australia Adorable baby wombats grow up and successfully released into the wild Jennifer Sandlin

architecture Canberra's brutalist bus shelters are so beloved they've been turned into earrings and tattoos Ellsworth Toohey

australia Aussie drivers can drop a dime via the internet Gail Sherman

christmas Wombats curled up in tiny beds under a Christmas tree Jennifer Sandlin

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animals Researchers in Perth, Australia believe these are the first recorded echidna vocalizations. Spoiler alert: they sound like a cross between a pigeon cooing and a tiny horse neighing Jennifer Sandlin

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DRONES Watch: Raven attacks Google delivery drone in Australia Mark Frauenfelder

australia Parliament of Australia to offer optional, hour-long sexual harassment training after rape allegation Jess Sabine

News Facebook to let Aussies post links to news sites again Rob Beschizza

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Science NASA won't be able to talk to Voyager 2 for the next year David Pescovitz

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Science NASA Cassini Spacecraft Makes Final Approach to Saturn, 'Grand Finale' set for Fri. Sep. 15 Xeni Jardin

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Science NASA Begins Study of Australia's Great Barrier Reef Xeni Jardin