…housands of fans have traveled from all over the country for the past month to catch her performances and her legendary wardrobe changes, one of which is a version of her famous meat dress. Lady Gaga, 26, caused a stir in 2010 when she arrived at the MTV Video Music Awards completely draped in raw flesh. Although the new version doesn’t appear to be made out of real meat. No stranger to controvers…
Jul 5 2012 | Posted in
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Lady Gaga arrived in Melbourne and treated fans to a sneak peek of herself in her lacy lingerie. Lady Gaga, 26, posted a picture to her Twitter page and she was dressed in a provocative basque and little else. The singer was sporting gigantic lashes and bright red lips as she pouted in the shot. Lady Gaga wrote: “Hey Melbourne we’re here! We can hear you downstairs! Is that church bell ring…
Jun 26 2012 | Posted in
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Nick Green, the Australian Olympic team chief, has slammed a newspaper as “disgraceful” for describing triple-gold medallist Leisel Jones as overweight just two days before the start of London 2012. Swimmer Leisel Jones’s physique was today targeted in the Melbourne Herald Sun, which suggested she may be out of shape as she prepares for her fourth Olympics. The paper questioned whether Leis…
Jul 27 2012 | Posted in
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…. However, their fame was overshadowed in recent years by a copyright dispute over the Down Under flute riff. Men At Work won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1983 before disbanding in 1985 In 2010 Australia’s Federal Court ruled band members partly copied the children’s folk tune Kookaburra Sits in the Old Gum Tree, penned more than 75 years ago. Last year, EMI lost an appeal…
Apr 19 2012 | Posted in
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Lady Gaga stepped out in a tiger-print leotard to celebrate the Fourth of July in Melbourne during her Australian tour. Lady Gaga, 26, was reasonably modest by her standards in that she teamed her leotard with black opaque tights, and carried a large black fur coat. The singer was on her way to a private party with her entourage at Northcote Social Club in inner city Melbourne. As usual Lady Gaga…
Jul 6 2012 | Posted in
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…“I couldn’t talk. I was nearly throwing up. I was beside myself.” Victoria Cleven on board a Qantas flight discovered live maggots crawling inside a packet of the airline nuts Victoria Cleven’s 15-year-old son then checked another two packets of the Australian made “trail mix” they had got on the plane and found they contained maggots as well. She took a photo and video of the maggots to pr…
…ing. Her sister also presented a headache for the authorities when she was arrested for driving under the influence of drugs and was also accused of pushing a victim on to train tracks. She received a 21-month suspended jail sentence. The women, who were compulsive long-distance runners, described themselves as perfectionists in biomedical science and physical education, topics they studied avidly…
Aug 29 2012 | Posted in
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…eir mothers The article also provoked responses from religious and Pro-Life groups. Rev. Joanna Jepson came to public attention when she spoke out against a late abortion that had been carried out in 2001. Doctors are permitted to carry out abortions beyond the 24-week legal limit if they believe a baby’s disability is serious enough, but Rev. Joanna Jepson argued that a cleft palate was a…
…freshly dug up carrots still sporting their green stalks. Underscoring the stream of dreamy images was not only the aforementioned guitar track but a gentle cadence metered out by a hand clapping. The 30 second spot relies heavily on Nicole Kidman’s ability to convey a better, healthier, life – made possible by proper supplementation. And the vitamin brand could not have chosen a more…
…y placed an ant from a “focal nest” into a tiny observation arena with an ant from another nest. After 15 of these familiarizing face-offs, the team set up a fake ant invasion. They placed 20 worker ants from the now “familiar” nest on or near the focal nest. “These intruders were typically attacked by the resident workers,” the researchers reported in their pap…
Scientists claim people who believe in luck and fate are more likely to be obese. Researchers found that those who place their hands in fate were less likely to change their lives by their own actions, leading to conditions including obesity. Their outlook meant they exercised less, ate less healthily and smoked and drank more than those who believed their life was in their own hands. A team from…
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in
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ou don’t expect a public viewing.” Bathroom users at the Boom Boom Room club at the swanky Standard Hotel in Manhattan are entirely visible to people on the street His daughter Belinda Langdon, 24, believed the windows were reflective on the outside, making it impossible for people to see inside the hotel, which is known for its celebrity sightings. “It’s pretty creepy,” she said. “The peop…
Sep 17 2012 | Posted in
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…ow goes to the Senate, where it is expected to pass in coming days because both the governing Labor Party and the opposition back it. Labor, under former Prime Minister Kevin Rudd, closed the camps in 2008. The debate on the legislation in the lower house lasted for six hours on Tuesday and continued the next day. Only two MPs – an independent and one from the Australian Greens party –…
To understand how fast a human can ultimately run, we need to go beyond the record books and understand how Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt’s legs work. In 2008, at the Beijing Olympic Games, Usain Bolt ran the 100 m in just 9.69 seconds, setting a new world record. A year later, Usain Bolt surpassed his own feat with an astonishing 9.58-second run at the 2009 Berlin World Championships. With…
ieve the true number of victims is closer to 10,000 in Victoria alone. Abuse of children by Roman Catholic priests has been a major issue in Australia recent years. During a visit to Australia in July 2008, Pope Benedict XVI met some of the victims and made a public apology for the abuse. …
Sep 22 2012 | Posted in
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essure However, studies have thrown up mixed results. The Cochrane analysis combined previous studies to see if there was really an effect. There was a huge range in the amount of cocoa consumed, from 3 g to 105 g a day, by each participant. However, the overall picture was a small reduction in blood pressure. A systolic blood pressure under 120 mmHg (millimetres of mercury) is considered normal….
