Sound recordings can help detect obstructive sleep apnoeaMELBOURNE - Australian scientists have come up with a non-invasive screening tool for detecting obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA). Secret to looking good: Stand next to a less attractive friend!MELBOURNE - If you’re having trouble finding a partner for yourself then just take a less attractive friend along the next time you go to a party. Online chatters ‘promoting unsafe sex’MELBOURNE - People who go online to find sex partners are likely to have unsafe sex, reveals a new survey. Silk made by common Australian green lacewing toughest: StudyMELBOURNE - A new research has found that Australian lacewings build tougher silk than silkworms. Oz bosses bringing back 1950s style of managementMELBOURNE - A survey has shown that bosses are cutting costs and dropping the collaborative management style of the early 2000s in favour of the 1950s-style. Aussie made to work overtime for every minute spent breastfeeding babyMELBOURNE - An Aussie woman employed by the New South Wales Police Force has been made to work overtime for every minute she spent expressing breastmilk for her child. Porn as bad as guns for kids, says Oz politicianMELBOURNE - A senior member of the Liberal Party of Australia has warned against children’s exposure to pornography at home, saying viewing of the restricted material is as dangerous as guns for kids. Dentist’s family asks to-be son-in-law for teeth makeover before wedding!MELBOURNE - Gordon Taylor had never thought his teeth would reduce his nuptial prospects until he was asked to get them fixed if he wanted to marry a dentist’s daughter. Northern Territory plans travel documentary to promote Top End tourismMELBOURNE - The Northern Territory is set to follow in the footsteps of Tourism Queensland to tap Chinese market, and promote Top End as a holiday destination. Indian student in Australia gets recognition from LancetMELBOURNE - Bianca Brijnath, an Indian student pursuing her doctorate at Monash University here, has won a spot in the prestigious Lancet medical journal for an essay that highlights the link between education and health. Deaf dog learns sign signal!MELBOURNE - A deaf dog is learning sign language with the help of her carer. Coffs Harbour specialist Liz Grewal has taught Pixie, a border collie, to sit, drop and come forth through her hand commands. Two Indian students held for sexual assault in AustraliaMELBOURNE - Two Indian students have been arrested for sexually assaulting a 17-year-old girl on a train here. Aussies attempt world’s longest jam sessionMELBOURNE - Artists in Australia have attempted to grab a place in the record books with a jam session lasting seven days. Oz kids as young as six being fed cannabis by parentsMELBOURNE - In a shocking revelation, poor parents in an impoverished western Sydney suburb are feeding their young children cannabis to “keep them quiet”, a children’s charity has disclosed. The Oz dating agency that breaks hearts!MELBOURNE - The unscrupulous dealings of a New South Wales dating agency was recently uncovered after its victims reported that they were fleeced of thousands of dollars without getting anything in return. Oz baby boomers still enjoy healthy sex livesMELBOURNE - Old age hasn’t stopped Aussie baby boomers to enjoy a healthy sex life. A new survey has revealed that 40 per cent of men aged 75 to 79 said they were sexually active, and almost 30 per cent of men aged 80 to 84 had had sex in the past 12 months. Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei under ’spy probe’ in AustraliaMELBOURNE - Australia’s national security service is investigating Chinese telecommunications giant Huawei, whose legitimacy had been debated by intelligence chiefs in the US, Britain and India, for employing technicians in Australia with direct links to the People’s Liberation Army. Bank of America asks for armless man’s thumbprintMELBOURNE - An armless man hoping to cash his wife’s cheque was left disgusted after the bank demanded his thumbprint. Second ‘alien’ baby found dumped outside army baseMELBOURNE - After reports of an alien baby being found in Mexico, a new video has emerged of an alien foetus said to have been dumped outside a military base.he video clipping shows the still and lifeless body of what has been claimed to be a baby alien, reports the Daily Telegraph. Swedish man stimulates own breasts in attempt to produce milk!MELBOURNE - A Swedish man stimulates his own breasts with a pump every three hours in an attempt to produce milk. Furore over poll dancing dollMELBOURNE - Pictures of a new pole-dancing doll, posted online in America, have enraged parents. Tennessee teen cries tears of blood - literally!MELBOURNE - In a strange medical case, a 15-year-old boy has puzzled doctors in America because he cries tears of real blood. Oz teens filmed sex act in fear of Large Hadron Collider ending worldMELBOURNE - High school students in Australia reportedly filmed sex acts fearing that the Large Hadron Collider was about to end the world. Oz cops book dog for illegal parking!MELBOURNE - Traffic wardens of the Darwin City Council recently booked a dog for illegal parking. Judge sentences 8th member of Australian terror cell to 5 years in prisonMELBOURNE, Australia — The last of eight men convicted of being part of a terrorist cell that planned to kill hundreds of people with a bombing in Australia’s second largest city was sentenced on Wednesday to five years in prison. Blind people may soon be using their tongues to ’see’MELBOURNE - In a groundbreaking innovation, scientists have created an electronic device that may allow blind people to “see” using their tongues. Aussie pigeons use feathers as predator alarmsMELBOURNE - An Australian species of pigeon, called the Ocyphaps lophotes, has the ability to produce a unique whistling sound with its wings to alarm others in the flock about any potential danger, say researchers at the Australian National University in Canberra. Mysterious weather model may help predict cyclone 20 days in advanceMELBOURNE - Weather forecasters may now use a mysterious weather pattern, called the Madden Julian Oscillation, to predict cyclones up to three weeks ahead of time. One-third of Aussies believe mothers should not breastfeed in publicMELBOURNE - A new poll conducted has shown that up to a third of Australians believe that mothers should not breastfeed their babies in public. Now, an Oz campaign to find number of sexual partnersMELBOURNE - The New South Wales State Government has asked people to reveal the number of their sexual partners in a campaign against sexually transmitted diseases. |