During an inquest held in Darwin, court officials hear that from the former head of the Northern Territory Department of Families that a young girl who died while under the care of a foster family had been failed by the system. Deborah Melville died at her Palmerston foster home due to ...Read More...

Partly due to strong ratings at the grand final, Australian Idol proved it has staying power, although it still reminisces about the good old days. It’s been reported that the seventh edition of the competition’s grand final pulled in nearly 1.5 million viewers in Australia to view the last show which ...Read More...

A female music teacher has been charged with having sexual relationships with two of her students cried as she was received a four-year prison sentence. The Ballarat County Court heard Michelle Lynn Dennis had betrayed the trust of the students. According to Judge Susan Cohen, the offences of the 33-year-old were worst ...Read More...

A very ‘close call’ involving a Qantas jet may have been caused by cosmic rays. Two terrifying plunges by the Qantas Airbus A330-303 flying over the northwest region of Australia have been linked to malfunctions to an onboard computer by safety investigators. Installed on about 900 aircrafts around the world, the computer ...Read More...

The University of Melbourne given a formal apology to all the Forgotten Australians which were subjected to medical research trials by their team of scientists in the past. Vice-chancellor Glyn Davis wrote via email to students and staff on Tuesday, admitting the institution used orphans as research subjects for vaccination study ...Read More...

A few crates of century old scotch are stuck somewhere in Antarctica. Beverage company Whyte & Mackay has hired a expert team to drill a hole through Antarctica's ice and get to the hidden cache of vintage Scotch whiskey sitting on rocks since 100 years ago. The team is going to attempt ...Read More...

Guitarist and singer Liam Gallagher, formerly of Oasis, announced recently that he’ll be joined by other ex-members of the chart topping band—with the exception of his brother Noel—have started to create new material and will regroup as a new act. During an Italian radio interview, Gallagher said the new band is ...Read More...

A “Pressure cooker” and “intensely” stressful were the words used by newly arrived star Susan Boyle in a description of her experience during Britain's Got Talent finals last May. The woman who reached fame in an instant with the song “I’ve Got a Dream” told the media in the UK that ...Read More...

Melbourne got to experience Britney Spears this week. Apparently, the American pop star didn't sing live, and it would appear that the 14,000 fans in the audience were ready for her as they expected a singer who doesn't sing. Unlike the Perth concert at the Rod Laver Arena, the Melbourne show ...Read More...

Glamour lovebirds Chris Judd and Rebecca Twigley have revealed that they are now engaged. The AFL athlete popped the question to his beautiful girlfriend of six years while at Noosa this Monday night. The football star presented Twigley a lovely hand-crafted diamond ring. The Carlton player revealed that he had hired the ...Read More...