Director Mark Lewis's Cane Toads: The Conquest is an uproariously entertaining nonfiction feature about the devastating effects the introduction of cane toads have had on the Australian environment. Luke Buckmaster sat down for a yak with Lewis about many of the film's talking points.
St George's Castle in Elmina, Ghana, was the spot where thousands of West Africans were kept in cells and then pushed on to boats to be sent as slave to the Americas. Claire Chaffey went along for a sombre visit.
Nicola Heath bought plane tickets to Slovenia because they were the cheapest available. Luckily, Ljubljana, its capital, is a small but perfectly formed city, presided over by a hilltop castle.
It was a clear moonless night when Bob Gosford dragged his trusty camera out at Pigeonhole, a small Aboriginal township in the Victoria River district to take a few shots of the brilliant night sky.
Dogs in restaurants, more sausages than one could ever dream of, drinking beer with ginger syrup and being frowned upon for having tea with milk -- these are just some of the strange things Jay Martin has observed while living in Poland.
Telling Australians that Qantas needs to be less Australian to be successful is not a winning message.
A wide-ranging debate about animal rights in China has been ignited after a truck load of dogs "destined for the dinner table" were intercepted by activists, writes William Wan.
If you want to travel like a local in Hong Kong, just sit back and listen. When a Hong Konger talks about Hong Kong, food comes first. Chris Lau gives the best foodie tips, from Japanese sushi to mango sago dessert.
In a new weekly feature, Crikey's film blog Cinetology lists some of the big film-related stories published online over the last week.
These past few days Bob Gosford had the very dubious pleasure of sharing a 600 kilometre or-so stretch of the Stuart Highway with some of those participating in the second annual Shitbox Rally.
