Theseo has right motor for BMW win

THESEO has all the major attributes required for The BMW, in most years a better race than the Golden Slipper.

Feat of minuscule proportions finally goes under

THE SCG has been the scene of records and folklore galore: the last hurrahs of Greg Chappell, Dennis Lillee and Rod Marsh; Allan Border's 10,000th Test run; Shane Warne's 300th Test wicket; Ricky Ponting's twin tons in his 100th Test.

Limit emissions cut to 5%: Abbott

AUSTRALIA should adopt only a 5 per cent 2020 emissions cut after a weak outcome at the Copehagen climate summit, according to Opposition Leader Tony Abbott.

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Rock school in session

Jarvis Cocker fits lecturing into his busy post-Pulp life, writes George Palathingal.

Without TAFE, some would fall through cracks

So Verity Firth knows that school is "still the best place" for children to complete their education ("Jobs training gets top marks in TAFE plan", October 29). Has she asked any TAFE teachers who spend their time educating troubled teenagers for whom school is not an option?

Blessed release is in the glass

To get the best out of your whisky, look straight to its vessel, writes Sally Gudgeon.

OZ Minerals primps for suitors

OZ MINERALS chief executive of less than a month Terry Burgess is hoping he gets the chance to expand the now cashed-up and debt-free copper and gold producer before it becomes the subject of a takeover bid.

TV Previews

How Not to Live Your Life ABC2, 9pm The Link: Uncovering Our Earliest Ancestor? ABC1, 8.30pm True Beauty Seven, 9.30pm

Precision you can bank on

THE CAR Porsche Cayman S DEALER QUOTE $167,131 drive-away VITAL STATISTICS 3.4-litre flat-6, 235kW/370Nm, 6-speed manual, 9.6L/100km, 230g/km CO2, RWD

'Buy Australian' and free market theory are not in conflict

Telling consumers where a product comes from makes sense, writes Martin Feil.

You're off to a party? It's no laughing matter, you sick swine

Swine flu has fallen victim to a communication breakdown.