Meet Baby Gaga who's making waves in Sydney's nightclubs!September 12th, 2009 SYDNEY - Visitors at Sydney's nightclubs are being treated to special Lady Gaga act by someone who is not quite as tall as her and is better known as Baby Gaga. Short-statured woman Ammie Markus is apparently busy impersonating the pop sensation wearing her blonde wig, big black sunglasses and miniature latex costumes.
'Giraffe of the Mesozoic' unearthed in ChinaSeptember 4th, 2009 SYDNEY - Remains of a dinosaur, nicknamed the 'Giraffe of the Mesozoic' due to its long neck and forelimbs, have been discovered in China for the first time. According to a report by ABC News, Qiaowanlong kangxii, is the first Early Cretaceous brachiosaur ever found in China.
Australian PM promises 50,000 'green' jobs to combat climate change and unemploymentJuly 30th, 2009 Australian PM vows to create 50,000 'green' jobsSYDNEY — Australia's prime minister promised Thursday to create 50,000 "green" jobs and apprenticeships to combat climate change and unemployment simultaneously. Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has prioritized environmental legislation this year even as his government forecast that Australian unemployment would rise to 8.5 percent next year from the current 5.8 percent because of the global downturn.
Some trees can camouflage themselves tooJuly 27th, 2009 SYDNEY - Like animals, trees can camouflage themselves too, a new study has found. One tree even kept changing the colour of its leaves to protect them from a giant flightless bird.
Glaze your windows and you may not need ACsJuly 14th, 2009 SYDNEY - Can double glazing of windows provide an eco-friendly alternative to airconditioning? Effective insulation through glazing could help mitigate the increasing dependence on energy-consuming airconditioners, according to an Australian researcher. John Bell, professor at the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Institute of Sustainable Resources, has found how different window glass options can increase the energy efficiency of houses and decrease carbon emissions, saving money too.
Can eco-friendly glazed windows replace ACs?July 14th, 2009 SYDNEY - Effective glazing of windowpanes may reduce the growing reliance on energy-gobbling airconditioners, says a researcher at Queensland University of Technology (QUT). John Bell, professor at the QUT Institute of Sustainable Resources, has found how different window glass options can increase the energy efficiency of houses and decrease carbon emissions, saving money too.
Eating more and using less energy made dinos giganticJuly 9th, 2009 SYDNEY - A US scientist has said that some dinosaurs grew larger than today's elephants because they ate more and used less energy. According to a report in ABC Science, the study suggests two factors, energy expenditure and food intake, influence the size of animals.
Three new Aussie dinos discoveredJuly 3rd, 2009 SYDNEY - In a new research, paleontologists have unveiled three new Australian dinosaur skeletons in outback Queensland, Australia. According to a report by ABC News, the two herbivores and one carnivore, excavated from the Winton formation, roamed our land during the Cretaceous period - 98 million years ago.
Australian bushfires like 1500 Hiroshimas, says expertMay 21st, 2009 SYDNEY - The devastating February bushfires that killed 173 people across Australia generated enough energy to fuel 1,500 atomic bombs, the bushfires royal commission has been told. The Sydney Morning Herald quoted bushfire behaviour analyst Dr Kevin Tolhurst told the commission the fires were like "1500 atomic bombs the size of Hiroshima".
Tall people earn more, Australian survey findsMay 18th, 2009 SYDNEY - The taller you are, the more you earn, but being fat doesn't affect your pay, Australian researchers have said. Being five centimetres above average can increase a worker's pay by an average of 1.5 percent, Andrew Leigh from the Australian National University and Michael Kortt from Sydney University found.
Australian police rescue alleged burglar stuck on steep, wet factory roofMay 3rd, 2009 Police rescue alleged burglar from rooftopSYDNEY — A man who got stuck on the roof of a factory he was allegedly trying to rob has been rescued by police after a three-hour operation. New South Wales state police said they were called early Sunday to a joinery factory, where a 53-year-old man was on the roof.
Employees who surf web may be doing their bosses a favourApril 21st, 2009 SYDNEY - Employees who use the net at the office for sending or receiving e-mails or browse the web may be doing their bosses a favour because they are more amenable to working after office hours or from home, according to a new study. The border between work and personal life created by the Internet is a boon for employees and employers, said Massey University student Andrea Polzer-Debruyne, who conducted the study for her psychology thesis.
I waited long enough for the opportunity: NorthMarch 2nd, 2009 SYDNEY - Australia's Marcus North who hit a century on debut against South Africa said he had waited for the opportunity for a long time and is 'hungry' to make the most of it. The 29-year-old West Australian captain has been padded up in the wings for a decade.
Forest fire has big carbon footprintFebruary 14th, 2009 SYDNEY - Australians are already doing more than their share of heating up the world, with average greenhouse gas emissions near the top of the table. Now the continent's worst forest fires on record have bumped up the size of Australia's carbon footprint.
Scientists develop energy efficient fridge networkJanuary 13th, 2009 SYDNEY - A new smart network of green refrigerators, capable of making optimum use of renewable energy, can keep everything inside cool while regulating its power consumption from solar panels or wind turbines. The network of green fridges has been developed by the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation (CSIRO).
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