Australian ambassador to the US Kim Beazley pictured last month with his wife, Susie Annus, outside their official residence in Washington, DC. KIM Beazley may be thousands of kilometres away but he's keeping a close eye on the polls at home. Not just because of a political career that spanned 27…

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The third volume in Stieg Larsson’s immensely successful Millennium trilogy, “The Girl Who Kicked the Hornet’s Nest,” finally goes on sale here this month. Except for “Harry Potter,” Americans haven’t been so eager for a book since the early 1840s, when they thronged the docks in New York, hailing…

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When the last Jungle Cruise boat docks for the night and lights fade to black on Sleeping Beauty’s Castle, the real work begins. At lush Pixie Hollow, gardeners don miner’s headlamps as they begin uprooting stubborn weeds. On Main Street, custodians scrape chewing gum off the sidewalk. And over at…

Almost anyone who loves tennis and follows the men’s tour on television has, over the last few years, had what might be termed Federer Moments. These are times, as you watch the young Swiss play, when the jaw drops and eyes protrude and sounds are made that bring spouses in from other rooms to see…

AUSTRALIA'S new representative in Washington has quickly discovered the slide into enormous costs that can accompany an encounter with US healthcare. Ambassador Kim Beazley received the best care available when he slipped on ice and damaged both knees just days after arriving in Washington to take…

On a beautiful day in Wyoming, in 1880, three men gather on a slight rise behind some rocks, ready to do a bit of killing. Two of them—William Munny (Clint Eastwood) and Ned Logan (Morgan Freeman)—are