Life Vests Articles

Across The Ocean And Into The Past

An adventurer has chosen to re-create the perilous voyage William Bligh was forced to make, writes Keeli Cambourne.

Savill Row Averted In The Nick (of Time, That Is)

WITH the latest "is it art or porn?" debate sparking a philosophical disconnect between PM Kev and Age art critic Robert Nelson, Diary can reveal that the larger-than-life art dealer Denis Savill (below) almost got caught in the crossfire at the weekend.

Italy's Stubborn Rotten Stench

The giant rotting piles of garbage that litter the streets of southern Italian towns such as Casal di Principe are an apt symbol of the putrefying hold that organised crime has over every aspect of life in this blighted part of the world.

New Life Turned To Domestic Horror

A GRANDFATHER was arrested last night after he allegedly killed his wife and two grandchildren in an axe rampage that also left his daughter, a police officer, with serious head injuries.

Toffy Toorak's Just The Spot For A Tree Change

LIFE rolls along in Toorak, the genteel enclave where ladies who lunch parade with George Hamilton suntans and wind-resistant blonde hairdos. But not all is well in a Toorak Village arcade after a vandal slaughtered a tree in a planter box. The irate tree-hater smashed the stakes, sustaining an injury..read more