SYDNEY: A huge, five-million-year-old whale tooth has been discovered on an Australian beach, providing the first evidence of the now extinct killer sperm whale outside the Americas. The 30-centimetre-long (12-inch) fossilised tooth, which is larger than that of a Tyrannosaurus rex, was found by a fossil enthusiast at Beaumaris Bay near Melbourne in February. “After I […]
Canberra (Australia) : The Australian government has used the fourth day of its “largest ever” trade mission to China to launch a revolutionary new-look website to help attract Chinese visitors to Australia and New Zealand. The website, found at “australia.cn”, aims to capture a greater slice of the Chinese tourism market for Australia, and was […]
Melbourne : Seems Donald Trump’s former wife Ivana is the reason for the delay in his run for President. In a recent interview, Trump’s first wife revealed that five years before their divorce, someone brought him a letter and said, “You should run for president,” reports News.com.au.She added that the 69-year-old Presidential front-runner has always been […]
SYDNEY : Australia on Friday branded Japan’s killing of 333 whales “abhorrent”, saying there was no scientific justification for the Antarctic hunt. The Japanese fleet set sail for the Southern Ocean in December despite a worldwide moratorium and opposition led by Australia and New Zealand, using a loophole in the ban that allows for lethal […]
Sydney : Vatican treasurer Cardinal George Pell has promised to help lower suicide rates among people who were abused by Catholic priests as children.Cardinal Pell met privately with a group of survivors who flew to Rome to watch him testify to an Australian Royal Commission into child abuse.The cardinal gave his evidence from Rome via […]