Australia News

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  Australian Frogs Thought to Be Extinct Found Alive and Well

  By Annie Scott|Fri Mar 5, 2010 12:16 PM ET

  These frogs hid from experts for 30 years.

  Related: Hope, Australia, Conservation
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  The Weekend Goodies 3/1/10

  By Rachel Rossitto|Mon Mar 1, 2010 10:00 AM ET

  To start your week off right, here is a roundup of all the good news you might have missed over the weekend... Enjoy!

  Related: iPhone, Love, Australia, Olympics, Ohio, Tonight Show, Arts, Egypt
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  A Little Fisheries Protection Goes a Long Way

  By David Bois|Thu Feb 25, 2010 2:14 PM ET

  It may seem like a pinch in the short term to those who fish for a living, but everyone benefits in the long run from fishing restrictions designed to protect an overused resource.

  Related: California, Australia, Nature, San Diego, Commercial Fishing, Fisheries, Great Barrier Reef, American Association for the Advancement of Science
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  Gorgeous Tiger Photos, How To Live Cheap and Green as A Frugan, World's Smallest Electric Bike, and More!

  By Planet Green|Wed Feb 24, 2010 1:33 PM ET

  Good news from our friends at Planet Green and Treehugger.

  Related: iPhone, Australia, Conservation, Kenya, Ocean, Refugee, Great Barrier Reef
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  Tiny Avatar Dragons Discovered in Indonesia, How to Shrink Your Kitchen Cookprint, 5 Best Videos Debunking Climate Skeptics and More!

  By Planet Green|Wed Feb 17, 2010 4:36 PM ET

  Check out the best of TreeHugger on Tonic!

  Related: Energy, Climate Change, Recycle, Global Warming, Australia, Vancouver, Electronics, Avatar, Indonesia, Fox News, Vegetarianism, E-waste, Jamie Oliver, TED Conference, David Cameron
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  Ten Reasons Last Night's LOST Rocked

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd|Wed Feb 17, 2010 11:00 AM ET

  Lost's final season is heating up.

  Related: Australia, Josh Holloway, Terry O'Quinn
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  Grandmother in Australia Fights Off Shark

  By Marc Hertz|Tue Feb 16, 2010 2:56 PM ET

  Paddy Trumbull, a 60-year-old grandmother, doesn't take kindly to being attacked, so she fights back and manages to survive.

  Related: Australia, British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Snorkeling
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  Ten Great Winter Olympic Moments

  By Eric Nusbaum|Fri Feb 12, 2010 11:00 AM ET

  Tonic recounts the good, the bad and the ugly in Winter Olympic history.

  Related: Canada, Australia, Nature, Japan, Olympics, Vancouver, Winter Olympics 2010, Russia, Britain, Running, Austria, Olympic Games, Winter, Ghana, Hockey, Jamaica, Figure Skating, Apolo Anton Ohno, Nancy Kerrigan, Ski Jumping
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  Plastiki Preps for Cross-Pacific Pollution Awareness Trek

  By David Bois|Tue Feb 9, 2010 7:19 PM ET

  It's made from waste plastic, fitting for its imminent a mission designed to raise environmental awareness.

  Related: San Francisco, Recycling, Hope, The New York Times, Recycle, Sustainability, Planet, Australia, Ocean, Pollution, Garbage, Solar Panels, The San Francisco Chronicle
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  G7 Meeting Sees Hope, Extends Debt Relief to Haiti

  By David Bois|Sat Feb 6, 2010 10:38 PM ET

  The G7 summit in northern Canada concludes with a shared sense of optimism.

  Related: Haiti, Hope, Canada, Australia, ABC, Caribbean, Financial Crisis, Toronto, Debt, Gordon Brown
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  Open-Source Scientific Approach to Fighting Tropical Disease

  By David Bois|Fri Feb 5, 2010 2:55 PM ET

  One medical researcher applies generosity of spirit with his open-source research project designed to fight a tropical disease for which medical treatment is expensive and tough to come by.

  Related: Health, Africa, Hope, Australia, Medicine, Asia, Entrepreneur, Malaria, Compassion, World Health Organization, Scientific American, Stanford University, Medication, Pharmaceutical
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  G'Day Mates! It's Australia Day.

  By Jac Chebatoris|Tue Jan 26, 2010 4:38 PM ET

  Crack open a Foster's and Celebrate Australia's National Holiday.

  Related: Australia, Beer, Beaches, Hugh Jackman, Melbourne
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  Kim Clijsters Still an Inspiration Despite Australian Open Loss

  By Chaniga Vorasarun|Sat Jan 23, 2010 3:34 PM ET

  The former world no. 1 shows us a thing or two about work-life balance in spite of this loss.

  Related: New York Times, Australia, Tennis, Retirement, Roger Federer, Serena Williams, Kim Clijsters
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  Australia, China Join Forces to Help Pandas Get Busy

  By Kathy Ehrich Dowd|Mon Dec 14, 2009 10:03 AM ET

  The pressure is on for a pair of Giant Pandas to help preserve their species.

  Related: The Associated Press, China, Australia, Conservation
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  Follow Jessica Watson Around the World

  By Wynter Mitchell|Fri Dec 11, 2009 2:47 PM ET

  The 16-year-old is attempting to snag the title of youngest ever to circumnavigate the world.

  Related: Australia, South America, Sailing

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