Against the backdrop of anti-religious vilification laws and as leader of a supposedly secular nation, Prime Minister John Howard says this in his 2004 end-of-year address to parliament:
Saturday, 8th October at around 9.00AM local time the earth started to move.
Going on holidays is more or less the most exciting thing that urbanites do. "Where are you going?
Two weeks ago I was nestled high in the Himalayan foothills in the southwestern Chinese town of Dali. The ancient city is popular with Chinese tourists and a few western back-packers.
Over the past several months I was rather struck by the number of people friends or strangers alike who were quite happy to share with me that the most recent girlfriend, date, or sexual encounter they'd had was thanks to meeting people online via relationship websites.
Here at the Cud we've been overwhelmed by the mail still coming in regarding our August article Oxycontin: America's Hidden Drug Epidemic. Here are just three of the many letters received that we wanted to share with you:
Ever since 1987 when Maryam d'Abo played the blonde Russian cello playing 'Bond Girl' - Kara Milovy - in the 15th James Bond movie - ...The Living Daylights..., I've been strangely drawn to Russia.
Two days ago I flagged down a cab from a mall in the outskirts of Kuala Lumpur. Upon entering, I noticed the cab driver was of Malay...
