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A CSIRO report has warned climate change will threaten the region's economy and security unless governments and aid agencies start preparing for its impacts.
The two-part CSIRO report was commissioned by a new coalition of aid, church and development groups.
It warns that a two degrees Celsius increase in temperature by 2030 will have a devastating impact in northern Pakistan, India and western China.
The first auction of official Star Trek memorabilia hit warp speed when a model of the science fiction franchise's Starship Enterprise sold for more than $A770,000.
The British Government is providing about $A4.7 million to a Cambridge-based company that is building a robot to help treat baldness.
The musical Les Miserables celebrates its 21st birthday in London this weekend, at the same time as snatching the record as the world's longest-runner from Cats.
A dog remains in police custody in Victoria after jumping into a vehicle last night and refusing to get out.
A German lawyer hopes to drum up more business by pursuing state compensation claims for people who believe they were abducted by aliens.
Two Australian researchers from the Commonwealth Scientific and Research Organisation (CSIRO) have won an IgNobel for their research on how many photos you need to take to ensure that nobody in a group photo has their eyes closed.
Police say they were astounded at the actions of a man they say was trying to drive from Kalgoorlie, in south-eastern Western Australia, to Perth, in reverse.
Over 1 million British motorists think about sex rather than the road ahead and millions more who do not indulge in intimate thoughts are worrying about work or thinking about their families, a survey says.
The Gold Coast Titans' boss has shrugged off criticism of the way the city was depicted during the pre-game entertainment at Sunday night's National Rugby League (NRL) grand final.
A German plastic surgeon cheated out of payment by women has handed pictures of their enlarged breasts to police, in the hope the photos will help trace them.
The Big Bang that gave birth to the universe sounded less like the mother of all explosions than a jumbo jet flying over your house, a US physicist believes.
A South Australian shearer has set an unofficial world record by shearing 1,054 merino lambs in 40 hours.
A Canadian teacher who lived a frugal life but gave large, anonymous donations to people in need has left a $A5.2 million fortune to an environmental charity. | 