It’s a pleasure to introduce Beast readers to my new monthly travel section. I’m a freelance travel writer and also the travel writer/blogger for the websites of travel magazines Asian Paradises and Pacific Paradises...

It took a lot to upset Habachi, the cleaner and maintenance man at the esteemed business college in the city of Sydney. He only worked four hours a day, which gave him plenty of time to himself outside of work. A twice-w...

Before I get started on this month’s column, I should note that my promotion to the illustrious early pages of The Beast – real estate usually reserved for the Queen of Clovelly, Lady Pearl Bullivant – is o...

Age | 18 months Sex | Male Breed | Staffie x JRT Weight | 13.3kg Maximus is such a social, easy-going boy. He is gentle with smaller dogs and incredibly affectionate with people. He walks well on lead and greets people i...

Up – 2014 – It’s hard not to get excited about the prospect of a brand new year ahead. Fingers crossed it’s a good one! Down – Skin Cancer – Now is the best time of year to get the worst kind of illness. Plea...

The pigeons that are widespread in Australian cities, country towns and farms are feral domesticated birds originally introduced from Europe. They are descended from wild Rock Doves, which range from northern Britain and...

That bloody Sculpture by the Sea, is mostly crap if you ask me The tricked up plastic, metal shapes, are dodgy icing on the capes Of South Bondi and Tamarama, I should take to them with a hammer And surely they would not...

After a hectic 2013, it’s time to review my predictions from last year. Was I right, wrong, or just a massive douche? First, I thought that Facebook wouldn’t make serious coin from mobile advertising. I couldn’t ha...

Age | 2 years Sex | Male Breed | Terrier x Weight | 5.4kg Mac is a happy, friendly little boy who is social with other dogs. He has a scruffy coat and really looks like Toto from the Wizard of Oz, so if you have a Doroth...