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  We cannot do another term of Nationals – we just cannot. They have been here forever, the last one for 27 years … somebody … anybody Save Our Souls! Here in the electorate of the Upper Hunter we are drowning in a …

Are you waiting for a bus?’ I ask the young woman standing outside a King Street pharmacy as I cycle pass. “Yes,” she replies candidly. “How can you tell?” she laughs. “Well, not from signage that’s for sure – but I’m afraid …

After witnessing the sexist criticism of his colleagues, Karl Stefanovic decided to conduct an experiment. The host of Channel Nine’s Today show wore the same blue suit on air for two days in a row. Then three days. A month passed by. …

The first trailer of the Minions 3D animated movie was released yesterday and has already chalked up over 5 million views in 24 hours. Meanwhile, the Minions movie Facebook page has close to 26 million ‘Likes’. Are these signs of impending minion madness even before the …

Sometimes the magic is just right there in front of you … and it nearly always involves a bike! I’m doing a few ‘bike-about’ stories and I’m hoping you’ll come along for the ride … There was a fresh chiselled sheen to …

It’s a cool spring day in Robertson, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales. As I walk along the rows of trees, even though the sun is shining I’m glad to be wearing extra layers. My friend Jet, the Blue Heeler, …

Kenya has hit it rich. In May this year multinational oil and gas exploration company Tullow Oil discovered additional oil reserves worth US $10 billion in the South Lokichar basin of arid Turkana land northwest of Nairobi. A World Bank interest free …

Everyone’s nervous their first time. Will it hurt? Will it be embarrassing? How long will it take? You know, the usual suspects. The world is divided into those who “have” and those who “haven’t” and you’re still one of the “haven’t yets”! …

Roberta is a classic A type personality. Hitting the kitchen with the jitters after a nauseating day, she opens the fridge desperate for anything that will raise her blood sugar levels. “Hello Roberta, how was work”? “Ghastly,” she replies. “There’s that last …

Like a hermit crab, Sydney’s Lentil As Anything branch has now taken up long-term residence in King Street, Newtown after its temporary stint at Cookies and Milk. Launched in Melbourne by Sri Lankan refugee Shanaka Fernando in 2000, Lentil As Anything operates on …