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Miranda Kerr shows off baby bump for ad
Australian lingerie model Miranda Kerr has shown off her baby bump in a new advertising campaign for her organic skincare...


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Australian envoy launches luxury guide to Delhi
The Australian High Commissioner, Peter Varghese, today launched the third edition of the book 'Love Travel Guides', which is authored by Fiona...
Australian swimmer Leisel excited about Commonwealth Games
Champion swimmer Leisel Jones of Australia is more excited than apprehensive about competing in the Oct 3-14 Commonwealth Games because she feels that last minute work is not a new thing in big sporting...
Jessica Alba admits to overfeeding her baby!
Jessica Alba has revealed that her young daughter was 'chubby' as a baby after the star unintentionally 'overfed'...
Hugh Jackman makes cameo appearance in cancer patient's moving video
Hugh Jackman has made an emotional cameo appearance in a video tribute for an Australian cancer patient's...
Cricket serial offender Pakistan should be thrown out
An analysis in the Herald Sun has opined that Pakistan is a serial offender when it comes to playing the gentlemen's game of cricket, and that it is time to crack the whip and throw all cheats of that country...
Robin Gibb 'recovering from emergency stomach surgery'
Singer Robin Gibb is said to be recovering from his recent emergency stomach...
NSW pacer Hazlewood raring to fire in India with an eye on the Ashes
New South Wales pacer Josh Hazlewood is thrilled over the prospect of going on tour with Australia to...
10 golden rules to keep romance alive in relationships
Getting into a relationship is easy, but keeping it alive is the difficult...
England pacer Graham Onions out of Ashes series due to back surgery
England fast bowler Graham Onions has been ruled out of the forthcoming Ashes series against Australia after being told that he will have to undergo surgery to fix a back...
Hilditch backs Haddin for Ashes comeback
Australian chief selector Andrew Hilditch is confident that wicket-keeper Brad Haddin would recuperate from his elbow injury to be a part of the national squad for the...
Cricket Australia gives go ahead to betting during Ashes
Cricket Australia has given the green signal to cricket betting during the Ashes this summer, despite the controversy of betting corruption scandals rocking the cricket...
2001 Indian 'red rain' showered earth with 'alien life', claim theorists
After nine years of research, panspermia theorists have said that the 'red' rains that occurred in India in July 2001 contained bugs that were unlike anything ever found on the Earth, suggesting that it may be an alien form of...
Shane Warne dismisses plastic surgery rumours
Former Australian cricket star Shane Warne has dismissed rumours the he's had plastic...
Australian ex-cop jailed for pushing wife off cliff
A former police officer in Australia who murdered his wife by pushing her off a cliff was Friday jailed for 33...
Australian found guilty of sex crimes on underage girls
A man in Melbourne who admitted coercing underage girls he met on the internet to have sex with him was found guilty Friday of committing at least 26 sex...
Heidi Montag fears her nose will fall off
Heidi Montag, who has had ten plastic surgeries in one day, is now terrified her nose will fall...
Life in Italy is beautiful, says George Clooney
George Clooney's Italian investment is paying off incredible...
Warne to launch branded poker rooms in Oz gambling kingpin Packer's Crown Casinos
Former Australian cricketer turned poker addict Shane Warne is set to open his own branded poker room at gambling kingpin James Packer's Crown Casinos in...
Liam Hemsworth is looking for reconciliation with Miley Cyrus
Australian actor Liam Hemsworth wants to have former girlfriend Miley Cyrus in his life...
Independent MP submits demand list to Gillard, Abbott
Independent MP from Queensland Bob Katter Friday said he has sent a list of 20 conditions to Australian prime ministerial hopefuls Julia Gillard and Tony Abbott, saying 'I'm still in a very powerful position...
Rudisha out of Games
New world 800metres record holder David Rudisha has withdrawn from Kenya's team for the Commonwealth Games in Delhi stating he is too tired.The 21-year-old recently broke the record twice in the...
Uncontrolled fires destroy 'paradise of diversity'
Scientists say many native animal species in Northern Australia are "plunging towards extinction". John Woinarski has monitored areas of Kakadu National Park with trappings and surveys for several...
Steve Deane: Cayless an Aussie, not a great Kiwi
He's an Aussie. That's the elephant in the room when it comes to Nathan Cayless. At least it is with me, when it comes to assessing whether the retiring Kiwis World Cup-winning skipper qualifies for...
Qantas says two airline strategy balances well
Qantas Airways says global operating conditions have rebounded from historic lows, but the aviation industry remains competitive, challenging and potentially volatile. And the airline, in its annual...
Heavy rain and severe storms hit South Australia
A deluge has hit much of South Australia, with some areas seeing their best early spring rain in more than years."A rapidly deepening low over the interior and South Australia has delivered some of...
