Melbourne, Apr 9 : High School Musical star Zac Efron has revealed about his new movie `17 Again' and the role he plays in it.

For Efron, 21, the movie was at first a little intimidating, especially when he had to be a 37-year-old man in a 17-year-old boy's body.

"Truthfully, in 17 Again, although it takes place in a high school setting, the character is very removed from a high school," the Daily Telegraph quoted him as saying.

Sydney - Unemployment in Australia rose to 5.7 per cent in March from 5.2 per cent in January, official figures released Thursday showed.

It was the biggest monthly rise in joblessness in 18 years and took most analysts by surprise.

The Australia Institute, a private think tank, estimated the real rate of unemployment at 11.7 per cent because of the way the labour force is measured. Anyone who works for an hour a week is considered employed.

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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."