IT'S been said that I am an early adopter. A bit of a fashion forecaster, if you will. Secretly I think that I am so slow at adopting that there is a very real possibility that I just luck out at getting things the second (or fifth) time around. Take..read more

A RAMSHACKLE Dutch team, featuring a journeyman Victorian fast bowler, has scrambled to one of cricket's great upsets in the first game of the Twenty20 World Cup, igniting another crisis for English cricket.

CHILD-safety experts have issued warnings about popular ultra-light, rubber-soled clogs, as child-care groups move to discourage youngsters from wearing them.

Vienna's hospitals are banning Crocs plastic clogs as too risky for patients. "Technical evaluations have shown that they're not anti-static and could interfere with the proper functioning of precision electronic equipment, or even cause explosions," hospitals director Peter Woelfl said.

WITH a State Government so reliant on the generosity of developers, the community is entitled to mistrust proposals to streamline planning. At the same time, however, the need for reform is undeniable. No less than 120,000 planning proposals worth $21 billion are processed each year in NSW. The figure can..read more