Sydney, April 20 – Some of Kalgoorlie’s most famous hotels were damaged Tuesday by the biggest earthquake to hit the Western Australia tourism and goldmining town in 50 years.
The quake, measuring 5.0 on the Richter scale, caused buildings to shake in Kalgoorlie and neighbouring Boulder.
But there were no reports of buildings collapsing or injuries, Geoscience

Sydney, April 19 – Nicotine delivered via an e-cigarette can help curb the urge to smoke, says new research.
E-cigarettes are electronic nicotine delivery devices that resemble cigarettes but do not use tobacco. They release a small dose of nicotine with each puff.
‘The e-cigarettes that we tested appeared to be as effective as a standard nicotine

Auckland, April 19 – A man left his 18-month-old baby locked up and unattended in a car while he went to a strip club to indulge in ‘fantasies of desire,’ a New Zealand court heard Monday.
Wayne Ricardo Schwamm, 42, pleaded guilty to leaving a child under 14 without supervision at the Wellington District Court, after

Sydney, April 18 – Former Olympic swimmer Daniel Kowalski Sunday admitted being a homosexual.
Kowalski, 34, who won four Olympic medals, told The Sunday Age he was ‘tired of living a lie’ and that he hoped to inspire other gay people.
The nation has out-and-proud cabinet ministers, ambassadors, high court judges and religious leaders, but the only

Sydney, April 18 – Migrants from other countries including India will overtake the number of locally-born residents in Australia by 2025, a media report said Sunday.
An Australian-born family will become a minority within the next 15 years, outnumbered by a surging wave of migrants from Europe and Asia, the Daily Telegraph reported quoting demographic consultants

Sydney, April 18 – A 22-year-old Australian died when the wheelie bin he and a friend were riding down a hill crashed into a tree at high speed, New South Wales police said Sunday.
The deceased, who was in the rubbish bin with a 19-year-old friend, sustained head injuries.
‘They travelled a distance of about 300

Auckland, April 18 – Television presenters of a reality show in New Zealand will travel to Mumbai to learn the nuances of acting in Bollywood, the largest film industry in the world, a media report said Sunday.
Matthew Ridge and Marc Ellis of the show ‘Matthew and Marc’s Rocky Road’ would travel to Mumbai and try