Kota Kinabalu is the capital of Sabah, one of two Malaysian states on the island of Borneo, and with a population of 600,000 is quite unlike most manic, busy and chaotic Asian cities. The lack of horn blowing and polluti...

Some months ago I spoke to a man who had a dilemma and needed some advice. His 73 year-old mother-in-law, who has early dementia, had been living in a nursing home for about six months. A staff member contacted him and t...

Up – Richie Benaud – The great man who called Coogee home pulled up stumps during the month and he will be sorely missed. Up – Online Grocery Shopping – Why the hell did we not get on this racket earlier? Now you...

Age: 3 years Sex: Male Breed: Foxy x Weight: 7.8kg Nigel is an active, friendly dog that would do well with a sporty family. He likes to jog, walks well on loose lead and ignores passing cars, but can be reactive to some...

It is fair to say that football is booming in this country. Hot on the heels of Asian Cup success and an encouraging (though ultimately fruitless) appearance at the World Cup, Australia has gone beyond flirting coyly wit...

Somewhere between ‘I am woman; hear me roar’ and Germaine Greer’s criticism of the prime minister’s backside, feminism got lost. Shoved aside for more popular human rights movements, ‘feminist’ is now a dirti...

Who doesn’t love donning smugglers, rummaging haphazardly in kelp, groping in rocky crevices and probing for precious, prickly whiskers? Free-diving for eastern rock lobsters (Sagmariasus verreauxi) has become a popula...

Congratulations to the people of NSW. Not only did you elect Mike Baird as Premier on March 28, you also wholeheartedly endorsed the privatisation of electricity and the mining of coal seam gas. Thanks heaps for voting t...