Th e Honolulu Advertiser is reporting that a woman beat a Peacock to death because of his noise. The woman appears to have been upset by lack of sleep due to constant noise from a flock of feral Peacocks that...

Many species affected by ferals can survive, and sometimes thrive, on islands. Other animals that live or breed on islands can be put at risk through an invasive species taking up residence. The Australian Government's Department of Environment, Water, Heritage...

COUNCILS and churches that lost millions in failed Lehman Brothers Australia will get 2c-10c for every dollar lost.

THIS week's economic growth data is expected to officially confirm what we already know - Australia is in recession.

THE glitter comes off high-flying Dubai jobs as Aussie expats living in 'fear and paranoia' face arrests, job losses and seized passports.

COUNCILS, churches and charities that lost hundreds of millions in the US sub-prime crisis through Lehman Brothers could lose everything at a creditors' meeting today.

THE share market closed in positive territory buoyed by Rio Tinto after the global miner reached a better than expected iron ore price deal with Japan.

GENERAL Motors will declare bankruptcy late tonight (AEST), marking the end of an era of American manufacturing dominance as what was once the world's largest corporation collapses under the weight of its mistakes and debts.

Mason Anthony Howard was born a few hours ago. Sounds like everybody is doing okay. Congratulations to Ant and Kara!

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And what REALLY annoys me is that these articles make Dr. Tiller sound like he was killing perfectly healthy babies. He specialized in terminations "after the fetus has been diagnosed with a birth defect: a deformed heart, missing kidneys, Down's

Huh. Not very productive on the blogging front here lately, am I? It's been a sucky couple of weeks, actually. There's been a lot going on at work, and I've had too many extra commitments happening on my weekends. My

Just a cute-yet-destructive camel to lighten up your Monday.

This is the best time of year to plant trees and shrubs and to remove any straggly bushes and replace them with hardier varieties. Now that the weather is cooler, redesign your garden-put in a barbecue area or a sandpit

With affordable housing being out of reach for the working poor this might be one solution. Building a house from disused building materials makes sense for the wallet, environment and gives people real ownership. This would have been better solution

May is the month that sorts the gardeners out, and the month that heralds the completion of one of nature's cycles; a time when autumn leaves crunch underfoot. Don't burn off the leaves-this leads to major air pollution problems around

KTM Australia is stepping up its commitment to desert racing, with a six rider team confirmed to enter the 2009 Tattersall’s Finke Desert Race from 5-8 June. The team line up is a collaboration between motorcycling manufacturer KTM, and loyal

The Erzbergrodeo off road race is widely regarded as the single-hardest one day Enduro race in the world and being held only once a year the prestige of just making the event is high on the off road riders list

Four junior Honda riders have been chosen to represent Australia at the 2009 FIM World Junior Motocross Championships. The team was chosen by Motorcycling Australia after an intense three day training camp at the Australian Institute of Sport (AIS), and