American Teen's Wild Night on Australian Ghan Train

An American visitor to the Australian Outback has experienced the ride of his life and lived to tell of it. Chad Vance, aged 19, of Alaska, was about to miss the Ghan, their trans-continental train, and clung onto...

Crimson Chat in Sydney!

"Crimson Chat (Epthianura tricolor), photo was taken in Sydney Park, St Peter, NSW, about 10km from Sydney CBD. Crimson Chat is usually found in outback Australia, rarely seen in Sydney. Thanks to TunPin, who reported the sighting. This is acturely the first time, I have gone...

Mud rains on outback as red dust storms hit

"WINDS of up to 120km/h hit outback NSW yesterday as massive dust storms gave way to heavy rain, causing widespread damage.The storms swept across the west for more five hours, cutting a path of destruction,...

Cowcam: Separating the Cows from the Bull

The article below discusses a sort of turnstile access for watering holes in the Australian bush. Using facial-recognition software, the system would grant entry to a rancher's cows, but deny access to any other...

Historic Aboriginal Ceremony Opens Australian Parliament

Even if it has taken far too long to happen, it is a landmark and historic moment for Australia's government to finally offer a public apology to aboriginal victims of the 'Stolen Generations'."Australia's...

Elvis Lives On in Australia

I can't believe I'm just hearing about this now- what a surreal event. All of those Elvises (Elvii?) in the middle of the desert."WHEN the late Elvis sang Everybody Come Aboard, little did he know his fans would...

Blogger Offers Roundup of New Year's Day Bowl Games

The NCAA Divsion 1 college football buffet line was full of candy and nuts on New Year's Day.  Below is a run-down of how the first four games turned out, according to Bob McCarty Writes™:The Tennessee Volunteers defeated the Wisconsin Badgers, 21-17, in the Outback...

Blogger Offers Major Bowl Game Predictions

I must be honest and admit that the college football bowl games that matter begin tomorrow morning. That in mind, I offer my predictions below for the eight major bowl games* being played during the next seven days:"JANUARY 1""OUTBACK BOWL, Tampa, 11 a.m. ET, ESPN""Wisconsin...

The #1 Worst Food in America

Year end, when news room are quiet and offices closed, is the time of lists. I thought I'd start with this one - the worst food in America. "The Worst Food in America Outback Steakhouse Aussie Cheese Fries with...

A Surprising Australian Welcome to the Scientology Volunteer Ministers Outbac...

Volunteer Ministers Goodwill Tours travel to remote areas to bring one-on-one help and training, based on the Scientology Handbook, by L. Ron Hubbard, to remote locations. But if they expected the Australian...

Australia's uranium mines The Indian exception

"WHAT Australia's outback deserts lack in water they make up for in uranium. They contain almost 40% of the world's known low-cost reserves of the nuclear fuel. It is big business for Australia: exploration...

Australia to name park after Steve Irwin

OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorSteve Irwin, famed Animal Environmentalist and "Crocodile pisser offer" killed in a stingray attack last year is having a 333,385 acre Wildlife preserve named in his...

Is Nicole Kidman preggers?

Is a little bun in the oven for Nicole Kidman? Britain's News of the World tabloid reported earlier this week that the mega celebrity was back in Australia to rest becasue of her pregnancy, but Kidman's...
 

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