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When Queen Elizabeth ‘threw tennis shoes and racquet at Prince Philip’
A screaming Queen Elizabeth threw shoes and a tennis racquet at the Duke of Edinburgh during their first Australian visit, a new book has revealed.
The Royal tantrum was played out in front of a stun
Meet the 19-months-old tot who has never eaten a thing and doesn't like being kissed
A 19-month-old child from North Balgowlah, New South Wales, has never eaten a thing since he was born and has a physical aversion to anything going near his mouth or face, not even allowing his parent
Robots to serve hospital meals in Sydney hospital
For the first time in Australia, futuristic-looking robots will be used for serving meals to patients on posh new plates at one of Sydney's hospitals.
According to media reports, Royal North Shore Ho
Oz travel agent’s Facebook page named 2011’s world’s best
An Australian travel agent’s Facebook page has been named world’s best after receiving more than 75,000 ‘likes’ in nine months.
Intrepid Travel’s page was also highly praised for having ‘mystery offe
Lab-grown brown fat is leap in waist science
Australian scientists have for the first time grown in a laboratory “brown fat” — a wondrous tissue that burns energy to generate heat — a breakthrough which they claim could be the latest weapon in the battle against the bulge.
US Widow breaks record after eating 183 chicken wings in 12mins
A woman in the US dubbed as the Black Widow, because she beats male competitors in eating contests, has broken her own world record after she ate 183 chicken wings in 12 minutes.
Sonya Thomas, who ha
Indian student exploited at work place in Australia
In a latest case of foreign students experiencing alleged workplace exploitation in Australia, an Indian student employed at a kebab shop here was not paid dues amounting to more than 50,000 dollars,
Oz call centre workers told to time their loo breaks
Workers at Centrelink call centre, Australia, have been asked to time their toilet breaks and are reprimanded if they take more than five minutes.
A staff member at one NSW centre revealed that the e
Melbourne world's most liveable city, Mumbai among the worst
Australia's second-largest city Melbourne has been rated the world's best city to live in, and Mumbai one of the worst, according to a new survey.
In the survey of 140 cities around the globe, Melbo
Ponting says he urged Dravid not to retire
Former Australia skipper Ricky Ponting claims that he persuaded Rahul Dravid against retiring when he was written off after a string of low scores in 2010 and the in-form Indian batsman has reciprocated the support by inspiring him during his lean patch.
