Australian law enforcement agencies seized 1.4 tonnes of cocaine worth A$312 million ($239.5 million) from an Australia-bound yacht as they successfully executed a covert midnight operation last week, the authorities confirm on Monday. This is the largest amount of cocaine seized in a single operation and is over 880 pounds[Read More…]
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Sydney Test: Australia down Pakistan by 220 runs, sweep series 3-0
Australia on Saturday clinched a clean sweep with an emphatic 220-run win over Pakistan in the third Test in Sydney on Saturday. Pakistan were all out shortly before tea on the final day for 244 chasing 465 runs with paceman Josh Hazlewood and spinner Steve O’Keefe both snaring three wickets.[Read More…]
After 30 years, Sydney Zoo gets its first puggles (baby echidnas)
The Taronga Zoo in Sydney has welcomed its first baby echidnas or puggles as they are better known, in almost 30 years. These cute, squeaky little animals hatched from their eggs in August but keepers wanted to see them grow before going public, reported the BBC. “Echidnas are notoriously difficult[Read More…]
Great Barrier Reef corals in Australia are now dead
Almost a quarter of the coral on the Great Barrier Reef of Australia which is 1,400 miles long, with 2,900 individual reefs and 1,050 islands is now dead. The coral deaths followed intense coral bleaching, which was caused by global warming and influenced by the whims of the weather Hot[Read More…]
SA complete 2nd-highest run chase in ODI history, beat Australia
Lifted by hundreds from David Warner and captain Steve Smith, Australia posted an imposing 6-371 at Kingsmead — at the time the highest ODI score in Durban. However, a brilliant unbeaten 118 by South Africa’s David Miller guided the Proteas to the victory target with four balls remaining and four[Read More…]
Australian restaurant ‘British Colonial Co’ slammed for racist website
An Australian restaurant in Brisbane has been accused of “gross racism” on social media for promoting itself as celebrating the British Empire’s “push into the developing cultures of the world”. British Colonial Co, located in Hawthorne, opened in late June but attracted criticism over a description on its website, which[Read More…]
From ‘toilet to tax,’ watch this Australian politician rant about ‘Indian squat toilets’
This Australian politician is waging an active war against Indian-style squat toilets because she thinks it may cost the country “its way of life.” Giving the perfect example of xenophobia Pauline Hanson, a Queensland representative in the Australian senate rants about a taxation office introducing Indian style toilets to cater[Read More…]
Australia beat WI to win Caribbean tri-series
Australia defeated West Indies by 58-runs in the final to lift the Caribbean tri-series cup on Monday. Wicketkeeper Wade struck an unbeaten 57 off 52 balls to push Australia to a competitive total of 270-9. Josh Hazlewood claimed 5 wickets for 50 as the hosts were bowled out for[Read More…]