The Labor Day Long Weekend Begins
Friday September 29, 2006
In the Australian Capital Territory, New South Wales and South Australia, it's the start of the Labor Day long weekend — with Monday an official public holiday. Labor Day also ... Read More
There's Still Time to Visit the Royal Melbourne Show
Thursday September 28, 2006
All the fun of the fair closes on October 1, but you still have time to catch the Royal Melbourne Show which is in full swing at the Royal Melbourne ... Read More
Well, Well, Wellington
Saturday September 23, 2006
Some visitors to New Zealand tend to overlook the national capital, Wellington, since they think it's quite out of the way, being almost at the the southern tip of the ... Read More
Prime Minister Opens Steve Irwin Memorial Service
Tuesday September 19, 2006
Australian Prime Minister John Howard opened today's memorial service for Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin, calling him a "remarkable Australian" with concern for all "creatures great and small."
Country singer John Williamson ... Read More
Country Singer Pays Tribute to Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin
Tuesday September 19, 2006
At the public memorial service for Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin on the morning of September 20, one of Australia's foremost folk and country singers and Irwin's favorite, John Williamson, sings ... Read More
Walk Among the Flowers
Saturday September 16, 2006
September 16 is the start of the Floriade flower festival in Canberra and the Wildflower Festival in Victoria.
Floriade takes place in Commonwealth Park beside Lake Burley Griffin and is a ... Read More
Flinders St Station Is Both Transport Hub and Meeting Place
Friday September 15, 2006
On the southern edge of the Melbourne city centre, Flinders St Station is a major Melbourne landmark, the hub of Melbourne's transport system, and a popular meeting place, particularly under ... Read More
The Wiggles' Birthday Bash
Thursday September 14, 2006
It's been a year since Wiggles World opened within Dreamworld on the Gold Coast, and the skivvied foursome are back in their own world to celebrate not only the Wiggles ... Read More
Memorial Service for Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin
Thursday September 14, 2006
A memorial service was scheduled to celebrate the life of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin on Wednesday, September 20, at Australia Zoo on Queensland's Sunshine Coast.
Irwin's family decided against holding a ... Read More
September 11 Remembered
Monday September 11, 2006
The most visible effect of the events of September 11, 2001, in the United States and the chain of terror attacks in other parts of the world since then has ... Read More
Peter Brock Death Casts Pall Over Targa West Rally
Friday September 8, 2006
The death of Australian racing legend Peter Brock at the Targa West Rally in Western Australia has cast a pall of gloom over the remaining two days of the motoring ... Read More
No State Funeral for Steve Irwin
Thursday September 7, 2006
There was to be no state funeral for Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin.
Instead, a small, private funeral was to be held with a full public memorial within the next fortnight.
According to ... Read More
Stingrays Can Kill
Wednesday September 6, 2006
The death of Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin on Monday has emphasised the lethal danger stingrays pose. While deaths caused by stingrays are rare — only 17 stingray deaths have recorded ... Read More
Prime Minister Pays Tribute to Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin
Tuesday September 5, 2006
Australian Prime Minister John Howard today paid tribute to Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin who was killed by a stingray in Queensland yesterday. The Prime Minister spoke in the Australian Parliament ... Read More
Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin Dies
Monday September 4, 2006
World-renowned Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin died today after being stung by a stingray while diving off Port Douglas in far north Queensland.
Star of the television series Crocodile Hunter and of ... Read More