Huge media site News.com.au has partnered with online dating giant Match.com.

This shows that the biggest dating sites are a force to be reckoned with; in the same league as big media companies. It also reveals just how well accepted online dating is in our culture.

The wife of Australian movie star Mel Gibson has filed for divorce. This is surprising, since they've been together for ages. It certainly seemed to be one of the most stable showbiz marriages of all.

Still, it seems that she finally found his wild, drunken behaviour just too much to bear.

A dating site owner in Australia has an interesting idea: Single people should wear a badge saying "Yes I am single" to speed up the process of meeting others who are also available.

Sounds promising. However, I think that people are generally just too shy for this to really work. The wearer of such a badge might get some funny looks, but not much genuine interest.