Australia

Beer Fridge Blamed For Cellphone Network Blackout

Bill Chappell — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 21:50:00 +0000

Faced with reports of a "black spot" that interfered with the mobile network in several neighborhoods, technicians at Australian cellphone provider Telstra say they recently found the source of the problem: a man's beer fridge in his garage.

Three Years In A Row, Australia Named Happiest Place By OECD

Tue, 28 May 2013 18:41:00 +0000

If you lived in Australia, you'd be much happier.

At least that's what you can glean from the latest Better Life Index issued by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, which ranked Australia the world's happiest nation for a third year in a row.

Because we know you're wondering: The United States is ranked No. 6, behind Australia, Sweden, Canada, Norway and Switzerland.

Why Australia?

Clairy Browne's Rock 'N' Soul Bus Rolls To The U.S.

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:46:00 +0000

Clairy Browne & the Bangin' Rackettes are an Australian band whose sound is a little bit of soul fused with blues, doo-wop, jazz and R&B. That musical diet, rich in harmony, is the same one lead singer Clairy Browne grew up on.

"My dad had a band in South Africa in the '60s called Browne, and so he really brought that into our home," she says. "We were always around the kitchen table with a guitar and four-part harmonies, playing on late into the night.

The band's debut album, Baby Caught the Bus, has just been released in the U.S.

Implosion Interruptus: Silo Needs Extra Push To Come Down

Mark Memmott — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:32:00 +0000

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c6zG2lTNjcE

What Did 'Prisoner X' Do? There May Be An Answer

Tue, 07 May 2013 17:23:00 +0000

If you've followed the story of "Prisoner X," the mysterious Israeli-Australian national, who allegedly committed suicide in an Israeli prison after being secretly held, you have no doubt asked yourself: What did Ben Zygier, who worked for Israel's spy agency, do for the country to imprison him and then keep everything about his arrest — or even his existence — secret for years?

The Australian Broadcasting Co., which unearthed Zygier's story to begin with, just