Tag: Sydney
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...
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...
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...
Carbon Dioxide Threatening Koalas
The more that carbon dioxide pollutes the air, the more koalas are being threatened. The rising levels offset the nutrients in eucalyptus plants, making them toxic to koalas."Koalas are threatened by the rising...
Elle Macpherson tired of London, pining for Austr...
"Supermodel and businesswoman Elle Macpherson is tired of living in London and is planning to return home to Australia, news reports from Britain said Sunday."Elle has had enough of living in London," Britain's Mail onSunday newspaper quoted a friend of Macpherson as saying....
Sydney taxi attacks fence
At midday today a Sydney taxi left the road in Wanganella st Balgowlah and made short work of destroying a fence and bringing down overhead wires
Healthy women having too many ultrasounds, says e...
"From The West.com.au:Ultrasounds are overused in healthy pregnant women but not used enough in those who are at real risk of losing their baby, a leading Australian obstetrician has warned.Associate Professor Janet Vaughan, from the University of Sydney, said multiple scans...
Arrests as Olympic torch arrives in Australia
A pair of protesters attempting to wave a Tibetan flag were arrested Wednesday when the torch reached Australia."CANBERRA (AFP) - Two people were arrested as the Olympic flame arrived in Australia on Wednesday for...
Poisonous spider outbreak closes hospital
Did they ever make Arachnophobia 2? If not here's a real-life movie script in the making." SYDNEY, Australia - A tiny Australian hospital is closing temporarily because of an infestation of...
Random thoughts by Nicholas Forrest from artmarke...
Random thoughts by Nicholas Forrest from artmarketblog.com
Birkin buyer says he cracked the code for Hermes ...
I think that Birkin bags are somewhat ugly in appearance, but they represent something else in the world of fashion and celebrity - they represent status. If you have a Birkin hanging on your arm, you are considered...
Bad habits costing Australians dearly
"Alcohol, drugs and tobacco come with a cost: broken homes, broken families, broken lives. There is also a financial cost: for Australia, 56 billion Australian dollars (50 billion US dollars) a year in lost production, crime and accidents."That's an enormous amount of money,"...
Police may live in ships for 2010 Olympics
I guess it makes sense, considering accomodation will be tight. Ships were also used in Athens and Sidney as well."VANCOUVER - Members of the Vancouver 2010 Integrated Security Unit know that securing the 2010 Winter...
Australian father has child with his daughter: re...
"An Australian woman who had a child with her father pleaded for acceptance of their illicit love as the couple and their baby girl appeared on national television after being convicted of incest.Jenny Deaves was 31 when she was reunited with her father John Deaves, who...
Australian Anti-Drug Group Tackling Drug Use Amon...
An Australian drug education group called the Drug-Free Ambassadors of Australia is focused on education as a solution to the drug problem."The effect of drugs on the community is obvious," said Cyrus Books, the...
