Melbourne, Aug 25: The Australian Police have said that the nine-year-old boy of Indian origin Yadav Munohur had a strong fascination for water, and this may have been the reason why he was attracted towards the Gardiners Creek where he drowned to death on August 7.

The police maintained that the nine-year-old school boy had been “fascinated with water and sea creatures” when he supposedly disappeared into the Gardiners Creek.

Sergeant Chris Jones said that a search of Yadav''s school bag had found homework about sea creatures, water and rainfall, and that the primary school student was also due to attend an excursion to Melbourne Aquarium, reported The Age.

Melbourne, Aug 23 : Following reports of an active racket involved in kidnapping children from India and shifting them to Australia for adoption, Aussie Opposition leader Dr Brendan Nelson has demanded that the “kidnapped” children living in his country should be returned to their home country.

Any children kidnapped in an overseas adoption racket will likely have to be returned to their families, Nelson said.

Media reports over the past two days have suggested that at least 30 children adopted in Australia may have been stolen from their parents by a child trafficking ring operating in India between 1998 and 1999.

Melbourne, Aug 21 : A dead body found in the Gardiner''s Creek in Kooyong is feared to be of missing schoolboy of Indian origin Yadav Munohur. The body floating on the water surface was detected by a construction worker.

Yadav Munohur''s parents Kailash and Aarti Munohur are expected to soon arrive at the creek running under the Monash Freeway to confirm the identity of the child''s body.

Melbourne, Aug 18: With men outnumbering women in Australia’s Mount Isa city, Mayor John Molony has come up with a unique solution to the severe female drought — inviting ugly girls.

He said that such a situation offers a perfect condition for "ugly ducklings" to flourish into beautiful swans, and find true happiness in the Isa.

"May I suggest if there are five blokes to every girl, we should find out where there are beauty-disadvantaged women and ask them to proceed to Mount Isa," News. com. au quoted him as saying 

Melbourne, Aug 17 : Couples Down Under are turning to family lawyers to settle household arguments over who walks the dog and even how much their partner should weigh.

According to report, a large number of couples are signing prenuptial agreements – traditionally the domain of the rich – not only to protect their assets but also their lifestyles.

Family lawyers have reported the prenuptial ‘bug’ has caught ordinary people too.

Melbourne, Aug 16: A penguin named Nils Olav has been awarded the honorary knighthood for good conduct and his role as honorary colonel-in-chief of the Norwegian King's Guard.