My parents moved to Australia from Italy in the 1950s but they met here. I was born in Broken Hill, in far west New South Wales, on country that’s traditionally owned by the Wilyakali people. I left as a teenager but I came back in 2009 when my sister and I bought the Palace hotel…
Relatives of Uyghurs detained in Thailand for more than a decade have begged the Thai authorities not to deport the 48 men back to China, after the detainees suggested their return appeared imminent. A UN panel of experts this week urged Thailand to “immediately halt the possible transfer”, saying the men were at “real risk…
INDIANAPOLIS − What you should know about The Waverly School in Pasadena, California: They’re proud of their sports there. Yes, we’re proud of our sports here, and this story has echoes that crash from southern California to Indiana, ugly echoes, sounds like thunder rumbling and adults jeering and lightning crashing and kids crying. We’ll get…
The Ontario premier, Doug Ford, has said an early election is needed in the Canadian province in order to fend off an income “attack” from Donald Trump as a trade war looms between the close allies. But opposition parties criticized the move, calling it a “distraction” from an ongoing criminal investigation into the government’s handling…
I’m sitting on the couch with Zoe the jack russell on my lap and we’re watching the Gourmet Farmer who is in France researching how to preserve meat in cans. It’s a relaxing Thursday night. So why am I biting my nails? As I gnaw at my fingers, the TV chef opens a can of…
How do you rank the final four quarterbacks in the NFL playoffs? Former NFL stars rank the remaining quarterbacks in the NFL playoffs as they prepare to face off on Conference Championship weekend. Sports Seriously The Las Vegas Raiders are wrapping up their third coaching search in the last four years, and have landed one…