Thousands stung by bluebottle jellyfish on Queensland beaches
Visitors to beaches in Australia's Queensland got a nasty surprise over the weekend: hordes of bluebottle jellyfish, which stung more than 3,000 people on the Gold and Sunshine coasts.
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Australian police arrest woman in connection with needles found in strawberries
Australian police say they have arrested a woman in connection with an investigation into needles found in supermarket strawberries earlier this year.
Man killed in third shark attack off Australia's popular Cid Harbour
A man has died after a shark attack in northeastern Australia's Whitsunday Islands, just over a month after two people were critically injured in separate incidents in the same area.
Queensland votes to legalize abortion
Abortion will be legalized in Queensland, after lawmakers in the Australian state overturned 19th-century legislation banning the procedure.
Australia: Politicians attack nine-year-old for not standing during anthem
A 9-year-old Australian girl who refused to stand during the country's national anthem out of respect for the nation's Indigenous population has been attacked by prominent politicians, who called for her to be kicked out of school.
How a canine crime-fighter became Queensland's most regal doggo
While Gavel, the almost-police-dog, may have had a stellar sniffer, he was just a little too nice.
