Australian police say they have busted a “highly organised” drug ring which allegedly used a flight attendant to smuggle drugs into the country. The Melbourne-based Vietnamese syndicate had been operating for at least five years, Australian Federal Police said. Eight…
Thousands stung by jellyfish in Australia (BBC)
Vast numbers of bluebottle jellyfish have been pushed ashore in Queensland, Australia, stinging thousands of people and forcing the closure of swim spots. Surf Life Saving Queensland said over 2,600 people received treatment at the weekend. Bluebottle stings are painful…
Sydney seaplane crash: Passenger photos give clues to final moments (BBC)
Australian investigators have released the final pictures taken on board a seaplane which plunged into a river last year, killing six people. Five members of a British family and a Canadian pilot died in the incident north of Sydney on…
The energy here is different to other African countries –Emma Portaus
It’s Emma Portaus’ first time in Lagos but she can already feel the energy, which she says is far better than anything she has experienced elsewhere in Africa. The producer, who came all the way from Tasmania, Australia should know.…
Australia football picks new chairman after FIFA battle (Guardian)
Australia’s football governing body elected a new chairman and several board members Monday as it drew a line under its long-running reform battle with FIFA. The end of Steven Lowy’s chairmanship comes after football’s world governing body successfully pushed Football…
Woman tracks down and moves in with dream guy
We’ve all had that heartbreaking moment of seeing someone we really, really fancy and suspect to be our soulmates, only to let them walk away without saying a word. Most of us ponder what could have been and lament our…
Woman sits on a road surrounded by crabs
A woman has captured herself casually sitting in the middle of a road as millions of crabs start their annual march to the Christmas Island shoreline. In the shot, photographer Kirsty Faulkner, 40, is surrounded by a swarm of red…
China says nobody can stand in its way in Pacific Island cooperation (Vanguard)
No country can block China’s cooperation with island nations in the Pacific and the area is no country’s sphere of influence, a senior diplomat said on Tuesday. The diplomat said this ahead of a summit between President Xi Jinping and…
Usain Bolt leaves Central Coast Mariners football team (CNN)
Usain Bolt’s soccer career in Australia has come to an end with the announcement Friday that the Olympic sprint champion and the Central Coast Mariners have failed to reach a deal. Bolt made the move from sprinter to soccer player…
Bolt has slim chances in football, Says Ex-Australia coach Postecoglou (Vanguard)
Former Australia coach, Ange Postecoglou has cast doubt on Usain Bolt’s hopes of re-inventing himself as a football player and earning a professional A-League contract at the age of 32. The Olympic champion sprinter is undergoing trials at Central Coast…