Down Under

Brisbane (Australia) joins top-3 world cities for most-expensive public transportation?

May 13, 2017Politics

A lesser-known city in Australia has joined the world’s public transportation big leagues — but not in a good way.

World first “hybrid shark” found off Australian coast in large numbers

May 13, 2017Politics

Croatian official fired after “drunken and crazy” comments aimed at Aussie and NZ tourists

May 13, 2017Politics

2 dead in Australia after eating toxic Death Cap mushrooms

May 13, 2017Politics

Vegemite to be renamed ‘Australia.’ But why?

May 13, 2017Politics

Hot air balloon crash kills 11 in New Zealand

May 13, 2017Politics

A hot air balloon crash killed 11 people in New Zealand on Saturday, the country’s worst air disaster in three decades.

Appeals for release of 3 Australians held aboard Japanese whaling ship

May 13, 2017Politics

The so-called “whale wars” are heating up in the oceans off Australia, with three Australian anti-whaling activists said to be held captive aboard a Japanese whaling boat.

Video captures moment Aussie bungee jumper’s cord breaks (VIDEO)

May 13, 2017Politics

A video of Aussie tourist Erin Langworthy’s miraculous survival following a fall into crocodile-infested waters after the cord snapped while she was bungee jumping in Zambia has been posted on YouTube.

Number of Aussies arrested abroad doubles in 10 years

May 13, 2017Politics

Australian government figures show at least two Aussies a day are arrested for crimes somewhere in the world.

Sea Shepherd lets Australia foot bill for retrieving anti-whaling activists from Japanese ship

May 13, 2017Politics

Will the average Aussie taxpayer love whales as much when they see the bill for retrieving those three anti-whaling activists from the Shonan Maru 2?