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He Vowed She Wouldn't Get a Cent, Must Now Pay $300K

Adam Whittington found to have defamed family dispute resolution practitioner in Australia

(Newser) - "Your scumbag client won't get one cent. That I promise," a man wrote to the lawyer of a family dispute resolution practitioner in Australia, who claimed he'd defamed her. The man, Adam Whittington, has now been ordered to pay some $300,000 to Jasmin Newman, whom...

'Princess' of a Dog Survives 500 Days Lost on Remote Island

The miniature dachshund hasn't been caught yet, but there's new hope on Kangaroo Island

(Newser) - Georgia Gardner was vacationing on Australia's Kangaroo Island in 2023 when her beloved miniature dachshund escaped from its cage. The dog, who usually wouldn't leave Gardner's side, ran off and proved impossible to catch—though Gardner, her partner, and a team of locals tried for a week....

Dead Fish, 'Unusual' Foam Cover Australia Beaches

Tests pending as microalgal bloom leaves surfers with cold-like symptoms

(Newser) - An Australian state closed two beaches after dead fish and an unusual off-white foam washed ashore while surfers reported feeling unwell, per the AP . A microalgal bloom created by unusual weather conditions was suspected to have sickened humans and marine life as well as creating the foam that has covered...

Australia PM: US Influencer's Wombat Grab Was an 'Outrage'

'Take a baby crocodile from its mother and see how you go there,' Albanese says

(Newser) - Australians are hopping mad about an American influencer's interaction with one of the country's marsupials. In video shared on Instagram, Sam Jones picked up a baby wombat that had been walking with its mother by the side of a road at night; still holding it, she ran towards...

World First: Man Walks Out of Hospital With Artificial Heart

BiVACOR device kept Australian alive for 100-plus days while waiting for a donor heart

(Newser) - An artificial heart kept an Australian man alive for a record 100-plus days in what doctors are calling an "unmitigated clinical success." As the Guardian reports, the man was given an experimental BiVACOR total artificial heart implant to address heart failure in late November and became the first...

Surfer on Holiday Killed by Shark
Surfer on Holiday
Killed by Shark
Mar 12, 2025 3:00 AM CDT

Surfer on Holiday Killed by Shark

37-year-old's body has not been recovered in Australia

(Newser) - A surfer was killed by a shark being described as "massive" Monday in Western Australia. Steven Payne, 37, of Melbourne was in the area with his partner and dog as part of a six-month traveling holiday, the Canberra Times reports. He was surfing at the remote Wharton Beach when...

Pilot, Passenger Take Down Teen With a Gun
Pilot, Passenger Take Down
Teen With a Gun
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Mar 6, 2025 12:19 PM CST

Pilot, Passenger Take Down Teen With a Gun

Police commend 'bravery' of passengers who intervened Thursday in Australia

(Newser) - A teenager armed with a loaded shotgun boarded a plane about to take off from an Australian airport on Thursday before being wrangled by terrified passengers, police say. Victoria Police were called to Melbourne's Avalon airport at 2:50pm local time after the suspect in high-visibility clothing allegedly snuck...

Australian Politician: Sorry I Called JD Vance a 'Knob'

Roger Cook says comment was 'lighthearted,' but apologizes to anyone offended

(Newser) - At a Tuesday event for which he was the guest speaker, Western Australian premier Roger Cook was asked to finish the sentence, "JD Vance is a..." His response? "Knob." The audience at the Leadership Matters event in Perth laughed and clapped, the Guardian reports. "You'...

Rower's Trans-Pacific Feat Is Sunk, Just Days From End

Aurimas Mockus, 44, rescued after being stranded by tropical cyclone on his US-to-Australia journey

(Newser) - Since October, when he launched off the shores of California, Aurimas Mockus has been rowing for up to 12 hours a day in his solo quest to cross the Pacific and reach Australia without stopping. Now, that 7,500-mile mission has come to an end, with a frustrating finish for...

His Blood Saved 2.4M Babies
'Man With the Golden Arm'
Saved 2.4M Babies
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Mar 3, 2025 9:52 AM CST

'Man With the Golden Arm' Saved 2.4M Babies

James Harrison, Australia's most prolific blood and plasma donor, dies at age 88

(Newser) - An octogenarian who's known as Australia's "Man With the Golden Arm" has died, after decades of blood and plasma donations that saved the lives of 2.4 million babies, per the BBC . The family of James Harrison says the 88-year-old died in his sleep on Feb. 17...

