Australia
Australia Today
Australians Take $9 Billion Worth of Drugs a Year, According to Poo Samples
The latest wastewater results reveal the true extent of Australia's passion for getting high.
Gavin Butler
3 days ago
Australiana
This Australian Town Has an Elvis Festival for No Reason
Elvis never visited Australia but people in Parkes don't give a shit.
Igor Hill
2.7.19
climate change
Australia's Extreme Heatwaves Have Killed a Million Fish, Dozens of Horses
Temperatures in Port Augusta soared to 49.1ºC (120.4ºF) on Thursday, making it the hottest spot in the country.
Becky Ferreira
1.26.19
Australia Today
Snakes at Melbourne Zoo Are Doing Aqua-Aerobics So They Don’t Get Fat
The zoo has installed what they believe to be the world's very first "hydro-gym": an exercise pool where reptiles can build muscle tone and stay fit.
Gavin Butler
1.22.19
Steak
Australia Is So Hot That An Unattended Steak Cooked In a Hot Car
A cafe owner left the steak in a parked car for five hours and came back to it well done.
Bettina Makalintal
1.19.19
Australiana
Welcome to the Desert Where Nuclear Tests Melted Sand into Glass
Maralinga is a remote part of South Australia where the UK tested nuclear weapons during the Cold War.
Joe Patterson
1.17.19
Australia Today
Malindo Air Crew Have Been Smuggling Drugs into Australia for Years, Police Allege
Investigators believe the Malaysian airline's attendants may have smuggled in at least $21 million worth of drugs over five years.
Gavin Butler
1.17.19
Drugs
A Melbourne Hospital Will Trial Magic Mushroom Therapy for Dying Patients
Australia's first shroom trial is set to take place at St Vincent's Hospital in April.
Gavin Butler
1.16.19
Australia Today
Sorry, but Your Nicotine-Free Vape Probably Contains Nicotine
Australian researchers tested 10 different "nicotine-free" vape liquids to find 60 percent of them contain nicotine.
Gavin Butler
1.14.19
Australiana
How a US Spy Base Turned Alice Springs Into an LGBTIQ Paradise
It's now home to the largest queer community in regional Australia.
Julian Morgans
Rhi Holmes
Laura Woods
1.11.19
Australia Today
A ‘Drug Overdose’ at Beyond The Valley Was Probably a Snake Bite
It's been revealed that 20-year-old Callum Edwards, who died of a suspected drug overdose last week, had tiger snake venom in his system.
Gavin Butler
1.10.19
Australia Today
Over 20 People Have Been Stung by Deadly Irukandji Jellyfish this Summer
The jellyfish that makes you trip so hard you want to die is causing mayhem on Australia's northeast coast—and it's not entirely clear why.
Gavin Butler
1.7.19
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