I’ve had some rather memorable experiences overseas. I’ve had the male version of a “vagina steam” at one of Gwyneth Paltrow’s favourite spas in LA, and I’ve watched dead bodies being cremated on the banks of the Ganges in India. But neither of those compared to my recent visit toContinue Reading
Hungry tourists are ordering the likes of damper, fried crocodile and braised kangaroo as someone excitedly points out there is a dingo climbing a stack of red rocks directly outside the restaurant window. It is our second and last night in Australia’s Red Centre and our group travelling with theContinue Reading
Two young hikers have chanced death by climbing a fence to sit at the edge of a cliff while horrified onlookers watched nervously from afar. Chilling video captured the pair perched dangerously at the top of a mountain in Queensland’s Springbrook National Park, on the Gold Coast. Several hikers watchedContinue Reading
Dozens of tourists have fled the waters of a Northern Territory national park swimming hole after it’s believed a man was attacked by a crocodile. NT Parks and Wildlife closed Wangi Falls, in Litchfield National Park, on Monday afternoon after “unconfirmed reports of an incident with a crocodile,” according toContinue Reading
An incredibly rare total solar eclipse will hit Australia today, with one part of the country the best place on the planet to enjoy the show. Here’s everything you need to know before all the action starts. What’s happening? Today’s eclipse is actually a special ‘hybrid’ eclipse. Writing for TheContinue Reading
Thousands of skywatchers are flocking to Australia’s northwest to get the best view of an impending solar eclipse. Western Australia’s Ningaloo Reef, on the Pilbara Coast, is the best place in the entire country to witness the celestial spectacle, when the Moon will cross the path between the Earth andContinue Reading
A man has fallen to his death off a cliff at a popular waterfall in the ACT – the second death at the hotspot in just one week. The 22-year-old identified as Patrick Prevett, slipped on rocks at Gibraltar Falls, 46km southwest of Canberra, at about 5.25pm on Saturday. EmergencyContinue Reading
Horrifying footage too graphic to share was captured of the shark attack that killed a 59-year-old Australian tourist in New Caledonia on the weekend. The confronting video showed the desperate efforts of two lifeguards who on Sunday scooped the extensively injured man from the ocean and brought him to shoreContinue Reading