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Passion 4 Fashion
1pointsWith the Perth Fashion festival just around the corner the streets are buzzing with fashion. Everyone has there own individual splash of trend, which makes Perth a great and diverse city of sheer elegance and style.
Don’t Drop Your iPod In The Airplane Toilet
1pointsWhen I dropped my iPod in an airplane toilet, I had no idea I was about to spark a terrorism scare... so starts the story of Tim Morgan's great first-hand account of what happened to him after a trip to the loo on board an international flight went h…
Wine industry figures to celebrate Evans's life
1pointsFriends of legendary Hunter Valley winemaker Len Evans says they aim to give him a "bloody good send-off" at his wake, which is being held near Pokolbin in New South Wales today. Mr Evans was known as the godfather of the Australian wine industry…
Skinny model ban 'discrimination'
1pointsPredictably, the New York fashion set have reacted to the ban on skinny models at the Madrid Fashion Festival with fear of litigation on the grounds of discrimination. It's a shame they can't just consider it out of concern for the health and well be…
Upwardly MObilising the Mobile
1pointsFinland draws international contenders for Mobile Phone Throwing Competition
Let's get a spring back in our step
1pointsAN Englishman once tried to explain the psyche of his compatriots to me by saying: “Life is often conducted on the assumption that one should never risk ruining a good party by enjoying it.” I fear, of late, many Australians could also be acc…
Water Shortage?
1pointsAs much of Australia and closer to home, the farmers in the south west of this state continue to face chronic water shortages, it ponders the question, "Is the lovely weather we are experiencing actually a blessing?"
Aussie stamp on NY fashion
1pointsTHERE was no mistaking the Australian touches at New York Fashion Week overnight. Models high-stepped down the runway in heels trimmed with kangaroo fur; one dress was named after actress Abbie Cornish; and a fashion designer, showing in Manhattan…
Waif models thin on the ground
1pointsREAL women will rejoice at the news: waif-like models are being pushed off the catwalk in Spain. The organisers of Madrid Fashion Week have announced they are banning skinny women to develop a more healthy image for the event this month. If any…
Good drinkers turn into worst drunks
1pointsTHE ability to "drink anyone under the table" could be the beginning of full-blown alcoholism. One of the world's leading experts on the link between alcoholism and genetics said in Sydney yesterday a 25-year study of 453 men had shown that a low res…
Her cold embrace
1pointsWhat a way to wind up the winter swimming season - a mass of lycra clad bodies surging into the surff off Trigg Beach.
Toddlers don't always outgrow chubbiness
1pointsPudgy toddlers face a good chance of becoming overweight 12-year-olds, according to government research that shoots down the notion that kids just naturally outgrow early chubbiness.
Spring Sunset upon a Gum Tree
1pointsSpring is a warming time even as the sun sinks upon a tall, proud Gum Tree.
Coffee set for price rise
1pointsFIRST it was petrol, then bananas and orange juice. Now the cost of a coffee is set to rise. A doubling of the price of raw coffee on international commodity markets is expected to drive up the cost within months and popular supermarket blends could…

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