Australia

Queen bees were not polygamous in the beginning

Sydney, May 31 : A team of UK and Australian ecologists says queen bees were not polygamous right from the beginning, and that they became so after ensuring that their offspring would be taken care

Queensland Premier denies Oz police bungle in Dr Death’s case

Melbourne, May 29 : Queensland Premier denies Oz police bungle in Dr Death’s case

Nothing to fear but fear itself

Sydney - Last year 1,200 council staff in Sydney were issued survival kits containing bandages, a bottle of water, a dust mask, a radio, a torch, a notepad and even sunscreen and tissues.

Plaice in history: Australians detect world's oldest pregnancy

Sydney - The discovery of an embryo in a fish that lived 375 million years ago pushes back the first known live birth by 200 million years, an Australian scientist said Thursday.

Aborigines 'don't know rape is illegal'

Melbourne, May 28 : Over 90 per cent of people in Arnhem Land do not understand basic legal concepts, and many Aborigines are under the impression that white society is "lawless".

Oz politicians likened to ‘toy nodding dogs’

Melbourne, May 28 : South Australia's Nationals president Wilbur Klein has likened politicians to toy nodding dogs.

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