AUSTRALIAN scientists played their part in the first moon landing 40 years ago, using space tracking stations and the Parkes radio telescope to communicate with the Apollo 11 mission.

JUST when it seemed that the Brumby Government was poised to sweep away the factional warlords named in the Ombudsman's report on Brimbank Council, an internal ALP document has drawn attention to the pervasiveness of the branch-stacking that gives the faction bosses their power. Last week Eric Dearricott, secretary of..read more

RICKY PONTING has started 2009 with a fresh spirit. Certainly he seems more relaxed than during recent dust-ups when he found himself ducking and weaving off the field even as he hooked bumpers on it. Perhaps he senses that this team belongs to him, that he can put his imprint..read more

Ingmar Bergman's oeuvre finds tribute in a sumptuous homage to his career, writes Scott Murray. The Ingmar Bergman Archives Edited by Paul Duncan and Bengt Wanselius Taschen, $400

JETS fans waiting impatiently for their club to unveil some high-profile imports are entitled to feel bemused about the club's negotiations with journeyman Jon Brady.