Australia Day, celebrated annually on 26 January, is the official national day of Australia, commemorating the establishment of the first European settlement on the continent of Australia. The date is that of the foundation of a British penal colony in New South Wales, by Captain Arthur Phillip, the first Governor.
Where are our Australian Plimates? picked by 2manyusernames 6 months ago

With 50,000 units sold since March, Sony is ecstatic to exclaim that PS3 is the top selling system in Australia and has been outselling the Wii and Xbox 360 every week. picked by punthe 1 year ago

Australia has officially won back the ashes from England in the third cricket test match. Australia's attention is now on a 5-0 whitewash.
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Two plants that were thought to have been extinct since the late 1800s have been rediscovered in far northern Australia, according to an official report released on Saturday.

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More than a million roam the Outback, mostly in South Australia, the Northern Territory and Western Australia. Biologists say the population is doubling every eight years.

Mmmmm! Camel, it's what's for dinner. picked by tigertony 5 months ago

The oldest known diamonds, almost as old as the Earth itself, have been found in Australia and could hold the key to unlocking how the planet's crust evolved. picked by pepersconc 11 months ago

The first fossil tracks belonging to large, carnivorous dinosaurs have been discovered in Victoria, Australia, by paleontologists. The tracks are especially significant for showing that large dinosaurs were living in a polar environment during the Cretaceous Period, when Australia was still joined to Antarctica and close to the South Pole. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Britain used to ship convicts to Australia. Now it is about to send overweight youths. New reality television series "Fat Teens Can't Hunt" -- a kind of "Survivor" meets "The Biggest Loser" -- will see 10 overweight British teenagers sent to Australia's outback to live and eat with remote Aboriginal communities. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Threats from Australia to take Japan to an international court over their plans to hunt and kill 50 Humpback Whales have resulted in a Japanese climb down.

This does not yet impact Japan's other whaling activities picked by pocksucket 7 months ago

Australia has overtaken the United States as the world's most obese nation, a new report says.

The report, Australia's Future Fat Bomb, says 26 per cent of adult Australians - almost 4 million people - are now obese picked by aclister 1 month ago

Australia tries to boost troop numbers to combat regional instability. They have lowered recruitment standards to let overweight people and mild asthmatics join up. picked by jaxomlotus 2 years ago

Australia claims almost half of Antarctica but has negligible capacity to fend off an interloper intent on seizing territory or pirating resources. picked by kissmenow 1 year ago

One in five Britons who move overseas head to Australia, according to figures released in the UK this week. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Australia is struggling to cope with the consequences of a devastating drought. As the world warms up, other countries should pay heed.
Another good article from a quality source: The Economist. picked by rambler 1 year ago

With record rainfalls across Australia, roads have collapsed stranding locals.
Some of the pictures in this are awesome picked by teaya21 2 years ago

The existing ban on the use of embryonic stem cells was overturned last night in Australia's Federal Parliment. The decision means embryos up to 14-days-old will be allowed to be cloned for scientific research. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

Australia have completed the first 5-0 Ashes clean sweep in 85 years on the fourth day of the fifth Test at the SCG. picked by teaya21 2 years ago

Authorities said Monday they want to shoot more than 3,000 kangaroos on the fringes of Australia's capital, noting the animals were growing in population and eating through the grassy habitats of endangered species. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Australia has won the cricket World Cup for a third successive time and fourth overall by defeating Sri Lanka in the final at Kensington Oval. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

After what witnesses described as an all night blinder during which it kept droning on about how it was always being bloody ignored by the whole bloody world and would bloody well stand to do something about it, Australia this morning woke up to find itself in the middle of the North Atlantic. picked by makri 1 year ago