Australia

Melbourne set to regain most populous Oz city status

Melbourne, Nov.12  :  Melbourne is on track to elbow Sydney aside as Australia's largest city.

Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo wins top tourism award

Sydney, November 12: Late Crocodile Hunter Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo has won Queensland's top tourism award.

The wildlife park was named Queensland's major tourist attraction at the 2007 Queensland Tourism Awards in Townsville last night.

Created in 1992, the zoo is presently run by Irwin’s widow Terri.

Queensland Tourism Minister Desley Boyle termed the zoo “market leader” in the State's tourism industry.

"Australia Zoo has become an iconic attraction that has always looked to the future by incorporating new attractions, " news.com.au quoted her as saying.

Beer cheaper than water in Brit supermarkets!

BeerSydney, November 12: Beer is being sold at prices cheaper than water and soft drinks in British su

Oz gyms to impose standards for teaching of yoga

Yoga TeacherMelbourne, Nov 12: Yoga teachers in Australia will soon have to have a minimum qualificat

Termite royalty may protect your homes from damage

Sydney, November 11 : Scientists have hinted that termites may be stopped from damaging buildings by converting them all into royals, which just sit around waiting to be fed instead of chomping thr

Pakistan’s nuclear weapons can be seized as a bargaining tool

Sydney, Nov 10 : There are apprehensions that Pakistan's nuclear weapons could be seized as a bargaining tool by a political faction in the country, which is experiencing a major political turmoil

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