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Strep infections responsible for groper deathsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 10:43PMResearchers are in a race against time to save Queensland’s groper fish, which are washing up dead along beaches of Northern Queensland in increasing numbers.

WW2-era sunken ships leaking oil in Florida, elsewhereTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:56AMAll told, the rusting ships could dump millions of gallons of oil into the world's oceans. Some – including a few off Florida's coast – were sunk by German U-boats.

Sydney's beating heartMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 9:00AMIT'S been open for 54 years, was recently renovated for $1.2 million and has more than 3000 loyal members.

Oprah Winfrey's Australia visit fails to boost tourismMonday, July 18, 2011 @ 7:43AMOprah Winfrey's dramatic visit to Australia failed to boost tourist numbers despite the Government spending $5 million (£3.3 million) on a trip that was supposed to lead to a tourist bonanza.

So where's the Oprah effect?Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 8:22PMOPRAH Winfrey's imprimatur has launched careers, spawned business empires and raised millions of dollars for charity, but the ''Oprah effect'' has not revived Australia's flagging tourism industry in the US.

Tourism boost, or just a phantom of the Oprah?Sunday, July 17, 2011 @ 12:05PMOprah Winfrey's imprimatur has launched careers, spawned business empires and raised millions of dollars for charity, but the ''Oprah effect'' has not revived Australia's flagging tourism industry in the US.

Bragging about barra, settling for snapperSaturday, July 16, 2011 @ 10:49AMIT'S about now, in the ides of winter, as the temperatures wallow and the days are morbidly grey, that thoughts turn to a far-flung fishing holiday. Maybe that's why I've received more than my fair share of brag-mails from fellow anglers.

Unique life under the wavesFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 7:12AMStanding on an ugly steel and concrete structure several metres above the ocean, it's hard to imagine that beneath the surface is an underwater scene that is almost unrivalled worldwide.

TV tough man knows womenFriday, July 15, 2011 @ 6:52AMTV POWERPLAYER John Edwards talks about his unlikely reputation as a 'woman whisperer'.