Australia
New fencing plan threatens wildlife. Is there is an alternative to this silent massacre?
Two thousand and eight hundred miles; the equivalent of running between Lands End and John O’Groats three times! This is the distance my husband and I have now run through the continent of South America.
By Katharine and David Lowrie | Notebook | Monday, 25 February 2013 at 4:31 pm
Video: The next Usain Bolt?
Is this Australian boy who can run 100m in 11.72 seconds the world’s fastest 12-year-old?
By George Arnett | Sport | Friday, 14 December 2012 at 12:00 pm
Why us Australians can’t get enough of Oktoberfest
At 4am on Thursday morning, myself, a Polish friend and two Englishmen will all begin the long and tiresome journey to Munich for a long weekend. After moving from the sunny shores of Australia to London two years ago, it comes as a bit of a surprise that I’m showing my European friends just what it is that makes Oktoberfest a place worth going to, and returning to, as I set forth into Beerfest for the second time in as many years.
By Vanessa Keller | Notebook, Opinion | Thursday, 27 September 2012 at 4:00 am
Must watch: Head cracking celebrations from Scotland
In a hilarious and completely unintentional variation of the chest-to-chest gridiron-style celebration, Alasdair Strokosch and Joe Ansbro cracked heads with their poorly conceived choreography…
By Hugh Godwin | Sport | Wednesday, 6 June 2012 at 5:24 pm
#LukeBrooks, Janoskians and another glimpse into the baffling world of internet fame
Why use the near-infinite pool of free information out there on the world wide web for some kind of greater good, when we could watch a group of obnoxious pretty boys pissing people off on their way home from work?
By Steve Anderson | Notebook, Opinion | Tuesday, 22 May 2012 at 3:55 pm
Clarke to usher in new era?
If you ask any sport-fuelled Australian who Allan Border was, you would most likely get a sentence along the lines of ‘the most intimidating / feared Australian to have graced international sport.’ As a batsman, he was devastating, as a captain he was a crusader to the national side and brought Cricket Australia out of a dark and troubling age.
By Alexander Penny | Sport | Tuesday, 22 November 2011 at 10:43 am
A fresh start for Cricket Australia
Since arriving in Australia two weeks ago I have noticed that while the nation retains it’s fearless ambition on the cricket field, they have readjusted their targets to a level unknown to fans since the current rankings system was employed in 2003.
By Alexander Penny | Sport | Friday, 4 November 2011 at 12:42 pm
Talking World Cup Rugby: Lousy kicking cost Wales, not Warburton’s red card
The Warburton loss was a smokescreen because they Wales should have beaten France, even with 14 men.
By Peter Bills | Sport | Monday, 17 October 2011 at 1:01 pm
Talking World Cup Rugby: Hosts fear an all-New Zealand final without the All Blacks
A nightmare scenario is gaining increasing currency in rugby mad New Zealand. Grown men lay awake at night, sweating uncontrollably at the idea.
By Peter Bills | Sport | Friday, 14 October 2011 at 11:53 am
Talking World Cup Rugby: Willie Apiata – a true New Zealand hero
In days like these, when we see imbeciles such as certain England rugby players behaving like juveniles at this World Cup, you get your faith in mankind restored by people like Apiata and his mates.
By Peter Bills | Sport | Thursday, 13 October 2011 at 12:10 pm
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