Aussie News
January 30, 2013 · Leave a Comment
Have you ever heard of a shrimp that can break glass? The Mantis Shrimp is such a creature. Mantis shrimps are crustaceans, like crabs, rock lobsters and other shrimps. They are the only animals to have hyperspectral colour vision and are considered to have the most complex eyes in the animal kingdom. They can see … [Read the full story]
February 29, 2012 · Leave a Comment
An Australian community warden who claimed he was racially abused by colleagues who constantly greeted him with ‘G’day Sport’ is taking his case to the European Court of Human Rights. Geoff Stephens, who has been in the UK for 27 years after coming over from Australia when he was 22 years old, claimed he suffered … [Read the full story]
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January 23, 2011 · Leave a Comment
We come from a land where we are renowned for our laid-back attitude. And, losing the Ashes has given the Poms an excuse to give us some stick…but it’s no more than we’ve been doing to them since year dot. But it seems Geoff Stephens, who lives and works in Britain, doesn’t take after his … [Read the full story]
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