Text scam targets mums and dads; a beluga whale sightsees in Paris; why playful dogs are clever; and Mr Beast gives away an island.

A good day for the environment; meet Bandit the guard cat; our ballet boy from the bush; and why Batgirl is bat-gone.

Wet summer on the cards; Trouble brewing in Taiwan; Operation Cheetah has lift off; and playing ball with the king.

King Kyle tells the media to shoosh; jail time for visiting a tree; Spain’s body positivity problem; and the extinct panda irritating China.

Space junk lands in Australia; India turns on the tap; Girls rule at Comm Games; and hot dogs and cool cats in Japan.

Gold rush at the Commonwealth Games; Indigenous voice to parliament flagged; Saving turtles in Sydney; and Bob the Adventurous Pigeon.

Get ready for a meteor shower; Saudi Arabia’s space-age city in the desert; MP tells kids to dream big; and how to tell if your dog is happy.

Aussies go for gold at the Commonwealth Games; Polish scientist declares war on cats; Space junk falls to Earth; and why pigs like to dance.

Selling kids junk on TikTok; a new wandering walrus; the police hunting marauding monkeys; and some legendary WA woodchoppers.

Pollies’ first day back; Japan’s volcanic eruption; Russia’s robot chess drama; and the Black Panther breaks the internet.