The Cranberries Lead Singer Dies Age 46
Dolores O’Riordan, the lead singer of Irish rock group The Cranberries, has died at the age of 46. Her publicist says O’Riordan died suddenly while in London for [...]
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2017 is set to be among the three hottest years on record
Andrew King, University of Melbourne and David Karoly, University of Melbourne The year isn’t over yet, but we can already be sure that 2017 will be among the hottest years [...]
64% of Australians agree that renewable energy is the solution to our future energy needs
Desire all the vitriol from the Turnbull Government and negative press around renewable energy the latest Essential Vision reports shows 64% of Australians agree that [...]
Actress Debbie Reynolds Dead 84 A Day After Her Daughter Carrire Fisher Dies
2016 has claimed another victim this time actress Debbie Reynolds, star of the 1952 classic ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ and mother of Carrie Fisher, has died from [...]
Star Wars actress Carrie Fisher Dead At 60
Carrie Fisher the Star Wars actress and author has died aged 60 following a heart attack. Ms Fisher’s daughter, Billie Lourd, released a statement her mother died [...]
George Michael Of Wham Dead – 53
53 year old George Michael has died. According to a statement issued by his publicist he “passed away peacefully at home,” ” “The family would ask that their [...]
‘Star Wars’ actress Carrie Fisher suffers a heart attack and has been rushed to hospital
The Star Wars 60 year old actress was on a flight from London to LAX when she went into cardiac arrest. People on board were administering CPR. It is reported that the [...]
Treasure Trove: why defunding Trove leaves Australia poorer
Mike Jones, University of Melbourne and Deb Verhoeven, Deakin University All swashbuckling pirates (and movie producers) know that if you want to find the treasure buried [...]
Feeling blue? Get acquainted with the history of a colour
Matthew Martin, University of Melbourne We’re used to thinking about the colour blue symbolically. We might have the blues, see ourselves as blue-collar workers, or receive [...]
A new protest movement: Flexn your message through dance
by Gene Moyle, Queensland University of Technology Flexing, or Flex, is a street dance style that originated in Jamaica in the 1990s and grew up on the streets of Brooklyn, [...]
