The stereotypically Aussie dish is losing favor at home, and scrambling for new markets.
An Australian billionaire has signed up with a Chinese shipyard to create a replica of the world’s most famous metaphor for human overconfidence.
As New Zealanders struggle through a nationwide shortage of Marmite, a thick, black salty spread made from yeast extract most commonly eaten on bread, some have resorted to eating Vegemite (gasp!), the Australian take on the same idea.
An Indian man living in Australia has reunited with his birth family after 25 years with the help of vague childhood memories — and Google Earth.
Hordes of wolf spiders seeking to avoid rising flood waters in eastern Australia headed inland, casting webs over large portions of farmland.
The rare “tree lobsters,” otherwise commonly known as Lord Howe Island walking sticks (Dryococelus australis), were thought to be decimated in 1918.
— Carats of a pink diamond found in an Australian mine owned by Rio Tinto. This mine is the world’s largest producer of pink diamonds, with this one, the largest ever found in Australia, worth over $1 million (via CNN)
Hit it off on an airplane, but didn’t have the guts to get a phone number? A new missed-connections site can help.
If you’re looking for a new home (or just a vacation spot), head Down Under for a friendly reception.
Now that’s rock ’n’ roll behavior.
