Australia

Over two years, an Australian man has skipped out on 140 days of work to play golf. All he needed to get away with it was an old crisp packet.

Ally Bullifent and her friend attacked at creek in Cape Tribulation, north Queensland. A video of the incident is now circulating.

Root says the margin of defeat was harsh on England after they were neck-and-neck with Australia for the first three days of the match at the Gabba.

The men, aged 22 and 25 stripped naked on the Flinders Street Station, started dancing around a stolen pot plant before getting intimate.

The offensive messages were handwritten and sent on several A4 sheets and put in the couple's letterbox.

Greens Senator Rachel Siewert said the data leak "demonstrates the risks of outsourcing work on sensitive material to private contractors".

Australian authorities have said they will look into the case of Joan Howard who is thought to be in possession of A$1m worth of artefacts from the Middle East.

Dramatic CCTV footage shows drunk woman being pulled out of Melbourne train path with seconds to spare, prompting calls for safety doors at train stations.

Australia edged to 165 for 4 at the end of the second day, trailing England by 137 runs with six wickets in hand.

Queensland Ambulance Service shared a story of paramedics taking a detour on their way to a local palliative unit in Hervey Bay so their dying patient could see the beach again.

Craig Campbell had spent three years teaching when he was suddenly let go by the school in Western Australia.

Australian beaches are being monitored by drones in a four-day trial to protect swimmers from an increase in crocodile sightings.

Two men and their dog were stranded from Friday until Tuesday afternoon by tidal waters flooding their car in an area infested by crocodiles in Australia's Western Territory.

Blackfriars Priory School in Adelaide Australia mocked on social media for suggestive statue of saint handing loaf of bread to young child.

Pearl the white crocodile was spotted entertaining a crocodile tour in Adelaide River. It is rare for a white crocodile to live so long as they are easily seen by predators.

Turnbull could not name a single song by rock gods after guitarist Malcolm Young died. His office asked for help creating a playlist for him, with hilarious results.

Paedophile father Mohammad Salih has been jailed after being caught with more than 780,000 child porn images and videos on hidden hard drives at his home in Melbourne, Australia.

Lily Kay immediately rushed out to help the baby after she realised that the little boy was having a febrile convulsion.

Nathan's Perry son Blade died after a fire at their home in Weranga, Australia on Tuesday (14 November). His other son, Jeremy, is suffering from serious burns.

Gary the Goat gained widespread internet fame for his antics with his comedian buddy Jim Dezarnaulds, aka Jimbo Baboozi.

Police reportedly found the unnamed man waiting for his hash browns with a blood alcohol level three times the legal limit.

"Someone licked their hand at some point and tasted that flavour," said Matthew Barrett who made the discovery along with his colleagues.

Australian diplomat Julian Simpson fell to his death in New York City after taking part in a drunken "trust game" with a friend.

IBTimes UK looks at all 32 of the sides to have qualified for next summer's Fifa World Cup in Russia after qualifying came to a conclusion.

Australia overwhelming showed its support to legalise same-sex marriage on Wednesday (15 November) in a historic national postal survey.

The "Billy the Box" delivery robot has to be accompanied by a human and can only carry one parcel at a time.

A British doctor surfing in an Australian beach escaped a shark attack by 'punching it in the face,' a trick he learned by watching a YouTube video.

Authorities in Australia have angered animal rights groups by offering money to kill wild animals on rural properties.

A new law firm in far north Australia will use artificially intelligent lawyers to provide basic legal advice.

Charlie Fry was surfing in New South Wales when a shark bit his shoulder. The 25 years old managed to escape by punching the animal in the face before driving off to the hospital.