Search for missing British tourist Hugo Palmer scaled back
Police have scaled back the search for a British tourist and his friend missing from a beach in Australia.
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Australians can now add emojis to their number plates
Drivers will be able to add a smile to their Skoda or hearts to their Honda with personalised number plates featuring emojis being launched in Australia.
Australian police have hope of finding British tourist and friend alive
Police searching for a British tourist and his friend missing from a beach in Australia say they still have hope of finding the two men alive.
Search for missing British tourist in Australia after belongings found on beach
A British tourist has gone missing from a popular beach in Australia alongside his French companion.
Australia to reopen island detention camp after refugee bill
The Australian government has said it will reopen a mothballed island detention camp in anticipation of a new wave of asylum seekers arriving by boat.
Refugee footballer freed by Thailand returns to Australia
A refugee football player has returned home to a celebrity welcome in Australia hours after the threat of extradition to Bahrain was lifted three months after he was detained in Thailand.
NHS Grampian health chiefs win battle to relax immigration rules in bid to conquer staff crisis
Scores of Australian nurses could travel across the globe to work in north-east hospitals after local health chiefs won their battle to relax restrictions on foreign staff.
Farmer proposes with message visible from space
A farmer in Australia has set a high bar for wedding proposals ahead of Valentine’s Day by asking the big question in 70-metre high letters carved into a field of wheat.
Crocodiles and snakes in the streets: Aberdeen woman speaks of Aussie flooding horror
A north-east woman has found herself in the midst of a "disaster zone", with her new home in Australia plagued by floods.
Aberdeen told ‘don’t miss the boat’ on Western Australia opportunity
A top employment lawyer has warned North Sea firms not to “miss the boat” on getting a piece of Western Australia’s booming energy sector.
Flood-hit Australians urged to watch out for crocodiles in ‘unexpected places’
Residents in an Australian city have been warned to watch out for crocodiles “in unexpected places” in the wake of unprecedented flooding.
Australian banks could face prosecution after misconduct probe
Three of Australia’s largest banks could face prosecution following a year-long investigation into misconduct recommended tougher oversight and better consumer safeguards.
Pablo’s Escoburgers restaurant criticised over patty topped with fake cocaine
A restaurant named Pablo’s Escoburgers has stoked controversy with a burger that comes with a free line of fake cocaine.
January officially Australia’s hottest month on record
Australia sweltered through its hottest month on record in January and the summer of extremes continued with wildfires razing the drought-parched south and flooding in expanses of the tropical north.
Chris Hemsworth feared return to Home And Away when career stalled
Hollywood star Chris Hemsworth feared his only acting job would be a return to Australian soap Home And Away after his career stalled.
Woman bitten by snake lurking in toilet
A woman from Australia has been bitten by a snake that was lurking in her toilet.
Power supply faces the strain as Melbourne tries to stay cool in 44C heat
Tens of thousands of Melbourne homes and businesses have lost power as air-conditioners combating temperatures of 44C taxed the power supply.
Remains of Australia explorer Captain Matthew Flinders found in HS2 dig
Archaeologists excavating a burial ground for the new High Speed rail project say they have found the remains of a Royal Navy explorer who led the first circumnavigation of Australia.
Girl shipped to Australia and lied to about having no family, abuse inquiry told
A child migrant has told how she was shipped off to Australia and told she had no family – despite her parents and five siblings being alive.
Replica of HMS Endeavour to sail around Australia on 250th anniversary of voyage
A replica of Captain James Cook’s HMS Endeavour will circumnavigate Australia as part of commemorations of the navigator’s arrival Down Under 250 years ago, prime minister Scott Morrison has announced.
Unwelcome migrants arriving in large numbers on overcrowded boats – never forget that was once us
The restrictive immigration regime planned by Theresa May’s government ‘completely pulls the rug from under the feet of business and communities in the Highlands and Islands’.
Israeli student killed in Melbourne street while on phone to sister
Australian police are looking for at least one attacker who killed an Israeli woman as she was walking on a city street speaking to her sister on the phone.
Oxygen to be pumped into rivers as fish die amid Australia heatwave
An Australian state government plans to mechanically pump oxygen into lakes and rivers after hundreds of thousands of fish died in heatwave conditions.
Dons in Dubai diary: Fan-tastic day for Aberdeen supporters and those at Asian Cup tie
Forgive the awful pun, but yesterday was a fan-tastic day.
‘Horrifying’: Carpet python with 511 ticks caught in Australia
A snake has been found in garden pool in Queensland, Australia, with 511 parasitic ticks biting into its skin.
Bancroft helps Scorchers to victory with first fifty since return from ban
Cameron Bancroft hit his first half-century since returning from a nine-month ban to help Perth Scorchers beat Melbourne Stars by six wickets in the Big Bash.
#shoegate: Photoshop fail gives Australian leader Scott Morrison two left feet
An unfortunate piece of Photoshop editing has given Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison two left feet.
Australian student comes face to face with her great, great, great-grandfather at Aberdeen University
An Australian student has met with a long lost relative - fulfilling a long-held ambition.
Cheteshwar Pujara hits another ton as India make impressive start in Sydney
Cheteshwar Pujara’s third hundred of the series was the cornerstone of India’s innings on the opening day of the final Test against Australia at the Sydney Cricket Ground.
Cane toads spotted hitching a lift on python’s back as it escapes storm
These cane toads found an ingenious route to safety when a storm hit – hitching a lift on the back of a python.
Australia take third Test to fifth day as Pat Cummins frustrates India
Australia’s Pat Cummins made India wait for what appears a certain victory in the third Test in Melbourne.
Thousands came to see Harry and Meghan on tour of South Pacific
Harry and Meghan were two of the more famous tourists to visit the South Pacific in 2018 – with thousands coming out to see them on their marathon 16-day tour.