Q&A on Stingrays

"They're very rare. Australian publications report 17 known deaths worldwide as of a decade ago. Only one other case of a fatal ray sting to the heart had been reported by 2001, according to the Medical Journal of Australia."

Microbes Can Clean Up Toxic Waste Dumps

Microbes with a taste for toxic waste may hold the solution to cleaning up contaminated industrial sites and poisoned waterways across the globe, saving billions of dollars in cleanup bills, an Australian scientist said.

Australian star Brock dies in crash (AP)

" 24 minutes ago PERTH, Australia - Peter Brock, one of Australia's most successful and well-known race car drivers, died Friday in an accident during a rally in Western Australia state. The 61-year-old Brock died when his car crashed into a tree about 25 miles east of Perth...

TELEPHONE, 20 QUESTIONS, AND OTHER GUESSING GAMES - Georgia Straight

" Music Publish Date: 7-Sep-2006 Telephone, 20 Questions, And Other Guessing Games The Enchantment Of Voice And Harp Bronfman/Shaham/Mork Robert Silverman The Bach Cantata Project: Festive Cantatas For Christmas Michael Strutt Enchanted Evenings Concert Series Crystal Journey...

Private Funeral For 'Crocodile Hunter' - CBS News

" (Page 1 of 2) BEERWAH, Australia, Sept. 7, 2006 Quote "If I'm going to die, at least I want it filmed." Steve Irwin in 2002 WHAT DO YOU THINK? Go To Comments (CBS/AP) "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwin's family has decided on a private funeral for the popular television star,...

Private funeral for 'Croc Hunter' Irwin - Ireland Online

" 07/09/2006 - 06:55:10 "Crocodile Hunter" Steve Irwins funeral will be held privately within seven days, his father said today, confirming that the family had declined a state funeral for the television star. In a short statement at the familys Australia Zoo reptile park,...

It's bigger than Texas (drive.com.au)

" David Morley, The Age, 06/09/06 This US muscle car was imported to Australia virtually sight unseen. But, says DAVID MORLEY, the gamble finally paid off. 1967 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme drop-top We've all heard those horror stories of people being burnt when shopping on the...

Sydney's Top Restaurants for 2007 As Picked by the Sidney Morning Herald

What would sound better than trading a cold December month on the East Coast for a Sunny week in Australia and food to match it, tell me!

World joins Australia in mourning Crocodile Hunter - North Korea Times

" It was just after 2:00pm Monday in Sydney, the sun shining, a glorius day, when the news broke. In Far North Queensland off the Port Douglas coast, the filming of a documentary involving legendary Australian wildlife conservationist, Steve Irwin, best known as the...