Fear on the Nile - no place for the faint-hearted

Never before have I worked in such a dangerous place for journalists, writes Hamish MacDonald.

Guidelines to use hands only could turn traditional resuscitation on its head

TO BREATHE, or not to breathe: that is the question. The International Liaison Committee on Resuscitation, which includes representatives from the Australian Resuscitation Council, is about to issue recommendations for new CPR guidelines that could change the way we bring people back to life.

Train fix still to come: Kosky

THINGS will get better on Melbourne's trains, according to Public Transport Minister Lynne Kosky €” but commuters will have to keep waiting to see the improvement.

Preaching to the converted

An indigenous artist uses simple, striking images and a macabre sense of humour to make her political points. Fiona Foley: Forbidden Museum of Contemporary Art Until January 31

Good, bad or just a shade Wacko? We'll never never know

How wise was it to name a nightclub after a place inextricably linked with lost boys, cute fairies and the pursuit of eternal youth? By Simon Castles.

Found: the ship that broke a brother's heart

THE two brothers were born just 16 months apart in the years shortly before World War I.

What i cook when...

Fresh back in his home town, Luke Mangan serves seafood with panache for Christmas lunch with friends.

A plan for all seasons

As the weather warms, it's time to revamp the wardrobe and rethink the menu. If you're looking for lighter meals but are not quite ready to relinquish winter comfort food, warm salads are the answer.

From out of a valley comes a history that helps bring us all a little closer to home

'HOME" is the single word with the most comfort in it. Yet it's an elusive idea.

All rise

Focaccia with olives and rosemary, Marnie's fruit and poppyseed grissini, Dill and lemon flatbreads with smoked ocean trout dip

Djokovic Returns A Marked Man

NOVAK DJOKOVIC left Australia 11 months ago with the best memories of his career, and returned at the weekend to deal with the inevitable consequences of grand slam success. The Australian Open champion is now defending rather than merely contending and is thus, in several respects, in a different place than before.