Melbourne supermarket giant Woolworths has agreed to let international nude crowd photographer Spencer Tunick use one of its carparks for a photoshoot after earlier denying permission. Tunick had planned to photograph thousands of nude Melburnians at the rooftop carpark at the supermarket's Prahran store on Chapel Street, in inner-city Melbourne. The New York-based artist is famous for his photos

Driverless technology and other intelligent systems like satellite farming require Australia's longitude and latitude to be corrected, scientists say. Australia's coordinates are out by more than 1.5 metres and that could have major implications for new technologies that rely on global positioning systems (GPS). Dan Jaksa from Geoscience Australia is working with a team of scientists from national

Posted Tue 16 Oct 2012 at 12:03amTuesday 16 Oct 2012 at 12:03amTue 16 Oct 2012 at 12:03am In India, 43.5 per cent of children under five are underweight, which accounts for almost two-thirds of the country’s high Global Hunger Index score.(

ID scanners will begin operating at up to 35 high-risk licensed venues in Kings Cross from this Friday. The scanners are designed to enforce banning orders and improve the safety of the precinct, and anyone wanting to enter the clubs will have to provide some form of photo identification. It is hoped the measure will prevent trouble-makers getting access to pubs after they have been banned elsewhe

Posted Sun 16 Mar 2014 at 2:44pmSunday 16 Mar 2014 at 2:44pmSun 16 Mar 2014 at 2:44pm, updated Mon 17 Mar 2014 at 7:49amMonday 17 Mar 2014 at 7:49amMon 17 Mar 2014 at 7:49am South Korea has called on North Korea to stop "provocative" and potentially dangerous rocket and missile tests, a day after Pyongyang test-fired 25 projectiles into the sea. The rockets were fired into the Sea of Japan, the la

The Chinese military has defended the holding of naval exercises in waters between Australia and Indonesia. China's Defence Ministry says last week's exercises were not aimed at any particular country. It's believed the Chinese navy has never before held such activities so close to Australia. Chinese television reports have showed what appeared to be simulated combat drills, including weapons firi

RAAF monitored Chinese military exercise in waters between Christmas Island and Indonesia Posted Thu 13 Feb 2014 at 2:03amThursday 13 Feb 2014 at 2:03amThu 13 Feb 2014 at 2:03am, updated Thu 13 Feb 2014 at 5:42amThursday 13 Feb 2014 at 5:42amThu 13 Feb 2014 at 5:42am Chinese warship fires missiles during a China-Russia joint military exercise off China Shandong Peninsula [File photo].(China Newsph

Posted Sun 19 Jan 2014 at 2:28pmSunday 19 Jan 2014 at 2:28pmSun 19 Jan 2014 at 2:28pm, updated Sun 19 Jan 2014 at 2:39pmSunday 19 Jan 2014 at 2:39pmSun 19 Jan 2014 at 2:39pm Thousands rally in Hong Kong in support of an Indonesian maid who was allegedly tortured by her employer(AFP: Alex Ogle) Thousands of people have rallied in Hong Kong to demand justice for a young Indonesian maid who was badly

Posted Mon 2 Dec 2013 at 7:13pmMonday 2 Dec 2013 at 7:13pmMon 2 Dec 2013 at 7:13pm, updated Mon 2 Dec 2013 at 8:38pmMonday 2 Dec 2013 at 8:38pmMon 2 Dec 2013 at 8:38pm United Nations human rights chief Navi Pillay says evidence collected during Syria's civil war implicates president Bashar al-Assad in war crimes. For months, UN investigators have been examining the actions of both sides in the Syr

'Total deviousness': Witnesses recount 'suspicious' inferno in the Luna Park Ghost Train Family members of the victims as well as witnesses to the Luna Park Ghost Train fire have long believed that arson caused the blaze. 'If you're offered it, take it': Government backs AstraZeneca despite blood clot concerns Australian health advisors and the government remain committed to the rollout of the Ast

As a society where women are expected to do the child raising, Japan is wasting half of its potential output. Is feminism the answer to stimulating the economy? asks Greg Jericho. The Great Recession in the northern hemisphere has become an economic laboratory. In Europe the austerity folk are still waiting to be able to claim success - especially with the eurozone clocking up six consecutive quar

Posted Tue 27 Nov 2012 at 6:06amTuesday 27 Nov 2012 at 6:06amTue 27 Nov 2012 at 6:06am Nationalists accused anti-whaling protesters of discriminating against Japanese tradition(AFP: Toshifumi Kitamura) As the Japanese whaling fleet prepares for this year's summer whale hunt, a new poll has found support for whale meat consumption in Japan at its lowest in years. The poll by Nippon Research Centre

Breaking news The US, UK and France have launched air strikes on targets inside Syria. Breaking news The Pentagon says the strikes targeted three chemical weapons facilities Breaking news Malcolm Turnbull says Australia backs the "calibrated, proportionate and targeted response". Breaking news Explosions heard as anti-aircraft fire lights up the sky above the Syrian capital Damascus Watch live Wat

Posted Tue 31 Jan 2012 at 8:03pmTuesday 31 Jan 2012 at 8:03pmTue 31 Jan 2012 at 8:03pm, updated Tue 31 Jan 2012 at 8:14pmTuesday 31 Jan 2012 at 8:14pmTue 31 Jan 2012 at 8:14pm Hamaoka Nuclear Plant: Japan has 54 nuclear plants, but only a handful are operational.(ABC News) United Nations nuclear experts have backed Japan's efforts to prove its nuclear plants can withstand massive natural disasters

Fukushima, nuclear and the rational approach to energy It has been quite a year for nuclear power. The dramatic events at the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant in north-east Japan in March and April, following the Great T�hoku Earthquake and tsunami, constituted the most significant nuclear emergency in 25 years. Nine months on, engineers continue to work to secure the plant and transition to a stat

Posted Sun 23 Oct 2011 at 10:34pmSunday 23 Oct 2011 at 10:34pmSun 23 Oct 2011 at 10:34pm, updated Mon 24 Oct 2011 at 1:15pmMonday 24 Oct 2011 at 1:15pmMon 24 Oct 2011 at 1:15pm Former Olympus CEO Michael Woodford has taken his allegations to Scotland Yard.(AFP: Jiji Press ) The former chief executive of camera company Olympus says he believes up to $1.3 billion in unjustified payments made by the