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‘Best job in the world’ campaign enters Top 50 PR stunts list

 ‘Best job in the world’ campaign enters Top 50 PR stunts listMelbourne, Apr 17: Tourism Queensland's `best job in the world' campaign has entered the list of top 50 public relations stunts in the world.

The list compiled by renowned public relations company Taylor Herring features the Hamilton Island's caretaker job campaign at the eight spot.

The campaign continues to rack up international acclaim and has generated more than 100 million dollars worth of free publicity.

Eva Herzigova dares to pose make-up free for French Belle cover

Eva Herzigova dares to pose make-up free for French Belle coverMelbourne, Apr 17 : Supermodel Eva Herzigova, who is known for making dazzling appearances decked up in exquisite make-up, has posed bare-faced for the cover of French Elle magazine.

Though Eva, 36, looks a little pale on the cover, her flawless bone-structure grabs all the attention.

The cover also features a French line along with Eva's make-up free face, which is "Stars Sans Fards", which translates to "without rouge/make-up".

Is Gibson''s Costa Rican girl Timothy Dalton’s ex?

Is Gibson''s Costa Rican girl Timothy Dalton’s ex?Melbourne, Apr 17 (ANI): Rumours are abuzz that the mystery girl spotted hanging out with Mel Gibson on the beach in Costa Rica is actually opera singer Oksana Grigorieva, the former partner of James Bond actor Timothy Dalton.

According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, she had been waiting for Gibson to finalise his divorce from wife Robyn so they could be together.

However, Grigorieva''s publicist Victor Kruglov said he was not aware of any relationship, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Grieving Travoltas ‘jet in and out’ of Australia

Grieving Travoltas ‘jet in and out’ of AustraliaMelbourne, April 17 : John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston reportedly jetted into Australia for a three-day visit.

The Hollywood couple had previously been avoiding the spotlight after losing their 16-year-old son Jett, who died from a seizure during a family holiday in the Bahamas on January 2.

The pair, who have barely stepped out of their Florida compound since the tragedy, appeared to be moving on as they left crisis-hit Fiji to arrive in Brisbane.

4 baby Stimson''s pythons ground Qantas plane in Melbourne

 4 baby Stimson''s pythons ground Qantas plane in MelbourneMelbourne, April 16 : Four baby snakes prevented a Qantas plane in Melbourne from flying after they attempted to get free from a flight from Alice Springs.

The bizarre incident occurred when the flight arrived in Melbourne on Tuesday, and it was found that the four baby Stimson''s pythons were missing from their container.

A Qantas spokeswoman revealed that the 15cm snakes were among 12 pythons in a container in the Boeing 737-800''s cargo hold, reports the Courier Mail.

Students appeal to Rudd Govt. to probe ''dodgy colleges'' exploiting foreign students

Students appeal to Rudd Govt. to probe ''dodgy colleges'' exploiting foreign studentsMelbourne, Apr. 16 : The Australian Government has been asked to launch an inquiry into the mistreatment of international students amid reports that corrupt training colleges are exploiting them.

The National Union of Students NUS) has claimed that international pupils are being exploited by dodgy English-language providers, unscrupulous landlords and bosses.

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