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Australia plans drill of ancient Antarctic ice core to search for scientific ‘holy grail’
Australia announced plans to drill a 2,000 year-old ice core in the heart of Antarctica in a bid to retrieve a frozen record of how the planet has evolved and what might be in store. The Aurora Basin North project involves scientists from Australia, France, Denmark and the United States…
Watch: ‘Dangling crane’ company sees second collapse in Australia
A construction crane in Sydney, Australia caught fire and collapsed onto a university building Tuesday morning, underscoring workers’ worries over safety on the project, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. “We had a four-day stoppage on the project a number of weeks ago,” said Brian Parker, state secretary for the Construction,…
Australia’s railway produces ‘dumb ways to die’ animated PSA
Australia’s railway operator Metro released an attention-grabbing, three-minute animated video featuring mostly bean-shaped organisms discovering “dumb ways to die,” reported WTVR.com. In an apparent bid to spice up the traditionally somber public service announcement, the cheerful music accompanies upbeat sing-a-long lyrics detailing a number of self-annihilating tactics, which include: “sell…
Brazilian student sells virginity for $780,000
A Brazilian student has sold her virginity in an online auction for US$780,000 as part of a documentary organised by an Australian filmmaker, although a man who did the same only fetched US$3,000. Catarina Migliorini, 20, was the subject of 15 bids, with a Japanese man named only as Natsu…
Concern as HIV cases rise 8 percent in Australia
Research on Wednesday showed HIV infections in Australia jumped eight percent last year and 50 percent in the past decade, which health activists said was a “call to action”. An annual report of HIV, hepatitis and sexually transmitted infections in Australia showed there were 1,137 new cases of the human…
Menopause increases belly fat but no overall weight gain
Contrary to popular perception, menopause does not cause weight gain, although it does increase fat around the waist, a specialist journal reported Tuesday. Scientists working for the International Menopause Society carried out a review of the evidence, looking at published studies into the impact of menopause on body weight. Where…
Retailers to sell ‘focus later’ cameras in October
A radical camera that lets users adjust the focus after taking pictures will be available in October at shops in Australia, Canada, Singapore, Hong Kong and the United States. The move announced on Tuesday marked an expansion for the Lytro, which began shipping in March but has been available only…
Asylum-boat survivors ‘watched others drown’
A total of 54 people — mostly males and believed to be Afghan — were plucked from the water after their rickety wooden boat broke up and sank early Wednesday as they tried to make their way to Australia. Hopes were fading Friday for around 100 more still missing. The…
World’s richest woman to ‘jealous’ poor: ‘Drink less, work more’
The world’s richest woman, Australian mining tycoon Gina Rinehart, urged those “jealous” of the wealthy to “spend less time drinking” in a piece the government described as “insulting” on Thursday. Rinehart, whose family iron ore prospecting fortune of Aus$29.2 billion (US$30.1 billion) also makes her Australia’s wealthiest person, hit out…
Diplomatic cables reveal Australia expects U.S. to charge Julian Assange
Declassified diplomatic cables from Australia’s embassy in Washington D.C., obtained through freedom of information requests filed by The Sydney Morning Herald, reveal that Australian officials have already begun laying the groundwork for the U.S. to pursue charges against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange. The cables show that diplomats in Assange’s home…
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