Melbourne

Haneef case: Ex-Oz minister Andrews to be questioned

Melbourne, Oct. 14 : Former Australian Immigration Minister Kevin Andrews will be questioned over the bungled terrorism investigation of Mohamed Haneef.

Dr Haneef, who worked at the Gold Coast Hospital, was arrested in Brisbane in July last year over suspected links to botched terror attacks in Britain.

The case became a hot political issue when Andrews revoked Haneef''s visa just hours after a magistrate granted him bail. The case later collapsed for lack of evidence.

According to the Herald Sun, Andrews is expected to be the last high-profile player to give evidence at the inquiry tomorrow, headed by retired NSW Supreme Court judge John Clarke.

Tourism Australia''s new campaign under fire for ''white-collar'' bias

Conservatives flicker in Western AustraliaMelbourne, Oct 13 : Tourism Australia''s new campaign is under fire for targeting ''white-collar'' professionals, and excluding older tourists, families and singles.

Roger March, a marketing expert at the Australian School of Business criticized the new 40 million dollar advertising campaign inspired by the film Australia for targeting city-dwelling white-collar professionals only.

Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann created two ads for the publicity of the release of his blockbuster next month.

Aussies are becoming slaves to technology

Melbourne, October 13: Australian people are increasingly becoming addicted to new technology, says a report. 

Christena Singh, author of the 2008 Sensis e-Business Report, says that people’s inclination towards technology may be good for social connections and business efficiency, but it also raises some safety and social concerns.

She says that the Aussies are taking up new technology in droves, and it is proving to be quite addictive for some people.

"And its not just Gen Y — its right across the board, from little ones to seniors," News. com. au quoted her as saying.

The Sensis e-Business Report indicates that about 10 per cent Australians have a phone with email access.

The latest beauty bug Down Under – manscaping!

The latest beauty bug Down Under – manscaping!Melbourne, Oct 12 : It’s not just metrosexual guys who are opting for manscaping – shaving of male pubic hair – for high profile men too are taking up the trend.

According to an Australian salon owner, Stephen Foyle more and more high profile men want to be well groomed and are going for manscaping.

Foyle revealed that CEOs, and many high profile men often visit his Sydney ‘Detail for Men’ salon to get treatments like manscaping.

74 hurt as Qantas Airbus plunges 2000 meters

Australian Airbus A330-300 QantasMelbourne, Oct. 8 : At least 74 people were injured yesterday when a computer glitch overrode the pilots'' control of a Qantas Airbus A330-300, and caused it to plunge 2000 meters.

According to a Daily Telegraph report, air safety investigators have confirmed there was an "irregularity" in the onboard computer equipment of a Qantas plane involved in a mid-air incident between Singapore and Perth.

iPods can cause commuter rage among fellow passengers

iPods can cause commuter rage among fellow passengersMelbourne, Oct 7: Your iPod might be helping you escape the reality of train travel, but the ‘musical experience’ may send fellow commuters into a rage, says a new study.

Led by Monash University PhD student Michael Walsh, who studied the use of portable music devices (PMDs) on trains, the study found that such devices made the listeners aloof from the reality of train travel and restricts him from standard social behaviours.

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