• Man waits on hold for 15 hours

  August 3, 2012
  An Australian man said he called the Qantas airline and waited for 15 hours, 40 minutes and 1 second before hanging up the phone.

• Morning sickness nets driver $366 fine

  March 19, 2012
  An Australian driver says she was "shocked" to be fined $366 for her unfortunate choice of streets to pull over when she felt the need to vomit.

• Broken bungee cord sends woman into river

  January 8, 2012
  An Australian woman tourist survived a bungee cord failure, falling 360 feet head-first into a crocodile-infested African river, authorities said.

• Dog found hundreds of miles from home

  January 18, 2011
  An Australian woman said she was reunited with her 11-year-old dog more than a year after he disappeared from her home.

• Dog found hundreds of miles from home

  January 18, 2011
  An Australian woman said she was reunited with her 11-year-old dog more than a year after he disappeared from her home.

• 'Spider-Man' stops comic book theft

  May 3, 2010
  An Australian comic book store owner said he was dressed as Spider-Man for a promotion when he stopped a thief with the help of two Jedi knights.

• Doctors deliver baby on plane

  August 28, 2008
  An Adelaide, Australia, doctor said she helped deliver a baby boy on a Hong Kong-to-Adelaide plane after the mother went into labor in mid-flight.

• 'Age of Love' star Mark Philippoussis cuts second 'Kitten,' third 'Cougar'

  July 3, 2007
  Mark Philippoussis eliminated his second 20-something "Kitten" and third 40-something "Cougar" during last night's broadcast of NBC's Age of Love reality dating series, however the 31-year-old Australian professional tennis player had different reasons for sending each home.

• 'Age of Love' star Mark Philippoussis cuts first 'Kitten,' second 'Cougar'

  June 26, 2007
  Age of Love star Mark Philippoussis was finally introduced to the six 20-something "Kittens" that would join the six remaining 40-something "Cougars" in competing for his affection during last night's broadcast of the NBC reality dating show's second episode.  

• Skateboarder on road to world record

  October 15, 2006
  A 26-year-old Briton skateboarding across Australia has survived the trip from Perth to Adelaide through the Nullabor Plain.

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