Dons plan to fly up and stay there

ESSENDON chairman David Evans has unveiled his ambition to help steer the Bombers to the top of the AFL ladder €” and keep them there.

Torah the soarer pulls 720 switch for gold

CYPRESS MOUNTAIN: It is a small club but growing fast - and there is room for plenty more. Australia has its fourth Winter Olympics gold medallist and second female Winter Olympics champion, after Cooma's Torah Bright came from behind to take snowboard halfpipe gold on Thursday.

Parliament bombed

ATHENS. Prime Minister George Papandreou has condemned an attack on the Greek parliament and vowed that "democracy will not be terrorised".

Moises's feet hardly touch the ground

MOISES HENRIQUES bolted to Sydney Airport last night to join Australia's one-day squad in India €“ and give Doug Bollinger his passport back.

Tokyo calling: a quick word to Obama

JAPAN'S incoming prime minister, Yukio Hatoyama, has vowed that relations with Washington will remain at the centre of the nation's foreign policy, after his first talks with the US President, Barack Obama.

New Optus BlackBerry Plans

Two Optus Blackberry plans offer unlimited email from $9.99.

MP's long-suffering family come up smiling

The rape case has been a trial for Theophanous' wife as well, writes Sarah-Jane Collins.

Right decision Deans backs ARU move to dump Tuqiri

WALLABIES coach Robbie Deans has fully endorsed the Australian Rugby Union for sacking Lote Tuqiri, one of the game's highest-profile players, and believes the saga will not be a distraction in the lead up to this month's Bledisloe Cup match.

Ad men called in for Patterson case

TWO of advertising's best-known identities - Hamish McLennan and Alex Hamill - are to be joined in the long-running court case of who knew what about secret payments made to executives during the sale of the ad agency George Patterson in 2005.

Everyone's blaming each other in Patterson case

TWO of adland's best known identities Hamish McLennan and Alex Hamill are to be joined in the long-running court case of who knew what about secret payments made to executives during the sale of the ad agency George Patterson in 2005.

Situation Desperate In Gaza City

LIFE in Gaza City is now almost intolerable, according to 44-year-old resident Mahmoud Sheehab. Mr Sheehab spoke to The Age yesterday in a telephone call arranged by a prominent international aid agency.

Rudd Pressed On Bush Call

PRIME Minister Kevin Rudd yesterday failed to deny that he or his staff leaked the content of a telephone conversation he had with US President George Bush last month, rejecting only the suggestion that the President had not known what the G20 was.

Turnbull Warns Pm Of Hang-ups

MALCOLM Turnbull claims the next US president won't trust Kevin Rudd after the damaging leak of an inaccurate version of his recent telephone conversation with President George Bush.

Telephone Triage Faces Disruption From Strike

A WIDELY used medical service, Nurse-on-Call, faces disruptions after staff approved a campaign of four-hour strikes over coming weeks.

Gerrans Gets The Call That He Wanted

WHEN Australian Simon Gerrans signed with another French team for this season, one of the deal-breaking elements was a supposedly guaranteed start in the Tour de France.

There Comes A Time When You Just Have To Trust

THE type of telephone call everyone dreads came in on the weekend.

How Natural History Became A Beer Label

A TELEPHONE call from an ad agency asking for a good image to put on a beer label is not the kind of inquiry a natural history illustrator gets every day.

How To...gain Service From A Shop Assistant On The Phone

Nothing rankles like patiently waiting your turn for service then being relegated into second place by a telephone call the salesperson prioritises.

Murrihy Receives The Call He Feared

THEY have a tense relationship and have been known to clash, but Racing NSW chief steward Ray Murrihy and trainer Tim Martin have found common ground in this time of crisis.

Gidley Plays It Cool Over Origin Call

THE jury is still out on whether NSW selectors will gamble on Newcastle playmaker Jarrod Mullen at halfback for the opening State of Origin game in Brisbane tomorrow week.