Melbourne, Aug. 4 : A police officer who interviewed terrorism suspect Mohamed Haneef after his arrest last July will this week give evidence at the inquiry into the bungled case.

According to news. com. au, Detective Sergeant Adam Simms, from Queensland Police, will appear before retired New South Wales Supreme Court judge John Clarke''s inquiry into the affair tomorrow.

Melbourne, Aug 3 : Forget long walks and cutting on calories, the secret to a long healthy life is marriage.

Yes, you heard it right. According to new figures, men who lose their lifelong partner often die soon afterwards.

The figures reveal that widowers over 85 have the highest rate of death per 1000 (191.6), while married men in the same age group have a death rate of only 140.3 per 1000.

Melbourne, Aug 2 : An Aussie woman has been put behind bars for using company credit card for funding her husband’s heroine addiction.

Jennifer Helen Savage, from Mentone has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in imprisonment.

The 39-year-old executive assistant in General Mills Australia was given the American Express corporate card for company business expenses and not her own use, but racked up an enormous bill of 841,000 dollars on her card.

The County Court heard that Savage bought groceries, clothes, petrol, gift vouchers, photographic equipment, computers and electrical items.

Melbourne, Aug 3: Air passengers travelling on the popular Australian routes experience a " notoriously bumpy ride" due to turbulence.

Experts from University of Melbourne have zeroed in on some of the most popular and turbulent flight paths used by Australians.

According to the atmospheric researchers, the routes from Melbourne to Christchurch and Sydney to Los Angeles are among the most bumpiest air routes.

Turbulence expert Todd Lane said that the final stretch of the flight from Melbourne to Christchurch usually experienced turbulence due to the mountains surrounding the New Zealand city.

Melbourne, Aug 3 : Want to make your child shine in the classroom? Well, just make him regular with his homework routine and his academic success is guaranteed, says a new research.

The research examined the study habits of three groups of Year 3 students and found that Chinese children spent more time on their homework, completed more work and did it on a more regular basis than Anglo or Pacific Island students.

The study by University of Western Sydney researchers and the New South Wales (NSW) Education Department challenges the myth that Chinese students perform better at school because of a cultural disposition to study.

Melbourne, August 3 : Senior police officers in Australia are considering having special cells to hold intoxicated troublemakers until they sober up.

They even held talks with the Brumby Government this week about the cells, dubbed ‘drunk tanks’.

It is believed that the tanks would be similar to holding cells but with safeguards to protect detainees’ health.

The tanks could be modelled on overseas "bed-and-bucket" facilities and security cameras, allowing drunks to be treated and closely monitored.

Police Minister Bob Cameron has confirmed that the issue was raised this week.