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Inside Coast cops’ ‘worst day ever’
IF you ask any long-serving Gold Coast cop what their worst day on the job has been, they’ll answer May 29, 2011. The day when one of their own — a young father and a good mate — was cruelly gunned down in a brazen tavern robbery.
Houses named in one in 100,000 year flood zone
THOUSANDS of homeowners in a Sydney suburb could see a dramatic increase in insurance costs and a lack of confidence from investors or developers, following the State Government’s decision to identify homes within a one in 100,000 year flood zone.
Residents reject sports field masterplan
HOMEOWNERS in Riverstone are furious following the release of the West Schofields Masterplan, which will see the acquisition of their homes over the next 20 years for sporting fields.
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The best wave in Australia
WELCOME to the takeoff zone — an intense surfing zone where one wrong move could get you slammed into jagged rocks or knocked out on the hard sand bottom. Then there’s the other surfers. TAKE THE WAVE
The bombs are no longer about ISIS
RUSSIA has changed the game in the Middle East. It’s no longer about crushing Islamic State. It’s about asserting authority and driving the Kurds as a knife into NATO’s soft underbelly.
The day the Jets made their point
FORGOTTEN CLASSIC: Ken Wilson was Newtown rugby league club’s all-time top points scorer. But it was one single point – the only one for the entire game – which stands out.
The deadliest waves on the planet
THEY instil fear and respect, the waves unmatched for size, ferocity and sheer power. But they are a magnet for a daring few surfers who risk injury – or worse – for the ultimate adrenalin rush.
The day the Anzacs terrified Sydney
IT’S an often forgotten part of the Anzac legend. On Valentine’s Day in 1916, terrified civilians ran for cover as rioting soldiers ‘mad with drink’ clashed with armed military police at Central Station.
The Battle of Central Station 1916
The Liverpool Riot of 1916 also known as the Battle of Central Station occurred on February 14 when a large group of Australian soldiers rioted through the streets of Sydney.
A dark force is dragging our galaxy in
A MYSTERIOUS intergalactic force is tugging at our Milky Way. Now Australian astronomers have discovered hundreds of nearby galaxies trapped by this hidden ‘Great Attractor’.
The Beaumont children: Our most baffling mystery
More than fifty years ago a monster hid in plain sight on a sunny Australia Day afternoon, lurking among beachgoers to spirit away three children and shatter a nation’s innocence. We retrace one of our most notorious mysteries.
How they’re still haunted by distaster
HUNDREDS were evacuated, many went missing and thousands of homes were destroyed in the 2011 floods. Some of those affected are still haunted by the disaster every time a storm rolls in.
Brisbane suburbs disaster can’t stop
FIVE years ago, parts of the southeast were decimated by the epic flood. But Brisbane has risen – and so have the property prices of some of the worst-affected suburbs.
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