The gulag across the Tasman

IN THIS confusing economic calamity where the price of men's undies goes down but women's up one Australian export is under particular threat: criminals.

Silver City seeks a heritage first

WITH its disused mine shafts and piles of ore tailings, Broken Hill wouldn't be the first place to come to mind in discussions of "heritage".

Players, coach and now officials behaving badly

FIRST it was the players, then Sydney Roosters coach Brad Fittler was at the centre of an off-field scandal and now match officials are grabbing headlines for the wrong reasons after the arrest of World Cup final video referee Steve Ganson. The 39-year-old, who was described by The Guardian as one of "Super League's leading referees and certainly its most colourful", was arrested after an altercation at a taxi rank in St Helens last Saturday night. He was not formally charged and has received the backing of the Rugby Football League after being appointed to the high-profile Leeds-Wakefield match this weekend.