Sydney, Apr 5 : Australian Prime Minister Kevin Michael Rudd''s ill behaviour with a flight stewardess on a VIP flight from the Pacific Islands Forum in Port Moresby in January has been linked to a possible iron deficiency.

Rudd specially took out time from the G-20 summit in London to apologise for blowing up at the woman after he did not receive the non-red-meat meal on the flight, Sydney Morning Herald reported.

"All of us are human, I''m human, I''m not perfect," he said.

Sydney- The recession has made beefy blokes like Hugh Jackman and Daniel Craig more appealing than scented metrosexuals like Hugh Grant and Leonardo DiCaprio, an Australian sociologist said Sunday.

Demographer Bernard Salt said that as the global financial crisis wore on, lots of women would eye a motor mechanic for a life partner rather than an investment banker.

Melbourne, April 5 : NSW Institute of Sport experts have warned sportspersons against drinking beer after training, as it may take cause them to take more than 60 hours to physically recover from.

Kenneth Graham, the chief scientists at the institute, has revealed that this suggestion is based on the findings of a study conducted at Massey University, New Zealand, and presented at the European College of Sports Science annual conference last year.

"The results of this study are absolutely stunning," the Courier Mail quoted Graham as saying.

Melbourne, Apr 5 : By using age-old household remedies for stubborn stains, Australia''s Shannon Lush has become the best-selling author with her book `Spotless' and is being referred to as the `Queen of Clean'.

Lush can remove any stain, be it a dark carpet of bleach marks, a benchtop of ink, a wooden floor of nail polish or clothing of red wine.

Her book with journalist Jennifer Fleming, `Spotless'-the guide to fighting household grime-turned out to be so successful that it has sold more than 500,000 copies.

Melbourne, Apr 4 : Aussie model Lara Bingle has been spotted checking out a new beachside home, which she will be sharing with her fiance Michael Clarke.

Bingle, 22, was dressed in thigh-high leather boots and a little black dress when she checked the pad out with another blonde, believed to be a lawyer involved in the property transaction, reports the Daily Telegraph.

Singapore - Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd on Saturday exchanged views on the G20 summit with his Singapore counterpart Lee Hsien Loong and the city-state's Senior Minister Goh Chok Tong.

Rudd, in transit through Singapore after the London Summit, also discussed global challenges of the economic downturn, Singapore's Foreign Ministry said in a statement.