May 11, 2018 Family of seven found dead with gunshot wounds in Australia Four children, their mom and their grandparents were found dead in a rural property in southwest Australia early Friday in what authorities were calling the country’s worst mass murder in more than two decades.
May 3, 2018 Accused ISIS-inspired female terrorist carried out dry run of knife attack before stabbing man A 24-year-old exchange student from Bangladesh accused of stabbing an Australian homeowner in the name of the Islamic State carried out a dry run of the attack just days before.
May 2, 2018 French president calls Aussie PM’s wife ‘delicious.’ Wait, what's that supposed to mean? Was it a Freudian slip by Emmanuel Macron?
April 30, 2018 Cardinal Pell to face trial on criminal charges in Australia The most senior Vatican official to be charged in the Catholic Church sex abuse crisis will return to an Australian court on Tuesday to learn whether he must stand trial on charges that he sexually abused multiple victims decades ago.
April 30, 2018 Dolphin smacks into paddle boarder in Australia A paddle boarder in Australia ended up in the wrong place at the wrong time last week when riding a wave put him in the path of a jumping dolphin.
April 29, 2018 World's oldest spider has died after wasp attack The world’s oldest spider has died at the age of 43 after being subdued by a parasitic wasp in the Australian oubback, the Independent reports.
April 28, 2018 Olympian who stood with Americans in protest honored 50 years later Peter Norman, the Australian sprinter who stood on the podium alongside Tommie Smith and John Carlos when the two Americans gave their Black Power salutes at the 1968 Mexico City Olympics, has been awarded Australia's highest Olympic award, 50 years after the event.
April 22, 2018 Deaf, partially blind dog helps rescue lost girl, 3, in bushland of Australia A dog in Australia proved its loyalty after sticking by a three-year-old girl for an entire night after she got lost in the bushlands of Australia on Friday.
April 18, 2018 Shark attacks force World Surf League to cancel major competition in Australia Two separate shark attacks on surfers over the last two days forced the World Surf League to cancel one of its major competitions in Western Australia, the organization announced Tuesday.
April 10, 2018 Australia vows investigation after 2,400 sheep die aboard 'death ship' The deaths of 2,400 sheep on a live export ship has led to the Australian government on Monday to vow to investigate the conditions aboard the boat after video showed horrid conditions.