Russell Crowe, co-owner of the Southern Sydney Rabbitohs Rugby Team, has traded in its cheerleaders for a percussion band.

According to a report in Agence France-Presse (AFP), Crowe felt the scantily dressed cheerleaders made spectators uncomfortable and because he'd like the team to gain a larger female fan base, he felt the decision was good one.

A second-time mother has criticized hospital staff after she was ignored and gave birth to her daughter in the toilet.

Kay Webb, 24, was rushed to Monash Medical Center on January 22 suffering contractions two to four minutes apart.

A drought in Australia has forced thirsty snakes looking for water to migrate from the parched countryside into urban areas. Officials say it is the worst drought there in a century. Many of the snakes are poisonous and pose a threat to people.

Eastern Brown snakes are among the most poisonous of the world's snakes. A 16-year-old boy in Sydney was bitten by an Eastern Brown snake and died of a heart attack shortly after, officials said.

Well, at least he didn't end up in Colorado. A young German man accidentally booked a ticket to Sidney, Montana in the United States, rather than to Sydney, Australia where his girlfriend was waiting for him.

The 21-year-old man, Tobi Gutt, ended up over 8,000 miles off course and was stuck in the freezing cold of Montana for over three days with only a suitcase of summer clothes intended for his trip to Australia.

About 700,000 people in Australia told police they should not be fined for speeding because they were not driving the car at the time. Hundreds of them also listed dead people as the actual drivers.

After launching an investigation, police found that hundreds of people named the same dead man from West Sydney or they blamed drivers from out of state for speeding in their vehicles to avoid fines.