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WATCH: Victorian bottle shop worker takes baseball bat to threatening customer.

Australia's "brave stance" on lions hailed as victory by anti-hunting advocates.

Don’t bet on our dear leader doing the same anytime soon, though, unless you’re looking for a giggle and a middle finger.

Life expectancy for Australian men is creeping higher and higher, but then again, so is the retirement age. Unfortunately, those who live the longest in the world will also have retire later than the rest of the world.

The annual hot air balloon festival in Canberra sure makes for exhilarating photographs. Take a look at the incredible array of balloons dotted across the sky of Australia's capital over these past few days.

Tony Abbott has been well and truly lambasted for calling living in remote communities a "lifestyle choice". But nothing quite tops the grilling he's received on Twitter from angry Australian voters.

Australia may have the largest military in Oceania, but how does it measure up with the world at large?

Germaine Greer managed to drag Q&A to a new low when she asked if Julie Bishop would bare her breasts.

A homeless Australian broke into a car in Redfern to steal a blanket. He later broke back into the same car to return the itchy blanket and leave a polite thank you note.

The author of the United Nations report which condemns Australia’s detention of asylum seekers, rejects Tony Abbott’s accusation.

On the weekend Melbourne cyclists stripped down and took a ride around town to spread awareness about environmental issues and dangers facing cyclists on the road.

WATCH: Buskers get up close with Christian anti-LGBT preacher on Mardis Gras weekend.

Australia needs to have uncomfortable conversations about the realities of Islamic State and their like.

It's alright everyone, Indy is OK. So let the Harrison Ford gags begin...

Singer-songwriter Guy Sebastian is "pumped" to compete at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest. Here's what he has to say about how he plans to represent Australia.

As the Bali Nine pair were being transported to the place where they will likely face a firing squad, one of their jailers was caught smiling in photos with them.

2Day FM could potentially have its broadcast license suspended, after a High Court ruling that two radio presenters broke the law in 2012 when they aired a prank phone call which went horribly wrong.

Bali Nine duo will be transferred to Nusakambanganon on Wednesday where they will face death by firing squad. 10 felons will be executed by 120 members of a combined firing squad, 12 for each victim.

Amidst all the hustle and bustle of leadership no-spills, controversies and criticism of Tony Abbott, I think it’s important that Australians consider the alternative.

Plans approved to send 300 Australian military personnel to train Iraqi forces in the fight against Islamic State.

Labor activists rally outside Australia House in London against overseas polling station closures.

Voters flood Attorney-General George Brandis's iPhone with messages and data using a common iMessage feature.

WATCH: Aussie skydiver suffers epileptic fit, hurtling towards the ground until dramatic mid-dive rescue.

Support for Prime Minister Abbott is slipping away fast, both in and out of the party room. But this time it’s up to Cabinet ministers to make the move.

What do you see: a blue & black dress or a white & gold dress? And who is correct?

Preparations for the Bali Nine drug smugglers facing death by firing squad are almost ready and the commitment to carry the executions through is final, says Indonesia’s attorney-general.

Tim Wilson was allegedly promised Professor Gillian Triggs' job as President of the Human Rights Commission, writes Tess Lawrence.

The United Nations Security Council's five permanent members should surrender their veto on issues related to mass killing and genocide, says Amnesty International.

Former Australian prime minister is one of Wikipedia’s most contentious figures.

The shadow attorney-general has requested a police investigation into whether the attorney-general’s office made a corrupt attempt to induce Gillian Higgs to quit the Human Rights Commission.

Don't be fooled by their fluffy exterior, koalas may just hijack your car! No, seriously, check out this fuzzy fella.

The number of Australians and New Zealanders finding work in the UK has increased by almost 10% over the past year and nearly 50% since 2011.

Millions of mobile phone SIM cards may have been compromised by joint NSA/GCHQ hack, Snowden documents reveal.

Sign language interpreter Mark Cave possibly gave the best warning for the approaching storm, to deaf and hearing viewers alike. You just have to watch his energetic performance.

Could Sting and an assortment of other musicians and bands like Napalm Death persuade rock music fan President Joko Widodo to spare the lives of Bali Nine pair, Andrew Chan and Myuran Sukumaran?

Glenn McGrath has been heavily criticised for photos of him next to dead African wildlife. He has since apologised, but many are not convinced.

Cyclone Marcia downgraded to a category 1 system, but not before Rockhampton and Yeppoon suffer worst of her fury.

WATCH: Dramatic footage of Fitzroy River, swollen by Cyclone Marcia, pounding through Rockhampton.

Australian Red Cross working with bushfire affected communities to help people keep in touch with family and friends.

The cyclone off Australia’s eastern coast is now predicted to be of the highest level intensity when it makes landfall.

It hasn't even hit yet and already the Cyclone Marcia jokes are flooding in. Australia just couldn't resist #MarciaMarciaMarcia

The tropical cyclone heading for Queensland now a category 3 and could be category 4 when it crashes into the coast on Friday morning.

A new government report says Internet access in Britain lags behind other countries and should be a universal right.

Diplomatic war of words heats up over pending Bali Nine executions.

Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan will not be moved to pre-execution prison this week after all.

Australia’s Foreign Minister and keen emoji user, Julie Bishop, has given an interview in which she answered entirely in emojis.

The British accent has been crowned as the 'most dateable' in the Time Out Global Dating Survey 2015. But is there even such a thing as a 'British' accent?

Revenge porn, the act of sharing private sexual images or videos of another person without their permission, is now illegal in the UK.

Police use pepper spray on Australian students protesting against tertiary education deregulation.

Queensland has a new premier after Labor secures minority government.