As police search for the body of shark victim Lance Appleby, just how fearful should Australians be? | Sharks
Australia has suffered another fatal shark attack after a surfer was bitten in the country's south, making it the fourth fatal shark attack in the region in 18 months. Shark bites are often traumatic events, and in an ocean-loving country like Australia, each new bite can trigger fears of marine predators. But what do we […]
Australians are ‘freaking out’ after being sent ‘weird’ parcels in scam
Australians are being sent unsolicited parcels as part of a new scam that sees them unpacking strange items such as torn fabric and stuffed animals. A new scam called “brushing”, in which people randomly receive worthless items that they did not purchase, has been reported extensively in recent weeks. The package usually contains a QR […]
Vanuatu hit by another earthquake as hundreds of Australians return home | Vanuatu
Vanuatu has been hit by another earthquake after hundreds of Australians landed in their homeland from the island, with the federal government announcing new financial support. The latest magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 30 kilometers west of the capital Port Vila and shook buildings on the country's main island at 2:30 a.m. Sunday. Unlike the first […]
Wind power: CSIRO asks Australians to chart their farts for research | Australia news
Australians are being asked to record their smelly, loud, prolonged or silent farts for science. The CSIRO wants to collect data from tens of thousands of people, including the frequency, odor, volume and duration of flatulence, to help researchers better understand the country's gut health. Nutritionist Megan Lebri said that while some people find farting […]
Jamie Oliver apologises after his children’s book is criticised for ‘stereotyping’ First Nations Australians | Jamie Oliver
Jamie Oliver says he is “devastated” by the insult he has caused Indigenous people after Australia's top indigenous education body called on a British celebrity chef to stop selling children's books. , apologized. Oliver is in Australia promoting his latest cookbook, Simply Jamie, and has come under fire for his decision to join the growing […]
How Australians became the world’s biggest gamblers | Gambling
IIt's a quiet evening in Fairfield, Sydney's western suburb. In a small brick building, a dozen members of Gamblers Anonymous are helping themselves to coffee, tea and mini meat pies. The meeting is taking place in a suburb with the lowest average income in Sydney and the highest gambling losses. It's home to a fifth […]
‘Flying the flag proudly’: Australians rally behind Alex de Minuar in grand slam resurgence | US Open Tennis 2024
ohAlex de Minaur, Australia's lone Grand Slam player for the past few years, has repeatedly insisted that things will get better sooner or later. He pointed to the growing presence of Australian players in the men's top 100 and said it's all about numbers, numbers. It's taken a long time, but looking at this year's […]
Two Australians and three Indonesians survive helicopter crash in Bali, officials say | Bali
Two Australians and three Indonesians survived a tourist helicopter crashed in Bali after it became tangled in kite strings, authorities said. A Bell 505 Jet Ranger X helicopter owned by PT White Sky Aviation crashed in Pecatu village, a coastal area in southern Bali, Indonesia’s Ministry of Transport said in a statement. Photos released by […]
Suspect in killings of two Australians and companion in Philippines hotel surrenders to police | Philippines
Philippine authorities say the suspect in last week’s murder of two Australians and their Filipino companion has turned himself in. On July 10, hotel staff discovered the bodies of the three victims, their hands and feet tied, in a hotel room in Tagaytay City, a popular resort town south of Manila. The victims were Sydney […]
Mexican authorities reveal bizarre reason they believe Australians, American were murdered on surfing vacation
Mexican authorities say two Australians and an American have been killed in a truck tire robbery during a surfing trip. The latest details in the case came to light after a fourth body was discovered during a search for a missing man in Baja California. State prosecutors have not officially confirmed the missing man’s identity, […]