Australian Deputy PM’s broad Aussie accent baffles US kids!

October 6th, 2009 WELLINGTON - Two Aussie women, who run a cabaret show involving boobs, have decided to go on a 'boobs mission' to New Zealand. Emma Powell and Bev Killick are well-endowed comedians, who hope to get Kiwi women to love their breasts just as much as they love their own less-than-perfect ones.

August 31st, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Australian government would ensure that student victims of racist attacks either get a seat in a different college or are refunded the entire college fee, Australian Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard said here Monday. Gillard, who is on a five-day visit to India, was interacting with students of the Lady Shri Ram College.

August 22nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Putting behind the debate about whether women belong on the front lines or not, Australian women are moving closer to fighting alongside men. In the coming years, it would be physical strength, which would determine who does what in the military, instead of the traditional gender.

August 18th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Kids are better at distinguishing other children's faces than adults, scientists have found. According to Tirta Susilo, of the psychology department at the Australian National University in Canberra, and his colleagues, kids had stronger holistic processing, which is how the brain recognises faces, for other kids than the adults did.

August 12th, 2009 LONDON - An individual speaking a second language will have a lighter accent if empathy is extended to him or her, according to a new study. The study was carried out at the University of Haifa (U-H) by Raphiq Ibrahim and Mark Leikin and Zohar Eviatar, psychology professors.

July 15th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Television continues to invade the lives of Australian kids, according to a new survey.early 94 per cent of the children, aged between three and 17, watched in excess of one hour of TV a day, which increases to two hours for those over the age of eight. The data compiled by the Australian Communications and Media Authority showed that although interest in other mediums, such as DVDs, videos and computers, both rose and fell depending on age, kids continued to watch TV at the same participation rates.

July 5th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australia's Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard has said that an alleged contest among sailors to have sex with as many female crewmates as possible needs to be fully investigated by the Australian Defence Force. Gillard said nothing should preclude women from enjoying a full and rewarding career in the Australian Defence Force.

June 12th, 2009 MELBOURNE - An Australian UFO spotter has identified what he claims is a skull in NASA's Spirit Space Probe photo of Mars. Michael Middleton had spotted the creepy looking object in an enlarged photo taken by the Space Probe recently, and posted on the organisation's website, reports the Daily Telegraph.

May 4th, 2009 MELBOURNE - One Australian buyer has already put down 200,000 dollar deposit and will take delivery of the four million dollar Aston Martin One-77 in Italy. According to The Australian, the One-77 will be built in a limited edition of just 77 and Aston is still looking for some mega-rich buyers.

April 27th, 2009 MELBOURNE - About a quarter of Aussie parents believe that it is acceptable to let their kids drink before they reach legal age, a new study has found. According to The Generation Next Parental Research Study, 24 per cent of parents believe 16 is an appropriate age for their children to start drinking under adult supervision.

April 6th, 2009 MELBOURNE - While parents worry over the link between cell-phone and cancer, mobiles are making their way into the hands of kids as young as nine, according to a study. The prevalence of mobiles among kids came to the fore at the time when the independence of Australia's peak mobile phone research group was being questioned.

April 2nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Queen of pop Madonna's second adoption from Africa has infuriated Australian mums, who say that it would have taken them six years to do the same. Aussie moms, who have adopted children from Africa, were frustrated that Madge was able to adopt new daughter, Mercy, 4, in Malawi on April 1, just two years after she adopted David Banda.

March 19th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Aussie tennis player Mark Philippoussis' ex-girlfriend, model Siobhan Parekh, is feeling happy and positive two months after their break-up. Parekh has relocated to Sydney after ending her 11-month relationship with Philippoussis, who is alleged to have cheated on her, and she has moved into a Bondi apartment.

January 22nd, 2009 MELBOURNE - Venus Williams might have been driven to distraction at the Australian Open, but the tribulations were nothing compared to the American's trials experienced on Melbourne roads. Williams has been trying her luck with left-lane driving and gaining some experience in a city where tram lines make for difficult conditions, as they say on court.

January 18th, 2009 MELBOURNE - Reigning junior champion Bernard Tomic proved himself a rising force at the senior level as a first-round victory Monday made him the youngest male winner of a match at the Australian Open. The 16-year-old whose controversial father has been in trouble with Tennis Australia for outbursts during matches, showed mature form in his first Grand Slam with a 7-6 (7-5), 1-6, 7-6 (7-5), 7-6 (8-6) first-round win over 73rd-ranked Italian Potito Starace.