At last, we have a real leader €“ pity that it's not Rudd

THE Labor Party has found a leader's voice on boat people and immigration €“ but it's not the Prime Minister's.

Where Company Is King

Guy Wilkinson enjoys a more relaxed pace of life at a historic guest house in Victoria.

The World In One City

Louise Southerden tours the Canadian capital, but gets the feeling she's somewhere else.

The Planner

THE GREAT DIVIDE

The Chaser Goes Live

Technical glitches, off-key vocals, politically incorrect satire... Forget the War, during preparations for their new variety comedy show, The Chaser discovered the real meaning of terror.

Homemade Heaven

With the help of a family recipe, a Bowral business is whipping up some great chocolate mousse, writes KILMENY ADIE. Stephane Bourrigaud dips his hand into a large cardboard box and pulls out a handful of chocolate buttons similar to those used in home baking.

Excess Baggage

Backpackers: One man's meat ... SO, WHAT'S it like inside those backpacker hostels? Dormitories modelled on Soviet gulags? Bathrooms botanically richer than a Queensland rainforest? And the inescapable aroma of decomposing socks? Not according to the latest edition of the Federal Government

Letters

Lack of information The murder of the young Japanese tourist in Cairns is tragic. I feel, however, there is a wider issue of how much information Japanese backpackers are given before they set off for Australia - a very different country to Japan. Last summer, I stopped to pick up a Japanese