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Teen driver plunges car into pool in Australia

Feb. 25: A young driver lost control of his vehicle and ended up in a swimming pool in Sydney on Sunday. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports. (msnbc.com)A young driver lost control of his vehicle and ended up in a swimming pool in Sydney on Sunday. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports. (NBCNews.com)

Frothy foam transforms Australia beaches

Jan. 29: Sea foam whipped up by a tropical cyclone off the coast of Australia is creating a frothy topping for beach towns. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports.  (msnbc.com)Sea foam whipped up by a tropical cyclone off the coast of Australia is creating a frothy topping for beach towns. NBCNews.com's Dara Brown reports. (NBCNews.com)

Storm dumps 2.5 feet of rain on eastern Australia

Jan. 29: Rains lashed towns across eastern Australia, all the way down to Sydney, creating massive flooding, churning up foam from the ocean that bewildered drivers, and stranding civilians who had to be rescued by helicopter. NBC's Sara James reports. Rains lashed towns across eastern Australia, all the way down to Sydney, creating massive flooding, churning up foam from the ocean that bewildered drivers, and stranding civilians who had to be rescued by helicopter. NBC's Sara James reports. (TODAY)

Teen trapped by floodwaters rescued in Australia

Jan. 25: An impulsive swim with a friend in a flooded Queensland creek left a 14-year-old by desperately clinging to a tree until police and firefighters were able to reach him and pull him from raging floodwaters. NBC's Sara James reports.  An impulsive swim with a friend in a flooded Queensland creek left a 14-year-old by desperately clinging to a tree until police and firefighters were able to reach him and pull him from raging floodwaters. NBC's Sara James reports. (TODAY)

Whale trapped in rope off Australia's coast

Nov. 8: A young humpback whale has been entangled in rope off the coast of Sydney, Australia. TODAY.com's Alex Witt reports. A young humpback whale has been entangled in rope off the coast of Sydney, Australia. TODAY.com's Alex Witt reports. (TODAY)

Students help stranded koala in Australia

Sept. 18: Outdoor Education students stumble upon a koala stuck in a mine shaft and post their efforts to help rescue the bear on YouTube. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. Outdoor Education students stumble upon a koala stuck in a mine shaft and post their efforts to help rescue the bear on YouTube. TODAY.com's Dara Brown reports. (TODAY)

Rare 'fire tornado' caught on camera in Australia

Sept. 18: Video from the Australian Outback shows a fire tornado, also known by climatologists as a Video from the Australian Outback shows a fire tornado, also known by climatologists as a "fire devil," shooting 100 feet above an existing wildfire. (TODAY)

Rare 'fire tornado' caught on camera in Australia

Sept. 18: Video from the Australian Outback shows a fire tornado, also known by climatologists as a Video from the Australian Outback shows a fire tornado, also known by climatologists as a "fire devil," shooting 100 feet above an existing wildfire. (TODAY)

Hunt continues for killer shark in Australia

Oct. 25: Justin and Allison Branner, friends of the American diver who was killed by a great white shark in Australia, say they watched their friend dive alone when he was attacked and that Justin and Allison Branner, friends of the American diver who was killed by a great white shark in Australia, say they watched their friend dive alone when he was attacked and that "there was nothing we could do." (TODAY)

Shark in Australia kills American diver

Oct. 24: The search for a great white shark continues after an American diver is attacked in Australian waters, the third victim of a fatal shark attack in a matter of weeks. NBC's Sara James reports.  The search for a great white shark continues after an American diver is attacked in Australian waters, the third victim of a fatal shark attack in a matter of weeks. NBC's Sara James reports. (TODAY)

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