The officer was sitting in his patrol car when the man launched at him and hit him in the head. picked by suebe 2 days ago

A bomb threat made just over an hour ago has forced the evacuation of passengers on the Tilt train in Queensland.
Picture not related to this incident picked by teaya21 2 years ago

I wonder how the buyer will rate him in feedback. picked by kxmk 1 year ago

Sharon Naismith, 45, was caught in June 2005 when custom officers at Melbourne airport smelled something fishy about her. The Australian woman was caught smuggling 51 live exotic Asian fish under her skirt. picked by Browntrout 2 years ago

Assuming that Pownceby would just pay the A$215 ticket, officials were astonished when he produced satellite tracking evidence in a Sydney court. picked by readingitall 1 year ago

Australian officials ordered a popular Chinese-made children's toy pulled from the shelves after scientists found it contained a chemical that converts into a powerful "date rape" drug when ingested. picked by DemureArt 11 months ago

Messiah Campbell was considered a good enough credit risk to be given a card with a $4200 limit - which was surprising, considering he's a cat. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

Customs officers discovered nearly 10.5 ounces of ecstasy tablets hidden inside a Mr. Potato Head toy sent to Australia from Ireland. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A coin found in a snake-infested swamp could help prove a century-old theory that a Spanish or Portuguese ship was wrecked on Australia’s east coast years before Captain James Cook’s famed voyage of discovery. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

A SMALL Territory community is still reeling with shock after four UFOs descended on their Outback homes. picked by deEPCHill 3 months ago

An Australian states that a government subsidy on lingerie would help marriages and prevent divorce. picked by musicgirldani 2 years ago

It may be more than 570million years old and look like a knobbly rope, but scientist believe they have discovered the first animal on earth ever to have sex. The fossilised remains of this new species of organism was unearthed in Australia where the tube-like creatures lived in abundant flocks. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A jogger is in a stable condition in a Melbourne hospital after he was attacked by a kangaroo on the city's north-western fringe. picked by ConeOfSilence 1 month ago

Sick, suffering Australians are turning to new ways to die quickly and peacefully without detection. picked by Neiako 2 years ago

They will be the earth's roundest spheres, crafted by Australian scientists as part of an international hunt to find a new global standard kilogram. picked by DrNothing 1 year ago

Lights in the sky, blue domed discs, silvery beings -- it is all common stuff in Wycliffe Well, say locals, who see a secret connection with Australia's nearby spy facility of Pine Gap. Sceptics, on the other hand, say the large number of sightings may rather reflect the high levels of alcohol consumption, for which Australia's Northern Territory is famous. picked by DrNothing 11 months ago

An Australian woman who gave birth to twins instead of a single baby after receiving in-vitro fertilization has sued her doctor for the cost of bringing up the second child. picked by marli 1 year ago

The countdown has begun to a partial solar eclipse visible from Brisbane to Adelaide this afternoon.

There's a bloody storm right now and I won't be able to see anything :( picked by AutumnLotus 8 months ago

Ever wanted to come face-to-face with a real live crocodile? Well, now you can, at the newly-opened Crocosaurus Cove theme park in Darwin, Australia. picked by Maxriter 3 months ago

Relatives of the skipper of a catamaran that was found drifting empty off the Great Barrier Reef said today that they had been in "spiritual" touch with him and believe that he is fighting for his life "somewhere dark".
Update to an earlier post picked by suebe 1 year ago