Australian Prime Minister joins Twitter

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has joined Twitter. The Prime Minister's Twitter account, presumably updated by staff comes as part of the launch of the KevinPM site, a tame take on the Obama campaign's social media outreach during ... continue

Those silly Aussies and their hang gliding dog

Seriously folks I present Patch the hang gliding dog [hat tip to Nothing to do with Arbroath] continue

Rihanna Faints Onstage in Australia

Poor Rihanna-- she was giving a concert in a super-tight leather getup when she stumbled to the edge of the stage and passed out! Chris Brown managed to keep things together through "Umbrella," even though his heart ... continue

4×2 house has everything, including a pole dancing room

4x2 newish houses for sale in Australia aren't new, but the state I spent nearly 10 years in has delivered something extra. A house listed on Australia's leading real estate website realestate.com.au at 6 Chadwin Place Padbury, Western ... continue

Snake 1: Cockatoo 0

Australian wildlife ATTACKS! Last week photos spread around the world of the spider that took on the bird.  This week its a python taking on and eating a Sulfur Crested Cockatoo!  We bet Polly would have rather ... continue

Gangsta Wallabies menace old people

A mob of 100 gangsta wallabies is stalking some old people in a retirement village in Townsville, Australia. The pack of wallabies more closely resemble 100 drunk teenagers gatecrashing a party advertised on Myspace, running into cars ... continue

Jesus spotted in a cloud

Jesus sightings have been a little slow lately, but the man upstairs has reappeared up high...in a cloud to be precise. Jesus in a cloud was captured by a resident of Western Sydney last year, but his story ... continue

Holy Shit! Anyone for dessert?

What if the girls in 2 girls 1 cup opened a restaurant? A family ordering ice cream at the iconic Coogee Bay Hotel in Sydney has found out after being served shit with their ice cream. The family ... continue

You call that a spider? This is a spider!

An Australian spider has captured the worlds imagination after it was caught eating a bird. The golden silk orb-weavers (genus Nephila) are a genus of spiders noted for the impressive webs they weave. The spider is common ... continue

Australian censorship minister tries to censor critic: time to go Conroy

Australia's ongoing debate over internet censorship has taken an interesting turn, with the Minister in charge of implementing internet censorship attempting to censor a critic of the Government's proposal. The Labor Government elected in late 2007 promoted a ... continue

McDonalds to offer free WiFi in Australia

McDonalds has announced that all of its 720 restaurants in Australia will soon offer free WiFi internet access. McDonald's has long offered WiFi in Australia, but only on a paid basis, through casual payment, or billed directly to ... continue

7 year old breaks into wildlife park, feeds animals to a crocodile

Some readers may recall my post September 30 about a whale being euthanized with explosives in Western Australia. I said in that post that Western Australia was Australia's wild west. The Northern Territory on the other hand ... continue