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Cornwall engineered arts In Britain is a manufacturing firm attempting to develop a humanoid robot that can talk and interact with people.The unique type of robot design , still in the development stage, is the brainchild of founder Will Jackson.

Emmelie de Forest of Denmark has won this years Eurovision Song competition.She was the overwhelming favourite of the judges. 26 European countries competed in the event held this year in Malmo, Sweden.

Will the neighbours lend you a cup of sugar -- or, better yet, not have a password on their Wi-Fi -- or are they more likely to start a street brawl at 3am on a Tuesday? Can you quickly nip to the shop to grab a loaf of bread or will that require the stamina of a mountain goat? Like a dating site for the property world, Ray White Neighbourhood Know ... (more)

The study found that 90 per cent of killed riders already had traffic records for speeding or other offenses.

They're two of the state's best known companies, but this week, the fortunes of BP On The Run empire and Trims work clothes store took very different turns - a reflection of the changing economic times THE Shahin family has reinvented the service station, from a place to pick up fuel, oil and lukewarm pies to a one-stop retail outlet with ... (more)

For so many of us, Julie Andrews loomed large in our childhoods, a constant presence through repeated viewings of those two iconic films, MARY POPPINS, and THE SOUND of MUSIC.

It was a crime of sorts, perpetuated against the international community with a brazen disregard that has come to mark the politics of the country.

Rachel Panton was taking no chances with breast cancer, electing to have surgery once she learned the dangers of her carrying a mutant gene.

Yes, X-Prize billionaires are failing their mission: "Making the Impossible Possible." Now they need at least $10 trillion to save the world, and a far grander vision, the new "10X-Prizes." And their leader, Dr.

ADELAIDE is the only Australian city to be selected for a new National Geographic Channel series showcasing the world's most liveable cities.

IN the past three months they've found the bones of King Richard III and unearthed Alfred the Great, so some in Britain think the mood is right to exhume Australia's founding father and return him for a state funeral.

The chilling moment Australian teenager 'obsessed with serial killers' stuffed body of Indian student he raped and murdered into a suitcase and dumped it in a canal This is the chilling moment an Australian teenager who raped and strangled his neighbour calmly carried her body out of the building in a suitcase before dumping it in a canal.

A TORRES STRAIT ISLANDER WOMAN has died from an apparent drug resistant strain of tuberculosis, becoming the first Australian in several years to succumb to the disease.

Our nearest neighbour has been treated to visits from the Governor-General, new Parliamentary Secretary for Pacific Island Affairs Matt Thistlethwaite, Foreign Affairs Minister Bob Carr, Prime Minister Julia Gillard and this week Queenslandpremier Campbell Newman .

A trans-Tasman hunk clash has been confirmed for the rural bachelor competition at this year's National Agricultural Fieldays.

IT was time for rejoicing at the Ray Morton Park near the Riverside CafA© on Queanbeyan River this morning when community members gathered to mark the unveiling of a unique arts and mental health collaboration that has seen 200 original ceramic tiles, created by 100 people, installed on top of retaining walls in the city's soon-to-be opened ... (more)

Thuringowa MP Sam Cox has spoken to the Attorney-General's office about how a man charged with the attempted rape of a four-year-old-child in Townsville in north Queensland was released on bail.

The Newman-led Queensland Government was reported to be seriously considering imposing a flood levy in next month's budget, which highly baffled the Australian federal government.

Australia on Thursday extended tough refugee policies to any asylum-seeker who lands on its mainland, allowing them to be banished to remote Nauru or Papua New Guinea for detention.

The federal government has been accused of sneaking mandatory web filtering through the back door after one of its agencies inadvertently blocked 1200 websites using a little-known law.