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...

MATT MEOLA – HOME from Matt Meola on Vimeo. Given that I’m in Broome at the moment and there are absolutely no waves whatsoever, I’ve been frothing out on a few surf flicks, so I thought it would be a g...

Once upon a time there was a small boy named Agus. He didn’t have much money, but he had a very broad and infectious smile. He lived in a village where timber construction was the primary industry. In his village the t...

It appears that the world is finally crumbling down around the so-called diet ‘experts’ who espouse nutritional advice without a skerrick of actual science behind them, and Rupert here is absolutely rapturous about t...

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...

Welcome to part four of my five part series on the Young Guns of Wine Awards (younggunsofwine.com), which highlights some of the best young winemakers coming through the ranks in the Aussie wine industry. Joe Holyman (St...

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...