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A 'Final Selfless Act' From Man Killed by Crocodile

Australian man ensured his wife would not meet the same fate

(Newser) - In his last moments, the Australian vacationer who fell into a river in the country made sure his wife did not meet the same tragic fate he did. Dr. Dave Hogbin, of New South Wales, was on a trip with his family in Queensland when a steep riverbank collapsed underneath...

Tourist Falls Into River, Apparently Is Killed by Crocodile

Human remains were found inside one of the animals

(Newser) - Police said Tuesday human remains were found inside a large crocodile suspected of killing a fisherman in Australia's second fatal attack in about a month , the AP reports. The latest victim was a 40-year-old man who fell from a steep bank Saturday into the Annan River south of Cooktown...

Australia's Gift to Peanut Allergy Babies: Free Peanuts

Oral immunotherapy program intended to reduce sensitivity among kids

(Newser) - Babies with a peanut allergy in Australia will be exposed to peanut products daily under a first-of-its-kind program. Under the supervision of allergy specialists, eligible infants will be offered gradually increasing doses of peanut powder before reaching a threshold that can be maintained for at least two years in a...

Great White Severs Surfer's Right Leg

Kai McKenzie's limb washed ashore in Australia and was put on ice

(Newser) - A 23-year-old Australian surfer had his right leg severed in a shark attack on Tuesday, with the leg later washing up on shore. The BBC reports Kai McKenzie, 23, was surfing near Port Macquarie in New South Wales when what was thought to be a 10-foot-long great white attacked. A...

Museum Admits Picassos Are Fake, Part of a Stunt

Kirsha Kaechele comes forward in Australia

(Newser) - The Picassos were fake, as it turns out. The curator of a controversial exhibit at a museum in Australia has admitted that she painted three purported works by the artist that were hung in a women's restroom, reports the AP . Kirsha Kaechele moved her exhibit to the restroom to...

'Horrific' and 'Shocking': 65 Kangaroos Found Dead

Criminal investigation underway in Australia

(Newser) - "It was pretty horrific ... they had broken legs, gunshot wounds, it was shocking." So said an Australian wildlife rescuer in describing a grisly scene in the state of Victoria: the discovery of at least five dozen murdered kangaroos. AFP reports the 65 eastern grey kangaroos were found shot...

Century-Old Koala Sanctuary Puts End to Cuddling

Australia's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary says move comes at visitors' request

(Newser) - For nearly 100 years, Australia's Lone Pine Koala Sanctuary has set out to protect koalas. It opened in 1927 in response to the practice of culling the animals for their fur at the time—and it's now putting an end to a practice it has long espoused: koala...

Bird Flu Worms in on Aussies' Breakfast Hours at McDonald's

Bird flu outbreaks have caused egg shortages

(Newser) - McDonald's stopped doing all-day breakfast in the US years ago but the situation is worse for McMuffin fans in Australia, where the chain has stopped doing all-morning breakfast. The company says it has temporarily cut back its breakfast hours Down Under because of an egg shortage caused by bird...

'Sad, Devastating Outcome' After Girl Snatched by Croc

Police in Northern Australia find remains of 12-year-old attacked in creek

(Newser) - Police on Thursday found the remains of a 12-year-old girl, two days after she was snatched by a crocodile while swimming in a creek in remote northern Australia. The remains were found in the river system near where the girl vanished at the Indigenous community of Palumpa, southwest of the...

Julian Assange Is Back Home a Free Man

It's not clear where WikiLeaks founder will go from here

(Newser) - WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange returned to his homeland Australia aboard a charter jet and raised a celebratory clenched fist as his supporters cheered Wednesday after he pleaded guilty to obtaining and publishing US military secrets in a deal with Justice Department prosecutors that concludes a drawn-out legal saga. Assange told...

As Assange Goes Free, Wife Seeks Presidential Pardon

Stella Assange also hopes to raise $500K to cover the cost of flights

(Newser) - Julian Assange is expected in his home country of Australia on Wednesday after 14 years confined in the UK, though his wife is still in doubt. "When I have him in front of me and I can take him and hug him and then it will be real,"...

