Tag: Australia
Which Came First: The Gecko or the Egg?
Imagine cracking open your breakfast egg and finding -- a dead gecko. But how did a gecko get inside a chicken egg?Scientists don't have a clue. "Australian scientists are trying to crack the mystery of how a tiny lizard found its way inside a chicken’s egg.The bizarre...
AUSTRALIA: Home buyers lose out in tax change
Though he isn't mentioned, this writer is basing her report on the work of Dr. Terry Dwyer, one of the leading experts on taxation law in the world." By Natalie CraigThe Age Business Section, May 17, 2008–A SURPRISE change to tax on property sales in the federal budget...
Asian stock markets crash, London, New York next?...
Stock indices still look quite perky in London and New York despite what senior commentators dub the worst financial crisis since the Second World War. Yet Asian markets tell a different story and probably signal days to come.
Female gamers on the rise, but where are the hero...
The number of female gamers are way up, according to the stats, but not surprisingly, the all too common scantily-clad dungeon diva is a less-than-appealing heroine for most women. The article looks at female...
Warne & co shaken by Jaipur blasts, may return home
The blasts in the Indian city of Jaipur have had an impact on the ongoing cricket tournament as well. Australian players in the Jaipur team have decided to pull out of the series and return home. The pullout...
Australia mulls court action against Iran preside...
Australian government has decided to file a court case against Iranian President for his stand on Jewish state. President Ahmadinejad has said that Israel should be wiped out off the map.
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US military deaths in Iraq war at 4,077
Apart form economic loss, USA has lost thousands of military personnel in Iraq War. There is no sign of any let up in US casualty and as war continues there the figure will soar." As of Wednesday, May 14, 2008, at...
Aussie Driver Fastens Seat Belt on Beer not Child...
Rather than use seatbelt for a child, Australian driver used it to hold a beer case instead.The child was sitting on the car floor notes Barbara McMahon (The Guardian) in Driver fined for putting beer's safety before child's...
RI racer secures 4th position in Asia-Pasific ral...
"Brisbane (ANTARA News) - Indonesian racer Rifat Sungkar and his Australian navigator Billa Hayes secured the fourth position in the Canberra round of the Asia Pacific Rally Championship which ended on Sunday.Rifat...
Australian pokes shark in eye during attack
Sharks are often known to attack humans but in a bizzare incident An Aussie swimmer survived by attacking a white shark in the deep water. " An Australian swimmer survived a great white shark attack by poking...
And The Spoon Ran Away With ...???
OpinionBarry Artiste, Now Public ContributorYou know if someone told me they discovered a Black Hole and a Parallel Universe, and it was in my dryer, I would honest to God believe them, no questions...
Man Survives Mauling by 16-Foot Shark in Australia
An Australian swimmer who was mauled by a16-foot shark and survived said Sunday he saw a shadow in the waterseconds before the attack and thought it was a dolphin."The shark, believed to be a great white, seized...
Surging food prices bite across Asia
"From the rice paddies of Asia to the wheat fields of Australia, the soaring price of food is breaking the budgets of the poor and raising the spectres of hunger and unrest, experts warn.A billion people in Asia are seriously affected by the surging costs of daily staples...
World's Strangest Creature? Part Mammal, Part Rep...
The platypus is really considered the strangest creature on the Earth........""The platypus is a very ancient offshoot of the mammal tree, so it was 166 million years ago that we last shared a common ancestor with...
Platypus is found to have a cocktail of genomes
The Platypus is one of nature's strangest animals. It has a bill like a duck, fur like a mammal, and venom like a snake. But scientists in Australia say they have now mapped the genetic makeup of the platypus, and...
