Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, in Australia on an official visit, was interviewed by radio hosts Hamish and Andy. And who should come up but our greatest cultural export: The Kardashian family?

[John Travolta sings songs from "Grease" at the Qantas Airways 90th birthday celebration in Brisbane, Australia. Way to pick the winning team! Image via Getty]

An Australian named Thomas John Collins spent a "stint in the cells" last week after calling his judge "mate." Twice. And then, when the judge demanded Collins call him "sir or your honour," Collins replied, "okay mate." Bad idea. [via]

How do you fight off a shark attack? Pull its tail, apparently. That's what happened today in Australia when a dive instructor was bitten in the leg and butt and a swimmer yanked the shark's tail, which then fled.

A 21-year-old amateur tattoo artist is being charged with two counts of assault after giving his friend a penis tattoo. A fifteen-inch-long penis tattoo, alongside "a slogan implying he was gay." And all he wanted was a yin-yang!

[An unimpressed woman looks at a man in zombie garb during the Sydney Zombie Walk today in Australia. Image via Getty]

Australian authorities have seized a South American ship carrying over 1,000 pounds of cocaine, valued at $159 million, after a tip-off from the DEA. Australian Justice Minister Brendan O'Connor said the bust was "a great blow" to drug smugglers.

[High-flying Grupo Puja! perform an alarming act at the opening event of the Melbourne Festival in Australia. Don't look down! Image via Getty]

Sarah Murdoch—daughter-in-law of Rupert and host of Australia's Next Top Model—has a very good explanation for why she announced the wrong winner on live TV: At the moment of truth, nobody told her who won, so she guessed.

The most awkward thing that can happen on a live reality TV finale happened today: Sarah Murdoch, daughter-in-law of Rupert and host of Australia's Next Top Model, crowned the wrong winner. Two minutes of cheering later, she realized her error.

[Australians dressed in their traditional national garb celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Sydney 2000 Olympics at the Sydney Olympic Park Sports Centre. Pic via Getty.]

Meet Staci Child, the stepdaughter of Australian Prime Minister Julia Gillard. She just starred in a sexy photo shoot for "lad mag" Zoo wearing an Australian flag bikini, and waving the Australian flag. Want to see some photos?

Oprah Winfrey opened her final season today by trying to one-up her car giveaway when she announced that she's taking her entire audience on an Australian vacation. And John Travolta's flying them down! And the audience freaked out! Videos inside.

The Gallup World Giving Index ranked the world's countries by how generous they are. The fat, rich, spoiled United States of America came in fifth. Fifth! It's a national shame! So who's first?

Australia has a government! Two independent MPs pledged support to Prime Minister Julia Gillard, ending two weeks of deadlock.

French "Spiderman" Alain Robert was arrested today for scaling a 57-story building in Australia. Robert's agent, who just happened to be on hand, said he was "shocked," and had absolutely no clue it was going to happen.

The no-female-guests-allowed Lynx Lodge opens in November and it's billing itself as the ultimate "mancation" spot. Yes, we're gonna get our gay on in New South Wales! Wait, it's staffed entirely by female models? Ugh, it's like a live-in Hooters!

"A notorious American youth gang... has hit Sydney," writes Australian tabloid The Daily Telegraph. Is it the Bloods? The Crips? The Latin Kings? No, it's the fearsome Midwestern clowns the Juggalos, obsessive fans of face-painted rappers Insane Clown Posse.

The producers of Puppetry of the Penis, the Australian show that re-opened off-Broadway last night, want a new bartender: Andrew Lawrance, the Aussie cop who might get fired after opening a beer bottle with his penis piercing.

Australian police Sergeant Andrew Lawrance might lose his job after offending his boss when he attached a bottle opener to his penis piercing and opened a beer with it at a police Christmas party. What a way to get canned.