Sydney, Aug. 8 : Police in New South Wales have extradited a man from Sydney to Melbourne today after he was charged with involvement in what federal police are calling a world-record importation of ecstasy.

Severico Domenicio Zirilli, 51, was arrested in Sydney this morning and charged over the importation of 4.4 tonnes - 15 million pills - of ecstasy in June last year. The consignment is said to be worth 440 million dollars.

Sydney - Forget sheep and cattle: farming kangaroos is the way to go to reduce greenhouse gases and save the planet, Australian researchers said Friday.

Reducing cattle and sheep herds by a third would allow a six-fold increase in the kangaroo population to 175 million, University of New South Wales ecologist George Wilson told national broadcaster ABC.

His study in the publication Conservation Letters reported that the flatulence of sheep and cattle account for 11 per cent of Australia's greenhouse gas emissions.

London, Aug 8: They’re trendy, career-driven and childfree, yet working singles are the unhappiest lot, says a new Australian research.

The Australian population has been divided by “profilers” into five categories in a bid to understand their lives and issues that impact well-being.

Zenith Software Limited (ZSL), a part of the multi-million dollar Zenith Group, is planning to expand its Australian operations.

Recently, the company has opened its second office in Australia at Melbourne, which will cater to the Victorian region.

Apart from this, the company also plans to set up a near shore delivery centre in Melbourne with a dedicated technical team to cater to clients in this region and to the International clients by providing them with round the clock development / support and delivery capability.

Melbourne, Aug 7 : People, who want to keep their homes away from the prying eyes of voyeurs on Google’s Street View, can now get their house entirely removed from the smart feature that provides 360 degrees panoramic street-level views of the cities.

The feature came into light after Hollywood stars like Winona Ryder started having their homes removed or the addresses changed on Google Street View to keep voyeueristic fans at bay.

Winona Ryder''s residence is listed as 1320 N. Doheny West Hollywood, although the Street View map lists it as 1314 N. Doheny Dve and is on the corner of Cordell Dve.

Melbourne, Aug 7 : An American woman who flew to Australia to have sex with a 15-year-old boy she met on the Internet has pleaded guilty to child sex offences.

On August 6, Barbara Case pleaded guilty to performing oral sex and having sexual intercourse with a child under 16 after police caught her with the Bendigo teen who had been reported missing by his parents.

The 36-year-old flew from her Virginian home to Australia where she performed sex acts with the teenager between May 16 and 27 after befriending him on the web, the Herald Sun reported.

Case was arrested in May, three days after the boy was reported missing.

He was with her when she was arrested, reports News. Com. Au.