For King Charles' Birthday Honors, a Beheaded Statue

Monument in Australian city of Melbourne is now headless on King's Birthday holiday after vandalism

(Newser) - King Charles III was born in November, but on the second Monday of June, many states in Australia celebrate King's Birthday to pay tribute to the monarch's arrival on Earth. The celebration in Melbourne, however, got off to a bit of a dark start, after someone vandalized a...

Scientists Find Evidence of &#39;Age of Monotremes&#39;
Scientists Find Evidence
of 'Age of Monotremes'
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May 28, 2024 10:50 AM CDT

Scientists Find Evidence of 'Age of Monotremes'

A diversity of platypus-like creatures roamed Australia some 100M years ago

(Newser) - There are exactly five existing egg-laying mammals, or monotremes: the platypus and four echidna species, all native to Australia and New Guinea. According to new research, they're the last survivors of a diverse set of species that roamed the southern continents during the time of the dinosaurs. The Lightning...

World's Rarest Album Heads to Museum

Australia's Mona museum to air portion of Wu-Tang Clan's 'Once Upon a Time in Shaolin'

(Newser) - Members of the public have a rare opportunity to hear the rarest album in the world. The Wu-Tang Clan's Once Upon a Time in Shaolin, of which only one two-CD copy exists, is currently on loan to the Museum of Old and New Art (Mona) in Tasmania, Australia. Over...

Billionaire's Attempt to Hide Portrait Blows Up in Her Face

Vincent Namatjira's portrait of Gina Rinehart might now be destined for Times Square

(Newser) - Australia's richest woman just met the Streisand effect . Unhappy with a portrait of her featured in the National Gallery of Australia, mining billionaire Gina Rinehart sought to have it removed, the Guardian reports. But the portrait is not only staying put, it's now been shared by media around...

&#39;Fluffy&#39; Won&#39;t Leave Her Car, So Woman Just Drives With It
'Fluffy' Won't Leave Her Car,
So Woman Just Drives With It
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May 18, 2024 6:00 AM CDT

'Fluffy' Won't Leave Her Car, So Woman Just Drives With It

'Fluffy' being a poisonous red-bellied black snake that 4 separate snake handlers can't remove

(Newser) - A venomous snake that Lisa Kournelis believes has been living in her SUV since March apparently has no intention of leaving—and so the Aussie woman now simply throws on protective gear and drives around with it. Kournelis tells ABC Australia she thinks a red-bellied black snake snuck into her...

Pilot Shrugs Off Scary 'Textbook' Emergency Landing

No injuries reported after small plane's landing gear failed at Australia's Newcastle Airport

(Newser) - A small aircraft made an emergency landing in Australia on Monday after its landing gear failed. The AP and 9News report that the twin turboprop Beechcraft Super King Air flown by 53-year-old pilot Peter Schott, with two passengers on board, took off from New South Wales' Newcastle Airport around 8:...

Woman Denies Killing In-Laws With Poisonous Lunch

Erin Patterson of Australia allegedly served deadly mushrooms

(Newser) - A woman accused of serving her ex-husband's family poisonous mushrooms pleaded not guilty in an Australian court on Tuesday to three charges of murder and five charges of attempted murder, per the AP . Erin Patterson, 49, appeared briefly in Latrobe Valley Magistrates Court by video link from a Melbourne...

Australian Police Fatally Shoot Teen After Stabbing Attack

Authorities see no ties to alleged extremist network in Sydney

(Newser) - A 16-year-old boy armed with a knife was shot dead by police after he stabbed a man in the Australian west coast city of Perth, officials said Sunday. The incident occurred in the parking lot of a hardware store in suburban Willetton on Saturday night, the AP reports. The teen,...

After Church Stabbings, Teens Planned to Attack Jews: Police

4 boys plotted to buy guns, attack Jewish people, police say

(Newser) - Four teenagers plotted to buy guns and attack Jewish people days after a bishop was stabbed in a Sydney church, according to police documents cited in news reports on Monday. Five teens, aged 14 to 17, were charged in a Sydney court on Thursday last week with a range of...

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