An Australian state government minister was forced to quit following reports that he danced in his underwear at a parliamentary office party, the state premier said Thursday. picked by MeMe 1 year ago

An Australian man was conscious and spoke to his medical team during life-saving brain surgery in what doctors are claiming as a world-first procedure with cutting-edge technology. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

THE Royal Australian Mint is believed to be poised to scrap the five-cent piece as part of an overhaul of Australian coins that will also give the Queen a makeover.
The move — which many retailers support — could upset some consumers, with all transactions needing to be rounded to the nearest 10 cents picked by bingo 6 months ago

Australian farmers should rear kangaroos rather than sheep because they do less damage to the country's environment, according to a prominent ecologist. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Australian researchers using NASA technology to map the medieval city of Angkor have discovered at least 74 new temples. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

A man hanged in 1922 for the murder and rape of a young girl in the southern Australian city of Melbourne was posthumously pardoned for the crime on Tuesday after new tests found crucial evidence against him was flawed. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An Australian man was convicted on Saturday of killing his wife and then hiding her body in a metal drum in his garage for 23 years. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An Australian student worried about her parents' money problems rifled through a pile of her lottery tickets Thursday and discovered that she had won 13 million Australian dollars ($10 million) 10 months ago. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

SYDNEY (AFP) - An Australian man dressed only in his underpants fell from his ninth-storey apartment when an apparent incident of high jinks went badly wrong, police said Tuesday. picked by wags273 2 years ago

Australian bird species are getting smaller due to global warming, suggest researchers.

"Our results demonstrate a generalised response by eight avian species to some major environmental change over the last 100 years or so, probably global warming." picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

SEX sells, and the newly formed Australian Sex Party knows it.

That's why, even with what seem to be sensible policies rooted in a desire to make sexuality and discussions about it less touchy subjects, the party has chosen a name that stands out from the traditional ballot paper line-up. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago

Pagans and druids, mark your calendars and book your airplane tickets. An Australian entrepreneur hopes to open a Stonehenge replica by the Dec. 21 solstice, just in time for New Age revelers. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

An Australian doctor says he has created the world's healthiest wine, which cleans your blood vessels and reduces the risk of heart attack as you drink it. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

Australian researchers have found a unique way to control the enzyme which causes damage during a heart attack and, less critically, is also responsible for turning snot green. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

A five-year-old boy was sexually assaulted in the toilets at the Australian Open tennis, but it took authorities four days to warn the public. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

The new hybrid called Electric Indigo is a cross between the Egyptian White Water Lily that blooms at night and a blue Australian lily Nympaea Barre Hellquist that flowers during the day.

The new water lily with bright blue petals is the first successful attempt at breeding day blooming and night blooming species since attempts began in 1852. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

A missing staple from a court document has allowed two murderers found guilty of one of Australia's most brutal killings to appeal against their convictions. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

"I am better" is an understatement. These were the first words from an Australian man who had long ago been pronounced brain dead and his family told he would soon die when he was taken off life support in November of 2006. picked by equinox 10 months ago

Australia's opposition leader is embarassed for being caught on film picking and then eating his earwax.

In a related story I'm going to vomit. picked by Proverb 2 years ago

Mountain ash forests in Australia are the best in the world at locking up carbon, a new study has found.

And one of the authors says climate change negotiations should give more attention to protecting forests like these. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago