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Dawn at Manly on the shortest day of the year , the winter solstice. Pic Nick Moir 21 June 2017

Days are lengthening - and not just because of the solstice

Winter's depths have been plumped according to the clocks but the worst of the season's chill is almost certainly ahead. Wednesday marked the winter solstice, with Sydney's day lasting 9 hours, 53 minutes and 51 seconds, or about one second shorter than the days either side, according to timeanddate.com.

World Giraffe day at the National Zoo and Aquarium.

World Giraffe Day

The National Zoo and Aquarium in Canberra are celebrating World Giraffe Day today.

Supanova at Sydney Olympic Park. Pictured is Peter Stein as the Joker and works at a supermarket in Fruit and Veg by ...

Supernova Sydney 2017

Geeks from around Sydney descended on Sydney Olympic Park on the weekend for Supanova 2017

Crystilised, Vivid festival, Circular Quay, Sydney 25th May 2017 Photo by Louise Kennerley SMH

Vivid Festival Sydney

Sydney lights up with Vivid Festival projecting on the Sydney Opera House from Friday night.

The dates are followed by light soups and salads. These salads, of fried cauliflower and zuchinni, are accompanied with ...

The special foods of Ramadan

Fairfax visited one restaurant in Parramatta to witness the special foods made during Ramadan, a holy month in the Muslim calendar.

Brumbies in the hogh grasslands near Kiandra in the Snowy Mountains.

Snowy Mountains Brumbies

A management plan to remove up to 90% of the feral horses in the National Park has been withdrawn.

Toby, a beagle cross waits for his master outside a polling station in Belfast.

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique

Britain's Prince Harry attends a function at Admiralty House in Sydney, Wednesday, June 7, 2017. Prince Harry is in ...

Harry pours on the charm in Sydney

Prince Harry commenced his two-day visit to Sydney with the launch of the 2018 Invictus Games with Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull at Admiralty House. He then spent the afternoon meeting crowds around Sydney Harbour despite the inclement weather.

This photo provided by the Philadelphia Zoo shows a newly born western lowland gorilla resting on its mother Kira in ...

World of Photos

A selection of photographs from around the world by Fairfax photo editors. Follow us on Twitter and check out our photography club Clique