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Terrified campers at popular Inskip Point escaped with their lives after massive hole opened up underneath them.

The number of New Zealanders held in Australia’s controversial migration detention centres is second only to Iranians.

“With the heaviest of hearts, we share this utterly tragic news. While in transit to our show yesterday, our Stage Manager, Shane, and Touring Drummer, Mick, were involved in an horrific car accident which killed Shane and seriously injured Mick.”

Wipeout! China’s famous bore was wilder than expected.

“Ding dong, Tony is dead,” declares Last Week Tonight host John Oliver from Emmy Awards red carpet, thanking Australia for all the laughs.

Bizarre weather captured by traveller in Costa Rica. "It's like the Lord is gonna come through those clouds any moment."

Hail stones as big as cricket balls pound the NSW coast, covering towns and beaches in white.

If you are thinking of developing your career overseas, then London is an ideal choice. You’ll discover a world-class city that caters to all interests.

Malcolm Turnbull snatches prime ministership from Tony Abbott; committing to freedom, the individual and the market, saying Australia needs a vision in exciting times.

VIDEO AND FULL TRANSCRIPT: “We need advocacy, not slogans. We need to respect the intelligence of the Australian people.” – Malcolm Turnbull on announcing his challenge to Tony Abbott for the top job.

Discover what a nursing career with Bupa can do for you.

OPINION: Change of heart: a refugee policy we can all applaud. Now, what are you doing USA and Britain?

OPINION: I am deeply ashamed of my country’s bigoted response to the greatest humanitarian crisis of our time.

RSPCA says fleece removed from massively overgrown Australian sheep sets a new baa-ber shop record.

Tony Abbott unrepentant for saying Islamic State are worse than the Nazis, saying at least the Nazis “had a sufficient sense of shame to try to hide it”.

Search for “really cute” Australian father of a ‘pregnant’ woman traveller, Natalie Amyot, after a one-night stand revealed as elaborate social media marketing campaign.

"I'm pregnant, so I didn't want to get too anxious. I wanted to stay calm,” says holidaying Queenslander after being bitten by what she believes was a shark.

NSW police are considering having child sex-offenders chemically castrated.

The OED says that, based on written evidence, the pavlova dessert was in fact invented in New Zealand, but this declaration won't end the debate.

A British tourist, lost in the Queensland bush, were rescued with a simple SOS message written in the sand - after a two-day survival ordeal.

Australia's Welfare 2015 shows housing costs is having a profoundly negative impact on Australians' standard of living.

Half of all Aussies are under 37 years old, baby boomers choose to live at the sea-side, gen-x'ers sold out to the suburbs and young'ens enjoy city life.

Inspiring Australian model Madeline Stuart will be the second model with Down Syndrome to grace the catwalks of New York Fashion Week.

Video: The koala craziness continues! This is funny and scary all at the same time.

Australians eat three times more junk food than the recommended daily intake, according to a new report.

Australia's carbon plan sends shudders through neighbours, but there may be hope through international pressure.

Video: Eagle attacks drone near Melbourne.

The Australian government is considering a referendum to establish if Australians are accepting of same-sex marriages.

Cute images of a furry little jumping koala has social media ooh'ing and aah'ing but, another type of jumping koala is not that cute and is known as a Drop Bear....

Australia's oldest man commits his time to purl and plain for penguin pullovers.

Minister of Indigenous Affairs is pushing to limit the sales of Vegemite, saying it only leads to misery.

Donating your body to Australia's body farm could help solve crimes.

Australian Cancer patients are three times more likely to survive the disease than those in the UK.

Video: Faulkner accepts responsibility for his actions and his punishment imposed by Cricket Australia.

Aussies have been claiming tax benefits for anything from their X-Box, pool table and even breast implants and sex toys.

Australian's take to Twitter to bid a clear farewell to Bronwyn Bishop, the Speaker of Australia’s parliament and political mentor of Australian prime minister Tony Abbott.

New to London and struggling to establish a social circle? Look no further than Thinking Bob - a friendship site for the online dating generation.

Follow-up and Images: The remains of a fair-haired 4-year-old is not that of Madeleine McCann.

Watch the first fun interview with a 'survivor' to hit YouTube but be warned some might find the content a bit offensive.

Police officers investigating the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann are looking into a suitcase with the remains of a young girl found near Adelaide.

Australian Government approves a new black coal mine but farmers argue it could be taking food from Australians' mouths.

Conservative UK MP Richard Benyon criticised PM Tony Abbott's leadership on Australia's approach to climate change

Jimmy Barnes and John Farnham have made it clear they do not support Reclaim Australia's use of their songs.

The world seems to be waking to that fact as MTV even took notice. MTV Crashes Plymouth, in its first year, brought some incredible talent mixed in with the stunning views - to provide the locals a night to remember.

Stephen Hawkings and Russian billionaire Yuri Milner will be spending US$100 million, and employ Australia's Parkes telescope, to find aliens.

Mick Fanning has just survived an attempted shark attack while surfing in the finals of the J-Bay Open in South Africa, all captured on live tv.

A family court judge in the UK has ruled that four children caught in a a custody battle must leave Britain and return to their mother in Australia.

The 15-year-old son of Rock Legend Nick Cave died from injuries sustained after falling from a cliff on Tuesday night.

John Howard tells David Cameron to secure UK borders against an influx of migrants.

Video: Josh Hawkins teaches the basics of the Australian vernacular in just three minutes, and it's pretty easy!