Melbourne, October 19 : An Aussie man was shocked to find that a pack of savage dogs had attacked his car’s bumper and front panels and chewed them to bits.

Forty-seven-year-old Clayton Dwyer, of Millner, said that it was his girlfriend who woke him up to tell about the incident.

He said that he, at first, thought his girlfriend was kidding when she told him that some dogs had gnawed part of the car.

However, he could actually see the damage when he walked outside his Beetson Place home.

"You can see the teeth marks," the Northern Territory quoted him as saying.

He revealed that the pack of wild dogs had been lurking around his neighbourhood for months.

Melbourne, Oct 19 : Parents, who constantly try to bubble-wrap their children to keep them safe might be putting them at an increased risk of behavioural problems in adolescence, warns an expert.

Michael Ungar, a visiting family therapist and writer said that this so-called "marshmallow generation" are too safe for their own good as their lives are stripped of risk and responsibility.

"This constant security and lack of risk is often linked to troubling behaviours like drug abuse, early sexual activity, violence and truancy,” the Courier Mail quoted Ungar, as saying.

The expert added: "And more affluent, middle-class parents seem to be the most likely to bubble-wrap.

Canberra, October 18 : A biologist has said that despite climate change threatening Australia’s iconic kangaroos, the people of the country should not stop themselves from eating the marsupial’s meat, as monitoring their decline could help save them from extinction.

According to a report by ABC News, Dr Euan Ritchie, of James Cook University in Queensland, Australia, made the statement.

Ritchie, from the School of Marine and Tropical Biology, said that a rise in average temperatures in northern Australia of just 2 degree Celsius could reduce suitable habitat for kangaroo populations by as much as 50 percent.

Sydney - Identical triplets scored identical grades in their final year at an Australian high school and were each awarded prizes for top achievement.

"It's nice coming out equal because we always get asked who's the smartest," Kate Stevenson, flanked by sisters Amy and Lisa, said Friday.

"It was something we all were hoping for when the prizes came out and we got three each," she told Australia's AAP news agency.

Never before in the 50-year history of Brisbane's Wavell State High School had the award for the top student in the graduating class been split.

Sydney - Australian stocks gave up early gains Friday and closed down 1 per cent after gaining 2.8 per cent on the bell.

The initial enthusiasm was created by a Wall Street rally overnight, which saw the blue-chip Dow Jones Industrial Average put on 4.6 per cent.

The ASX 200 eventually gave up 42 points to end the week at 4,3970.

Macquarie Bank economist Lucinda Chan said the reality of a global downturn was weighing on stocks, particularly those backed by commodities.