Tax operation struggling to find victims
IT STARTED by accident, when a laptop computer was picked up during a raid on a Melbourne hotel room in February 2004. It was the genesis of Operation Wickenby - the much-trumpeted $300 million...
Australia shares end firmer; banks slip, Andean soars
On Friday 3 September 2010, 17:28 EST (Updates to close) SYDNEY, Sept 3 (Reuters) - Australian stocks inched 0.2 percent higher on Friday and registered their first weekly rise in three weeks...
Historic day for Penguin in NTFL
COASTAL football enthusiasts will tomorrow witness something that has not happened in 17 years. That is the Penguin Two Blues running onto the field for an NTFL senior finals game. "Bring it on,"...
Wild weekend predicted in region
HEAVY rain started to fall in Ballarat last night in what is expected to be a wet and wild weekend.Victoria is bracing itself for the heaviest rainfall in nearly 15 years, with rainfalls of up to...
2H Offshore Opens New Base in Perth Basin
2H Offshore, an Acteon company, announced the opening of a new regional base in Perth, Australia, to improve service to clients in Asia Pacific. The Perth base will be headed by general manager...
Empire to Recommence Tasmania Drilling Program
(Click to Enlarge) Empire announced on Friday, September 3rd, 2010, that after consultation and coordination with the Company's drilling contractors and GEFCO, the rig's manufacturer, and through...
China join Australia in last 16 of the world basketball champs
Turkey's Oguz Savas scores as China's Peng Zhou defends during their preliminary round Group C match in the World Basketball Championship, in Ankara, Turkey on...
Australian boy bitten by sea lion at zoo
hospital Friday after being attacked by a sea lion at the harbourside Taronga Zoo.The 11-year-old was bitten twice on his stomach after patting the female sea lion during a show put on for visitors,...
1st Australian female PM leads party to low point
Whether or not she emerges as winner following recent elections, Australia's first woman prime minister will have led the nation's oldest political party to one of the lowest points in its 119-year...
Taiwan-Sydney flight grounded over 'bomb threat'
A China Airlines flight bound for Sydney has been grounded for safety checks following an alleged bomb threat, airport police say. Flight CI051 due to depart just before 2am AEST this morning from...
Airlines face multi-million payout to travel agents
Six international airlines including Qantas have lost a last-ditch legal bid over years of underpayments to travel agents and will soon be facing multi-million-dollar payouts. The airlines...
Super-sized harvest equipment gears for action
IT will be very much a clash of the titans in a month or so when rival super-sized headers go head-to-head for the first time, also a brand new draper front. All are designed to maximise harvest...
Jacob's sales up the creek
FRENCH beverages group Pernod Ricard has reported a five per cent drop in sales by its Australian wine brand, Jacob's Creek, along with a 10 per cent fall in volume.Reporting its 2009-10 full-year...
Skyscraper climber faces charges in Sydney
French skyscraper climber Alain Robert climbs the Lumiere residential building in Sydney, Australia, on Monday. He was in court on charges related to the climb...
Beached whale euthanized with explosives in Australia
SYDNEY - Australian officials used explosives to kill a large whale beached on a sandbar Thursday by blowing a hole in its head. The 9.5 metre (30 foot) humpback whale was stranded for a fortnight...
Voters want independents to back Labor
Two new polls show that a majority of voters in their electorates want the independents to back Labor to form government. The polls show that more voters want the three rural independents -- Tony...
Big storm to hit Victoria on Saturday
Heavy rain and unstable weather are moving across western Victoria, with the biggest storm in more than a decade expected to hit the state on Saturday. The village of Hopetoun, in the northwest, has...
Woman dies after being hit by ambulance
A woman has died after being hit by an ambulance in Sydney's inner west. Police say the ambulance, with its flashing lights and siren on, was travelling west on Parramatta Road, Camperdown, at about...
Wildest storm in 15 years to hit Victoria
Locals in isolated areas in the state's northeast were warned they could be evacuated if swollen rivers break their banks.They were warned to stock up on food, water and medical supplies, amid fears...
Premier more unpopular than nuclear power
Her standing with voters has sunk to such an unprecedented low that more people would be willing to mine uranium than support her.That's the quandary facing the Labor Party in Queensland as it...
'Hillbilly heroin' fugitive arrested
The man, 47, was arrested in Armidale in the New England Tablelands about 2pm after police searched his car and allegedly found syringes and packets of oxycontin, which a NSW police spokesman said...
'I can't wait to shoot Aker and his family'
A MAN threatened to shoot Brownlow Medal winner Jason Akermanis and his family in a string of terrifying threats, a court was told...