Melbourne :For decades, Peter Blenkiron remained silent about the abuse he had suffered at age 11 at the hands of his Catholic Christian Brother teacher. Earlier this year, Mr Blenkiron relived the horror of his school days, telling an inquiry into child abuse about how he would be pressed against the wall at the back of […]
Melbourne, Sept. 26 : Hard work always pays off and so did it for a 105-year-old Japanese sprinter who defied his age to script his name in the Guinness World Records book. Hidekichi Miyazaki raised many eyebrows as he set a fresh 100 metres world record in the over-105 age category by clocking 42.22 seconds […]
Sydney, Sept. 24 : The search for missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 will revisit more than 30 sites that were earlier ruled out, to ensure that nothing has been missed. According to News.com.au, the latest update on the underwater search reveals the decision to revisit “Classification 2” sites where search vessels have previously made “sonar […]
BRISBANE : A woman was shot dead at a McDonald’s restaurant in Austrlia’s Queensland state on Thursday, a media report said. The 49-year-old was shot by a 57-year-old man, who then turned the gun on himself in the dining area of the restaurant on Gold Coast city’s Siganto Drive, ABC reported. Queensland Police Services’ Detective Mark […]
SYDNEY Australian scientists have discovered what could be a new species of the deadly funnel-web spider, after finding a large specimen living in a national park.The 50-millimetre (two-inch) spider found in Booderee National Park near Jervis Bay south of Sydney is believed to be from the Hadronyche genus, which typically lives in trees. Until now, […]