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Chris Martin Takes an Olivia Rodrigo-Like Fall

Coldplay singer also tumbles into hole onstage, also in Melbourne

(Newser) - Another pop star has been swallowed by their stage during a concert in Melbourne. Singer Chris Martin was talking to the Marvel Stadium crowd during Coldplay's performance Sunday night at the time, the Guardian reports. While pointing to posters and reading them, he walked backward until he disappeared into...

Cops Recover 40K Stolen Coins Based on Kids Show

The Bluey 'dollarbucks' were selling for 10 times their value online, police said

(Newser) - Bluey and his friends are safe and sound after a wild adventure involving thieves, stolen coins, and a three-month investigation. Police in Australia recovered some $26,000 in stolen coins bearing characters from the children's TV show Bluey on Tuesday. The Australian Mint produced the limited edition "dollarbucks"...

Woman Survives 6 Days Lost in Mountains, Snake Bite

Photographer Lovisa Sjoberg was found alive Sunday

(Newser) - A 48-year-old photographer survived many days lost in Australia's Snowy Mountains—and a snake bite. Lovisa Sjoberg, who reportedly frequented the area to document wild horses in Kosciuszko National Park, was found alive Sunday, the BBC reports. A search had been launched for her Monday after a car company...

Senator: I Swore Allegiance to Queen's 'Hairs,' Not Heirs

Indigenous Australian senator doubles down on criticism of King Charles III

(Newser) - An Indigenous senator has intensified her criticism of King Charles III, again accusing the British monarch of complicity in the "genocide" against Australia's First Nations peoples and declaring on Wednesday she will not be "shut down." Sen. Lidia Thorpe's comments followed an encounter with the...

'It Was an Out-of-the-Box Rescue, That's For Sure'

7 boulders had to be moved to reach woman who fell face-first into rock crevice in Australia

(Newser) - A woman was trapped hanging upside down by her feet, wedged in a narrow chute between two boulders, for about seven hours before she could be rescued in Australia this month. Matilda Campbell, 23, initially dropped her phone in a crevice while walking with friends on private property in Laguna,...

Australians Displeased With PM's $2.9M Home Buy

Anthony Albanese's decision criticized even by some in his own party

(Newser) - Australia is in the middle of a housing crisis, and many in the country are struggling with the high cost of living. So it may come as no surprise that news of the prime minister spending about $2.9 million on a seaside house perched atop a cliff with panoramic...

Australian Officer Faces Charges Over Nazi Salute

Alleged offender is a 65-year-old female veteran of the force in Melbourne

(Newser) - An Australian state police chief apologized to the Jewish community on Saturday after a police sergeant allegedly performed an outlawed Nazi salute. The 65-year-old instructor on domestic violence policy and law at the Victoria state police academy in Melbourne is facing charges for the gesture and for praising Nazi leader...

Unruly Flier Must Pay for Wasted Fuel

Australia's Wade Corbett to fork over nearly $12K in all

(Newser) - Airplane fuel is expensive, an unruly Jetstar passenger has come to learn after being ordered to pay compensation for a flight diversion. The Australian man, named by 7News as Wade Corbett, was ordered to pay nearly $12,000, including more than $5,000 in fuel costs, after his flight from...

Driver in Fatal Wedding Bus Crash Learns His Fate

Australia's Brett Button, who was impaired when bus flipped in roundabout, gets 32 years

(Newser) - The driver of a bus full of wedding guests that crashed in Australia last year, killing 10, has been jailed for 32 years. Brett Button was the only person unharmed in the rollover crash in New South Wales' Hunter Valley wine region. Ten of the 35 passengers were killed and...

Australia Plans to Ban Kids From Social Media

Nation will test an age minimum for accounts

(Newser) - Some Aussie kids may soon see their social media use curtailed, with the announcement that lawmakers Down Under are planning to introduce an age minimum for those who want to check out Instagram, Snapchat, and the like. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on Tuesday that his government would be test-driving...

