Scenes from a SLAM

Some fine match-ups and good crowds did not stop the grumbles about the 'happy slam', writes Peter Hanlon.

Abbott's real estate offers Promised Land glimpses

Tony Abbott may not be as happy with your depiction of him on the front page as a cursory glance might lead one to suppose. True, as we read in Exodus, Moses leads God's people through the parted waters of the Red Sea, freeing them from slavery in Egypt. But what follows?

Pies' stampede shows rattled Bombers just who are the top guns

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Where There's A Will, There's A Koranic Way

HINA BHIMANI and Shazia Haque, both in their 30s, recently drew up Islamic wills that set out in algebraic detail how their assets will be distributed when they die.

Green Guide's Critical View

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Personal Finance

Q My husband and I are both in our 60s and retired. We have the majority of our money in superannuation with about $50,000 in shares. My query relates to how money left to our four children in our wills can be arranged so that tax is not incurred, or is at least lessened. I am under the impression that they will have to pay 15 per cent tax and on a large amount of money this is a considerable loss.

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Why I Do

Samantha Wills Ed Abel Kate Farley John Stone Did you promise yourself on New Year's Eve that you would be fit in 2008? The good news is this doesn't have to mean spending hours in the gym. Helen Hawkes meets four people who have found their own fun ways to develop health and fitness.

Public Trustee Offers Free Wills

THE Public Trustee of NSW is offering free wills, including on-line processing. This is not an initiative from last week's State Budget. On the contrary, Public Trustee Bill Darwen gets nothing at all from the Budget. Although a government-owned institution, the Public Trustee is self-suffi