Majority of Australian children believe their parents are spending too much time on their jobs and it affects their family time, a study released on Tuesday by the Australian Institute of Family Studies found.
Many parts of the world will celebrate Mother’s Day on Sunday, May 13. Meanwhile, in some unfortunate places, mothers continue to struggle just to find food for their children.
The Supreme Court of Victoria annulled on Thursday the sale of a five-bedroom house in the state for only $1,000 for being unlawful.
Almost naturally, most men would have a taste of porn back in their younger days but a new study has suggested that no thanks to the accessibility of pornographic materials via the internet, exposure to graphic contents now come at a surprisingly early age.
In spite of Australia and Asia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, changing the vest date of the trust to April 30, 2012 from 2068, her three estranged adult children are continuing their court battle against their mother.
A masseur has denied 14 charges of sexual assault before a jury at Southwark Crown Court after a 17-year-old young woman and 17 other victims filed formal complaint against him. One victim said the assault against her took place on her 17th birthday, when her mother took her to a spa as a birthday present.
A childcare centre in Whangarei, New Zealand has acted in an "appalling" manner for isolating a 4-year-old male toddler because of his mother’s disclosure that he is HIV-positive, according to a spokesperson of the Aids Foundation.
Kim Dotcom, the controversial figure behind the shuttered Megaupload, is set to hog the limelight a little more with the planned release of his biography and a documentary that reportedly will explore his colourful life and the events leading to his arrest earlier this year.
As per the government, four people have been killed and ten are still missing after floods carrying volcanic debris swept through a town in eastern Indonesia yesterday.
Australia and Asia's richest woman, Gina Rinehart, has changed her strategy in the ongoing family court battle over control of the 1988 Hope Margaret Hancock trust.
The ingenuity of the Chinese in do-it-yourself projects can be quite fascinating.
This week, the Australian Government listed several koala populations as "vulnerable", giving them special protection.
New Zealand and Australia are among the most ideal country to be a mother, according to an international study.
A farmer suffered fractured ribs after an 800-kilogram bull attacked him in a rage Tuesday. The farmer, a 60-year-old man from North Canterbury in New Zealand, reportedly told St John hospital that the bull had first snorted at him before giving him a devious look and charging in rage over to the fence.
Nepal was plagued,last May 6, 2012 by a sudden flash flood where dozens of villagers were killed and rendered homeless.
You learned how to be a good friend when you were in kindergarten: Friends help each other.
An escort agency in Sydney is offering “rare opportunity” for its clients to spend time with an 18-year-old virgin escort for $12,000 beginning this month, and social networks users are quick to express disgust over the business promo. News on Sweet Girls Premium Escort appeared on Australian newspapers, with the agency's spokesperson saying that for $12,000, a young virgin will meet with the client, whether in a residential area or in other accommodations, and she will spend two days with t...
Wealthy Australians are giving less to charity, due to the global financial crisis.
Love and money can actually deliver bliss into a romantic relationship but the whole set-up needs to be governed by mutual trust and respect, a new report suggested.
Australians continue to show a change in their drinking preference as they drank less alcoholic drinks and beer, and more of spirits.
A married couple living on Brisbane’s bayside had realized their credit card dues were being paid off automatically, but instead of reporting the suspicious mistake, they took it as a windfall and enjoyed the luxury they could afford with it, until they were jailed for having done so.
The Cherry Hill Public School District in New Jersey is scrambling to sweep under the rug a truly shocking incident involving child abuse at one of its schools.
It was a case of a double-tragedy and a miracle for a mother and her two children. A 38-year-old woman who was carrying her baby in her arms died after getting hit by a bus with her elder daughter on board Wednesday in Sydney. The woman's 11-month-old baby was hurled away from her arms by the force of the crash, but the baby miraculously escaped serious injuries, even as the woman died at the scene.
A 25-year-old woman was found lying dead in the family garage at Malibu, but police autopsy found no evidence of foul play, making the cause of death a complete mystery pending the release of toxicology results.
Australians are generally enjoying the good life, according to a new study, enabling them to finance the demanding lifestyles of the country's key cities.
Police has confirmed the woman’s body found on Monday is the remains of Allison Baden-Clay, who was reported missing eleven days before her body was found dead at Anstead. Detective Superintendent Mark Ainsworth told Brisbane Times the confirmation was completed Tuesday afternoon, a little over 24 hours since they received a report from a canoeist that a dead woman was found lying on the bank of Kholo Creek in Brisbane's west.
A security breach due to a bus error in stopping at drop off point at an airport has caused inconvenience to travelers affected at the time of the incident. Hundreds of passengers were asked to evacuate the Qantas domestic terminal in Perth just after midday Tuesday after fly-in, fly-out workers arriving in Perth from Cloudbreak airport in the Pilbara had inadvertently walked into the secure passenger area without going through standard security screening.
A man who had gone hunting with his friends overnight this weekend had been accidentally shot in a fatal error. Police told New Zealand Herald a group of six friends went overnight camping Saturday night in a remote farmland in the Cattleflat area in Southland. The ill-fated shot happened early Sunday morning.
A new report released on Wednesday said that despite the soaring costs of living, Australians today live better lives compared to the past 27 years.
A 14-year-old girl has been awarded over $97,000 as compensation for an unnecessary surgery a doctor ordered when she was six years old, The Canberra Times reported. The girl sued the ACT government and a sports medicine physician for compensation after the surgeries led to extreme pain and permanent scars on one of her arms. However, both the ACT government and the doctor admitted negligence before their case was taken to a trial.
