At the BBQ on Saturday, I met a guy from Chicago and we were reminiscing about missing the Taste festival. Now? Not so much.

A list of the best all-time band, solo artist, and new band from each state in the union. I was all excited about this til I saw the Indiana selections. Sure, the Jacksons are from Gary... but they're hardly representative

He thinks it's the future of air travel. I think he's been reading too much steampunk.

EMPLOYERS are slowing down on hiring, especially in the financial sector as job opportunities decline.

WEST Australian police want the power to take a DNA sample from anyone arrested, even for minor offences such as trespass.

ESTABLISHING an emissions trading scheme by 2010 could put the economy at risk, Federal Opposition Leader Brendan Nelson said today.

THE US and Japan today called for urgent action on red-hot oil and food prices that could derail the global economy on the eve of a summit of the world's richest nations in Japan.

PROPERTY trust GPT Group cut its guidance for full-year operating income to $464 million from $633 million today because of the deterioration in global financial markets.

A STOUSH is brewing between stockbroking group Chimaera and its creditor ANZ over the contents of a due diligence report.

FALLING overseas markets and weaker commodity prices have set the scene for a tough start to the week for Australian shares.

THE Federal Government has been urged by global aviation giant Boeing to allow foreign airlines to compete against Qantas on the lucrative Pacific route.

PAIN at the bowser may be to blame for a rise in bike thefts in Victoria, particularly in the city.

A MAN was bashed unconscious in a fight with up to 10 others outside a pub in Melbourne's north-west last night.

NEIGHBOURS star Kym Valentine is in hospital with pneumonia after becoming seriously ill on a terrifying flight home from New York.

AFTER an international spending spree over the past three years, Australia's bruised listed property sector could be forced into a fire sale of its $70bn offshore portfolio.

Gas Gas rider Adam Raga has claimed his third win of the 2008 FIM SPEA Trial World Championship at the latest Grand Prix in the Czech Republic to move fractionally closer to Toni Bou in the title r...