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Two Men Who Embody The Real Meaning Of Heroism

19 January 2009

Trooper Donaldson, VC, and Captain Sullenberger deserve all gratitude... read full story

Mission Impossible? Enough To Scare Us For At Least The Next Two Decades

13 December 2008

Paul McGeough feels the heat with the US 101st Airborne, at the freezing Forward Operating Base Tillman, in the badlands of the Afghanistan-Pakistan border... read full story

Finding A Way Through Life When Words Fail

5 October 2008

WHEN silence fell on the hectic lives of Nick and Heather Safstrom eight years ago, it opened a window on to a more intimate, deeper world... read full story

Resettled Iraqis Left Feeling Dumped

5 August 2008

IRAQI interpreters given asylum in Australia after working alongside Australian troops during the occupation of their country say they feel short-changed by the Federal Government since arriving in Australia two months ago... read full story

Step Out In Your Style

24 May 2008

The first move towards a great career is choosing your field, writes Jim Bright... read full story

Impress The Computer

25 April 2008

Including the right keywords in your CV could increase your chances of winning a job, writes Conrad Walters... read full story

In Short - Fiction

12 April 2008

SECRETS IN PRIOR'S FORD By Eve Houston Sphere, 368pp, $22.99 TWO FOR THE ROAD By Amanda Hampson Viking, 336 pp, $32.95 THE LIFEBOAT By Zacharey Jane University of Queensland Press, 252 pp, $23.95 DISCO FOR THE DEPARTED By Colin Cotterill Text, 272 pp, $32.95.. read full story

The Tragedy Of Kosovo Filled Front Pages With Stories Of Outrage And Revulsion. Next Week The World Will Hold Its Breath As Europe Hopes For A New Beginning - But Prepares For The Worst.

8 December 2007

The Muslim call to prayer sounds especially melancholic in Racak. In the graveyard on the hill, the red wooden tablets are stark against the snow. Each bears the Albanian emblem - a black two-headed eagle - a name, and a year of birth and of death. On every grave the last is the same: 1999... read full story

In Short - Fiction

10 November 2007

CONFESSIONS OF A SUGAR MUMMY By Emma Tennant Gibson Square, 244 pp, $34.95 (hb) SHARP OBJECTS By Gillian Flynn Phoenix, 336 pp, $22.95 SOMETHING BORROWED By Paul Magrs Headline Review, 320pp, $32.95 THE LAST CHICKEN IN AMERICA: A NOVEL IN STORIES By Ellen Litman W.W. Norton & Co, 244 pp,$32.95 (hb).. read full story

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