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The biggest and heaviest coin in the world that has a value of a million dollars based on legal tender is from Australia.

A man who lost his forearm and leg in a shark attack came out and criticised Western Australia's shark cull plans. Paul de Gelder, a navy clearance diver, described the culling as a "knee-jerk reaction" and called it "stupid." In 2009, Mr de Gelder was in Sydney Harbour for exercises when he was attacked by a bull shark. Although he survived the horrific incident, the shark bit off his leg and arm. Mr de Gelder now uses custom-made prosthetics to replace the body parts he lost.

The heat wave in Australia sparked bushfires in the state of Victoria and killed one person. While parts of the country face another day or rising temperatures, fire authorities discovered a body in the Northern Grampians area. According to authorities, the bushfires have gone out of control and advised residents to flee their homes.

National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) will be sending the Origins-Spectral Interpretation Resource Identification Security Regolith Explorer (OSIRIS-REx) spacecraft to the 1,760-foot (500-meter)-wide Asteroid Bennu in 2016. The space agency is now inviting the public to send in their names to be included in the “Messages to Bennu!” microchip aboard the spacecraft.