These Weird AF Australian Conspiracy Theories Will Make You Think Twice

Australia is big. It’s big and a lot of it is empty, and there’s plenty of room for strange things to happen.

While some conspiracy theories are easier to believe than others (by now we all know Avril Lavigne died and was replaced by a clone, Melissa) we’ve decided to dig deep into some conspiracies right here in the land down under.

Here are some of the most bizarre conspiracy theories to come out of Australia.

Panthers: urban legend or big cat in the bush?

If you consider everything you know about Australia’s wildlife, you’d say that we don’t have big cats here. Except for maybe your neighbour’s fat house cat.

But there are people who swear otherwise. Reports of panthers in the Australian bush are in the hundreds, and the so-called witnesses have even got boxes of evidence and a few experts on their side.

There are even whispers of a government cover-up to bury the proof found in a 2009 investigation. Whether it’s a conspiracy or just big ol’ feral cats, there’s probably something roaming around out there.

Harold Holt: lost at sea?

In 1967, Australia’s Prime Minister went missing off the coast of Victoria’s Cheviot Beach. Police ruled it an accidental drowning.

So, that probably is true. But some people believe that Holt’s disappearance was something more sinister and submitted their theories to the authorities. Even for the internet, they’re pretty wild.

“I think that Mr Holt was kidnapped and taken away by submarines, and is being brainwashed for political information,” one letter stated.

Whether or not you believe the official report, we can all agree that whoever named a swimming pool after the PM we lost at sea is a savage queen.

Canberra: town planning masterpiece or occult design?

A lot of weird stuff goes on in Australia’s political capital, but some theorists have claimed that the city was designed by a secret society.

The legend goes that Walter Burley Griffin was involved in the occult and that the city’s geometric layout actually translates to cosmic symbols and messages.

Apparently Parliament House represents the Illuminati eye and the double ring around Capital Hill means the area is a consecrated temple? It’s all a bit far-fetched but it might explain why our pollies love $7 million replica ships, and eating raw onions.

Look, probably not hey. But if anything out of this world is going to be proven real, wouldn’t it be in a country whose entire existence is a conspiracy?