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Researchers Give Lab Rats Terminator-Like Infrared Vision.
Researchers at Duke university have developed a neuroprosthesis that gives rats the ability to detect infrared light, a portion of the electromagnetic spectrum to which mammals are normally blind.

The Australian government has indefinitely detained a pregnant mother and her two sons based on an ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence Organisation) finding of an "adverse security assessment". You guessed it, they won't disclose what it is and her family and friends can't appeal it. Truly disgusting.

The Australian founder of the whistleblower website Wikileaks had his passport confiscated by police when he arrived in Melbourne last week.

Julian Assange, who does not have an official home base and travels every six weeks, told the Australian current affairs program Dateline that immigration officials had said his passport was going to be cancelled because it was looking worn.

Australian customs officers have been given new powers to search incoming travellers' laptops and mobile phones for pornography, a spokeswoman for the Australian sex industry says.

A nurse at the hospital that was duped by a prank call from two Australian radio DJs concerning Prince William's pregnant wife, Catherine, has apparently committed suicide, the hospital confirmed Friday. The nurse "was recently the victim of a hoax call," King Edward VII Hospital said in a media statement. The DJs impersonated Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Charles in the prank call, in which some details of the Duchess of Cambridge's condition and care were given.

So for the terrible crime of drinking, a group of Australian soldiers (nicknamed diggers) are sent back to Afghanistan. In true Obama latest national defense bill style, the men 'misbehaved' in one country, and are then called to another country to defend themselves.

Flying cars and robot maids may still be far from reality, but one Jetsons-era vision of the future is very real: Later this year, you'll be able to buy your own jetpack.

Parents in Australia are trying to sue the school system for their children not making good grades. This short video tells what lead up to it and plays the hilarious and intelligent phone message they recorded to handle the backlash. I really think its worth a listen.

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Up to 50,000 people face a fine of $110 a day if they refuse to divulge information on their health and lifestyle to Australian Bureau of Statistics researchers.