It’s been a reasonably mundane month in the online and tech worlds. A quick scan of the nerd news doesn’t really reveal anything particularly earth-shattering, although there were a couple of exceptions. South by Sou...

I’ve just had the most fantastically fishy weekend! Tackle packing and daydreaming Friday night, a pre-dawn start to a successful shallow water snapper session for Saturday, and a very special Sunday afternoon spent wi...

We really do hate a tall poppy here in Australia. We’re always very quick to bag anyone or anything that isn’t performing to our high levels of expectation, whether it be a sporting team like the Wallabies, a sportsm...

Age | 10 years Sex | Female Breed | Maltese x Weight | 5.1kg Heather came from the pound with a large mass of necrotic tissue caught in a hernia. This has been repaired and she is looking for a home with some TLC. Heathe...

Plumed Whistling-Ducks were formally rare vagrants in the Sydney region, but they have been regularly seen in the Hawkesbury district since 1971, and they have successfully bred there. On February 20 this year, a small f...

Up – Autumn Racing – The BMW Sydney Carnival runs from March 22 to April 26. You can find out more at www.theraces.com.au. Down – Liars/Thieves/Cheats – These three traits often come hand in hand. If you fit into...

After seven years of dutiful service to The Beast I miss one lousy column and what happens – Rupert Truscott-Hughes eagerly fills my void, claiming falsely that I had injured myself tending to non-existent rose bus...

Age | 17 months Sex | Male Breed | Foxy x Weight | 4.2kg Billy is a gentle, happy little boy with beautiful markings. He is quite social with other dogs but is a touch shy with people he does not know. He is often retice...

Aries Mar 21-Apr 20 Your naive optimism in the face of adversity requires some readjustment. Just remember: that which does not kill you, will eventually kill you. Taurus Apr 21-May 20 Avoid making any kid of physical co...