How Kerry Packer lost $20,000 but came out winning

Sydney's underworld learns the hard way that you can't beat the top end.

Here in the flesh, a celebrity chef who's offally clever

THOSE who prefer their British celebrity chefs to be foul-mouthed, egotistical tyrants will be disappointed to meet Fergus Henderson.

Another league assault charge

IN recent days Wests Tigers dreadlocked star Daine Laurie attended Goulburn jail as part of his football club's community goodwill gesture to promote rugby league. Yesterday he was questioned and charged by police in relation to a domestic violence assault against his partner.

NATIONAL SHORTS

Young Aussie second

Peanut gallery does a number on the great Emmo

PLENTY has been written about "emos" €“ those gentle young wearers of eye make-up who have developed a cult in our high schools.

Indon anger at Balibo probe

INDONESIA has warned that its relations with Australia will be damaged by an Australian Federal Police war crimes investigation into the 1975 slaying of five journalists in East Timor.

It's been hard for hotels, but relief is on the way

IT'S been a tough 18 months for the hotel sector with sharp declines in tourism, but the latest figures for the March quarter show businesses have weathered the decline.

The Good, The Bad And The Ugly screening

Water Bar, Blue Sydney Hotel, Woolloomooloo

Vale Stan Sismey, wicketkeeper to the best

Stan Sismey spent a lot of time in Don Bradman's shadow, writes Phil Wilkins.

Well-grounded Robinho Knows He Deserves A Good Dressing-up

MANCHESTER CITY'S millionaire star Robinho made news last year for taking a bus to a shopping mall. He's kicked off this year in similar, grounded fashion after being refused entry to a Leeds nightclub for wearing a tracksuit. The Brazilian, who earns almost $400,000 a week, failed to throw a tantrum and instead went back to his hotel, changed and returned to the club to try again. This time, recognised by bouncers, Robinho shared champagne with all comers and left his waiter a $1000 tip. He ...

Tipsy Turvy

Tim Dick puts his drinking boots on for a pub crawl through Sydney's great scandal hotspots.

Fightback Over New Liquor Laws

IT IS either a spontaneous uprising by hotel patrons, furious over the State Government's tough new rules on the serving of alcohol, or a slick liquor industry campaign.

Life's Sweet For A Honey Brother

ENTOURAGE actor Adrian Grenier, his Honey Brothers bandmates and a group of glamorous women including actress Gracie Otto spent yesterday cruising Sydney Harbour, with a stop at the Sydney Fish Market for lunch.

'staycationers' The Secret Saviours Of Local Tourism

AN EXTRA day's holiday - official or otherwise - has boosted Sydney's "staycation" trend this summer, tourism operators and retailers say.

Hilton Bombing Sets Off Battle Of Tactics

A TWO-PAGE memo from Petro Georgiou appears to have stopped the Fraser government from taking drastic action against the Ananda Marga after the Hilton Hotel bombing in 1978.