Australia Still Chasing Influencer Who Faked Cancer

Belle Gibson, who just got the Netflix treatment, has not yet paid her debt

(Newser) - A decade after wellness influencer Belle Gibson admitted she didn't have terminal brain cancer, which she claimed was cured by the healthy lifestyle that made her famous, her story has inspired a new Netflix series—and fresh outrage in Australia about the case's lack of resolution. Authorities said...

157 False Killer Whales Beached in Australia

Just 90 are still alive, and all will be euthanized

(Newser) - A devastating mass stranding in a remote Australian beach saw 157 false killer whales beached in northwestern Tasmania. Just 90 still survived by the time marine conservation experts were able to access the challenging location, and officials announced Wednesday that all of them will be euthanized after attempts to refloat...

NZ's Use of Word 'Go' in Tourism Campaign Riles Locals

Kiwis mock their nation's own ad blitz targeted toward Aussies

(Newser) - Every once in a while, a destination's tourism campaign raises eyebrows or otherwise falls flat—and it's now New Zealand's turn for an ad blitz aimed at neighboring Australia, its biggest tourism market. On the surface, the nearly $300,000 "Everyone must go!" campaign, launched...

The Gross Reason Why a Bryan Adams Concert Was Canceled

Show at Perth's RAC Arena canceled due to fatberg blockage in sewers

(Newser) - A sold-out Bryan Adams concert in Australia was nixed before it even began, because—do we have to say the words?—the concert venue's sewers were mucked up by a giant blockage made of "fat, grease, and rags," reports the BBC . Per concert promoter Frontier Touring , the...

Yet Another Corpse Flower Blooms in Australia

Country gets its 3rd rancid bloom in as many months

(Newser) - A rare bloom with a pungent odor like decaying flesh has opened in the Australian capital in the nation's third such extraordinary flowering in as many months, the AP reports. The corpse flower, also known by its scientific name, amorphophallus titanium, bloomed for the first time in its 15...

Australia to Host Regular-Season NFL Game

Melbourne Cricket Ground can hold about 100K people

(Newser) - The NFL is expanding its international footprint to Australia. The league announced Wednesday that it will play a game in 2026 in Melbourne at the Melbourne Cricket Ground, which holds about 100,000 spectators. The Los Angeles Rams will be the home team for that game, part of a multiyear...

Shark Kills Teen in 'Cruel Twist of Fate'

17-year-old Australian girl was a 'skilled lifesaver and someone who knew the ocean well'

(Newser) - In what her swim club calls a "cruel and unfathomable twist of fate," a 17-year-old girl was killed in a shark attack in Queensland, Australia on Monday. Charlize Zmuda was attacked while swimming at Woorim Beach, a popular surf spot on Bribie Island, CBS News reports. She was...

14 Guilty After Girl Dies From Lack of Insulin

Kerry and Jason Struhs and 12 church members are convicted

(Newser) - Fourteen Australians were found guilty of manslaughter on Wednesday in connection with a diabetic girl's 2022 death. The New York Times reports Elizabeth Rose Struhs required insulin for her Type 1 diabetes; her parents chose to withhold it from her, and as she weakened, a dozen members of their...

Exhibit Smells Like 'Gym Socks and Rotting Garbage'

Thousands line up to watch stinky corpse flower 'Putricia' bloom at Royal Botanic Garden Sydney

(Newser) - The rare unfurling of an endangered plant that emits the smell of decaying flesh drew hundreds of devoted fans to a greenhouse in Australia on Thursday, where they lined up to experience a momentous bloom-–and a fragrance evoking gym socks and rotting garbage. Tall, pointed, and smelly, she's...

Presenter Sorry to Djokovic for 'Bizarre' Incident at Aussie Open

Serbian boycotted post-match interview after commentator Tony Jones called him a 'has-been'

(Newser) - A TV presenter has offered his mea culpa to Novak Djokovic for what the Serbian tennis star called "insulting and offensive" remarks made at his expense. The AP reports on the "bizarre off-court distraction" that jump-started the commotion at this weekend's Australian Open in Melbourne, in which...

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