1980s teen screen icon Molly Ringwald is back in focus with not only a television series but also a book. Molly Ringwald became popular with teenage audiences in the 1980s, as a result of her starring roles in the John Hughes movies Sixteen Candles (1984), The Breakfast Club (1985), and Pretty...

“Biggles & The Flying Doc” (a.k.a George Chapman and Dr. Rob Liddell) participated in the 2009 Outback Air Race, flying George’s Piper Arrow aircraft. The charity event raised almost A$200,000 donations for the Royal Flying Doctor Service of Australia. A total of 22 aircraft...

Anzacs remembered at Gallipoli ANZAC Day is a national holiday in both Australia and New Zealand, which pays tribute to members of the armed forces who fought in many wars. But its origins date back to a campaign at Gallipoli in Turkey during 1915.95 years later to the day, a dawn service was conducted...

Other than wars – poor economic outcomes and crazy political decisions are probably the next most disruptive influence. Arrogance, greed and stupidity are often common influencing factors. Wars are either over conflicting philosophical beliefs or a desire to grab something that belongs...

According to figures obtained under Freedom of Information laws, more than 3350 young women had abortions in Victoria last year, at the rate of nine per day. State Government data shows 16,084 Victorian women aged 21 and over had terminations. 209 abortions were performed on girls under 16, some...

Controversial detention centre to reopen Since the change of government in Australia, a perceived more liberal attitude to “boat people” has resulted in an influx of people smuggling with illegal immigrants trying to avoid the normal process of applying for a visa to gain access to the country.The...

Diabetics look to pigs for cure Scientific trials of pig cell transplants in New Zealand and Russia could result in a cure for Type 1 diabetes, after successful human trials involving insulin-producing pig cells being transplanted into more than a dozen people to control diabetes.So far two patients...

In the last two decades, the rate of obesity has risen three-fold. It is more than 30 percent in some European countries. In Europe, about 50 percent of all adults are categorised as overweight. Obesity increases the risk of hypertension, diabetes, and atherosclerosis. Reports of an ‘obesity epidemic’...

Girls from broken or unhappy homes are more likely to look more masculine and unhealthy, say academics.Founded in 1413, the University of St Andrews in Scotland has conducted research into the relationship between parents and daughters, which then seems linked to how feminine their daughter’s face...