Tag: Australia

Only in Australia: Car broken down, no worries mate take your plane to the pub.

Environment Minister Greg Hunt’s ‘claim that his Direct Action plan to meet Australia’s ‘world leading’ carbon emissions reduction target is vindicated by the UN has been mocked by political opponents and the Climate Change Authority.

Australians have skewed perceptions about the nature of their society, including the size of the country's Muslim population.

On the day Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull announced new metadata retention legislation, leaked Coalition document says opponents will label it an ‘Internet tax’.

The typical Aussie bloke is no Hugh Jackman (sorry, ladies). So just how tall and wide is the average Australian male and how does he stack up against the rest of the world?

FROM THE HOMEFRONT I When living overseas, there’s an inflated pressure to balance the beauty myth with the burst of lifestyle change you’ve flown into and I fell for it, hard.

A team of Australian surgeons’ breakthrough work has given new hope to would-be donor heart recipients.

Australian spider advocate refutes claim that arachnid found in UK grocery bag was ‘world’s deadliest’. Funnel web is easily the best eight-legged killer, he says.

MOVE TO AUSTRALIA | Complete step-by-step checklist guide for planning your move to Australia to live and work.

Australian Department of Immigration and Border Protection research seeks to better define the country's migration objectives.

Research reveals the most dangerous occupations in Australia.

Australia’s plans to biometrically document all international travellers are being met with obstacle and criticism.

A recent poll revealed the top ten Australian destinations. Here's what to add to your Australian travel bucket list.

Where is best to live, work, be seen and find a date? Australia is doing pretty well in all departments.

A poster displaying a refugee filled boat caught on stormy waves with threatening dark skies and the words ‘No Way: You will not make Australia home’ has struck a nerve.

Man claims he was confronted by police after entering Australia shopping mall dressed as a ninja in anti-muslim 'social experiment'.

When a group of friends decided to cheer-up fellow commuters on morning train trip in Perth, he crossed a social barrier.

Teenager accused of shocking racist rant attack against train guard in Australia has apologised after video of the incident went viral.

Sue Ellen Kovack says Australian health workers should travel to Africa to aid in the battle against the Ebola virus outbreak, while the government says it's too dangerous.

Australian grocery giant Woolworths has been forced to apologise for stocking racist clothing following social media outrage.

Australia often proves fact stranger than fiction. It's a big place, with lots of sheep, where hungry pie eaters play 'real' football.

Angelina Jolie will be in Australia for the premier of her film shot Down Under, following being awarded an honourary dame title by the Queen.

A two-year partnership between the International Gay and Lesbian Travel Association and Gay and Lesbian Tourism Australia will see Australia benefiting from the lucrative gay and lesbian travel market.

McDonald's have chosen Sydney, Australia as the proving ground for a new 'choose your own' burger and table service.

The phenomenon of the bogan baby name' has struck Australia. So, which are the (un)classiest of the lot?

FROM THE HOMEFRONT I Top three drawbacks awaiting you at home when you return from London and your travels.

On paying for the war against Islamic State in Iraq, Australia's prime minister says, “We think we can afford it.”

Tourism Australia reports that tourism figures are the best they've been since the 2000 Sydney Olympics, with Chinese tourists leading the growth charge.

Australians spend more on beer than anyone else in the world. Seriously mate, we love the stuff... and with good reason.

Australia's under 45s are the first in the world to record a fall in skin cancer rates. 'Slip, slop, slap' is working, says expert.

Australian pays as much as 21 times more than Britain for some commonly prescribed medicines.

Australia and its regions dominate OECD wellbeing living rankings, with Canberra rated the world's best city.

British migrants to Australia are loving the Aussie life, according to a new survey.

This weekend's Caloundra Music Festival offers a smorgasbord of Aussie music, including a rare chance to catch some truly classic Oz performers all in one place. Baby Animals, Skunkhour, James Reyne and Tina Arena, anyone?

Australia may soon legalise medicinal marijuana, with a bill on the matter due for parliamentary introduction this month. It follows Prime Minister Tony Abbott recently saying he has no problem with legalisation of medical cannabis.

Australia's prime minister says there may be good reason to ban the Islamic burqa in Parliament House.

RAAF planes will commence support operations over Iraq on Wednesday in the fight against Islamic State, with a final decision to join strike operations immanent.

In a row that has sparked criticism from UK and Australian mental health experts, an exhibition at the Perth Royal Show risked being placed in isolation.

The Australian Department of Immigration will be tightening the screws of the 457 temporary work visas as TAFE Sydney defends allegations it paid visa agents with funds due to train Australians.

An Australian judge has labelled a struggling Brit, who smuggled drugs into Australia, "stupid" - for lack of a technical term.

British adventurer sets out to cross Australia on an elliptical bike.

Police are investigating the possibility that the 18 year old Melbourne man shot dead by police after he attacked them with a knife may have had accomplices.

The development of Australia's population and society relies heavily on migration, as statistic show.

Like the experimental frog in hot water, Australia seems to keep sitting still while the water is literally warming up. While 125 world leaders are meeting in New York to engage in the climate change debate, Australia's leader will be absent.

Taxpayers have been billed for Education Minister Christopher Pyne and his wife's trip to London and Rome.

Tony Abbott criticises the negative impact that early British settlers had on Indigenous Australians.

Australia ranked third overall in a survey into G20 child prosperity trailing behind Germany and France. But economists at Save Our Children say it is not good enough.

More fatal shark attacks occur in Australia than in any other part of the world and 89% of them are on men.

Australia's middle-class is feeling the grip of taxes and inflation while their jobs are under the constant threat of company cost-cutting, says Gottliebsen.

Australia's Climate Council this week warned of significant loss of infrastructure, potentially costing the country billions.