Kevin Rudd's apology to the stolen generations was notable for many reasons. There were those who saw it as a removal of a "stain from the soul of Australia", as the Prime Minister put it, and for many Aborigines it was a big step forward in relations between themselves and..read more

THE stain-removal book Spotless is at the top of the bestseller lists - listing common household stains and giving step-by-step instructions on how to remove them. What a shame it ignores all the stains in our public spaces.

The many sides of ``Big" Kevin McQuay revealed themselves on Friday as the Excitable One survived an attempt to oust him from his stain-removal company in typically controversial fashion. Disgruntled shareholders were trying to remove Mr McQuay and two directors, Peter Kale and Barry Larbalestier, from the board,..read more

Q: WE HAD some white vinyl exterior cladding over weatherboard professionally fitted about eight years ago. Both material and job were excellent but stain removal is a constant failure. We are left with apparently irremovable stains, brown or black, either from birds or insects. We live in the dry,