Australia is known as the “lucky country.”

It was a phrase first coined in 1964 by social critic Donald Horne, and has come to represent the visceral feelings of both Australians, and visitors to the nation.

If the irrational fear of Muslims--"Islamophobia"--is a significant problem in the wake of widespread Islamist terror attacks against non-Muslims, the evidence is somewhat lacking. As a potential terror attack and hostage crisis unfolded in Sydney, Australia, the number one trending topic on Twitter worldwide is "#illridewithyou"--a hashtag created to demonstrate solidarity with Muslims supposedly under greater t

Fresh controversy struck Uber on Monday after the car service raised prices in Sydney's central business district (CBD) amid an ongoing hostage situation at a cafe there.

The firm made the announcement on Twitter while up to 40 people were being held by a gunman and hundreds of Australian police were mobilized over fe

Australian police locked down the center of the country's biggest city on Monday after an armed man walked into a busy downtown Sydney cafe, took hostages and forced them to display an Islamic flag, igniting fears of a jihadist attack.

Hostage Crisis Sparks Terror Fears; Five People Have Emerged From Lindt Cafe

At least one gunman is holding over a dozen people hostage inside a Sydney cafe. Although nothing is known about the motive for the situation, it comes as Australia is on 'high' alert for terrorist attacks.

Australia, and the world, looked on with dread as a gunman holding hostages inside a darkened Sydney cafe demanded an ISIS flag and a phone call with Prime Minister Tony Abbott.

The rise of ISIS-inspired terrorist threats in Australia has been a growing problem. Last September, for example, hundreds of officers conducted a series of raids throughout Sydney and Brisbane that authorities claimed stopped a major terrorist plot in its tracks. More than a dozen suspected terrorists were apprehended and detained.