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Train travels with my bestie.

My childhood bestie was a reluctant traveller. Until now

“Which station should I get off at?” she texts en route. “You’re well-versed, not like your anxious non-traveller friend.”

  • Catherine Marshall

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Australia’s Adam Zampa reacts.

‘Hardly any pressure’: Zampa’s telling admission after World Cup failure

Did Australia crack under unexpected pressure at the Twenty20 World Cup? Adam Zampa has made a frank admission that strongly suggests they did.

  • Daniel Brettig
Zimbabwe’s Bradley Evans, right, celebrates the wicket of Australia’s Cameron Green, left.

Out of form, undermanned and thrashed by Zimbabwe, can Australia salvage their World Cup?

Australia had no answers as Zimbabwe beat them with bat and ball en route to a 23-run win at the T20 World Cup on Friday night. Now the undermanned Aussies need answers ahead of their remaining two matches.

  • Roy Ward, Andrew Wu and Greg Dundas
Girls warm up for a soccer match as part of activities against early child marriages and teen pregnancies.

Girls once used this room to learn how to please their husbands – not any more

An ancient traditional space used to prepare teenagers for marriage is being revived, but with a modern twist.

  • Farai Mutsaka
A room on board Rovos Rail.

Maximum speed 60km/h: On this train trip it’s the slower, the better

Meandering for 1400 kilometres over four days, the romance of this journey resides in the wood-panelled carriages, the lounge car and the wheeze of wheels.

  • Catherine Marshall
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Ten extraordinary companies making travel a win-win for everyone

We shine a spotlight on the people and companies changing travel for the better, from a visionary safari lodge to a company championing accessible travel.

  • Traveller Team
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Victoria Falls Devil’s Pool.

Living on the edge: Seven highlights of astonishing natural wonder

In wet season, 500 million litres of water tumble over the edge of Victoria Falls every minute. In dry season, you can sit on the edge yourself.

  • Catherine Marshall
The camp at Mpala Jena.

This Australian-designed safari lodge feels more like a coastal resort

Mpala Jena camp feels like a coastal resort that has been airlifted from Madagascar and dropped on the side of the Zambezi.

  • Justin Meneguzzi
Jeremy Hearder, Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) former diplomat and historian, at the M. E. Bliss Law Library in Canberra.

From Robert Mugabe to Alexander Downer: Jeremy Hearder retires after 65 years as a diplomat

Few people could work the same job for 65 years and not get bored. But Jeremy Hearder did – and he got to criss-cross the world doing it.

  • James Massola
Former President Donald Trump awaits the start of proceedings during jury selection at Manhattan criminal court in New York.
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World of photos, April 20, 2024

The best photos from the international wire agencies as chosen by our picture editors.