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Bindi tells you all about her upcoming birthday party and one of her favourite snakes at Australia Zoo — the Burmese python. Question Are Burmese pythons poisonous? Jonah, Battery Hill, QLD. Answer No, Jonah, Burmese pythons aren’t poisonous. They have no venom. They coil themselves around their prey and constrict it. Got a question for […]

While weight loss is an individual journey, I often see people facing common challenges even though they are in different occupations and at different life stages. So if you’ve decided the time has come to get in shape, check out if any of these challenges apply to you. Don’t worry if some of them sound […]

Let’s take a closer look at one of the lesser known midyear fruits, custard apples. Custard apples originate from Peru in South America and were introduced into Queensland around 1874. They are also known as cherimoya, atemoya and bullock’s heart. Custard apples look like an artichoke — heart-shaped with a leathery, bumpy green skin. The […]

Carnitine, an amino acid derivative, is one of the more commonly popped supplements. It’s touted as a fat mobiliser and weight loss aid, but is also said to improve athletic performance. Support for the weight loss benefits of carnitine is very slim to say the least, but what about its use as a sports supplement? […]

If you spend a large part of your life sitting at a desk, it makes sense to ensure that it’s safe and comfortable. These stress relieving ideas should make deskwork a breeze. Keep it clean The average desk harbours 400 times more bacteria than an office toilet seat. Disinfect germ-laden troublespots like phones regularly. Ease […]

Doctors tend to be reluctant to encourage alcohol consumption and when they do, it’s usually red wine that gets the tick of approval. However, a growing number of research papers indicate that perhaps beer is the better option when it comes to adding up disease-fighting benefits. For example, Japanese scientists have found that antioxidants in […]

Question I have a glut of rhubarb in my garden and am not sure what to do with it other than make crumble. Could you please give me some ideas? Answer Although treated as a fruit, rhubarb is actually a vegetable. It grows in various shades of vibrant pink and red, but perishes quickly, so […]

Hide tired eyes with flattering colours and clever tricks. Here’s how… If you have red hair, wear blues, greens, turquoises and golds. Dark hair and brown eyes suit blues, greens, purples, lavenders and golds. Blondes should go for blues, greens, taupes, purples, greys, silvers, lavenders and slates. Black hair — wear blues, greens, earth colours, […]

Sydney billionaire James Packer made the gorgeous “gal from Gunnedah”, Erica Baxter, his bride in a dazzling ceremony on the French Riviera last week. Last Wednesday morning the couple exchanged vows in an intimate civil ceremony at the Antibes Hotel de Ville (town hall) in the company of a small group of family and friends, […]