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Scores of Asylum Seekers Feared Drowned off Indonesia

Australian, Indonesian navies search for survivors of capsized boat

(Newser) - Indonesian and Australian navies launched a rescue for about 200 people on a boat that capsized earlier today south of Indonesia in an apparent attempt to reach Australia to seek asylum. Scores of people were feared drowned. The boat capsized about 120 miles north of the Australian territory of Christmas...

'Mega-Brothel' Coming to Sydney

Site gets approval for multi-million-dollar expansion

(Newser) - A brothel in Sydney, Australia, will spend millions expanding into the continent's largest sex venue after government officials gave the go-ahead. The Stiletto mega-brothel will double its rooms to 40 with the $12.2 million renovation. Some of the new rooms will feature multiple beds and pool tables, reports...

Coroner: Dingo Did Take Baby 32 Years Ago

New inquest clears Azaria Chamberlain's parents

(Newser) - The parents of Azaria Chamberlain have finally been exonerated 32 years after their 9-week-old baby vanished from a campsite in the Outback, sparking one of the most controversial investigations in Australian history. The evidence shows that a "dingo or dingoes entered the tent, attacked Azaria, and dragged or carried...

Boozy Granny Slugs Guy on Plane

Frances Macaskill allegedly lost it on Qantas flight

(Newser) - A boozing, out-of-control granny has pleaded guilty to slugging a male passenger on a flight out of Melbourne, the Herald Sun reports. Frances Macaskill, 58, yelled "profanities at other passengers and air crew and violently punched several seats," a prosecutor said. "A short time later the accused...

Man Accused of Raping Wife 49 Years Ago Faces Trial

Marital rape wasn't legal in 1963, Australia's highest court decides

(Newser) - Australia's highest court has decided that an elderly man should stand trial for allegedly raping his then-wife nearly 50 years ago. Lawyers for the man, who is now 81, unsuccessfully argued that marital rape was legal at the time of the alleged offense in 1963, saying that at the...

For a Better Life, Move to...
 For a Better Life, Move to... 
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May 26, 2012 7:00 PM CDT

For a Better Life, Move to...

...Australia, according to annual survey

(Newser) - Want a "better life"? Head to Australia. That country ranks highest on the annual Better Life Index, a well-being survey that measures everything from income to air pollution in the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development's 34 member countries plus Russia and Brazil. The OECD doesn't...

'Psychopathic' Doctor Accused of Killing Patients

Australian doctor allegedly had to be restrained

(Newser) - An allegedly psychopathic doctor who tried to kill his own patients may finally lose his job in Australia after four years of complaints, the Courier & Mail reports. The doctor, whose name hasn't been released, killed at least two elderly patients by unplugging them in a hospital and had...

Is Australia Sick of Vegemite?

Kraft struggles to market iconic spread

(Newser) - Say it ain't so: Australians seem to be tiring of a national culinary icon. Vegemite, a spread made from yeast extract, has been beloved since 1923. But lately, owner Kraft has had trouble getting young people hooked on the stuff, the Wall Street Journal reports. The company has tried...

KFC Ordered to Pay $8.3M to Poisoned Girl

Monika Samaan got salmonella after meal

(Newser) - A judge has ordered KFC to pay an Australian family $8.3 million after their daughter was poisoned and suffered brain damage after eating at the fast-food chain. Her lawyer says Monika Samaan contracted salmonella in 2005 after eating a Twister chicken wrap and fell into a six-month coma; she...

Cher Sells Key to Adelaide, Aussies Stunned

'Peeps upset,' tweets singer about $100K eBay sale

(Newser) - Cher must be getting a little hard up because she sold the symbolic "key" to the city of Adelaide on eBay—and Aussies are flabbergasted. "I am exceptionally disappointed," huffed current Adelaide Mayor Stephen Yarwood . "It's more a reflection on Cher than the city of...

Guys Break Into Sea World, Steal Penguin

Then release it in shark-infested waters

(Newser) - Usually, we mock criminals when they brag about their crimes on Facebook . But if your crime was breaking into a Sea World, swimming with the dolphins, and making off with a 7-year-old fairy penguin, we understand the urge to share. Three Queensland, Australia men, aged 18, 20, and 21, have...

Men at Work's Greg Ham Devastated by 2010 Ruling

Police probing flute player's death

(Newser) - Greg Ham, saxophone and flute player for beloved Aussie rock band Men at Work, was found dead at his Melbourne home yesterday after dropping out of sight a week ago. He was discovered by concerned friends who went to check on the 58-year-old musician, who had been working as a...

Australia Pulling Afghan Troops a Year Early

Julia Gillard announces accelerated timeframe for withdrawal

(Newser) - Australian PM Julia Gillard today announced that she will pull home her nation's troops from Afghanistan by the end of 2013, reports Australia's ABC News . "This is a war with a purpose, this is a war with an end," Gillard said, citing improved security conditions. "...

First Wave of US Marines Arrives in Australia

Deployment widely seen as a check on Chinese power

(Newser) - A group of 180 US Marines arrived last night in Darwin, Australia, in the first wave of what will eventually be a 2,500-strong US presence on the island continent. Australian Defense Minister Stephen Smith officially welcomed the Marines in a ceremony today, the New York Times reports. "One...

Australia Finally Nabs Its Most Wanted Man

The wilderness survival expert spent 7 years on the lam

(Newser) - Australia's most wanted man, who eluded capture for seven years by hiding in dense forests, was captured and charged with murder today, ending a frustrating and at times violent hunt, police said. Malcolm Naden, 38, was heavily bearded, barefoot, and wearing muddy clothes when New South Wales police found...

Mystery Illness Kills 4 White Rhinos in Aussie Zoo

Experts baffled by white rhino die-off

(Newser) - Rhino experts from around the world have been stumped by an illness killing off white rhinos at an Australian zoo. Four white rhinos have died at the New South Wales zoo over the last few weeks. All of them died suddenly after displaying neurological problems like stumbling, the Age reports....

Dame Edna Announces Farewell Tour

Barry Humphries says he's 'beginning to feel a bit senior'

(Newser) - Beloved comic genius Barry Humphries says he's hanging up Dame Edna's frock and planning a farewell tour, the Daily Telegraph reports. "It's the best aerobics you could do, leaping around on stage, but it's grueling when there are other things to do," says Humphries....

Julian Assange to Run for Senate in Australia

WikiLeaks says he can do so despite legal troubles

(Newser) - He's living under house arrest in Britain, fighting extradition to Sweden, and fearing extradition to the US, but that won't stop Julian Assange from running for Senate in a fourth land—his native Australia. The WikiLeaker plans to run for a seat next year, reports Australia's ABC...

Florida Mom Saves Daughter From Shark
Florida Mom Saves
Daughter From Shark
Mar 16, 2012 12:26 AM CDT

Florida Mom Saves Daughter From Shark

Shark attacks twice before mom yanks her daughter away

(Newser) - A Florida teen nearly lost all the holidays of her life when a shark dragged her from her surfboard. Sydney Levy, 15, suddenly slipped from her board as she paddled with her mom in the Atlantic off New Smyrna Beach. When she managed to climb back on, she noticed her...

Aussie PM Survives Leadership Challenge

Gillard fends off Rudd bid to regain power

(Newser) - Julia Gillard has fought off a challenge from the man she ousted in 2010 and will remain as leader of the Labor Party and prime minister of Australia. She beat Kevin Rudd 71 votes to 31 in a leadership ballot, ending months of political strife that saw Rudd resign as...

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