Recent Data released by the Federal Chamber of Automotive Industries has demonstrated that the car industry in Australia is showing positive signs of recovery post-covid. This includes a 17.9 per cent increase in car sales on the previous year and interestingly, a rise of some 36.3 per cent in rental and car subscription figures.

It would be hard to have missed the ferocious and peculiarly personal siege that has erupted against Australian Olympic Committee (AOC) President, John Coates. Coates is one of the most respected and capable individuals in the world of sport yet this sudden onslaught seems to have little sense of the import of the international regard with which Coates is held.

Imogen Rose recommends a quick break in the sunshine in the largest city on New Zealand's North Island.

A child perched on the edge of his seat is a great endorsement for any stage production! I had the pleasure of my ten-year-old, nephew's company for the Australian production of Disney's Aladdin, currently on stage at the Queensland Performing Arts Centre.

Meet Federal Chancellor of Switzerland, Mr Walter Thurnherr, the man responsible for the smooth running of arguably the world's only system of direct democracy.

The Bodyguard: The Musical is a stage production with a popular history. It carries with it the influence and mammoth, commercial success of the 1992 film starring Whitney Houston and Kevin Costner.

Richie McCaw is in many ways rugby's renaissance man. The most capped and successful All Black to date, he is a pioneering player who has established an unprecedented rugby record.

There is a familiarity, a genuine connection between Australians and New Zealanders. When New Zealanders suffer, particularly from something as devastating as the 2011 February Christchurch earthquake, it feels personal for many of us.

Several times a year, the famous French seaside town of Cannes provides a forum for the media world and its various festivals and markets. The Cannes Film Festival is the most famous. Finding myself at one such event I soon learn that beyond the frenetic and glamorous corporate world of film and television is an attractive, culturally rich and diverse city, steeped in tradition and history.

High Tea is a wonderfully popular pastime that conjures genteel images of old-world charm and elegance. It's also a lot of fun! Here are five of Brisbane's best High Tea spots.