MELBOURNE - A Kiwi woman has revealed in court that she plays Bach to her cannabis plants to help them grow.

Lovers caught having sex at top of Sydney’s historic clock tower

MELBOURNE - A young couple was caught having sex in full view of passers-by at the top of Sydney’s historic clock tower.

Healthy female wallabies more likely to have sons than daughters

MELBOURNE - Healthy female wallabies are more likely to give birth to boys than daughters, a new study has found.

Tiny birds have more complex songs than big birds

MELBOURNE - While big birds are very loud, they are not as creative and intricate as their petite feathered friends when it comes to singing, according to a new research.

Kangaroo startled by a man walking his dog attacks the pair in Australia

Injured teacher sues Department of Education after slipping on condoms

MELBOURNE - A teacher has decided to sue the Department of Education after she slipped on condoms and injured herself.

Soon, spray-on skin that heals burns in days

MELBOURNE - A clinical trial of spray-on skin that heals burns in days is set to begin in the US in December.

Kangaroo tries to drown dog, attacks owner during rescue

New hyperlens for clearer ultrasound images

MELBOURNE - A newly developed hyper-lens could soon give expecting parents high-definition baby pictures and also provide ship captains incredibly accurate maps of the sea floor.

Oz boarding school mistress charged with sexual assault on boys

MELBOURNE - An Aussie housemistress has been charged with 34 counts of aggravated sexual assault and aggravated indecency after seven boys at the boarding school came forward with allegations of rape.

Stephanie Rice likes decent guys

MELBOURNE - Swimming champ Stephanie Rice likes guys who are decent and fun to be with.

The 21-year-old star, who recently cut ties with her management company, to go solo, has dated hunks like Manly league player David Williams and swimmers Eamon Sullivan, Ashley Delaney and Nick D’Arcy

Bangladeshi mother tells newspaper formerly conjoined twins should grow up in Australia

Hillary Clinton ‘has the hots’ for British Foreign Minister

MELBOURNE - US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton has confessed that she has a ‘crush’ on Britain’s foreign minister, David Miliband.

Deep fried bull testicles a ‘delicacy’ at Montana’s annual Testicle Fest!

MELBOURNE - The north-western US state of Montana is home to an annual testicle festival where bulls’ testicles are deep-fried and eaten.

Opening again: Coffee shop with topless staff in US!

MELBOURNE - A coffee shop with topless female staff is set to reopen its doors in the US.

The Grand View Topless Coffee Shop at Vassalboro, Maine, had been operating in a tent after it was burnt to the ground by an arsonist in June.

U.S. Fritzl’s victim Jaycee Dugard’s family against film plan

MELBOURNE - Jaycee Dugard, the alleged rape and kidnap victim who was reportedly held in the backyard of a man’s home for 18 years, has called a plan to make a movie about her life ‘exploitive, hurtful and breathtakingly unkind.’

Palin hints at running for White House in 2012

MELBOURNE - Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin has indicated that she might run for the White House in 2012 to champion the cause of America’s Republican right.

Oz man jailed for 18 years for beating Indian origin doc with bat

MELBOURNE - Three Australian men who beat Indian origin doctor Mukesh Haikerwal during an armed robbery in September last year were sentenced to a combined term of 44 years in prison.

McDonald’s scores hat-trick at Oz Fame, Shame Awards

Sex assaults on teenaged girls on the rise in Australian state

MELBOURNE - An alarming increase in sexual assault cases against teenaged girls in Australia’s Victoria state has left the police here worried.

Designer drug billed as ” cross between cocaine and ecstasy” hit online

MELBOURNE - A new drug called Mephedrone or MM-Cat, which is said to be “a cross between cocaine and ecstasy,” is being sold through the web, it has emerged.

Babies born from 2010, Gen A, to be history’s most educated generation

MELBOURNE - Babies born from 2010 will form new Generation Alpha, the most formally educated generation in history, experts believe.

Sydney dentist leaves $3m to stray cats, dogs!

MELBOURNE - An ardent animal lover, who died alone in her Sydney home, has left her 3-million-dollar estate to stray cats and dogs.

Drunk Russian survives five-storey fall - twice!

MELBOURNE - A drunk Russian man decided to end it all by jumping from a fifth floor balcony, but when the first attempt did not work, he went for a second and still survived.

Victoria Police wobbled by racial complaint

MELBOURNE - A senior sergeant in Australia’s Victoria Police has filed racism complaint against the force, alleging that he was called “a wog” by his senior officers.

Oz Muslim students bully 11-year-old kid for eating a salami sandwich

MELBOURNE - A Sydney couple has withdrawn their two children from a public primary school because Muslim students bullied their 11-year-old son for eating a salami sandwich during Ramadan.

Ex-beau claims Carrie Prejean lied about her age in sex tape

MELBOURNE - Former Miss California USA Carrie Prejean’s ex-boyfriend has claimed that she asked him to lie about her age in the sex tape she made of herself.

7-year-old binge drinker vows to stay sober!

MELBOURNE - A seven-year-old boy from Spandau near Berlin has vowed never to drink alcohol again after a playground booze binge almost killed him.

Drunk man hammers 8-in nail into skull to escape wife’s nagging!

MELBOURNE - A drunk husband tired of his wife’s constant nagging over his boozing hammered a 8-inch nail into his own head.

Two Australians who hit Indian student get jail term, parole

MELBOURNE - Two Australian men who racially abused, spat on and punched an Indian student working as a taxi driver last year were granted parole after they were given a jail term, a media report said Friday.

Kiwi mum says she plays Bach to help cannabis plants grow!