Australia’s Great Barrier Reef could be beyond saving in five years without “now or never” funding to improve water quality as climate change ravages the World Heritage-listed site, scientists warned Thursday. The world’s biggest coral…
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#WeirdNews: Extra-strong condoms for Aussie Olympic team
Australia’s Olympians will be issued with free super-strength condoms in Rio to minimise any infection from the Zika virus, officials said Monday. Brazil has been the epicentre of the outbreak of the mosquito-borne disease, which…
Missing snake species believed to be extinct found off Australia coast
Australian scientists Tuesday hailed the discovery of two sea snake species feared to have become extinct years ago off the Western Australia coast. The short-nose sea snake and the leaf-scaled sea snake had not been…
New ‘King Kong’ movie to be filmed in Australia
The latest King Kong-inspired movie will be filmed in Australia, officials said Monday, just days after the government said big-budget blockbusters “Thor” and “Alien” will also be shot Down Under. “Kong: Skull Island”, starring Americans…
Australia warns on Brown visa as domestic violence targeted
Australia Thursday warned US rapper Chris Brown could be denied a visa for an upcoming tour because of his criminal record, as it unveiled a Aus$100 million (US$70 million) package to end the “national disgrace”…
Hippie town seen as New Macau in World’s Biggest Hotel Plan
(Bloomberg) — Once a stop on the hippie trail, Cairns is now a haven for backpackers and divers. By 2019, Tony Fung predicts it’ll be a gambling destination to rival Macau. The Hong Kong property…
#WATCH: Viral video of Aussie Lion King cast singing ‘Circle of life’
Who knew the acoustics of a plane would be so good? In a DisneyOnBroadway YouTube video that was published on Tuesday, The Lion King cast of the Australian production is seen singing ‘Circle of Life’…
Australia names ‘Best Jobs in the World’ winners
Australia on Friday selected a Californian as “Chief Funster” and an Irish Internet entrepreneur as “Outback Adventurer” as the country announced the winners of the “Best Jobs in the World” competition, a campaign which attracted…
Thousands pack Ellen DeGeneres’ Sydney filming
Hollywood star Russell Crowe and Australian footballers joined US talk show host Ellen DeGeneres in Sydney for the first filming of her popular programme Down Under Saturday. “I love you guys,” DeGeneres told the 3,000…
Dream job: China looking for ‘modern Marco Polo’
A Chinese city is searching for a foreign traveller to become a “modern Marco Polo”, with a 40,000 euro ($52,000) salary on offer to the winner, a tourism official said Wednesday. Hangzhou in eastern China,…