Six Irishmen walk into a bar. This might sound like the start of a joke but, as legend has it, it's actually the beginning of Christmas in July in Australia. While this month is mid-summer for half ...

Spending Christmas with another family is a bit of a challenge. The music playlist is not what you expected, the food doesn't taste like what you're used to, and you don't feel that confident ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Courtesy of Jolly Market Aussies do Christmas, but not like you know it. It’s the peak of summer, so the gum trees and Christmas ...

When it comes to Australian animals, the first that come to mind are generally kangaroos, koalas and maybe a platypus or a killer crocodile. However, there’s a tiny, iridescent group of beetles that ...

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Tanya Latty co-founded and works for conservation organisation Invertebrates Australia, is former president of the Australasian Society for the Study of Animal Behaviour and is on the Education ...

NEW YORK (AP) — To many Australians, Saturday is more than just Dec. 21. It's “Gravy Day,” all because of a lyric in one of the most unlikely Christmas songs ever written. “How to Make Gravy,” written ...