Family and friends are grieving over the loss of 11 people who tragically died in a hot air balloon crash in New Zealand. The tragedy happened last weekend after the hot air balloon hit an electrical wire and caught on fire. The balloon tumbled down while aflame and crashed onto a field next to Carterton. [...]
A young man from one of the poorest regions of India has won $1 million dollars on the Indian version of Who Wants to be a Millionaire. No, we are not talking about the blockbuster film Slumdog Millionaire. Sushil Kamar, 26, was a government office worker making just $120 a month when he won the [...]
Most recently, Australia has given women an uplifting sign of hope. The Australian Defense Minister, Stephen Smith has recently announced that women will be able to to serve all frontline combat roles within the next five years. This plan will make Australia the fourth country to allow women to serve on the frontlines, alongside special [...]
A school girl in the suburb of Mosman, Madeleine Pulver, had a collar bomb attached to her neck. It was said that this event was more like that of a Hollywood script and not something that one would expect to see in real life. This was quite a shock to the town of Mosman. Madeleine [...]
Australian-born taxi drivers are not happy with required English language proficiency tests new drivers are required to pass in order to obtain a license to operate a taxi. The English test is being introduced throughout the country. It is not so much having to take the test that is an issue with some native Australians, [...]
Those relieving themselves from a night of heavy drinking will now have a designated place to do so. Sydney City Council will place open-air urinals in specially selected locations in the city. The goal is to reduce the common problem of men urinating in front of local businesses and homes. The public urinals will be [...]
The social network media site “Facebook” has recently revealed that it removes over twenty thousand profile pages a day on account of child users lying about their age. Facebook has a policy with strict age limits, but thousands of children lie about their age to gain access to the site. The chief privacy adviser for [...]
Despite hesitation on the part of the Gillard Labor Government, an extra $8 million per year will now go to the Australian War Memorial. Michael Ronaldson, Opposition Veteran’s Affairs spokesman, has welcomed the news of the extra financial support. Prime Minister Julia Gillard has been reluctant to provide additional financial support for the war memorial. [...]
Highly regarded, war hero, and Noble Prize winner, Winston Churchill’s gold dentures were sold at auction for an astounding price recently. His set of false, gold teeth went for 25,500 on Wednesday. Winston Churchill was a highly regraded wartime leader, and politician in Britain. Churchill was prime minister of Britain twice, as well as a [...]
Some are calling the move radical, but the NSW sees testing of aerial patrols necessary for the safety of all Sydney beach goers. An undisclosed number of rubber sharks will be making an appearance off the shores of Sydney, Australia this December. The replicas of rubber sharks will be true to life in shape size [...]
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