"The Aussies Are Coming!" Overseas Firefighters Arrive in WA
70 Australian and New Zealand firefighters arrived in the US last week to help their brothers, ready to go wherever wildfires were burning.
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Wild Baby Kangaroo Still Comes Home to Hug His Teddy Bear After Release
An orphaned kangaroo raised by an Australian animal rescuer is back in the wild but he returns 'home' to his stuffed teddy bear whenever he needs a hug.
Stranger Pays Parking Ticket for Mother Staying with Baby at Hospital
A mother checked her 9-week-old baby out of the hospital to find a parking ticket on her car and a note from a stranger who said she'd paid it.
Beat This: Watch As Australian Solves Rubik's Cube in Less than 6 Seconds
An Australian wins the Rubik's Cube World Championship by solving the buzzle in a matter of seconds, but couldn't break the record.
Train Commuters Sing Along to Somewhere Over the Rainbow (WATCH)
The same group who organized an impromptu dance party on a commuter train in Perth has just followed up with a surprise on another train–this time a singalong.
Teacher Wins Lottery, Buys Shoes For 200 of Her Students
Bri Dredge, a teacher won $20,000 on the game show Millionaire Hot Seat, used part of the prize money to buy her students new leather shoes.
Instead of Sad Ads for Animal Rescue, Happy Dogs Walking Humans See 100% Adoption
Most pet adoption campaigns make us feel pity for the animals but in this one, it was the sad humans working all day in Melbourne, Australia offices that needed rescuing. Cue the happy dogs ready to go for a walk in the park, and suddenly you had workers falling in love with dogs, with the result being a 100 percent adoption rate.
Koala Hit by Car is Rescued and Given Mouth-to-mouth and CPR
Firefighters and wildlife workers have revived an injured koala with mouth-to-mouth resuscitation after it was hit by a car.
Old Man Filled With Emotion as $6000 Cash is Returned by Kind Strangers
The Victoria Police reported Thursday that an elderly man of 87 was reunited with a bag of cash containing $6000 after he lost it in a Melbourne suburb.
Former Addict Cuts Homeless People's Hair and Spreads Joy of Rehab
Six days a week, Nasir Sobhani cuts hair in a barber shop. On the seventh day, he hops on his longboard and asks homeless people if they'd like a haircut.
Pirate Johnny Depp Surprises Patients in Visit to Children's Hospital (Watch)
There's nothing like a visit from Johnny Depp dressed as Pirate Captain Jack Sparrow to warm the hearts of children at an Australian children's hospital.
Koala Breakthrough: Vaccine Protects Against Deadly Scourge
Queensland researchers say they have made a breakthrough in the fight to protect the shrinking koala population against chlamydia.
Beach Town Gives Free Holidays to Aussie Fire Victims
Fifty families who were victims of the terrible Australian bushfires last year will enjoy all-expense-paid holidays on the Gold Coast beaches of Queensland. 150-200 fire victims will be provided with the free, five-day holidays, including flights courtesy of Virgin Blue.
Sympathetic Australians 'Buy a Bale' for Farmers in Drought
Community-minded Aussies are baling out farmers in Northwest Queensland who are faced with the choice of slaughtering their animals in the midst of massive draught and food shortages. Cash, fuel and bales of hay are on their way: The farmers now only need to ask. A joint venture between Aussie Helpers and The Give Back Campaign launched last week has taken off, with about $1.5 million in cash and supplies being donated already through the Buy a Bale campaign.
Aussie Chocolate Maker Helps 50 Different Families Longing to Be Reunited
Celebrating the 50th anniversary of TimTam chocolates, Arnotts is flying Australian family members to be reunited with loved ones far away, even some who live overseas. Aging parents who want to see their adult children before they die, and brothers, sisters and best friends who have been years apart -- are all being given beautiful memories from Tim Tam. Gorgeous Videos tell the tales of two such reunions.
Australian Researchers Discover New Treatment Options for Pancreatic Cancer
While many advances have been made in other types of cancer, pancreatic cancer remains largely incurable. New research from Australia offers new hope to change this.
Johnny Depp Becomes Foster Father to Orphaned Bat
Pirates of the Caribbean star Johnny Depp embraced his "batty" side on the movie set of his new sequel by getting to know some tiny winged creatures of the night.
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