A drinking tradition fresh from an Australian 19th birthday party, the “shoey” has somehow found a global stage. It’s all thanks to Australian Formula One driver Daniel Ricciardo, who celebrated second place at the German Grand Prix on Sunday by … Read More
When you own a car easily worth the cost of an apartment in a major metropolitan city, you’d certainly be looking to show it off as much you can. So why not flaunt your expensive wheels by towing your goats … Read More
Facebook wants to be in the news business, but it’s finding that being a media platform is harder than it looks. On Monday evening, ABC news program Four Corners delivered a report that detailed the shocking abuse of child detainees … Read More
After the Rio de Janeiro athlete’s village was criticised as “unliveable” by the Australian Olympic Committee, the city’s major has taken a decidedly unserious route by cracking a kangaroo joke. Eduardo Paes told a Brazilian news outlet “I almost … Read More
A lot of Antipodeans don’t realise this, but Australia’s capital city is not Sydney. It’s Canberra — the fair city that was man-made by a designer and his wife directly between Sydney and Melbourne because the two cities were fighting … Read More
Turns out, motherhood is not always the best excuse. On Monday, Australian television presenter Sonia Kruger announced her support for ending Muslim migration into Australia on the breakfast show Today, immediately provoking plenty of backlash and outrage. SEE ALSO: How … Read More
Bad news, world: Your emoji choices are truly bland. In celebration of World Emoji Day Sunday — held annually on July 17 because that’s the date shown on the emoji calendar, geddit? — Twitter has released the most tweeted emoji … Read More
Having just passed the June solstice, the Australian night sky is at its most beautiful. With the evenings lasting longer and the crisp winter winds blowing away the clouds, the sky has become a playground and Australia’s avid photographers aren’t … Read More
Pity the poor urban dwellers who have to cycle home on a sullen grey concrete bike path. If you lived in Auckland, New Zealand, you’d be able to take a far more scenic route. Designed by Monk Mackenzie Architects, the … Read More
New Zealand will never stop showing off its natural beauty. Ever since Crowded House soundtracked those “100% Pure New Zealand” ads in the early-2000s, the country has been dazzling audiences with its awe-inspiring mountains and scenery. The country’s pretty, we get … Read More