16 Jun

Terror trial told of ‘fishing trip’

A TRIP to Eden by several men accused of terrorism involved fishing, barbecues and mud bogging, and there was no talk of either religion or politics, the Supreme Court heard yesterday.
Prosecutors had earlier alleged the trip was designed for bonding or team building among some of the 12 Muslim men charged with terror offences.
The men [...]

03 Feb

Mongolian lambs? Not this mob. If Genghis Khan, so can they

ONE HAS broken a wrist, another fell so heavily he split his
helmet. Yet another was recently treated in hospital for fractured
ribs. And the rest? Bruises, cuts and enough muscle soreness to
know that this is serious training.
This eclectic confederation of amateur cyclists has until June
to get fit enough to spend just over a week riding hundreds [...]

02 Feb

Mongolian lambs? Not this mob. If Genghis Khan, so can they

ONE HAS broken a wrist, another fell so heavily he split his
helmet. Yet another was recently treated in hospital for fractured
ribs. And the rest? Bruises, cuts and enough muscle soreness to
know that this is serious training.
This eclectic confederation of amateur cyclists has until June
to get fit enough to spend just over a week riding hundreds [...]

31 Jan

Footy bridges the business gulf

IS THERE anything amazing about a bunch of Crows and Magpies fighting it out in the desert? Not usually. But in this case, it’s the Adelaide Crows and the Collingwood Magpies, it’s a game of Australian rules football and the desert is not in Australia but in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, in the [...]

31 Jan

Footy bridges the business gulf

IS THERE anything amazing about a bunch of Crows and Magpies fighting it out in the desert? Not usually. But in this case, it’s the Adelaide Crows and the Collingwood Magpies, it’s a game of Australian rules football and the desert is not in Australia but in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, in the [...]

31 Jan

Footy bridges the business gulf

IS THERE anything amazing about a bunch of Crows and Magpies fighting it out in the desert? Not usually. But in this case, it’s the Adelaide Crows and the Collingwood Magpies, it’s a game of Australian rules football and the desert is not in Australia but in Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates, in the [...]

28 Jan

20 great journeys

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