COMING SOON

Clash of the Titans

Man accused of murdering his wife a 'super chap': witness

HE was a "super chap". She "had a smile for everybody". In an anniversary card tendered to the Supreme Court, where he is being tried for her murder, he wrote: "May we be together forever."

COMING SOON

Broken Embraces

We're no strangers: Cate and Co put our accent on soft diplomacy

IN AUSTRALIA it is called going to the theatre. In Washington it is called soft diplomacy.

This lonely hearts club's bland but Creyton and Brown shine

DUETS Ensemble Theatre, August 30 Until October 3 Reviewed by Jason Blake

Self-help course led to death, court told

REBEKAH LAWRENCE had been expecting to feel unbalanced and emotional after completing a "high-intensity" self-development course.

He's a Labor man for life Former PM Bob Hawke lauded by party faithful

AFTER 62 years in the labour and Labor movements, 79-year-old Bob Hawke was lauded, applauded and given life Labor Party membership at its national conference in Sydney yesterday.

THE BIG WRAP

Raud awakening as Tommy spells it out for NSW

They Are Ex And Exy

THE former premier, Morris Iemma, has been eyeing off the perks enjoyed by his predecessors, Bob Carr, Nick Greiner and Neville Wran. Mr Iemma says he just wants to find out what he is entitled to, but then wistfully notes that Mr Wran has had a car and driver for nearly two decades. And what about an office and a personal assistant? The Premier, Nathan Rees, says the matter is still being negotiated. The public knows what that means: Mr Iemma will get whatever he wants.

Face In The Street

CAROLINE BICKERDIKE, 49, WARRAGUL, PERSONAL ASSISTANT Bourke Street

What Organic Food Should I Buy?

WITH food prices going up faster than Chinese skyscrapers, anyone who can afford to buy organic everything - from tea to tahini - probably has a personal assistant doing their shopping for them. The rest of us face difficult decisions every time we push a trolley.

Dentist Lashed Out: Assistant

A DENTIST faced assault charges in Newcastle Local Court yesterday for what he described as tapping his assistant's hand out of the way so he could see during a procedure.

Salary Spotlight

Personal assistant

Internet Butler A Boon For The Busy

IN THE latest form of outsourcing, an Indian company is offering busy executives in the West a 24-hour personal assistant to make doctors' appointments, research the best digital camera or book a restaurant table, relieving them of the tedium of such chores.

Family Cries Foul Over Confession To Murder Of Realtor To Stars

WILD scenes erupted in court after a grand jury indicted the personal assistant of punk rock pioneer Linda Stein, 62, with her murder. Family and supporters of 26-year-old secretary Natavia Lowery surrounded the arresting detectives, shouting invective and accusing them of coercing a confession to the slaying after hours of interrogation.

Primelife: High Price Of Gatto's Industrial Actions

PRIMELIFE'S former boss Ted Sent was subject to death threats and may have paid underworld figure Mick Gatto for personal protection, a court has heard.

Face In The Crowd

FACE IN THE CROWD - MEGAN DESIRA, PERSONAL ASSISTANT ERSKINE PARK, NSW

Simmer In The City - Episode 7

The story so far: Bonnie Burbank, CEO of the most successful reality television production house in history and a major figure in the Melbourne establishment, has been accused of seducing Harry, a 16-year-old schoolboy. Tilda Bright, a low-rung publicist looking for a break, has talked her way into handling the crisis, abetted by Bonnie's personal assistant, Matthew.