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Sydney, Apr 9: Cricket Australia’s chief selector Andrew Hilditch has asked troubled all rounder Andrew Symonds to perform or perish during the limited-overs series against Pakistan to be played in United Arab Emirates from April 22.

Having convinced Cricket Australia he has overcome the behavioural issues, Symonds has been granted one more chance to restore the selectors’ confidence after Hilditch admitted the Queenslander had been chosen largely based on past heroics.

Melbourne, Apr 9 : Late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin's bronze statue has failed to interest any buyers in Australia, and it now seems fated to be sold off overseas.

The statue, made by controversial sculptor Mitch Mitchell, will now be offered to Oprah Winfrey and the Discovery Channel to see whether they are interested in buying it.

Mitchell, who is at the centre of an Easter row over his sculpture of a naked young woman on a crucifix, was left bewildered by the lack of Aussie interest in the statue.

Sydney  - It's a dilemma that besets many parents: to have their child start junior school younger than their peers or to delay entry for a year in the hope of a better academic outcome at the end of high school.

New research in Australia shows that, if it matters at all when a child starts school, it's probably better to start them young than hold them back.

"Kids find their own station in life," said Sydney University 's Andrew Martin. "The truth will out."

Sydney, Apr. 8: Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has reportedly been called a nerd by some Australians for saying that if he was eligible for a stimulus package hand-out, he''''d blow it on books and music.

Appearing on Nova radio in Sydney today, Rudd said taxpayers earning less than 100,000 dollars will receive a one-off bonus of up to 900 dollars, as part of the federal government''''s 42 billion dollar stimulus package.

Melbourne, Apr 8: Australian TV censors have banned popstar Lady Gaga’s ‘Love Game’ video because of "frequent verbal and visual sexual references".

Channel 10''s in-house censors have raised their objections to the lyrics "heavy touching'''', "I''m educated in sex'''' and "I want it bad''''.

They have also opposed to the 23-year-old singer’s "sexual postures'''' in her dance moves, a near-naked outfit and her male dancer''s "fetish-like costumes''''.