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An RAF electrician was caught driving on the wrong side of the road in Wymondham by police while over the drink-drive limit, a court has heard.

Scott Morrison struts the world stage like a bully in the school playground, believing he is untouchable. His idea of international diplomacy is to roll up for a soccer game and playing thugby league.

RELATIVELY SPEAKING There is a lovely upside to the COVID-19 restrictions on overseas travel. For me, and I'm sure for many families, travel in Australia has meant a wonderful increase in family visits. Apart from our usual Christmas gathering of my sons and their families from interstate, since July 2020 my home in Coffs Harbour has welcomed a niece and her husband en route to Byron Bay for a babymoon, a niece, her husband and two children quarantining outside Sydney before continuing to the Sunshine Coast, my Queensland nephew and his partner celebrating an early Christmas here with his Syd...

Baffling Chinese Darwin port deal must be scuttled We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss May 4, 2021 — 12.10am Normal text size Credit:Fairfax Media I am no military or defence expert, just an ordinary Australian who, like most of us, believe that the port of Darwin should never have been leased to a Chinese company (“Defence reviews Darwin port deal,” May 3). Nor do I believe that 50 per cent of the port of Newcastle should have been sold to Chinese interests. The potential national security risk that agencies have identified, combined wi...

Advertisement The first time Ross MacPherson of Seaforth had dealings with a plumber, about 30 years ago, he was told the price for the job was $50 – in cash. “Earlier this week my wife went to the bank to withdraw a substantial amount of money, several thousand in fact. As the teller was counting out the pineapples, he looked at my wife and said, ‘Let me guess, you’re paying off a tradesman right?’ He was spot on. Some things never change!” An example of our much-beloved Australian vernacular has been amusing the self-described “92-year-old ex-Pom”, Dorothy Bragg of Avalon Be...