Australia Wildfires: High Temperatures and Wind Cause Fire Alerts

The Australia wildfires are raging on today with record breaking temperatures that have caused about 100 fires across the country. The severly high temperatures and the strong winds have added fuel to the blazes,...

Eric Steward Drove For 400 Miles Without Stopping By Mistake

Eric Steward, an 81-year-old man from Australia, decided to take a leisurely drive on Monday to grab his morning newspaper, when he took a wrong turn and ended up on a major highway. Steward kept on going for 400 miles from New South Wales to Geelong before finally stopping...

Australia Wildfires: Homes Threatened in NSW and Queensland

The Australia wildfire season is underway once again with about 20 fires currently burning across Queensland and homes being threatened in Western Australia, New South Wales and Queensland. Residents near...

Murderer fathers child while in prison

A man serving time in prison for murder has impregnated his girlfriend who lives in another state. The man's sperm is claimed to have been smuggled out of jail. " The Department of Corrective Services has refused...

Noah, Start Your Engines!

Thousands still isolated in NSW flood clean-up All words and images Copyright © 2009 Australian Broadcasting Corporation Yamba Residents wade through water over the road to Palmers Island village after heavy rain...

16,000 evacuated in New South Wales as flood waters rise

Evacuations continuted in New South Wales as 16,000 have now been evacuated, and over 100 have been rescued as the flood waters have continued to rise in this region of Australia. Two people have been reported...

14,200 people evacuated from New South Wales due to flooding

14,200 people have been evacuated from coastal New South Wales due to severe flooding as wild weather continues to batter the area and it has also disrupted the world's largest coal-export harbor located in the...

Press Club Mussoorie Remembers John Lang

MUSSOORIE: Dec 16 Press Club of Mussoorie paid tribute to John Lang eminent   Australian philanthropist, humanist, author, lawyer and journalist on the eve of his 193rd Birth anniversary by organizing a service...

Australian Aboriginal Men Apologize for Abuse of Women

This is an incredibly bold and courageous move for a group of men to make, regardless of their ethnicity. That the apology comes from hundreds of Aboriginal Australian is inspiring and historic, as publicly acknowledging past injustices is an important means of allowing...

Equine flu beaten in NSW, restrictions lifted

"New South Wales has won its six-month fight against equine influenza. The state government announced today that the outbreak had been beaten, and all permit and testing requirements within the state had been lifted. "It's official, horse flu has now been eradicated from...

Proposed privatisation of electricity causes division in NSW

NSW premier Morris Iemma has dismissed media reports that rumours of a leadership clash amidst rank-and-file opposition to his plan to privatise electricity in the state, will scuttle the project. The Iemma...

Watch live Streaming & Sopcast of Australia Vs New Zealand 2nd ODI Cricket Ma...

Watch live streaming of Australia Vs New Zealand 2nd One Day International (ODI) match from Sydney Cricket Ground, New South Wales. This 2nd ODI match is very special to both the teams. Watch online Australia Vs New Zealand 2nd ODI live cricket match in 2007. Wide World of...

More Deaths in Australia Storm

This is an update of some prior postings: a massive storm continues to besiege Australia's Southeastern coast, resulting in fatalities, power outages, flooding, and gale-force winds."At least six people have been...

MAN SURVIVES SHARK ATTACK

This story proves the point that not all sharks are wanting to eat their victims. The shark may well be telling his friends about the 'one that got away'.Despite reasonable numbers of sharks that frequent this part of the coast, attacks are very uncommon, despite beaches...

Plane crash - one dead

By Matte One man is dead after his light aircraft crashed into the sea off northern NSW late this afternoon after apparent engine trouble. The man was belived to have been the only occupant.The crash, which occured at 5.30pm saw the twin engine plane come down just 100...

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