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'First class' ... 'Terrific job': Clarke receives ringing rap from predecessor, but fans aren't so sure

30 March 2011

'I think he's certainly growing into those leadership roles every day so I totally endorse Michael Clarke as the next captain.' Ricky Ponting.. read full story

Ponting puts team first in his decision to quit role

30 March 2011

IN THE end, Ricky Ponting didn't need a tap on the shoulder... read full story

Tough days in the field but history records a good innings for Ponting

30 March 2011

IN THE goldfish-length memory of the modern sporting world, Ricky Ponting as Australian captain was only as good as his last six, fruitless and frustrating months. That memory needs jogging... read full story

Chooks are next up in price-war fowl play

29 March 2011

FRESH chicken will be the next front in the battle between Australia's two biggest supermarket chains... read full story

Punter's paradise as skipper leads way

25 March 2011

AHMEDABAD: The man who has been playing like a weak link in Australia's batting order for much of the past year, Ricky Ponting, last night chose a crucial time to return to being its strongest... read full story

Skipper's steely century silences critics

25 March 2011

THE man who has been playing like a weak link in Australia's batting order for much of the past year, Ricky Ponting, last night chose a crucial time to return to being its strongest... read full story

US agent flying in for talks on Ervin

24 March 2011

GARY Ervin's United States-based agent arrives in Australia tomorrow for talks about keeping the electrifying playmaker in Wollongong... read full story

Five items in every recipe

23 March 2011

Want to cut your shopping bill and save time in the kitchen asks KATE McILWAIN?.. read full story

IN A WORD

23 March 2011

Hay backing region Noreen Hay has never said there is no alcohol-related violence in our city. What Noreen did say was what she always does and defends our city when it is portrayed as worse than suburbs in Sydney... read full story

Rialto in new hands

23 March 2011

AWARD-WINNING senior Jones Lang LaSalle executive Sarah Bidinost has been appointed general manager of Melbourne's Rialto building... read full story

Goss's Italian job merely the tip of the iceberg for Australian success

21 March 2011

The year is less than three months old, and Australian cycling is already enjoying a purple patch of unprecedented success. If there was anyone left who doubted Australia's strength in the sport on the world stage, they need only look at the myriad wins tallied by Australian road racers... read full story

Muslims 'widely distrusted'

21 March 2011

DISTRUST of Muslims and hostility towards homosexuals and pagans remain widespread in Australia, according to a new Australian Human Rights Commission report to be released today... read full story

Huge refugee airlift in bid to curb people smugglers

19 March 2011

THE Australian government has dramatically accelerated its airlift of more than 400 refugees out of Jakarta for permanent settlement in Australia as it tries to curb people-smuggling networks operating in both countries... read full story

Valhalla for sale in twilight of director's stellar operatic term

18 March 2011

Stephen Phillips's Ring was short-changed, writes Wendy Frew... read full story

A talent for being in demand

15 March 2011

Top-flight researchers are among Australia's most wanted as universities jostle to sign them up, writes Erica Cervini... read full story

BOOKMARKS

12 March 2011

In praise of older writers; Philip Pullman's advice for the younger writer; remembering Hazel Rowley; the most popular downloads; HarperCollins causes an ebook stir in the US. By Jason Steger... read full story

Long-term unemployed pay the price for Labor's regulation

8 March 2011

The official unemployment figure for February is due out later this week. Unemployment in Australia is 5.1 per cent, which is significantly lower than that of most Western economies. If the February figure remains around 5 per cent it will be welcomed by the Gillard government and its supporters... read full story

Harsh reality of life in the lucky country

7 March 2011

Burmese refugees were often reticent to ask for help... read full story

This year's model has Apple in front

4 March 2011

IT WAS a smug and snarky if frail-looking Steve Jobs whose theatrical appearance was the biggest surprise at the launch of the iPad 2... read full story

Lowy succession plan signals subtle shift in power

3 March 2011

Turning 80 was momentous for Frank Lowy. For the first time in his working life, the country's richest man - worth an estimated $5 billion - began to think the unthinkable: loosening an iron grip on the world's biggest shopping centre empire, Westfield... read full story

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