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Sailing in meadows

Saturday July 18, 2009
Bruce Elder discovers it's not all smooth sailing on the canals that criss-cross the Swedish countryside.

Much ado about girl next door

Friday June 5, 2009
Michael Evans has trouble remembering whether it's this year or last.

Discarded Helicopters Up For Sale

Wednesday December 3, 2008
THE Federal Government hopes to get back some of the $1billion lost when it junked the navy's trouble-plagued Seasprite helicopter project.

Done With Flair And Loving Care

Saturday September 20, 2008
A house carefully fitted for a happy retirement has unexpectedly come on the market, writes Jade Lazarevic.

Cold Rush For Arctic's Energy Riches

Monday August 4, 2008
WHEN we arrived at the tiny community of Resolute Bay in the Arctic, the sea ice had trapped the local residents. It was too thick to take boats out to the Canadian Coast Guard ice-breaker but too thin to drive over in a snowmobile.

Hoy's $8m Yacht Won't Chart Well

Tuesday May 6, 2008
THE luxury yacht owned by Chartwell Enterprises boss Graeme Hoy is up for sale in Queensland, but burnt investors shouldn't get their hopes up for a return. Even if 87-foot One Song reaps the $8 million it is worth, Hoy's boat is so heavily financed that little of that will trickle back to investors - or even the receiver, accountancy firm PBB.

Prepare For A Taurus Charge

Sunday December 11, 1994
AMERICAN passenger models won't be left behind in the rush to load the boats for Australia. Already confirmed for sale here are the new Ford Taurus, successor to America's No 1 selling car. The new model will break cover at the Detroit Show early next month and will reach local outl