NBC News reports that a kayaker from New Zealand was rescued from an island off the Australian coast Tuesday after being stalked by a “very, very, very large” crocodile for more than two weeks. Ryan Blair became trapped on remote Governor Island in Western Australia after he had been dropped off by a boat to explore the area in his kayak, according to Australia’s ABC News. When Blair realized that his supplies of food and water were insufficient, he tried to paddle nearly three miles back to the mainland — but immediately caught the eye of the 20-foot saltwater crocodile. Read article
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abc.net.au reported that an Italian woman tourist is recovering after her visit to the Top End turned into a nightmare when she was robbed and abandoned next to a remote highway. Northern Territory Police say the 26-year-old woman was taking photographs of rocks next to the Kakadu Highway yesterday morning when a man and a […]
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Theaustralian.co.au reports that a health authorities along Australia’s east coast are scrambling to issue measles alerts in hopes of curbing an outbreak of the highly contagious disease. Queensland, NSW and Victorian authorities have all issued their own warnings after a spate of cases in each state. The latest warning comes after a passenger travelling from […]
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According to AOL Travel UK, a 24-year-old tourist is thought to have been killed by a crocodile while swimming in a river near Darwin, northern Australia. The man went swimming with a friend at Mary River, an Outback tourist destination 70 miles south east of Darwin. The friend reported the incident to staff where they […]
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According to abc.net.au, a tourism leader on Queensland’s Gold Coast says a recent scam that targeted backpackers should not deter visitors. A man is facing several charges, after police cracked a syndicate which allegedly tricked backpackers into handing over their passports. It is alleged the information was used to launder money and sell counterfeit jewellery. […]
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According to abc.net.au, a Cable Beach camel operator has moved to reassure tourists its sunset rides are safe, following an incident where a camel bucked a woman off and left her with a suspected broken back. Red Sun Camels has confirmed the woman and her daughter were thrown from the animal towards the end of […]
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Perthnow.com.au reports that three people are being questioned over a gang attack on four tourists in Northbridge last night, which police believe was racially motivated. Two of the tourists, a Swedish couple aged 35 and 22, had only arrived in Perth yesterday, a few hours before they were attacked. The Swedes and a New Zealand […]
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According to stuff.co.nz, an expatriate New Zealander is feared dead after he was abducted at gunpoint on a bridge near the border of Victoria and South Australia. Gordon Tearonui Hamm was dragged from a car driven by a woman friend and assaulted by two men after the car was brought to a halt by two […]
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Al Jazeera reprots that a boatload of 89 asylum-seekers has been intercepted off the coast of northern Australia, a day after the Australian government announced that boatpeople will no longer be resettled in the country. Tony Burke, the immigration minister, said on Saturday that the group – “entirely or almost entirely” Iranians – would be […]
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As reported by Abc.net.au, a 26-year-old French tourist will head home from Brisbane after being spared further jail time for what has been described as a “bizarre series of offences”. Mickael Massiera was on a working holiday when his lawyer said he went off the rails. The District Court heard he resisted arrest after being […]
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