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Mitchell Johnson All Set To Become The Second Highest Paid Aussie Player

Mitchell Johnson All Set To Become The Second Highest Paid Aussie PlayerMitchell Johnson is one of the most talked about Australian cricketers these days. The in-form Aussie all-rounder is all set to become the second highest paid player in the 25-man contract list of Cricket Australia.

The Courier Mail, a leading Australian daily said, “Mitchell Johnson will be the big mover in Australia's new contract rankings and is closing in on the cherished mantle of the nation's highest-paid player.”

Australian Chinese businesswoman says she’s done nothing wrong

Australian Chinese businesswoman says she’s done nothing wrongMelbourne, Mar. 31: An Australian Chinese businesswoman, who is at the centre of a supposed spy scandal, has declared that she is a loyal Australian and "broken-hearted" by the events.

Helen Liu told The Daily Telegraph that she was astounded by claims that she was a threat to national security and described herself as a good citizen and businesswoman.

Leonardo DiCaprio adviced Zac Efron to stay off drugs

Leonardo DiCaprio adviced Zac Efron to stay off drugsMelbourne, Mar 31 : Budding Hollywood star Zac Efron has revealed that acclaimed actor Leonardo DiCaprio, whom he considers his mentor, once advised him to stay away from drugs if he wanted to touch towering heights in his career.

The `High School Musical' actor revealed that Leonardo gave him a stark warning against doing drugs.

Efron declared that Leonardo's warning did not fail to make an impact on him.

Alarm at Ferrari after Australian GP fiasco

Alarm at Ferrari after Australian GP fiascoMelbourne - Ferrari have reacted with a large degree of self-criticism to the Italian team's disappointing start to the 2009 Formula One season when Felipe Massa and Kimi Raikkonen both finished out of the points in the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

"This was, no matter what way you look at it, definitely not a start worthy of Ferrari. It was a day to forget," said Ferrari team principal Stefano Domenicali after Massa and Raikkonen failed to point at the season-opening race won by Jenson Button of Brawn GP.

Button says there is more to come from Brawn GP

Button says there is more to come from Brawn GP Melbourne - Jenson Button says there is more to come from his Brawn GP Formula One team in 2009 after the British driver and team-mate Rubens Barrichello finished first and second in Sunday's season-opening Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne.

Button led from start to finish at the Albert Park circuit as Brawn GP become the first debut team to finish one-two since 1954, when Juan Manuel Fangio led home Karl Kling for Mercedes in the French Grand Prix.

Oz pro-euthanasia campaigner to launch lethal drug kit

Oz pro-euthanasia campaigner to launch lethal drug kitMelbourne, March 30 : Aussie pro-euthanasia campaigner Dr. Philip Nitschke is contemplating launching lethal drug kits in the UK, which will enable people to check the strength of drugs they purchase to commit suicide.

He has revealed in his organisation Exit International's newsletter 'Quoting Deliverance, that the 35-pound kits would be released in May, to coincided with his planned tour of Britain.

According to The Observer, the heart of such kits are chemicals that change colour when mixed with lethal barbiturates.

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