1. In which month this year will Victoria's state election be held?

Sharemarkets are back to 15-month highs but most investors face a much longer wait for their assets to recover.

They may be losing their cred but they are still getting the money.

AT SCHOOL, there was a flamboyant, poncho-wearing drama teacher with perfect posture who delighted in staging avant-garde theatrical productions. In one play, my talents were harnessed to act as a silent brown mushroom in a forest. Disappointingly, in the first scene, my wide-brimmed mushroom hat buckled and flopped over my..read more

MAYBE it's the way the camera zooms into MasterChef judge Matt Preston's lips as he tilts his head and chews on some of the dishes created by the show's wannabe chefs.