In the end, I couldn't watch. Or listen. I turned the radio off, driving into town.

In oppressed towns and countries you're not allowed to joke.

Straw polls, critics say, have all the power of the material they are named after.

One of the most despicable things around is when people put pressure on family members-particularly older parents-to part with their money.

Life is filled with sweet moments and we can find them hiding in the smallest, most unlikely of places, or in the more obvious.

The public response to the arson attack and burglary of 92-year-old Pearl Sanger's home was unlike any I have experienced as an editor.

I'm feeling passionate. Passionate about heaps of stuff. Also I think it's really important to move forward. Go on a journey. But I'll lead from the front. Passionately.

Craig Cooper used to care little for the America's Cup.

The H Word. Hundertwasser. More specifically, the Hundertwasser Art Centre.

Many years ago when I lived on the West Coast, the local Trustee Savings Bank took up the slack when the big banks pulled out of the small towns.

In an analogy that is no doubt wildly offensive to postpartum mothers the world over, it occurred to me this week that long-haul flying is a not entirely dissimilar to giving birth.

In reply to Keith Hartley's letter (August 16) about the printing of money, he should do some study as to how the money he uses comes into existence.

Who knew putting the babies to bed could be so gawd-damned difficult?

It is continually surprising what lies beneath our seas.