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Trying Out the Flight Experience Simulator at Darling Harbour, Sydney

Our aviation writer, Mr Mike Parer, who is a licensed commercial pilot, recently took a 'flight' session in the Flight Experience flight simulator at Sydney's Darling Harbour. Mike found it an absolutely awesome experience, and he [...]

Strictly Ballroom, the musical, to have its World Premiere in Sydney Australia

Film director and actor, Baz Luhrmann and NSW Premier Barry O’Farrell have announced that the stage musical of the iconic Australian film Strictly Ballroom will have its world premiere and first run in Sydney at the [...]

David Hicks cheered at first public appearance

Guantanamo Bay detainee David Hicks received a standing ovation at his first public appearance, at the Sydney Writers Festival today. [...]

Hong Kong Aviation Capital buys another Airbus A320

Hong Kong Aviation Capital (HKAC) has successfully closed the sale of a new Airbus A320 delivered on 30 March at the Airbus facility in Toulouse, and and leased it back to IndiGo Airlines. HKAC closed the [...]

London hotel prices reflect state of the economy

During the G20 meeting of heads of national banks and finance ministersÂ of the 20 leading industrial and developing countries last month, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) reported that the global economy was continuing to recover. The [...]

Best places in the world to enjoy Mardi Gras 2011

It’s high time to hit the gym, pick an outlandish costume outfit and maybe even dust off the glitter bag â€“ its Mardi Gras time! It’s a festival that’s so much more than merely garishly-decorated floats [...]

Brisbane floods: Fire in flooded Suncorp stadium

With the playing area of Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium now under a foot or more of water, Queensland firefighters were trying to find a way inside to douse a fire in the giant building. Reports say the [...]

Obesity focus leads to eating disorders in adolescents

A Sydney psychologist warns that focussing on obesity and telling young people to lose weight can lead to eating disorders in adolescents, particularly girls. A program to help young women develop a better body image has [...]

Sydney’s New Years Eve will top them all

New Year's Eve will be spectacular in Sydney, Australia as dawn of each day comes to this city before any other major city. More people watch Sydney's New Year fireworks than do in London, New York [...]

Oprah Aussie adventure ends with Opera House shows

US talk-show queen ended her Australian visit with two sell-out shows in the forecourt of the Sydney Opera House yesterday. Oprah and her 302 lucky guests visited Australian sights during an action-packed week. The benefit to [...]

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