The Shanghai International Fashion Model contest is on again on Thursday February 2, 2006 in Melbourne.

It is an international event with over 20 countries holding qualifying rounds with winners travelling to Shanghai for the Grand Final in March 2006. ›more

Australia is probably the only place on earth that has taken on mass immigration and through the concepts of both multi-culturalism and equality for all, has made it work. Listen to the voices of the people you know sing the praises and their love of this great southern land.

Whether they are an East African here for only a year trying to find their feet after seven years of terror in a Sudanese camp or Mario my local barber who has been here since 1947 and still cannot believe his luck in this lucky country. ›more

Launched in May 2001 by a group of Melbourne lawyers, ReprieveAustralia provides legal and humanitarian assistance to impoverished people facing the death penalty at the hands of the state, primarily through a volunteer intern program.  ›more

One of John Howard's greatest qualities is that you can never be sure exactly what it is he's lying about. He's very clear like that.

Take his grand statement about the Cronulla race riots. He said that the riots weren't caused by racism. He said this was so because he didn't believe that Australians were racist.

To provide his point, he referred to a recent poll where 82% of respondents said they thought Australians are racist. How does this prove his point? ›more

Margaret Preston (1875 - 1963) is one of Australia's most innovative early modernists and one of our most celebrated artists.

The exhibition is organised y the Art Gallery of New South Wales and is the first major retrospective of her work.  ›more

The Weight Watchers survey, conducted by Newspoll among a representative sample of 700 adults in the five main capital cities, revealed that the majority of those who wanted to lose weight but had not succeeded said it was because they "did not want it badly enough" or they were "unable to give up bad habits". ›more

MTC favourite actor Richard Piper is currently appearing at the arts Centre in Joe Penhall's play Dumb Show (December 28 - February 18).  ›more