nurse Keith Donnelly opens a walk-in wardrobe in a NSW hospital after seeing patients come in sometimes with just the clothes they're wearing.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-11/war

ABC News · Nurse Keith Donnelly opens communal wardrobe for hospital mental health patientsBy Brooke Chandler

Why 18th century European kids were designing their idea of Australia
By Mary McGillivray

Why, 200 years ago, was a five-year-old girl in Scotland painstakingly embroidering her idea of Australia, and what can lessons are hidden in her work?

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-10/chi

ABC News · Children's embroidery reveals lost voices from Australia's early colonial historyBy Mary McGillivray

Retraining later in life opened up a new world for symphony musician
By Sarah Forster

Marnie Sebire longed to live on the water but feared she would have to give up her career with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra. Learning how to drive a boat allowed her to do both.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-09/mar

ABC News · Symphony musician's move to the Hawkesbury River sparks new careerBy Sarah Forster

Australians squeeze multiple generations in to combat housing crisis
By Julia André

Two families in this coastal city design their homes to squeeze adult kids, grandparents, and great-grandkids inside.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-09/hom

ABC News · Multiple generations squeeze under one roof to combat housing, cost-of-living crisisBy Julia André

Weather 'settled, sunny' for second week of Queensland school holidays
By Katrina Beavan

Parts of the state may have woken to a grey start for the second week of the school holidays, but it will not last long, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. It says a mild, sunny few days are on the way, from this afternoon.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-07/que

ABC News · 'Sunny, benign' school holiday weather after morning showers in parts of QueenslandBy Katrina Beavan