Melbourne, April 8 : In a new research, scientists have shown for the first time that the difference in reflection of light from the Earth's land masses and oceans can be seen on the dark side of the moon, a phenomenon known as earthshine.

The research, conducted by researchers from the University of Melbourne and Princeton University, indicates that the brightness of the reflected earthshine varied as the Earth rotated, revealing the difference between the intense mirror-like reflections of the ocean compared to the dimmer land.

Melbourne, Apr 8 : Men are usually reluctant to take their girlfriends along on a boozy night out, but thanks to Matt Kirkegaard's Good Beer Lunches, a large number of female drinkers have become beer connoisseurs and are a hit with beaus in bottleshop.

With Good Beer Lunches (www. goodbeers. com. au), Kirkegaard holds regular beer education classes, matching food and beer.

And the classes are a great way to expand one's knowledge of the diversity of beer and it also proves to be a social lubricant.

Sydney  - Two of Australia's biggest motorcycle gangs could soon be banned and their members arrested for associating with one another under new laws.

New South Wales Assistant Police Commissioner Catherine Burn said Wednesday that a wave of arrests in Sydney had laid the groundwork to push through legislation proposed last week after violent clashes between gangs.

Adelaide, Australia  - Australian former cycling world champion Jobie Dajka has been found dead in his home in Adelaide, the TV channel Nine Network said Tuesday.

A cause of death was not given.

The 27-year-old, who won the keirin world championship in 2002 and a year later won the silver medal, had a troubled history since being thrown off the Australian Olympic team in 2004 for lying during an investigation into drug use.

Melbourne, Apr 7 : A new survey has revealed that more than forty per cent of travellers believe that if there were more nudist beaches in Australia, it would help boost tourism.

The survey by totaltravel. com saw more than 1200 respondents saying that they were happy for people to strip down at the beach to attract more tourists, and believed that nudity "was natural and beautiful".

A quarter of those surveyed said that they did not care whether the people were naked or not on the beaches just "as long as they did not block the sun".

Melbourne, Apr 7 : ABBA star Bjorn Ulvaeus is just not in favour of the band's reunion because he feels that it would disappoint their fans.

The 4 member group - including Benny Andersson, Anni-Frid Lyngstad, Bjorn Ulvaeus and Agnetha Faltskog - parted in the early 1980s.

Though it was being anticipated that the band would reunite for a gig to thrill the fans, Bjorn has rebuffed the idea of a reunion.