Aug 15 2012 | Posted in
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…children’s animation Olive the Ostrich pending the outcome of their star’s “legal matter”. Rolf Harris, who denies the allegations, was interviewed under caution in November. He was arrested on March 28 and bailed until May. Scotland Yard refused to comment. Police are on the verge of making an announcement over whether or not 11 men investigated under Operation Yewtree will be charged with sex c…
Apr 21 2013 | Posted in
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…e “it” girl at school. Kate Upton’ school friends remember a flat-chested teenager who was “nerdy looking” Wearing a white oxford shirt paired with a khaki kilt as her school uniform, Kate Upton, now 20, was required to go to church services everyday and her favorite pastime was riding horses. But while nearly every man on this planet would love to date her today, Kate Upton surprisingly didn’t h…
Jun 28 2012 | Posted in
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…ldanha was unhappy with how the hospital treated her after falling victim to the prank call. But she exonerates the hospital from any responsibility in the letter and points the finger of blame at the 2Day FM presenters. Jacintha Saldanha, a mother-of-two, addressed the message to her managers at the exclusive London hospital. She said: “Please accept my apologies. I am truly sorry. Thank you for…
Apr 28 2013 | Posted in
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…8217;s work Art writer Susan McCulloch told the Sydney Morning Herald that the destruction of the trees was “appalling and a tragic act of cultural vandalism”. Albert Namatjira was born in 1902 at the Hermannsburg Mission in the Northern Territory and was a traditional custodian of the lands of the Arrernte people in that area. Growing up, Albert Namatjira made sketches of scenes aroun…
Jan 4 2013 | Posted in
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…morning sickness. In an interview for Channel Nine’s A Current Affair programme Michael Christian told presenter Tracy Grimshaw: “When we thought about making a call it was going to go for 30 seconds we were going to be hung up on, and that was it. As innocent as that.” Mel Greig said: “We thought a hundred people before us would’ve tried it. We thought it was such a silly…
Dec 10 2012 | Posted in
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The death of Jacintha Saldanha, the nurse who took a hoax call about the Duchess of Cambridge, was a “tragedy”, Australian 2Day FM radio station which broadcast it has said. Rhys Holleran, chief executive of the company that owns Sydney radio station 2Day FM, said DJs Mel Greig and Michael Christian were “completely shattered” by the death of Jacintha Saldanha, 46. Mel Gre…
Dec 8 2012 | Posted in
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George Michael has cancelled the Australian leg of his tour due to “major anxiety” following his battle with pneumonia at the end of last year. In a statement on his website, George Michael said the cancellation of nine concerts “breaks my heart”. The singer confirmed he would still fulfill his UK dates in October but would then undergo treatment for his condition. George…
Sep 30 2012 | Posted in
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…ter ensuring her daughter and her horse were safe, Nicole Graham returned to Astro and prayed that rescuers would arrive before the tide engulfed the horse. The woman added: “I’ve been riding here for 20 years and never had a drama. I’ve never seen any signs and didn’t realize it was so boggy. “When I saw the dust from the rescue trucks I was so relieved. I was starting to get overwhelmed.” Fire l…
antas airline has a 65% share of the domestic Australian market, but has been making heavy losses on its international flights. Qantas restructuring is expected to mean the loss of 1,000 jobs from its 35,000-strong workforce. The disruption to Qantas flights has also affected a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government in Perth, with reports that members from 17 delegations have been stranded in…
