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Australian Council Considers Crazy 400 Percent 'Fat Tax' Against Fast Food Joints [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Tue, 15 May 2012 15:18:57 +0000

As part of an effort to fight obesity, Darebin Council in northern Melbourne, Australia, is considering a “fat tax” which would impose whopping rate increases on fast food giants like McDonald’s and KFC.

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House Fire Kills 11 in Australia [VIDEO]

Jade Walker — Thu, 25 Aug 2011 13:50:21 +0000

Eleven people perished Tuesday when a fire burned down a house near Brisbane, Australia.

Search teams are trying to retrieve the victims’ bodies from the two-story house, but the process is proving most difficult due to the extensive damage caused by the fire. The intense blaze also destroyed two vehicles parked near the building. It is not known whether smoke alarms were fitted in the home.

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Bomb Hoax Suspect to Face Extradition from US to Australia [VIDEO]

Jade Walker — Wed, 17 Aug 2011 14:50:16 +0000

Australian authorities plan to seek the extradition of Paul Douglas Peters, who is accused of strapping a suspicious device around the neck of a Sydney teenager earlier this month.

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Australian Extortion Attempt Involving Explosive Collar Ruled a Hoax

Chris Chasty — Fri, 05 Aug 2011 13:40:35 +0000

Wednesday’s harrowing ordeal in Australia involving Madeleine Pulver and a collar bomb has been declared a hoax after the device was declared to be a fake.

Bomb squad members spent over 10 hours deconstructing the device before realizing there was no explosive material to be found. Law enforcement officials have also confirmed that the culprit wrote a detailed note that outlined his intentions.

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Australian Bomb Squad Frees Young Woman from Explosive Collar [VIDEO]

Chris Chasty — Thu, 04 Aug 2011 12:06:08 +0000

An 18-year-old Australian woman was attached to a suspected explosive device by an intruder with an intent to detonate it in a possible extortion attempt.

The bomb squad, cooperating with British military personnel, spent over 10 hours working with the device.

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Waterspouts Form Off Australian Coast [VIDEO]

1450 KMMS AM — Tue, 31 May 2011 18:35:24 +0000

Mother Nature threw Australian residents a curve ball Monday when four waterspouts, well, sprouted off the New South Wales coast.

Cameras caught the stunning - and admittedly scary-looking - event, which occurred just north of Sydney. (A local news station claimed the spouts reached upwards of 600 meters, or nearly 2,000 feet.)

Check out video footage of the waterspouts after the jump.

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Nude Olympics Begin This Weekend in Australia

1450 KMMS AM — Sat, 30 Apr 2011 13:37:01 +0000

Get excited: The annual nude Olympics are set to take place this weekend in Australia's Noosa National Park.

Over 500 athletes will compete in traditional Olympic events like the marathon and the 100-meter dash, as well as nude Olympic exclusive events like the best butt competition and conga lines.

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Dinosaur Scares Australian School Children [VIDEO]

Cole — Sun, 17 Apr 2011 15:32:05 +0000

One of the first things a youngster learns about dinosaurs is that they have long been extinct. On a certain level, these Australian school children have internalized that lesson. However, when the life-like prehistoric beast starts to roar in this video (after the jump), some of them no longer seem so sure.

In defense of the scaredy cats, that's a pretty impressive movie-quality dinosaur suit they are being confronted with.

Read on to hear the high-pitched squeals of childhood.

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Jesus Appears on Pizza, Quickly Sells on eBay

1450 KMMS AM — Wed, 06 Apr 2011 17:06:33 +0000

We all know that swiss cheese is holy, but it's the mozzarella that topped a pizza in Australia's Posh Pizza that has everyone whispering, "Holy Cheesus!"

Pizza maker Maree Phelan said she topped the pizza with cheese as usual, threw it in the oven and discovered the face of Jesus looking back at her when she took it out.

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