For those of you who can’t get past the first two pages of a novel without nodding off, the federal government has the answer. Books Alive is an annual initiative funded by the Australia Council promoting 50 “great read” books across a range of genres. The 2005 program was launched this week and has roped […]
Steve Vizard’s current problems all started on Christmas Eve 2000 with a desperate 29-page suicide letter written by Vizard’s former bookkeeper, Roy Hilliard. Hilliard attempted to kill himself that day after Westpac Bank, which held Vizard’s account, had instigated legal action against him, according to evidence given to the Melbourne Magistrates Court in March 2003 […]
Forget Newspolls about tax cuts or government policy – the new edition of Reader’s Digest is getting really serious.The little magazine has polled Australians about whether they believe “aliens have visited Earth” – and 67% answered yes. In a national poll of 750 Australians nationwide, RD devotes six pages to the results and has come […]
Johnny Young is the latest in a growing list of media types to lose his cool with Sydney shock jock, 2Day FM’s Kyle Sandilands, who’s doing the media rounds to plug his new role as Australian Idol judge. Sandilands was slated to appear on Johnny’s 6IX breakfast radio program in Perth, but couldn’t be found […]
