Australia Asks For R18+ Rating for Video Games

by Alex Fellows on February 8, 2010

It now seems that the largest video game retailer in all of Australia, EB Games, is now lobbying for an R18+ gaming classification. EB Games has launched a petition, which customers can sign at any of the 350 stores located around Australia, urging the government to bring in the new classification rating. This would help [...]

{ 0 comments }

Scientists Say Internet use May be Linked to Depression

by Mary Borton on February 5, 2010

Right now the internet is a major pass time for people all over the world. In places like Australia, the United States, and Europe the Internet is used daily by most people. Some of these people use the internet for hours at a time. Well now British scientists are saying that, a lot of times, [...]

{ 0 comments }

Australian Medical Association Warns Against Energy Drinks

February 4, 2010

A world first study has now claimed that energy drinks can cause serious heart conditions. This new report has prompted the Australian Medical Association state president, Dr Andrew Lavender, to warn people to just limit their consumption of energy drinks to one a day until more research is done on the consumption of these kinds [...]

Read the full article →

Sony May Finally Bring Electronic Readers to Australia

February 3, 2010

Reports have just recently shown that Sony is now considering bringing its range of electronic readers to Australia. The technology communications manger at Sony, Paul Colley, said that they are currently looking at their options. He said that they know that it’s an area that can grow, and the electronic readers stand a good chance [...]

Read the full article →

Sundance Film Festival Award Goes to Australian Film Animal Kingdom

February 2, 2010

 
Reports now show that the director of Animal Kingdom, which was an Australian teen drama, has earned the dramatic jury prize for world cinema at the Sundance Film Festival. The director of the film was Australian David Michod.
 
Animal Kingdom is a film that puts the spotlight on a teenager fighting his way between two worlds. [...]

Read the full article →

Queensland Getting Hammered By King Tides and Flooding

February 1, 2010

Although many parts of coastal Queensland are currently bracing themselves for king tides, authorities now say that Gold Coasts is the most vulnerable. Reports now suggest that the weather bureau is predicting king tides of more than three meters will hit Gold Coast.
 
Gold Coast City Council and State Emergency Service volunteers are currently preparing for [...]

Read the full article →

New morning-after pill more effective

January 29, 2010

A new kind of morning-after pill is said to prevent pregnancy up to five days after unprotected sexual contact.
A report published Friday in Lancet, a British medical journal, claimed that new drug ulipristal acetate, which is marketed as ellaOne in Europe, has been proven more effective through scientific research recently carried out.
Until now, woman wishing [...]

Read the full article →

Ranjodh Singh murderers behind bars

January 28, 2010

An Indian man is said to have still been alive when his attackers set fire to his body an let him to down at a New South Wales country roadside.
The partially charred body of twenty-five year-old Indian national Ranjodh Singh was discovered just south of the town of Griffith, in New South Wales on December [...]

Read the full article →

Jetstar refunds passengers ‘stuck’ in Thailand

January 27, 2010

No-frills commercial passenger carrier Jetstar has announced that it was ready to reimburse the costs of air transportation and accommodation to hundreds of passengers who were bound for Sydney but ended up being stranded for 48 hours in Thailand.
Jetstar said the aircraft scheduled to return the holidaymakers suffered from technical issues and its passengers had [...]

Read the full article →

40mph biologically possible for humans

January 26, 2010

Researchers have established that man is capable of running at a speed of 40 miles per hour.
Scientists have claimed that the human male could reach speeds of 40 miles per hour. They did so by calculating the fastest rate of muscle movement in the human body.
They said that one day humans could run at 40 [...]

Read the full article →

← Previous Entries