Raoul Wallenberg walked into a cell and told Ervin Forrester ''I'm going to save your life''.

She is one of the most famous belly dancers in the world and as the headline act in an Australian tour being advertised for this month, is an assured crowd puller.

These women may be the new faces of Australia's rural workforce.

Mothers feed their child fresh fruit and vegetables, send them to private schools, enrol them in lots of extra-curricular activities and limit their television watching to the ABC.

It was surprise enough for Arlene Gorey when, just seven weeks pregnant, she found out she was having twins. But it was an even bigger shock when they entered the world at just 27 weeks gestation.

The amount Australians spend on Mother's Day has grown to $1.4 billion - nearly three times more than is forked out on Father's Day.

A grandfather was reported to police after letting his six-year-old granddaughter swim naked at Balmoral Beach. After The Sun-Herald reported the story last week, we were inundated with similar tales.

Have huge touring shows turned our public galleries and museums into mere venues for hire? Gina McColl investigates.

More Joyous cannot speak for herself, so this is my version of the recent well-documented events about my mare.

The planet has passed a significant - and unwelcome - milestone, with the concentration of heat-trapping carbon dioxide in the atmosphere exceeding 400 parts per million (ppm) for the first time in human history.