SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - A short amateur film of Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Some Like It Hot" was auctioned for 17,500 Australian dollars ($14,700) on Thursday, nearly 50 years after it was shot.

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - A short amateur film of Hollywood star Marilyn Monroe on the set of "Some Like It Hot" was auctioned for 17,500 Australian dollars ($14,700) on Thursday, nearly 50 years after it was shot.

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Forget traps. A carnivorous plant big enough to devour a mouse or baby rat is among scores of rare and exotic flora on display at Sydney's Royal Botanic Gardens and horticulturists say it can be grown at home.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's patent office said on Wednesday it had found no reason to reject a patent for disputed technology on cloning human embryos based on falsified research by disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk.

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's patent office said on Wednesday it had found no reason to reject a patent for disputed technology on cloning human embryos based on falsified research by disgraced South Korean scientist Hwang Woo-suk.

SYDNEY (AFP) - Asian share prices soared in early trade Monday as the US government's massive rescue plan for the battered financial sector encouraged investors shaken by last week's global turmoil.

SYDNEY (AFP) - Qantas landed its first A380 superjumbo here on Sunday, hopeful that its arrival will boost the Australian carrier, which has recently faced a series of mechanical problems including a mid-air blast.

Stock markets across the globe from Sydney to London soared after Wall Street's powerful rally in the closing hours of trading.

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - A Sydney art gallery has paid A$16.2 million ($13 million) for a work by French Impressionist artist Paul Cezanne, making it the most expensive painting purchased by an Australian public gallery.

SYDNEY (Reuters Life!) - Australian fertility specialists aim to ease the stress out of making babies by combining their clinic with a five-star luxury resort, complete with a spa and masseurs.