BANGKOK. More than 200 Australian travellers have been stranded in southern Thailand as mudslides and floodwaters claimed more than a dozen lives in eight provinces.

Subdivided in 1921 as part of the Peterborough Estate, Lake Illawarra South was for many years populated by fishing shacks and weekenders, before the lake views sent property prices beyond the $1 million mark.

AUSTRALIA'S bid for the soccer World Cup should ignore Etihad Stadium and instead take matches to a freshly expanded stadium in Geelong, according to the Victorian government.

DOMESTIC air travellers face higher fares to cover the cost of airlines' greenhouse gas emissions — estimated at $100 million or more — if the Federal Government's emissions trading scheme is passed by Parliament next year, leading airlines warn.

Back in about 1991, I remember a family friend excitedly informing me that they had been given a blacklight light-globe for Christmas. Would I like to come over and "try" it? This essentially consisted of running around in a darkened room, screaming about how our teeth were glowing in the..read more