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November 9, 2019

Australian boxer, 27, dies after freak training accident, team says

A popular Australian boxer unexpectedly died over the weekend during a sparring session with another local fighter, his team confirmed Saturday. 

November 9, 2019

Australia wildfire victim's frantic last words to daughter-in-law: 'We're on fire!'

Wildfires in Australia have ripped through Queensland, killing three, destroying at least 150 homes and forcing at least 1,300 people to flee the area, according to media reports.

November 7, 2019

Australian men, women soccer players close gender pay gap

Australia's football federation and players' union say they have agreed on a new collective bargaining agreement that closes the pay gap between the men's and women's national teams.

November 6, 2019

Jeffrey Epstein accuser says Prince Andrew ‘should go to jail' in new interview

A woman who claims Jeffrey Epstein paid her to have sex with Britain's Prince Andrew has said in a new interview that the second son of Queen Elizabeth II “should go to jail."

November 5, 2019

Rare purebred dingo pup dropped by eagle in Australian family's backyard, sanctuary says

A young, stray puppy believed to have been dropped from the sky and into the backyard of an Australian family's property was actually a rare purebred dingo — an endangered wild dog breed native to Down Under.

November 4, 2019

Eyeball tattoos allegedly left 'Blue Eyes White Dragon' woman blind for 3 weeks: 'That was pretty brutal'

She said she is not abandoning her plans to become completely tattooed by March 2020.

October 31, 2019

Australian police find $210M worth of meth hidden inside sriracha bottles

Police in Australia have arrested four men in connection with the $210 million worth of methylamphetamine found hidden inside hundreds of bottles of sriracha in a cargo container imported from the United States. 

October 30, 2019

Australian wildfire may have killed hundreds of koalas, burned 4,900 acres of forest

Hundreds of koalas may have perished in an out-of-control wildfire that's ripped through a prime habitat on Australia's east coast.

October 29, 2019

Puppy accidentally starts fire, causes thousands of dollars in damage

This Australian dog learned a new trick: how to start a fire.

October 29, 2019

Australian who murdered Arab Israeli exchange student in 'savage attack' sentenced

An Australian man who killed an Arab Israeli exchange student in Melbourne earlier this year has been sentenced to more than 35 years in prison.