Australian Intruders In Papua Sent To Jail

FRIENDS and family of five Australians sentenced yesterday to two years' jail for illegally landing a plane in the politically sensitive Indonesian province of Papua have lashed out at the severity of the sentence.

Papua Jailings Anger Families Of Plane Five

FRIENDS and family of five Australians sentenced to at least two years' jail for illegally landing a plane in Papua have lashed out in anger and disbelief.

The Holiday You Missed Is Right Here

There's no better place for a summer holiday than Marvellous Melbourne, writes Paul Edwards.

Queensland

north Thursday Island lies 35km north west of the tip of Cape York, and there is a ferry cruise from the cape to the island which holds some great Australian history. In 1880 it was a defence centre for Australia and evidence exists in the cannons that remain in place.

Meet The Locals

Australia has never looked so good. Bruce Elder nominates 10 great holidays at home. All right, so there's been a sudden change of plan. You have holidays coming up and you were dreaming of a few weeks in New York, London, Paris, Munich. Then along came September 11. If fear of flying (aviophobi

The 20 Essential Attractions

Torres Strait Islands/Cape York You can stand on the tip of Cape York and declare yourself the most northerly person on the Australian continent, then pop up to Thursday Island and visit people who are even further north. Thursday is the best-known and most visited of the Torres Strait islands,

No Kidding, It's Tops Cover Story Steven Jacobs Tv Magazine

AS THE sun creeps over Sydney's skyline on a crisp Sunday morning, Steven Jacobs sits on a red-eye express flight to Brisbane. A flight attendant approaches, asking him to switch seats to redistribute the weight on the plane before landing. Jacobs politely complies only to be asked to move se

50 Idylls: The Choice Is Yours

NEWPORT, RHODE ISLAND THERE'S a restaurant and bar called the Black Pearl in Newport, Rhode Island. I love to sit there in the winter, when the snow's thick on the ground, with my wife Dianne, a fish platter, and a brandy, and watch the fog -thicker than sin - roll in off Rhode Island Sound.

(my Holiday)

REX CARR, Managing director, Posureslat Australia. I run a manufacturing company which makes electrical adjustable beds. We use Australian components whenever possible but do use Swiss electric components. The owner of the Swiss company, Willy Scheurch, was in Australia on one of his many visi

The Heat Is On

DAY DREAMING IT'S not often you get something free these days but that's exactly what's on offer from Daydream Island Resort and Ansett. The two have teamed up this summer to offer a "seven nights for the price of five" deal from $839 a person, including your return air fare

The Lost Foyster Fortune

THE four "Fabulous Foyster" brothers were solemnly gathered last month in a North Sydney solicitor's office. The business at hand was nasty. They were there to say goodbye to a bit of paradise. John, Mark and Clive were voting on the financial future of brother Lloyd, wh