COLLINGWOOD is refusing to treat today's clash against Richmond as a fait accompli despite the battle being between third and 14th on the ladder.

THE farmlands of West Africa look desperate to the untrained eye - sandy, barren and hostile. But despite much talk of desertification as the Sahara's dunes creep ever southward, a quiet green miracle is taking place. And the efforts of an Australian development worker have provided the impetus for the..read more

WITH the new Batman movie The Dark Knight about to open in cinemas, here are other causes that Batman could champion. Dumped by your boyfriend: Batman will wrap you in his cloak and take you to the Royal Botanic Gardens, where you shall spend the evening hanging upside-down with the..read more

It's 5.30pm and I've been in the car for three hours. The sun has begun to creep down behind the mountain, casting an orange glow on the sky above.

Scene: Wouldn't you like to know where this is happening, you loathsome little pinko smarty-pants? Typical Herald reader! Well I'm not going to tell you. Oh OK, here's a hint. You're somewhere in the Sutherland Shire. See if you can find the address in Das Kapital, you nosy little creep...read more