Rudd steers ship back to a closed welfare state

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 government.

Wash Hands Then Spin: How To Stay Spotless Amid Immoveable Stains

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.

Adaptable Kev Speaks Up To Placate Shareholders

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, and to change the company's name from Big Kev's to Capital Equity Corporation.

Blot From The Blue

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,