Dreamworld’s parent company has been fined 3. 6.36 million after being convicted of safety costs in the 2016 Thunder River Rapids Ride crash that killed four people on the Gold Coast. Ardent Leisure confessed to violating the Work Health and Safety Act and risking serious injury or death to individuals. …
Read More »Australian Outback pub bans messy emus for ‘bad behavior’
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) – An Australian Outback pub has banned emus for “misbehavior” and erected barriers to prevent large flightless birds from wreaking havoc on the interior. Locals and tourists alike have been baffled by the antics of emuses eager to steal food from people in Yaraka, a remote Queensland …
Read More »20-year-old diver killed in Australian shark attack
A 20-year-old diver died Saturday after being attacked by a shark off the coast of the Australian state of Queensland, authorities said. The man was attacked around 2 p.m. near Indian Head on the east side of Fraser Island. An on-site doctor and nurse provided first aid until paramedics arrived …
Read More »The Conversation: Dinosaur Footprints Show Predators As Big As T. rex Trampled Australia 160 Million Years Ago
Perhaps the most iconic dinosaur is tyrant-saury Rex, a massive predator that lived in what is now North America. We have now discovered that carnivorous dinosaurs of a similar size also existed in ancient Australia. Following in the footsteps We learned about these carnivores by studying fossils that were discovered …
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