IN 2000, Pam and Alan Skuse left the comforts of the Sunshine Coast to spend a year volunteering with abandoned and abused children in poor, crime-ridden Tapachula in southern Mexico.

Could these be the home-and-away strips the Socceroos will take to the World Cup? A website, footballshirtculture.com, claims the multicoloured uniforms are those Australia will wear in South Africa later this year - and manufacturers Nike made no effort to deny the claim. "Nike files different patent applications at different..read more

Jason Kubler's strong skills on court belie his years, writes Linda Pearce.

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Jill Barber's optimism shines through in her postwar-influenced orchestral pop.