BHP Billiton has approved $1.2 billion in pre-commitment capital to start expansion work on its Olympic Dam copper and uranium mine, which analysts estimate could cost nearly 30 times that much to develop fully... more
I intend to barbecue this weekend even if I end up hunched over the grill in a woolly hat as evening draws in. These wines will go with grill action admirably... more
Riesling is the white grape that divides wine lovers. Its defenders, such as wine writer Hugh Johnson, praise its precision and balance, above all in its German homeland... more
The Australian wine industry has not had a happy few years. A decade-long drought in South Australia was relieved by a wet winter this year but the industry is still running out of water... more
Ian Bell Ashes diary: During last summer’s World Cup, I found it quite strange that footballers were saying five weeks was a long time away from home... more
England bowler tells skipper Strauss he wants to miss final Ashes warm-up and acclimatise in Brisbane for First Test as tourists enjoy another good day... more
Cheap and cheerful Australian wine could become a thing of the past as the worst crisis to hit the country’s industry in the last 50 years leads hundreds of growers to quit... more
Former Australia captain Allan Border has slammed Shahid Afridi's two-match ban for ball tampering, claiming the International Cricket Council should have punished the Pakistan all-rounder more severely... more
Cricket: Andrew Symonds's hopes of making the Ashes were boosted today when he was handed a new contract by Cricket Australia despite his recent controversies... more
Lance Armstrong felt the strain during his first road race in three years as he finished among the peloton in the opening stage of the Tour Down Under... more
Thirty Australian men launched a raid on Soho to pinch as many London women as possible and spirit them back Down Under - all with government backing... more
Cycling: Lance Armstrong has announced he is to make his professional road cycling comeback in next January's Tour Down Under in South Australia... more
The Mayor of Tower Hamlets defeated Labour to be elected. Livingstone not only backed him but some of Ken's key players are now at the heart of running the council. Stephen Robinson reports
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