Nicolas Brasch

The ultimate guide to keeping chickens in your backyard. The more obvious rewards of chicken ownership—like delicious fresh eggs daily and fabulous cost-free fertiliser—are well-known. Chickens even help keep the number of pest insects in your garden. But there are other benefits too, not least of which is the endless entertainment you get watching them scratch, peck, socialise and preen....

Stories of heroism, courage and sacrifice. Extraordinary courage and unbelievable nerve – that’s what it takes to be awarded a Victoria Cross. Acts such as jumping into enemy trenches with just a bayonet for defence or catching enemy bombs midair and throwing them back. More than one and a half million Australians have fought in a war, yet only ninety-eight...

So you want to be prime minister? It doesn't matter if you're rich or poor, a snappy dresser or a messy eater. Australia's prime ministers have had very different backgrounds - Paul Keating managed a rock band and Chris Watson swept up horse manure. You have a better-than-average chance if your first name is John and you were born in...