According to country's main animal welfare body, Australia is leading in increasing number of obese pets. Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (RSPCA), says that the people show the love by overfeeding their pets thus posing them to increased risks of death.

An unidentified Australian man tried to auction New Zealand on eBay this week saying that New Zealand had the "dodgiest America's Cup win ever. . . and very ordinary weather. " But later eBay Australia removed the ad from its site and declared that "New Zealand not for sale. "

Foo Fighter frontman Dave Grohl has a sent a message of support to two Australian gold miners who have been stuck underground for days, inviting them for a beer once they are rescued. Grohl, who was once a former drummer with grunge group Nirvana, sent a fax to the miners in Australia after one of them requested to listen to his music on an iPod through a food chute while waiting to be rescued.

Proving that even the oldest professional occupation in the world can get some equality in today's world, those in the world of prostitution and the like will be able to deduct taxes on items used in the sex industry. Prostitutes, strippers, and lap dances can now claim tax deductions on condoms, lubricants, gels and other items, according to a fact sheet issued on the Australian Taxation Office's official Web site.

Perth adults are going to be first in the world to ride the sex train when it debuts in the West Australian city at the four day Club X Sexpo on Thursday. According to the organizers of the train named "Sexpo," the riders in mini carriages will zip past computer-operated dummies simulating sex scenes.