When we think of animals that will destroy us, rend us limb from limb, and leave us in a bloody mess, we usually thing of the huge and horrifying. Which means we forget about the real threats: the tiny, the cute, the gorgeous. The animals at which we ooh and aaah over, but are deadly, poisonous...
Massive flooding throughout Australia caused more evacuations which displaced thousands and a search for over 90 missing people on Wednesday. Officials' in Brisbane have evacuated many residents while search teams searched for victims following tsunami like flash floods in the financial district....
Cyclone Yasi, a category 5 storm, slams Australia. The storm made land on the coast near Mission Beach between Innisfail and Cardwell, 1500km north of Brisbane at approximately midnight on February 3, 2011. Authorities evacuated 75,000 residents and scrambled to rescue those in the wake of tsunami...
Ever since the term 'subliminal advertising' was coined in the 1950s, the idea of ads with hidden messages that can influence us without our conscious knowledge has captivated the popular imagination. If adverts can steer us toward a particular product through surreptitiously placed words or images...
The Australian Aborigines are known as the first people to have dwelt in the vast continent of Australia. The word Aborigines refers to people who are the first or the earliest known populations that inhabited the land. It was believed that the Australian Aborigines came from the Southeast Asia...
Australia is a land of deadly creatures that seem to take obscene joy in killing you — and not just Queenslanders hunting down anyone who's brown. No, the entire ecosystem seems specifically designed to kill, what with the horrible desert, deadly animals, annoying insects, and constant worry of...
Whitney Houston disappointed fans with her Monday night performance at a concert in Brisbane, Australia. People who attended Houston's concert are still furious in the wake of the show that was slated to spotlight the singer's return to music. Concertgoers report that Houston was "breathless,...
Hugh Jackman was Oprah's guest during a special filming of her hit talkshow in Australia this morning. Oprah and her 302 American guests went Down Under to promote tourism in Australia and meet the locals. Hugh Jackman was one of Oprah's first guests who made a crashing entry upon sliding down...
The Tenterfield Terrier was developed in Australia from crossing the Standard Fox Terrier with the Manchester Black and Tan. Later on, the Whippet was also combined into the gene pool. Although it is believed to have originated in England, it was fully developed as a breed in Australia and cannot...
Also called Mini Foxies in its native Australia, they are the descendants of fox terrier breeds from England that were brought to Australia by the early settlers. The breed is closely related to the Toy Fox Terrier and the Jack Russell Terrier and was a product of a careful breeding program. Small...
