Tag: Australia
VIDEO: Environmentalists find sensitive trees turned into building materials for Olympics
A war of words over logging in Australia has ignited between a large Malaysian logging company and environmentalists, and it's captured the Olympics in London as well....
VIDEO: Australian conservationists using a dog to help save endangered penguins
The Little Penguins are disappearing around Sydney in Australia, but a new tool — a dog — is helping conservationists get a handle on their hard-to-find birds....
VIDEO: Camera catches stunning pictures of what lies in waters of Australian harbor
A small video camera was lowered into Darwin Harbor to monitor the health of that ecosystem. They discovered more than 50 fish — some not known to live in the area — and pronounced it very healthy....
Farmers and miners clash in Australia
The booming mining industry in Australia is encroaching on the farming industry, which has been till now, deeply rooted in the country's culture....
Implications of stunning 'Aboriginal Stonehenge' discovery
The discovery of the 50 meter egg-shaped arrangement of stones in a farmer's field in Victoria, Australia, could hold secrets to ancient Aboriginal astronomy....
New species of dolphin found right under researchers' noses
Scientists in Australia used DNA and other methods to identify a new species of dolphin, classified as the "Burrunan dolphin."...
Playing the ponies with some of the biggest gamblers on earth
Some think that gambling has gotten out of control in Australia. Australians are some of the biggest gamblers on earth. ...
Space beer brewed specifically for astronauts
An Australian brewing company has created a beer specifically for people in zero gravity....
Ex-Gitmo detainee's one-man show
A play opening in Sydney might make for uncomfortable viewing -- its star Mamdouh Habib based the play on his experiences as a Guantanamo detainee....
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