Mother Mary MacKillop –Australia's first saint

Mary MacKillop will become Australia's first saint now that Pope Benedict has approved her second miracle – she cured cancer. It is amazing, even "magical" to think that the Catholic Church not only expects...

Birth Anniversary of John Lang to be observed on 19 Dec

"MUSSOORIE, 18 Dec: 192nd birth anniversary of John Lang will be observed by the residents of Mussoorie today by lighting candle at his grave at camels back road cemetery here. According to eminent journalist and author Jai Prakash Uttarakhandi informed that the residents...

A town united, brings Lindhout home for the holidays

"Back in Alberta, a transformed Amanda Lindhout thanks all who worked to end her Somalia ordeal" Only a few weeks after the release of Amanda Lindhout and Nigel Brennan from their captivity in the hands of...

Australian Economy : Resilient or Restraint.

There is been much said about how australia has weathered the recession storm. I’m not an economist but sure living down-under I can see that compared to many countries, the effect is not as drastic. The job rate has declined but is not bad in comparison to other developed...

Cancer treated as a Fungus may be curable

The figures are fantastic. Some eight million people die every year from cancer worldwide, more than half a million in the United States alone. The global number is predicted to rise to twelve million by 2030. Cancer is the biggest cause of death for people under 85 and in...

Australian PM warns Copenhagen talks face 'failure'

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warned on Monday that troubled global climate talks were at risk of "failure" and urged world leaders to adopt a more flexible approach. Rudd, who is due to arrive at the summit on Wednesday, said key polluters like China and India had...

Westpac: Gail Kelly Slips in Banana Video PR Disaster

Westpac Bank boss Gail Kelly, ranked above the Queen of England on Forbes' list of influential women, is facing a PR disaster after approving a condescending video sent to customers that purports to explain Westpac's...

Koala AIDS Crisis: Another Koala Threat

A koala AIDS epidemic is adding to the litany of threats against the gumtree-dwelling marsupials. Already prone to Chlamydia and threatened by habitat loss, fewer than 43,000 koalas currently live in the wild, and...

'Stoned wallabies make crop circles'

"Australian wallabies are eating opium poppies and creating crop circles as they hop around "as high as a kite", a government official has said."This is simply fantastic, and I very much hope it's true. If you ever wondered how crop circles come about (and don't believe that...

Australia: Past decade the warmest since records began in 1850

Tony Abbott just won the leadership role for the Australian Liberal Party. He is now the spokesperson for the Liberal Party political campaign to undermine the Labor Party's climate change policies. The Australian popular action group GetUp, (sister group to the US-based...

Neal Young: Glaciolologist Finds Giant Iceberg South Of Australia

A giant iceberg, spanning about 19 kilomtetres and 140 square kilometres, has been discovered today by Australian glaciologist Neal Young. Young spotted the rare iceberg via satellite imagery and suspects it...

Citizen journalism: Media cover band or just bad karaoke

By Barry O'Regan Citizen journalists have been accused of being both, by some in the mainstream media and the public. Then again, there is MSNBC who rely on Citizen journalists to supplement their news and / or...

Suspected kangaroo smuggler arrested in Indonesia

Well I must admit that I did not know there were Kangaroos in New Guinea, but evidently they are and live in the trees.  " An Indonesian man has been arrested on suspicion of smuggling 10 rare kangaroos from...

Rotating house follows the sun

An Australian couple, the Evringhams, have built a house that rotates to follow the sun. The whole house is turned by a motor not much bigger than that in a washing machine and enables the house to make the...

Burping Sheep produce Deadly Gas!

Deadly if Greenhouse gases are causing contentious Global Warming. The cute and cuddly critters down under are accused of producing a staggering 12% of that nation's greenhouse gases. Australia, a major sheep...

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