'Ignorant people are very dangerous things'
James Robertson The Sumer brothers are not so much close as a single organism. Ask one a question and two others answer on his behalf. Jokes are told in relays that end in harmonised guffaws.
Big names facing tax probe
Kate McClymont, Linton Besser and James Robertson Prominent Australians including captains of industry, politicians, philanthropists, developers, lawyers, accountants, criminals and entrepreneurs are set to become embroiled in one of the nation's...
Big names facing tax probe
Kate McClymont, Linton Besser and James Robertson Prominent Australians including captains of industry, politicians, philanthropists, developers, lawyers, accountants, criminals and entrepreneurs are set to become embroiled in one of the nation's...
Big names revealed in offshore tax sweep
Kate McClymont, Linton Besser, James Robertson A number of prominent Australians including captains of industry, politicians, philanthropists, developers, lawyers, accountants, criminals and entrepreneurs are set to become embroiled in one of the...
Rudd endorses gay marriage
James Robertson Former PM changes his mind on same-sex marriage and now believes the federal parliament should legalise it.
Mandarin and dim sum lure more Chinese visitors
James Robertson CHINESE tourists are pouring into Australia and our hotels and attractions are beckoning like so many Dixon Street spruikers.
Riddle of Australian killed in Syrian fighting
James Robertson AN AUSTRALIAN man has been killed while he was part of an assault on a military base in Syria, rebel groups claimed.
Voluntary voting idea puts Libs in poll position
James Robertson WHEN Campbell Newman's government discussed abolishing compulsory voting this week, it incited a debate that played out in the high-minded language of rights and democracy.
Desperate wait for fire fronts to pass
James Robertson, Bianca Hall, Gemma Khaicy NGHARIE McCALLUM has never had to evacuate the tiny town of Tarcutta in the 46 years she's lived there. But on Tuesday afternoon she decided to pack her bags and leave.
'Time stood still, I just knew we had to do something'
James Robertson A decade after the Bali bombings, he still needs to escape. Flying has been his therapy as well as his livelihood.
'Time stood still, I just knew we had to do something'
James Robertson IT'S perfectly still at the Forbes Aerodrome, but for the flies.
Spirit endures on Bali's sacred ground
Michael Bachelard, James Robertson For two siblings, visiting Kuta brings them closer to the father who never came home.
Holidaying medics called to the frontline in Kuta
James Robertson A COUPLE of hours before dawn on the first morning of her Bali holiday, Linda Hogg was woken by a phone call from her daughter.
Heartache of letting their daughters go
James Robertson It was the final Bali memorial service that brought peace to Pauline Whitton and Lynn Muller. The official ceremony had left both women sobbing uncontrollably - but, during a gesture of symbolic...
Raw emotion in Bali tributes
James Robertson Prime Minister Julia Gillard has laid a wreath at the Bali bombings memorial, capping a 24-hour period in which survivors and families have marked the 10th year since the bombings.
Degrees of difficulty make it easier in long run
James Robertson STEPHEN SUMMERHAYES has had a circuitous educational career. The 43-year-old came to his job in environmental science after a period of training that spanned four degrees.
Public holiday law an Almighty headache for taxpayers
James Robertson Godly South Australians always thought Sunday was too far away and helped themselves to 50 more public holidays than the people of NSW. Now it's going to cost Australian taxpayers plenty.
Release from detention provides small comfort to some asylum seekers
Daniel Flitton, James Robertson THOUSANDS of asylum seekers are struggling to live on as little as $31 a day, less money than the dole, camped in hostels and boarding houses across Australia with no access to government language...
Asylum seeker boat rescued by commercial ship
James Robertson, Dylan Welch A commercial ship has come to the aid of an ailing boat carrying 27 asylum seekers off the Cocos Islands.
Eye injuries prompt debate on design of surfboards
James Robertson THIRTY years ago, Andrew Mainsbridge was out in big surf at Newport beach when he was thrown off the lip of a wave. His leg rope snapped the tip of the board back towards him - and then, darkness.
