If you think about heaven, you probably think about being a rock and roll superstar, having a collection of great cars, the money to enjoy them and a few other pleasures that we can’t mention in a family newspaper

Marree, population 60, at the junction of the Oodnadatta and Birdsville tracks, became famous last week. Made it Marree Made it to Marree, barely...

On the 548km drive from Marree to Birdsville on what is without doubt the rockiest, harshest, most inhospitable piece of road in the known universe including Mars, Jupiter and Uranus, we were discussing why Birdsville was named Birdsville.

It was as if the almighty had wreaked his revenge for the Priscilla theme night at the Silverton Hotel the previous night. The sight of 140 men dressed as tacky women and 60 women dressing up as men dressing as tacky women would have angered any higher being.

f you’re hanging around Canberra with nothing to do this morning, come down and join us at the Questacon carpark for the start of the Shitbox Rally at 9.30am.

I know we rabbit on here about really expensive cars selling at auctions in very expensive and exotic locations (with free drinks), but there are alternatives. For instance you could buy a real Lancia Delta Integrale HF Turbo Martini for about $190,000 or have Adelaide’s Je...

Marree, population 60, at the junction of the Oodnadatta and Birdsville tracks, became famous last week. Made it Marree Made it to Marree, barely. Mounted on the wall of the Marree Hotel, next to a sign pointing to the Tom Kruse Room