A Family Business That's Still In Fashion

WHEN Ken Lane opened his store for business in Maitland in 1948, he had not long been discharged from the army.

Copping A Bad Egg

Comic Tony Martin tells film critic Lawrie Zion that critics are wrong when they say comedians can't make movies.

Fashion Police

Very Cavalli-er The great life force of Milan fashion comes from the amazing extremes of its style. Giorgio Armani's beautiful Zen-like Emporio flagship store, with its branch of Nobu restaurant and fabulous modern Italian cafe, embodies the exquisite end. And now Roberto Cavalli has opened a res

Channel 9 Hype Replaces Rational Thought

THE TV program A Current Affair (Tuesday, October 2) demonstrated the lack of responsibility that exists within certain of our media.

Army's Reform Vows Fall On Sceptical Ears

Indonesia's defence chief says the army won't take sides in next week's poll, and there are signs it may give up some political clout. But it's not about to march back into barracks, writes Asia Editor David Jenkins in the second of a three-part series. I T is a sweltering Saturday morning in Ja

Rare Steamroller Of A Talent

Alan Attwood tells why a wee bit of Billy does you good. SOMETIMES I DESPAIR about Melbourne. I despair when what could have been a splendid inner-city park becomes a mini-golf rink; when a casino project swallows a huge chunk of the city; when earnest debate about footballers' groins and knees

So Near, Yet So Far

Done Port Douglas? Been to Broome? Looking for a quick winter break that's a bit exotic? These three are just around the corner, but a million miles away. If you think about it, great resorts are like the rest of the world, but with all the imperfections removed. Inside a resort, there are no traf

In The Big Freeze, There's No Place Like A Doorway

New York, Friday. In the bitter cold of night, the lights in the windows of Leggiadro, a boutique on the fancy upper reaches of Madison Avenue, cast their glow on $40 tights, Cashmere leggings and on Fred Nardella, a man wrapped in a green Army surplus blanket who was trying to get some sleep in a c

For Some Children, It's Worse Than A Nightmare

NEW YORK, Friday: A perky announcer looked up at the camera during a children's war special on American television last weekend, and in her best campfire ghost-story voice said an Iraqi Government official who had criticised President Saddam Hussein "was later cut up and sent in a plastic b

Masks Won't Cover Up Real Problem

Australians working in the Gulf may wonder why they have to fork out $250 to the Government for gas masks when US Army masks, similar to those used by the Australian forces, are prominently displayed in Sydney disposal stores for less than $100. They're not being robbed. The gas masks for

Boy Robs Nz Bank, Lives It Up In Aust

AUCKLAND, Monday: A 15-year-old boy who robbed an Auckland bank armed with an imitation hand grenade last week used the proceeds to fly to Australia and spend four days in a Sydney hotel. The Auckland Children and Young Persons Court was told today that the boy returned to New Zealand at t

News Of The World

Fujitsu takeover scuttled BOWING to intense pressure from the Reagan Administration officials, the US company Fairchild Semiconductor has called off its sale to Japan's Fujitsu. The action came soon after the US Defense Secretary, Mr Weinberger, the Commerce Secretary, Mr Baldrige and t