There's been a bit of comedians seeking deeper meaning this year. If that's what you're in to - or you are easily offended - Reginald P. Hunter is not your guy. If it's rank and vile, Hunter has a joke

The Age 's Comedy Festival blog lists the nominations for the festival's annual Barry Awards . Of the six shows nominated, I've only seen Kristin Schaal and Justin Hamilton's. Both were quite good, but not outstanding. Hamilton's show was undoubtedly

Looks like things are happening over at the brewery site again..

Hahahaha... Snookums alerted me to the fact that the NY Mets got rickrolled. That's pretty good.

TENSIONS between Australia and China are set to rise amid revelations China is preparing to buy a multi-billion-dollar stake in BHP Billiton.

THE US economy is in recession, former Federal Reserve boss Alan Greenspan said, but was unsure how deep the downturn will go.

A MAN has been crushed to death by his own four-wheel drive vehicle on a property in Victoria's far west.

A DECISION by convicted cocaine smuggler Tony Mokbel to fight his extradition to Australia in the European Court of Human Rights was inevitable, his former Australian lawyer said today.

A WOMAN who was standing so close to the killer of underworld identity Lewis Moran that she felt the heat from the murder weapon, has told a court she remembers almost nothing of the incident.

VICTORIAN police Chief Commissioner Christine Nixon says she has no intention of quitting despite pressure from some in her force to resign or be sacked.

TWO schoolgirls who went missing last night in Melbourne in unrelated incidents have turned up safely.

CELEBRITY tax cheat Glenn Wheatley will be freed from prison five months early to serve the rest of his sentence at his luxurious home.

THE death of a man who fell from a window during a fight was a tragic accident that may have been sparked by racism, a court has been told.

INTEREST rates may drop back to 6 per cent by late next year, as the latest economic data shows a significant slowing in the economy.

CONSUMER sentiment has fallen to a 15-year low as households grapple with high interest rates and an uncertain global economy.

A COUPLE found dead in the bedroom of their home have been identified as a retired police inspector and his wife.

POLICE are investigating a possible double homicide in Perth after the bodies of a couple in their 60s were found in their home today.

A COUPLE found dead in the bedroom of their home had head injuries, police say.

POLICE investigating whether incestuous father and daughter, who have gone to ground, benefited financially from their crime.

TASMANIA'S Deputy Premier Steve Kons has resigned from the front bench, after last night admitting he had misled parliament.