FAIRFAX Media will today launch its long-awaited West Australian online newspaper in a bid to cash in on an increasingly poisonous relationship between the state Government and its flagship daily newspaper.

A pair of rebuttals to get things going: Last week's column -- an open letter to the president-elect, outlining six things he should do to improve air travel -- drew about 50 letters to the editor. One of them came from a reader called "heyja." He (we\

This week's TV Q&A responds to questions about "Hotel Babylon," WTAE's 50th anniversary special and the font used in KDKA's graphics. Yes, really. As always, thanks for reading, and keep those questions coming. ...

1. Rt Hon WINSTON PETERS (Leader—NZ First) to the Prime Minister: Has she received any reports that suggest imposing a $50 per week charge for using New Zealand roads?

Throughout the 1960s, the tobacco industry famously spent millions promoting a small group of vociferous "sceptics" who, in the face of overwhelming evidence, continued to deny the link between smoking and cancer. The strategy paid off.