This Australian Startup Will Let You Rent A Friend For Up To $60 An Hour
A new web site will allow Australians to hire platonic friends for “endless possibilities” with one caveat: no physical contact allowed.Friends For Hire will open its doors to pre-registered members on...
View Article19 Horrible Things That Can Happen If You Drink Too Much Caffeine
The coffee hit is an essential start to the day for millions of people around the world each morning.Australians spent almost $800 million on over two billion cups of coffee last year – and that’s just...
View ArticleUS Investigators Believe Missing Malaysia Plane Is West Of Australia In...
U.S. investigators think the missing Malaysia Airlines plane most likely flew southwest over the Indian Ocean off Western Australia, Bloomberg reports citing two officials.Satellite data showed that...
View Article14 Horrible Things That Can Happen If You Sit At Your Desk For Too Long
For many people, office work involves extended periods of time at their desk. For some, it can be all day.Despite the growing availability of ergonomic products and workplace offerings like flexible...
View ArticleArtist Draws Stunning Images Of Luxury Items Using Nothing But A Pen
Australian artist CJ Hendry is gaining international attention for her photo-realistic pen-on-paper works.Hendry sketches luxury objects such as RM Williams boots, Salvatore Ferragamo ballet flats and...
View ArticleThe 30 Best Airbnb Rentals In Australia
Airbnb is one of the world’s largest online travel sites that allows house owners to rent out a bed, room or their entire house to visitors.Last October the company generated $US632 million in one year...
View ArticleHere's The Australian Navy Ship That's Searching For Possible Debris From The...
HMAS Success, the ship on the way to the debris spotted in the hunt for the missing Malaysia Airlines passenger jet, is a supply and logistics ship commissioned in 1986.Several aircraft are on their...
View ArticleThe Possible MH370 Debris Sighting Fits Right In The Expected Flight Path
After 13 days of false starts and the emergence of piecemeal information in the search for Malaysian Airlines flight 370, nobody wants to jump to conclusions about the satellite sightings of two pieces...
View ArticleThese Videos Show Just How Hard Searching Is In The Remote Southern Ocean
Right now, a number of ships, including the HMAS Success , are steaming to 2170 miles south-west of Perth — the search area for debris that may belong to the the missing aircraft MH370.It’s hard to...
View ArticleEven Norway Is Pitching In To Comb The Indian Ocean For Malaysia Flight 370
Poor weather has hampered the search for possible debris from missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370 in the Indian Ocean, with officials warning it could be several days until answers can be...
View ArticleSearch Crews Will Need To Pinpoint A Small Crash Site To Find The Black Box...
The window is closing to locate the black box of the missing Malaysian Airlines flight which disappeared 16 days ago but to pinpoint its location search crews need to narrow a search area to within...
View ArticleFamous Old Paintings Provide Clues About The Earth's Past Pollution
Colours of sunsets painted by famous artists can be used to estimate pollution levels in the Earth’s past atmosphere.The paintings reveal that ash and gas released during major volcanic eruptions...
View ArticleHere's The Email Rupert Murdoch Wrote To Announce His Son Lachlan's Promotion
Rupert Murdoch has announced the appointment of his son Lachlan as co-chair of his two vast companies, News Corp and 21st Century Fox.Here’s a detailed story, and here’s the email in which he announced...
View ArticleIt Is Staggering How Much Australia's Mining Boom Has Changed Perth And Its...
Imagine this horror: your child has just reached dating age, and their first crush is on the son or daughter of someone you went out with in your youth, a relationship that ended disastrously.It was...
View ArticleMAP: Energy From The 8.2-Magnitude Chile Earthquake Traveled All Across The...
This map created by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the propagation, or spread, of energy across the Pacific from the massive earthquake off Chile.The image is updated when...
View ArticleWhy You Shouldn't Take Your Kids Down The Cereal Aisle
Those cereal packets are placed on shelves at the eye height for a reason.Researchers have found consumers are 16% more likely to trust a brand of cereal when the characters on the boxes on the...
View Article10 Things You Need To Know This Morning In Australia
Good morning, and welcome to Thursday. Here’s what you need to know:Australian markets will be busy today with retail sales and the trade balance for February out at 11.30am AEDT, and RBA governor...
View Article7 Remote Working Insights From A Global Design Startup That Never Opened An...
Managing a remote workforce has huge challenges. Removing the physical oversight of an employee sitting at a desk tapping away means managers have to shift the way they measure output and deal with...
View ArticleAustralia Is The World's Best Place To Be A Kid
Australia is the best place for young people to grow up according to a new index on the well-being of global youth.The International Youth Foundation and The Centre for Strategic and International...
View ArticleWhy We Buy Things Even Though Experiences Make Us Happier
We keep throwing money on shopping sprees despite knowing that buying life experiences will make us happier.It’s because we mistakenly believe the things we buy shopping are of better value, according...
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