“Sydney” on The Daily Caller

The longest airplane flight with a coach cabin is 15 hours, on Qantas Airways, from Sydney to Dallas, Scott McCartney of The Wall Street Journal reports. (more)

Poor “Baby.” (more)

Go soft on drugs and we’ll enter a new era where the lamb will lie down with the lion, according to optimists. Crime will drop. The sun will shine. It all looks so compassionate-y and student-y. In the United Kingdom and Australia, though, some influential commentators are more skeptical. (more)

It’s the new unspoken rule of etiquette – don’t call an office worker after 3pm on a Friday. (more)

SYDNEY, Australia – Faced with a revolt from within his own governing party, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd stepped down on Thursday morning. Party officials decided to replace him with his deputy, Julia Gillard, who is expected to become the first woman to serve as the nation’s prime minister. (more)

EDITOR’S NOTE: Have a burning sensation? Consult your doctor. Have a burning question for Matt Labash? Submit it here. (more)

The native Australian bird got into trouble with its weight when residents at a Sydney park began feeding her meat from the barbecues. (more)

Teen sensation Justin Bieber may not be such an angel after all. (more)

A Persian kitten has given her owners the shock of their lives by emerging from a washing machine, dizzy and soaking wet after surviving a full washing cycle. (more)

SYDNEY – A giant NASA science balloon crashed during take-off in Australia Thursday, destroying its multi-million-dollar payload, toppling a large car and narrowly missing frightened observers. (more)

A 10-YEAR fall in the percentage of migrants settling in NSW and the lowest rate of economic growth of all mainland states has Melbourne on track to overtake Sydney as Australia’s biggest city, a report predicts. (more)

An Australian woman who ran down and killed a man who threw cheese-flavored snacks at her car was jailed Thursday for 25 years. (more)

A young Muslim woman had died after her burkha became snagged in a go-kart. (more)

SYDNEY – When doctors and staff realized that a cat living in a U.S. nursing home could sense when someone was going to die, the feline, Oscar, was portrayed as a furry grim reaper or four-legged angel of death. (more)

You called Rachel Maddow a man? How dare you, sir? How dare you? – Jim Treacher (more)

SYDNEY (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams came from a set and 5-2 down to beat France’s Avarane Rezai 3-6, 7-5, 6-4 on Thursday and move into the Sydney International final against defending champion Elena Dementieva. (more)

SYDNEY (AP) — Top-ranked Serena Williams has reached the semifinals at the Sydney International with a 6-2, 6-2 win over Vera Dushevina. (more)

SYDNEY (AP) — Lleyton Hewitt opened his bid for a fifth Sydney International title with a 6-0, 6-2 win over Andreas Seppi. (more)

The number of Indian students wanting to study in Australia has slumped by almost 50%, according to figures from the Australian government. (more)