Goolwa is dying

Water is the lifeblood of Goolwa.  Once a flourishing  River Port, it's economy still depends on water. Tourists, farmers, sailors , fishers and lovers of Wooden Boats all rely on water. As the water...

A week of 40C to 45C (103F to 113F) Heat ruins grape harvest.

It is summer in the wine area of the Barossa Valley, in South Australia, Australia. Just 80kms (50miles) north of Adelaide. In a few weeks time the grape picking harvest starts and what had looked like to be a good...

Australia Heat Wave Eases as Firefighters Battle Blazes

People in Adelaide, South Australia, can breathe a little easier: the heat wave has eased. After enduring temperatures as high as 45.6C/114F, residents are no doubt delighted. The heat wave is blamed for the deaths of moe than 20 people. Meanwhile, firefighters are still...

Watch live Streaming of Australia Vs New Zealand 1st ODI Cricket Match from A...

Watch live streaming of Australia Vs New Zealand 1st One Day International (ODI) match from Adelaide. This 1st ODI match is very special to both the teams. Watch online Australia Vs New Zealand 1st ODI live cricket match in 2007. Wide World of Sports presents Australia Vs New...

Scorched Earth

The Kangaroo Island bushfires in South Australia continue to burn and the prospects are about 50/50. Cool weather is predicted for the next few days but 38°C (100°F) is predicted for Friday so a lot of fingers...

Lightning Strikes Twice!

News just in from Kangaroo Island, South Australia - many bushfires were started yesterday and last night by lightning strikes and unfortunately there was one loss of life. Today the remnants of some of those...

Settlers eyed in Australia extinctions

"CANBERRA, Australia - Australia's giant prehistoric animals, including 10-foot-tall kangaroos and wombat-like creatures as big as a rhinoceros, were likely wiped out by aboriginal settlers, not climate change, a researcher said Tuesday. ADVERTISEMENT The question of what...

Great white fever

"Imagine you're the marine biologist Hooper in the movie Jaws and you've just told Quint, the salty old skipper of the Orca, that you're going to use a shark cage to get up close and personal with the great white...

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