TECH

9 surprising Australian innovations that changed the world

By now, most Australians know that our university researchers were behind the invention of the bionic ear, but more often than not, the world tends to focus more on our venomous snakes and spiders and overly muscular kangaroos than anything coming out of our labs. But the reality is that Australia puts out 3.9 percent of the world's research, with only 0.3 percent of the world's population, and a lot of that research has been translated into inventions and products that you use everyday… like penicillin and Wi-Fi. Unfortunately, without adequate funding, these typ

NEWS

Nigerian couple jailed for keeping man slave for 24 years(Photos)

A doctor and his nurse wife who kept a man in forced servitude for almost a quarter of a century after illegally bringing him to Britain have both been jailed for six years. Former NHS obstetrician Emmanuel Edet, 61, and midwife Antan Edet, 58, kept fellow Nigerian Ofonime Sunday Inuk as a “houseboy” after telling immigration officials he was their teenage son when they arrived here in 1989. Over the next 24 years he worked unpaid up to 17 hours a day lookng after the couple’s two sons, cooking, cleaning and gardening. He was also forced to sleep on a hall floor for lo

LIFESTYLE

It’s Official: Kim And Kanye Have Named Their Baby Boy Saint West

In a post on her website, Kim Kardashian has revealed the name of her and husband Kanye West’s brand-new baby boy. kimkardashianwest.com It appears that Saint, like North, does not have a middle name. Kardashian also shared the following tweet depicting an emoji family of Kanye, herself, North, and baby Saint. View image on Twitter Follow Kim Kardashian West ✔@KimKardashian SAINT WEST 11:13 PM - 7 Dec 2015 So, 2015… Saint was born Saturday, Dec. 5. Prior to her delivery, Kim teased a few photo