16 funny Australian place names
Australia is home to some of the strangest and most rib-tickling place names. Writer Daniel Scott set off to discover...
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Australia’s top five scenic road trips, according to actual travellers
Got camper, will go road tripping!
Australian wins UK’s top comedy award
Australian Sam Simmons wins the Foster's Edinburgh comedy award 2015.
The Rugby Aid 2015 teams includes UK celebs and international brawn
Former England Rugby Captain and 2003 World Cup Winner Mike Tindall MBE today (Friday 28th August) unveiled the final player...
Australia is considering chemical castration for paedophiles
NSW police are considering having child sex-offenders chemically castrated.
Pavlova created in New Zealand not Australia, and that’s final
The OED says that, based on written evidence, the pavlova dessert was in fact invented in New Zealand, but this...
Cricket Australia pays tribute to Michael Clarke
Cricket Australia says Michael Clarke was one of the greatest cricketers ever and an excellent example to fellow Australians.
Hayne: Considered for San Francisco 49ers squad
Jarryd Hayne 'Plane' looks set for inclusion in the 50-man San Francisco 49'ers squad after a brilliant performance against Dallas...
Jackman brings Broadway to Australia and UK fans want it too
Australian fans take to social media showing excitement over Jackman's "Broadway to Oz" show.
UK tourist marooned in Australian bush rescued by SOS in sand
A British tourist, lost in the Queensland bush, were rescued with a simple SOS message written in the sand -...
Accommodation costs is choking the Australian dream
Australia's Welfare 2015 shows housing costs is having a profoundly negative impact on Australians' standard of living.
Stats show where stereotypical Australians live
Half of all Aussies are under 37 years old, baby boomers choose to live at the sea-side, gen-x'ers sold out...
Australian Border Protection halts 7 ‘Jihadists’
Australian border force and counter terrorism stopped seven suspected jihadists, allegedly on route to join ISIS, in their tracks at...
UK’s Simon Cowell full of praise for X Factor Australia
UK media and entertainment mogul, Simon Cowell, says he is expecting excepting serious talent to emerge from X Factor Australia.
Australian model with Down Syndrome to appear at NYFW
Inspiring Australian model Madeline Stuart will be the second model with Down Syndrome to grace the catwalks of New York...
South Australian koala chases frightened farmer
Video: The koala craziness continues! This is funny and scary all at the same time.
Tech professionals says they’d swap the UK for Australia
Three quarters of UK-based IT professionals surveyed, says they'd take the opportunity to leave the UK if they got the...
Jason Day 5th Australian to win US PGA Championship
Video: Day's winning putt and happy tears.
CSIRO warns Australians: ‘Step away from the junk food’
Australians eat three times more junk food than the recommended daily intake, according to a new report.
Australia’s carbon plans are making the neighbours nervous
Australia's carbon plan sends shudders through neighbours, but there may be hope through international pressure.
Aussie eagle takes out drone
Video: Eagle attacks drone near Melbourne.
Australian MP proposes national referendum on marriage equality issue
The Australian government is considering a referendum to establish if Australians are accepting of same-sex marriages.
Jumping Koala’s are cute, Drop Bears are not
Cute images of a furry little jumping koala has social media ooh'ing and aah'ing but, another type of jumping koala...
Australia’s oldest person knits for penguins
Australia's oldest man commits his time to purl and plain for penguin pullovers.
Australian Minister asks business to report ‘suspicious’ Vegemite buyers
Minister of Indigenous Affairs is pushing to limit the sales of Vegemite, saying it only leads to misery.
Australia’s first body farm on a quest to solve forensic mysteries
Donating your body to Australia's body farm could help solve crimes.
Cancer survival in Britain lags behind Australia
Australian Cancer patients are three times more likely to survive the disease than those in the UK.
Ashes 2015: English bowler Stuart Broad takes Australia out in record time
England's paceman, Stuart Broad, takes visiting Australians out for 60 in record time.
Australian cricketer James Faulkner fined and banned from driving
Video: Faulkner accepts responsibility for his actions and his punishment imposed by Cricket Australia.
Aussies claim tax benefits on breast implants and gaming consoles
Aussies have been claiming tax benefits for anything from their X-Box, pool table and even breast implants and sex toys.
Australia and London named the friendliest destinations in the world
Australia and London ranks among the friendliest world destinations. London comes in second after Amsterdam as friendliest city in Europe,...
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