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On February 24 and 25, Italy was at a crossroads but the election results did not set a future direction for the country. The Italian population expected everything but not that its nation would be rendered ungovernable. If there is a winner …

In 2004 the English newspaper The Observer compiled a list of 50 sporting things to do before you die. The one sporting event ranked highest was a football game in Argentina known as “Supercalsico”. Founded in the working class dockland area of Buenos Aires …

China’s centuries-long tradition of celebrating Chinese New Year with spectacular firework displays may be at an end with the government now considering a permanent ban as the practice is blamed for intensifying air pollution. A severe haze hit Beijing as well as its …

The Anatolian Turkish Festival has kicked off Multicultural March, a series of multicultural events aiming to demonstrate diversity and enhance the community’s understanding of a variety of cultures. Held on March 3 at Tumbalong Park in Darling Harbour, the festival is a …

I have been told that in the summertime Capri smells of hibiscus. But I am here in January, in the depths of winter, as the fruit rots on the vine and the sunsets lay to waste. The island is at once intimate …

It’s time to dust off the mouldy boots and replace the old peas in dented whistles: this old Rugby League warrior (spectating only these days) is avidly anticipating the kick-off to the 2013 National Rugby League season. Like many other supporters, I …

After one year of technical government and almost two decades of Berlusconi government, Italy finds itself at a crossroads. Under the eyes of Europe and the world Italian voters will have to make a choice on Sunday February 24 and Monday February …

The annual Koreatown Festival combines the best of traditional Korean dance, song and instruments with a modern twist – namely the Gangnam-style dance contest and K-pop – to showcase what this vibrant, lesser-known Asian community is all about. Only very recently has …

I stared at my reflection in mild disbelief. A girl wearing heavy black frames gazed back owlishly. Behind them were brown eyes covered with prescription contact lenses – which I had switched to several months ago because I was tired of wearing …

“Always listen to your Mum” was the take home message when larger-than-life Jesse Williams arrived home from the US last month. Arriving back in Australia from his latest tour of duty on the US grid-iron circuit, the 22-year-old was spotted sporting a …