AFTER two months as Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd has blown out
nearly as much hot air as John Howard did in a year.
When it comes to leaving on a jet plane, that is.
Overseas travel is an essential part of a prime minister’s role
to lead Australia in the world. But flights are also major
contributors to global warming: [...]
A politically connected association promoting links between
China and Australia - what could be wrong with that? Plenty.
William Birnbauer reports.
FOR retired police superintendent Peter Magerl, it all started
to unravel when he and two Australian women working in Beijing
confronted their employer, Michael Guo, over irregularities in
their visas and contracts.
Screaming profanities and abuse, Guo ordered them out of [...]
Elvis fever is alive and well in outback Australia,
writes Guy Wilkinson.
Straddling a gleaming Harley-Davidson, the man with the mammoth,
black quiff is working the crowd into a frenzy.
Cupping a hand around one ear, he motions for further applause,
as the sun reflects off his glinting gold sunglasses.
“You can take me for a ride anytime!” shrieks one middle-aged
woman, [...]
