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Iraq isn't on most people's 10 holiday destination lists, but the Tourism Minister for Kurdistan -- a renegade state of Iraq -- is trying to change that. Sure, there may not be public bathrooms, but a deep sense of history and beautiful landscape makes it an interesting spot for a getaway.

How to holiday in Iraq

Iraq isn't on most people's 10 holiday destination lists, but the Tourism Minister for Kurdistan -- a renegade state of Iraq -- is trying to change that. Sure, there may not be public bathrooms, but a deep sense of history and beautiful landscape makes it an interesting spot for a getaway.

Imagine playing a cricket match with wildcats prowling the edges of the field and 600kg antelopes trying to nuzzle up to you. <b>Rafiq Copeland</b> indulges in some colonial cricket in the Masaai Mara Reserve, Kenya.

A touch of cricket in the Maasai Mara

Imagine playing a cricket match with wildcats prowling the edges of the field and 600kg antelopes trying to nuzzle up to you. Rafiq Copeland indulges in some colonial cricket in the Masaai Mara Reserve, Kenya.

After droning on for minutes about how Qantas's safety "is our number one concern", its CEO Alan Joyce was rattled before a Senate inquiry into pilot and airline training this morning.

Qantas chief shaky at Senate inquiry

After droning on for minutes about how Qantas's safety "is our number one concern", its CEO Alan Joyce was rattled before a Senate inquiry into pilot and airline training this morning.

The latest addition to Google sounds delicious: a component of the search engine devoted to finding recipes. It's been unimaginatively titled Recipe View, reports <b>Rebecca Lyons Burdick</b>.

Now you can search for dinner on Google

The latest addition to Google sounds delicious: a component of the search engine devoted to finding recipes. It's been unimaginatively titled Recipe View, reports Rebecca Lyons Burdick.

Who would have thought that a space odyssey could begin with an announcement of a new rocket ride "thrill trip" venture and end up in an underwear collection?

Oh, gee, space rides, G forces, G strings

Who would have thought that a space odyssey could begin with an announcement of a new rocket ride "thrill trip" venture and end up in an underwear collection?

It's not easy moving overseas to a developing country to work at an NGO, what with the cultural differences, language barriers and technology problems. <b>Allan Soutaris</b> explains how he's making it work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

Bowing to the hierarchy

It's not easy moving overseas to a developing country to work at an NGO, what with the cultural differences, language barriers and technology problems. Allan Soutaris explains how he's making it work in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.

If it wasn’t for some nastiness in Virgin Blue concerning the undesirability of pregnant employees,  its new CEO John Borghetti would be having a pretty good day.

Virgin, pregnancy row aside, having a good time of it

If it wasn’t for some nastiness in Virgin Blue concerning the undesirability of pregnant employees, its new CEO John Borghetti would be having a pretty good day.

Qantas kept its dividends grounded today while profits soared fourfold in the six months to December 31, 2010 to  a net $241 million.

Qantas profits soar to $241 million

Qantas kept its dividends grounded today while profits soared fourfold in the six months to December 31, 2010 to a net $241 million.

<em>Rex Hunt's Fishing Adventures</em> always seemed like a fairly simple show. That is until <b>Jay Martin</b> was forced to translate it into Polish. How does "she’ll be off like a prawn in the sun" sound in Polish anyway?

Rex Hunt's Translation Adventures

Rex Hunt's Fishing Adventures always seemed like a fairly simple show. That is until Jay Martin was forced to translate it into Polish. How does "she’ll be off like a prawn in the sun" sound in Polish anyway?

The pilot union AIPA has called on the federal government to pursue an apparent attempt to interfere with the evidence two Jetstar pilots were giving about a near crash.

The 'extraordinary evidence' in Jetstar near-miss probe

The pilot union AIPA has called on the federal government to pursue an apparent attempt to interfere with the evidence two Jetstar pilots were giving about a near crash.