Like Ross Noble minus the surreal garnish, Amiable Aussie Adam Hills blends improvised chats with audience members with his own polished patter... more
Hundreds of thousands of passengers are stranded when almost all domestic flights around Australia are cancelled because of low-lying ash clouds from a Chilean volcano... more
The Australian Grand Prix has come under fire after figures showed the cost to Victorian taxpayers had ballooned 15-fold in the space of 11 years... more
As most of my clients are now jetting off around the world for a hard-earned summer vacation, “See you in September” is quickly followed by “What should I do while I’m away?” ... more
Rod Macqueen, who guided Australia to the 1999 Rugby World Cup, has been lured out of retirement to take over as the first coach of the new Super 15 franchise in Melbourne... more
Formerly conjoined twins Trishna and Krishna were discharged from the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne after separation surgery and will spend their third birthday at home... more
Australia coach Tim Sheens believes the Kangaroos' Four Nations opponents will be making a grave mistake if they target Petero Civoniceva in the belief the veteran forward is "soft" after four months out with injury.
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Victims of Australia's lethal bushfires claim they are being locked out of a public inquiry into the worst disaster in the country's peacetime history... more
Formula One: Williams driver Nico Rosberg says twilight races are too dangerous and he fears the Malaysian Grand Prix may have to be stopped because of the risks to the drivers ... more
Passengers on a packed jumbo jet flight from London described their terror after a gaping hole was punched in the plane as it headed for Australia... more
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