Cops Seek Man Accused of Dousing Baby With Hot Coffee

The hunt is on after suspect fled Australia last month; the baby is recovering from serious injuries

(Newser) - A worldwide hunt is on for a man who Australian police say severely scalded a baby boy by throwing hot coffee on him before rushing off and eventually fleeing the country. The Guardian and BBC report that, in an incident that took place late last month in Brisbane's Hanlon...

Stranded Pair Jumps From Yacht in 20-Foot Seas

That was after spending 24 hours in the disabled boat, more than 100 miles from land

(Newser) - It was the opposite of what you'd call smooth sailing. For more than 24 hours, two people holed up in a yacht that was stranded more than 100 miles off the coast of Australia as the boat took on water and was battered by massive waves. The 48-year-old woman...

Boss Says He Wants to Hold Workers 'Captive All Day Long'

Australia's Chris Ellison has banned working from home, doesn't want staffers going out for coffee

(Newser) - Chris Ellison already sniffs at his employees working from home. Now, he doesn't even want them going out to get coffee. "I don't want them leaving the building," the head of Australian mining firm Mineral Resources said during a financial earnings report on Wednesday, noting he'...

It's Winter in Australia. The Temps Are Staggering

A winter record of 41.6 degrees Celsius was set on Tuesday

(Newser) - It's sweltering in the US, with NBC News reporting that 51 million people in a span stretching from eastern Missouri to Long Island found themselves under heat advisories and heat warnings on Wednesday. It's also sweltering in parts of Australia—where it's winter. The Guardian reports the...

In Australia, a 'Historic Day for Working People'

Nation implements 'right to disconnnect' law, giving employees right to ignore after-hours contact

(Newser) - Ever get an email or phone call from your boss at home just as you're settling down to binge-watch your favorite show? If you're in Australia, you are now free to ignore that after-hours communication. A "right to disconnect" rule is now in play for workers as...

Landmark Ruling: Sex Is 'Changeable'

Roxanne Tickle, a trans woman in Australia, sued over exclusion from women-only app

(Newser) - A transgender woman has won her case alleging she was discriminated against when she was booted from an app described as a safe space for women only. In the amusingly named Tickle vs. Giggle case, Australia's Federal Court found Roxanne Tickle was a victim of indirect discrimination, "when...

After Gay Penguin Died, His Partner Sang

Sphen was a Gentoo penguin in Australia who made waves

(Newser) - Sphen, the elder partner in a world-famous same-sex penguin couple , has died at age 11, a Sydney aquarium said Thursday. Sphen and his male Gentoo penguin partner Magic, now aged 8, came to international attention in 2018 when they built a pebble nest together in the Sea Life Sydney Aquarium,...

Passenger Arrested After Leaving Aircraft via Wing

'The man was exhibiting some quite strange behavior,' fellow passenger says

(Newser) - A passenger was arrested at an Australian airport after he left a stationary airliner through an emergency exit, walked along a wing, and then climbed down a jet engine to the tarmac on Thursday, officials said. Jetstar Flight JQ507 had arrived at Melbourne Airport from Sydney and parked at a...

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Scientists' Salvation
for Crocs: 'Food Poisoning'
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Scientists' Salvation for Crocs: 'Food Poisoning'

Bait trial in Australia reduces deaths from cane toad poison by up to 95%

(Newser) - It's a hard life as a freshwater crocodile in Australia, where death can come with a single bite. "It's not pretty," Georgia Ward-Fear, a Macquarie University conservation scientist who's witnessed crocodiles dying from literal poison, tells NPR . "They go into seizures. And death is...

Viral Breakdancer: The 'Hate' Has Been 'Devastating'

Australian Olympic Committee blasts 'malicious untruths' about Rachael Gunn/Raygun

(Newser) - Australian b-girl Raygun made some fans at the Olympics . But she also faced a whole lot of hate after the Games' breakdancing competition . "So much hate, which has frankly been pretty devastating," the breaker, whose real name is Rachael Gunn, described Thursday in a video shared on Instagram....

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