australia
Flotsam & Jetsam
Xenophon V. Xenu: The Galactic Battle For Australia’s Soul
7:38AM John Cook | An Australian senator has called for a criminal investigation into Scientology, alleging that the cult is “an abusive, manipulative, violent and criminal organisation”. The senator’s name is Nick Xenophon. This is going to be good. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Inside Lachlan Murdoch’s $21 Million Mansion
3:53AM Brian Moylan | Rupert Murdoch’s oldest son Lachlan and wife Sarah have landed a mansion in the outskirts of Sydney. Here are the sort of digs being an heir to the News Corp. family fortune buys you. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
9:16AM Brian Moylan | [Two seemingly identical dancers from New York's all-male Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo troupe splash in a fountain in Sydney to mark the start of their Australian tour later this week. Image via Getty]
Spitting Image
9:16AM Brian Moylan | [Two seemingly identical dancers from New York's all-male Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo troupe splash in a fountain in Sydney to mark the start of their Australian tour later this week. Image via Getty]
Flotsam & Jetsam
Forget Balloon Boy, Today’s All About Train Baby
8:05PM Andrew Belonsky | If Balloon Boy and his family were looking for publicity, they’ll find it’s fleeting. There’s a new amazing tot on the horizon, and this one survived being hit by a train. More »
Small Screen
In Australia, Blackface Is Still Only Slightly Offensive
4:29AM Brian Moylan | Last night an Australian variety show aired a skit with five white men in blackface performing as the Jackson 5. And the audience cheered! Thank goodness Harry Connick Jr was there to be the voice of reason. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
The Apocalypse? It’s Now. And It’s Australian.
3:47PM Andrew Belonsky | A record-setting dust storm swept across Sydney yesterday and obscured basically everything, including the famed Opera House, which can sorta be seen here. One visitor described the scene as “like a nuclear winter morning”. The beginning of a dystopian day? More »
Online
Aussies Defend Right To Trash Boss On Facebook
5:34AM Ryan Tate | Sure, we preen about their commitment to freedom, but who’s out there standing up for our God-given right to curse the boss on internet social networks? Australian prison guards, that’s who. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
Not Naming “Australian Fritzl” Good, But Futile, Game Plan
5:32PM Andrew Belonsky | Good grief! Australian authorities have arrested a man who stands accused of imprisoning his daughter for 30 years and repeatedly raping, and thus impregnating her. Unlike some similarly disturbing cases—Josef Fritzl and Phillip Garrido—he remains anonymous. More »
Flotsam & Jetsam
8:25AM Brian Moylan | [Australia's Next Top Model winner Tahnee Atkinson is at the centre of 50 other models dressed up as Audrey Hepburn to hype the actress' 80th birthday during the Rosemont Sydney Fashion Festival. Image via Getty.]
Attack Of The Audreys
8:25AM Brian Moylan | [Australia's Next Top Model winner Tahnee Atkinson is at the centre of 50 other models dressed up as Audrey Hepburn to hype the actress' 80th birthday during the Rosemont Sydney Fashion Festival. Image via Getty.] 
