Mates, meat pies, and waltzing matilda
Jimmy Buffett is fine after stage fall
Jan. 27, 2011 Leave a Comment
Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett fell off a concert stage and hit his head during a show in Sydney Wednesday. According to TMZ, doctors at Sydney’s St. Vincent’s Hospital said that Buffett, 64, was in stable condition four hours after he was admitted. Any further details have not been revealed. An official message posted on Buffett’s website [...]
The spirituality and culture of Aboriginal Australians at the Vatican Museums
Jan. 3, 2011 2 Comments
Display goes all year
A phone call with Angus Stone — the male half of the Australian brother/sister duo
Oct. 25, 2010 Leave a Comment
Playing Paradise on Tuesday
Wrong winner announced live on Australia’s Next Top Model finale
Sept. 29, 2010 Leave a Comment
Awkward…
Interview: Boston Ballet’s newest male figure
Aug. 2, 2010 Leave a Comment
Aussie Duncan Lyle comes to town
This Is A Gorgeous Xbox 360 – More To Come
April 19, 2010 Leave a Comment
Microsoft celebrates 1 million consoles in Australia by auctioning off custom consoles.
Blast Interview: Xavier Rudd
April 8, 2010 Leave a Comment
Accomplished guitarist and didgeridoo player, among other instruments
WWII Australian hospital ship found
Jan. 22, 2010 Leave a Comment
BRISBANE, Australia — After more than 60 years, the wreck of the doomed hospital ship AHS Centaur has been located. The wreck, which was found by Bluewater Recoveries on December 20, lies due east of Moreton Island on a seabed approximately a mile and a half under water. It is a grave to 268 medics [...]
MIA Aussie special forces dog found alive
Nov. 14, 2009 Leave a Comment
BRISBANE, Australia — An Australian Special Forces Explosives Detection Dog named Sabi has been found alive and well almost 14 months after being declared missing in action in Afghanistan. The black Labrador retriever, who was trained to detect improvised explosive devices in the Oruzgan province, was recovered by a US soldier at an isolated patrol [...]
Valve boss Gabe Newell flying to Australia on his own dime
Oct. 1, 2009 1 Comment
The community raised the money to send him, but charity sounds better.
Left 4 Dead 2 “refused classification” in Australia
Sept. 17, 2009 Leave a Comment
Would-be Australian zombie hunters will miss out on Valve’s latest.
Chillin with Cilmi
March 1, 2009 2 Comments
“It’s a beautiful day today in California!” That’s how our chat with Australian singer, Gabriella Cilmi (pronounced chill-me) begins. And it just kept getting sunnier. Blast got to spend a few moments with the 17-year old who has already become famous in her home country of Australia and across Europe, and we learned that the [...]
Death toll rising in bushfires as Aussies come together for relief
Feb. 12, 2009 1 Comment
This is an exclusive special report from Blast Magazine BRISBANE, Australia — At least 181 people have been confirmed dead and thousands of homes have been destroyed in Victoria’s worst bushfire disaster. According to ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation) online, Victorian police are prepared for the death toll to reach 300 pending formal identification and retrieval [...]
Australian northeast devastated by floodwaters
Feb. 9, 2009 Leave a Comment
This is an exclusive special report from Blast Magazine. BRISBANE, Australia — As bush fires continue to devastate the southern state of Victoria, residents in far north Queensland are still battling floodwaters resulting from ex- Cyclone Ellie’s torrential rainfall. The cyclone, which was downgraded to a tropical low after crossing the coast on Feb. 2, [...]