Namchne, Nepal: Scaling Mount Everest was a dream few realised before Nepal opened its side of the mountain to commercial climbing a half-century ago. This year the government issued a record number of permits, leading to traffic jams on the world's highest peak that likely contributed to the greatest death toll in four years. As…
It is tempting for normal people to ignore our President when he starts ranting about treason and corruption at the FBI. I understand the temptation. I'm the object of many of his rants, and even I try to ignore him. But we shouldn't, because millions of good people believe what a president of the United…
The AFL community is reeling following the death of Anna Green, the wife of Demons champion Brad Green. Ms Green, a mum and lifestyle blogger, died on Monday, leaving behind two young sons, Oliver and Wilba. Tributes have started pouring in for the former flight attendant, who described herself on Instagram as a “lover of…
It can be hard to like your body. Even in the years when I've dieted and felt "thin", I've hated trying on swimwear in a tiny changing room, every flaw spotlit in a full-length mirror. It seems being unhappy in our bodies is the norm. The theme of this year's UK Mental Health Week is…
It has been two months since US Attorney General Barr released his summary of Robert Mueller’s investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 US election, and just over a month since the redacted report was made public. President Trump, of course, claims the report “fully exonerated” him, and replies with the sound bites “no collusion,…
The Dee Why RSL Club faces a disciplinary hearing following an investigation into allegations of irresponsible gambling practices after the death of one of its customers last year. Gary Van Duinen died by suicide after an all-night gaming binge at the club that occurred after family members begged the club to help curb his gambling. Liquor &…
There’s nothing quite like state politics to show how skin deep civility can really be. And with NSW Labor leadership contenders Jodi McKay and Chris Minns assuring supporters they intended to have a clean contest, it’s fallen to others to take up the incessant sledging. As best as CBD can tell, there is no clear…
Putting an honest-to-goodness lightsaber in your hands and making interactive characters from a galaxy far, far away appear in your lounge room as holograms, Lenovo's Star Wars: Jedi challenges headset is great way to pass the time while you wait for the new movie later this year. These headsets were originally released almost two years…
Few people can quit their day job and start full-time in a new venture tomorrow. Even fewer people should. The path to turning something from an idea to a side-hustle and, eventually, a full-time enterprise is best taken at a slow and consistent pace. It's not what people want to hear, but it's true. People…
From a town that defined Australia in the estimation of poet Henry Lawson, to a town that shamed it, the north-western NSW town of Bourke is on a path to redemption. Six years ago Bourke topped the state in six out of eight major crime categories, and the Herald reported that it was more dangerous…