Australia

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Cuddle Koalas in Australia

By Eli Meixler

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle Are Going Down Under. Here’s What to Know About Britain's Tangled Role in the Region

By Billy Perrigo

Australia Seeks to Ban Schools From Expelling Gay Students

By Laignee Barron

Planned Ads on Sydney Opera House Infuriate Australians

By Casey Quackenbush
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Australia Scraps Controversial 'Tampon Tax'

State treasurers agreed to scrap the 10% tax instituted in 2000

By Eli Meixler

Australian Club Apologizes After Players Wear Blackface

WARNING: THE PHOTO BELOW CONTAINS OFFENSIVE MATERIALAn Australian football club has apologized after a number of its players wore blackface while dressed up as Venus and Serena Williams in celebration of the end of the...

By Robyn Merrett / People

Australia to Investigate Strawberry Sewing Needle Scare

Police are worried there may be a copycat culprit

By Casey Quackenbush

3 Toddlers Among 5 Dead in Australia Family Murder

Police found the bodies of the girls, their mother and their grandmother

By Laignee Barron

U.S. Woman Jailed for Smuggling Cocaine in Her High Heels

Denise Marie Woodrum, 51, claims she was the victim of an internet romance scam

By Eli Meixler

Why Does Australia Keep Getting Rid of Its Prime Ministers?

Australian lawmakers ousted Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull on Friday, the fourth time since 2010 the country’s ruling party has overthrown its leader from the inside.That statistic has won Australia the title of “coup capital of...

By Billy Perrigo

Thirsty Emus Head to Town Amid Australia's Worsening Drought

New South Wales is experiencing one of the driest spells on record 

By Laignee Barron

Firefighters From Australia and New Zealand Are Coming to Help Battle California's Wildfires

Fires are currently burning across 1.4 million acres in 13 states

By Billy Perrigo

A Road in Australia 'Melted' and Destroyed Drivers' Tires

Drivers were in 'total and complete disbelief'

By Jamie Ducharme

Australia's Oldest Scientist Seeks Euthanasia in Switzerland

His announcement has set off a debate over the ethics of medically assisted suicide

By Eli Meixler

The World's Oldest Known Spider Has Died at the Age of 43 From a Wasp Sting

Number 16, as the spider was known, was 43 years old when it succumbed to a wasp sting

By Eli Meixler

Australia Pledges $379 Million to Save the Great Barrier Reef

Scientists warn that the 1,400 mile reef is facing a full collapse

By Eli Meixler

A Rotting Durian Fruit Prompted a Gas Leak Scare and Evacuations on a Melbourne College Campus

The smell of rotting durian had permeated the campus library's air conditioning system

By Laignee Barron

About 150 Whales Washed Ashore in Western Australia

Well over 100 are believed to have already died

By Eli Meixler

Raging Australia Bushfire Devastates Coastal Town

Officials say the ongoing bushfires are the worst seen this season

By Laignee Barron

Watch the World's First Ever Drone Surf Rescue

A drone deployed an emergency flotation device to save two struggling swimmers in Australia

By Joseph Hincks
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