Rhythm link to language ability

LANGUAGE ability might be related to sense of rhythm, a study suggests. Scientists have found people who were better able to tap their finger to a beat showed a more consistent brain response to a repeated speech syllable. The research highlights...

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UK unis offer free online courses

TOP UK universities are to begin offering free online courses open to anyone around the world. More than 20 leading institutions, including Southampton, Warwick and Reading have signed up to provide short courses in subject areas such as science,...

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Development on Cape York a step closer

A POTENTIAL World Heritage nomination for Queensland's Cape York doesn't figure in the government's 20-year plan for the area, the state's deputy premier says. A draft plan for the peninsula was handed to the Cape York Regional Planning Committee...

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Abbott cabinet a '50s throwback: Shorten

LABOR frontbencher Bill Shorten says Tony Abbott is crying "crocodile tears" when he says he is disappointed to only have one woman in his cabinet. Incoming Foreign Minister Julie Bishop will be the only female in the coalition's 19-member cabinet,...

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Qld doctor accused of hog-tying 13yo boy

A Gold Coast doctor has appeared in court accused of assaulting a child patient in his clinic. Source: AAP A GOLD Coast doctor has started his 59th birthday by appearing in court after being accused of hog-tying a child in his clinic. ...

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Dominic Bird granted bail in Malaysia

PERTH man Dominic Bird has been granted bail in Malaysia but will not be allowed to return to Australia until the outcome of an appeal against his acquittal on drug trafficking charges that carry the death penalty. The 33-year-old was set free...

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NSW premier boosts gun search powers

NSW police will be able to stop and search people, cars, bikie clubhouses and "criminal dens" for guns, without a warrant, under legislation to be introduced into parliament this week. Under the changes, police will be able to stop and search...

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Lead inspections begin in WA town

AN investigation into lead contamination in the Western Australian town of Northampton has finally begun with authorities beginning to arrange individual property inspections. As part of the Northampton Lead Tailings project, the Department...

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Bishop welcomes US-Russia deal on Syria

Incoming foreign minister Julie Bishop has welcomed the US-Russia deal on Syria's chemical weapons. Source: AAP INCOMING foreign minister Julie Bishop has welcomed a "significant" deal between the US and Russia that could see Syria stripped...

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