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Michael Clarke, Lara Bingle eye $6.5m pad

Michael Clarke, Lara Bingle eye $6.5m padMelbourne, Feb 25 : Australian cricket team vice-captain Michael Clarke and fiance Lara Bingle are reportedly interested in buying a 6.5 million dollar Bondi apartment.

Last week, Bingle confirmed that Clarke''s five-bedroom pad in Lilli Pilli, in Sydney''s south, was up for auction next month, saying she wanted to move ‘closer to the city’.

Now, a source close to Clarke said that the couple is ‘very interested in a particular Bondi apartment in the 6-7 million dollar range’.

Bungled thief locks himself in car!

Melbourne, Feb 25 : A bungled thief was caught after he locked himself inside the car during a break in.

‘Single’ Freida Pinto brands Dev Patel ‘little boy’

‘Single’ Freida Pinto brands Dev Patel ‘little boy’Melbourne, Feb 25 : Slumdog Millionaire beauty Freida Pinto has blasted rumours suggesting that she is romancing her co-star Dev Patel, branding the 18-year-old actor a "little boy".

When asked if the pair is dating, Freida, 24, said: "No we are not. We''re not dating, no.

When quizzed again, Freida added: "Like I said, the little boy in the film - he''s a kid."

David Boon’s legendary defence hasn’t weakened with age

David Boon’s legendary defence hasn’t weakened with ageMelbourne, Feb 24 : At the age of 48, former Aussie opener David Boon was as solid in his defence as he ever was, and made South African net bowlers sweat it out in Potchefstroom on the third day of Australia's tour game against Proteas XI.

Boon is in South Africa as a selector for the Australian team, but during a break in play he decided to borrow a pair of pads and a bat and give the local net bowlers a workout.

He armed himself with Brad Haddin's bat, but did not bother with a helmet or introductions, The Courier Mail reported.

Oz IT company wants to acquire Stayam’s local software business

Oz IT company wants to acquire Stayam’s local software businessMelbourne, Feb 24 : Australia's leading software testing consultancy firm, Revolution IT, has reached out to the board of fraud-hit Satyam to acquire its local software testing business.

The Melbourne-based company wrote to Satyam's board of directors last month after the Indian firm revealed its cash reserves had been inflated by one billion dollar, The Australian reported.

Satyam did not respond to the inquiry, Revolution IT chief executive Mike Quill said.

35000 people apply for ‘Best Job in the World’ Down Under

Australia MapMelbourne, Feb 23 : Tourism Queensland has received a total of 35000 applications for the `Best Job in the World'.

In a last minute flurry nearly 7500 applications were uploaded at the weekend.

Looking at the huge response, tourism officials have now added extra staff to help process the staggering 34,684 island caretaker applications.

Tourism Minister Desley Boyle said that she was blown away by the interest in the Great Barrier Reef's caretaker role.

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