Melbourne, Dec 29: With the world eagerly awaiting the New Year, celebrity clairvoyant Max Coppa reveals what 2009 has in its kitty for our favourite Hollywood stars.
Australian actor Hugh Jackman will not only nail the Oscar ceremony as host, but also become a major Hollywood powerbroker.
"I see him as the next Sean Connery, " the Daily Telegraph quoted Coppa as saying.
Melbourne, Dec 29: Former Australian skipper and cricket commentator Ian Chappell believes that England could start next year's Ashes series on home soil as favourites.
Chappell said despite England's 2005 series victory, not since 1989 had an Australian side looked so vulnerable ahead of a tour to Britain.
Melbourne, Dec 29: Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has called on the Australian Government to formally apologise to Indian born doctor Mohammed Haneef, who was wrongly implicated and detained in relation to a failed terrorist attacks in Glasgow and London in 2007.
It was the Kevin Rudd Government's duty to say sorry to an innocent man who had been though a traumatic experience, Bligh said.
Melbourne, December 29: While Barack Obama has already made history by being the first African American to be elected U. S. President, his aides are wondering whether his favourite spot for vacationing Hawaii will go down in history as a place to host most of his presidential holidays.
Melbourne, Dec 28 : A new book by author Jeff Apter has revealed how Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman met.
According to the book, apparently back in 2005 there was a big party to celebrate Australia and Mel Gibson, Nicole Kidman, and Keith Urban were all set to be honoured, reports the Daily Telegraph.
An excerpt from the book:
The press release was appropriately grand. "Urban joins Gibson and Kidman to celebrate Australia,'''' it read.
Melbourne, December 28 : An Australian study has revealed that people in Queensland are increasingly turning to the Internet for online research about what they wish to buy, so that they may pick up bargains.
Experts say that this trend suggests that retailers may have to rethink their sales strategies, and invest in quality sales staff and customer service rather than a state-of-the-art Internet presence.
Alana Jones, a research analyst with the Australian Centre for Retail Studies, revealed that about 50 per cent shoppers carried out online research before visiting stores.
Melbourne, Dec 29: With the world eagerly awaiting the New Year, celebrity clairvoyant Max Coppa reveals what 2009 has in its kitty for our favourite Hollywood stars.
Melbourne, Dec 29: Former Australian skipper and cricket commentator Ian Chappell believes that England could start next year's Ashes series on home soil as favourites.
Melbourne, Dec 29: Queensland Premier Anna Bligh has called on the Australian Government to formally apologise to Indian born doctor Mohammed Haneef, who was wrongly implicated and detained in relation to a failed terrorist attacks in Glasgow and London in 2007. 
Melbourne, December 29: While Barack Obama has already made history by being the first African American to be elected U. S. President, his aides are wondering whether his favourite spot for vacationing Hawaii will go down in history as a place to host most of his presidential holidays.
Melbourne, Dec 28 : A new book by author Jeff Apter has revealed how Keith Urban and Nicole Kidman met. 
