Babe composer reveals the hit movie’s back story
MUSIC runs in the veins of long-time composer Nigel Westlake and he has built a career on the back of a pig.
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‘UberAir’ plan to take commute to the skies
A REVOLUTIONARY program that would see our daily commute take to the skies with low cost helicopter rides across Sydney has been revealed. Dubbed UberAir, it is an initiative of international ride sharing company Uber to fight congestion.
The man who hunted humans
IN scenes eerily reminiscent of the movie Wolf Creek, German tourist Josef Schwab roamed the Kimberley, executing five strangers in cold blood before dying in a firefight with cops.
The grandmother who just vanished
PODCAST: A loving grandmother went for a walk to the shops and was never seen again. The only sign of her, a handbag found in the bush. Her family said she fell in with ‘undesirables’ but haven’t given up hope after 15 years. Listen to Lost in Sydney podcast episode IV.
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’Get the f*** out of there now!’
AT first the Queensland couple watched the floodwater without concern, sure that they were safe. But when a frantic phone call made them flee, they ended up directly in the disaster’s path.
Victorian bushfires: Interactive map
AS bushfires rage across Victoria, you can keep abreast of latest developments with this interactive map.
25 years of crimes that shocked Victoria
IT’S 25 years since the first copy of the Herald Sun rolled off the presses, and we’ve been at the forefront of crime reporting ever since. These are cases that have shaped us, moved us and changed us.
WAs other cities of the future
VISA rules would be relaxed to allow 25,000 international migrants into WA’s northwest over the next 20 years, under a proposal by the state’s highest profile country politician.
The fight to rid WA of ice addiction
FOR five years, Mark Curtis was living it large earning $600 a day drilling on the mines and coming home to a binge-fest of illicit drugs and booze.
The day a UFO attacked a car on the Nullarbor
SAs greatest mysteries, Part 1: A UFO attack on the Nullarbor and crop circles in the northern suburbs.
The night horror came back to Bali
ONE moment they were in an island paradise, the next they were in hell. This is how death and destruction returned to Australia’s doorstep.
Will plants on Prozac keep us fed?
OUR crops are getting stressed. Extremes of heat and cold are becoming increasingly common. But scientists say there are ways to keep the world’s booming population well-fed.
Could you stomach bugs?
BEETLE bread? Choc-coated crickets? How about bug biscuits? Exploding prices and looming shortages mean we may have to find space for insects in our food chain — and soon.
Giant leaps forward in space exploration
THE history of space exploration is full of small steps, giant leaps for mankind, and many setbacks in between. So how significant is the discovery of water on Mars?
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