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May 14, 2019

Australian political leaders agree gays don't go to hell

The leaders of both of Australia's major political parties have agreed that gays don't go to hell because of their sexual orientation, as Christian beliefs have risen to extraordinary prominence in the final days of an election campaign.

May 13, 2019

Kacey Musgraves shuts down Australian audience's 'shoey' request: 'I'm not f---ing drinking out of your shoe'

Kacey Musgraves shut down her audience as they tried to get her to down a beer from a fan’s shoe on Sunday.

May 13, 2019

Man, 92, spotted driving mobility scooter on Australian freeway

It wasn't quite "hot wheels," but a 92-year-old man in Australia was captured on video Friday taking his motorized scooter onto a busy freeway as a concerned motorist tried to prevent other cars from crashing into him.

May 13, 2019

Man wins $1M lottery prize in Australia after using numbers from dream 13 years ago

It really does pay to dream big.

May 13, 2019

Hundreds evacuated from Australian college library because of smelly durian fruit

The library of an Australian university was evacuated last week because of a suspected gas leak which turned out to be something much different.

May 12, 2019

Australian prime minister bares self in campaign launch

Australia's prime minister has officially launched his conservative coalition's campaign less than a week before an election in an extraordinarily personal presentation.

May 11, 2019

Australian-Lebanese ordered released in Sydney bomb plot

The lawyer of an Australian-Lebanese dual citizen on trial for an alleged plot to bring down a passenger plane says her client has been ordered released on bail by a Lebanese military court.

May 9, 2019

Australia misspells ‘responsibility’ on 46M new $50 bank notes

Australia’s central bank is claiming mea culpa after an eagle-eyed radio listener noticed that there was a microscopic typo on the country’s new 50 Australian dollar ($35) banknote.

May 9, 2019

3 convicted of terrorism for arson of Australian mosque

Three Sunni Muslim men have been convicted of engaging in a terror act by burning down a Shiite mosque in the Australian city of Melbourne three years ago.

May 8, 2019

Massive Australian dust storm whips through streets

A massive dust storm turned daylight to midnight in a matter of minutes as it swept through a northwestern Australian town on Tuesday.