australia

Wreckord-Breaker

Max Read · 02/04/11 03:42AM

[Boats and yachts are piled together at Port Hinchinbrook, Australia, after Cyclone Yasi brought heavy rain and howling winds gusting to 186 mph. Image via AP]

Peeping Down Under

Brian Moylan · 01/26/11 07:01PM

[It might be winter in many parts of the U.S., but it was perfect weather to celebrate Australia Day on the beach in Perth where this reveler got an eyeful at the Havaianas Thong Challenge. Image via Getty]

What It's Like to Canoe Through a McDonald's

Adrian Chen · 01/15/11 05:20PM

Floods that swept through Australia this month have caused incredible destruction. But one man made the best of a terrible situation and filmed this eerie trip through a flooded McDonald's via canoe in Brisbane, Australia.

Not the Kind of Paddle Out He Had In Mind

Jeff Neumann · 01/13/11 06:23AM

[A man in Brisbane, Australia paddles to safety on his surfboard as the flooded Brisbane River peaked at just under 15 feet today. Image via Getty]

God Willing and the Creek Don't Rise

Brian Moylan · 01/12/11 07:33PM

[Jesus might have died for our sins, but who is going to help stop the flooding in Australia that has gone on for days and resulted in nearly two dozen deaths? Image via Getty]

Trojan Horse Reappears in Australia

Marisa Gladstone · 01/11/11 04:45PM

If history has taught us anything, it's that it repeats itself. These two Australian guys invade various fortresses to see what we've really learned from the Battle of Troy. It turns out to be not very much, but hilarious nonetheless.

Flooding by Night

Jeff Neumann · 01/06/11 07:12AM

The city of Rockhampton, Australia has been one of the hardest hit from the recent "biblical" flooding across Queensland, with water levels hitting a peak of 30 feet there yesterday. A Getty Images photographer is documenting the deluged city.

Is This the End of the World?

Richard Lawson · 01/05/11 04:15PM

The new year has arrived and it is awful, what with bird/fish/crab death, floods, freezing temperatures, and zombie ex-Vice Presidents. So let's just put it all out there and list the reasons why this is already the worst year ever.

Why You Shouldn't Have Sex on a Cliff

Max Read · 01/04/11 10:37PM

Cliff sex! So alluring—yet so dangerous, as one young Australian woman found out early on New Year's Day. From her brother.

Please Hassle the Hoff

Jeff Neumann · 01/03/11 07:40AM

[David Hasselhoff and his motley crew storm Australia's Bondi Beach as the former "Baywatch" star peddles some sort of consumer product there. Image via Getty]

'Oops'

Jeff Neumann · 12/30/10 07:19AM

[This wallaby probably regrets going after that giant bale of delicious hay as it sits in the middle of a huge flood in Australia today. Image via AP]