What really happened to Jeffrey Brooks?
JEFFREY Brooks feared for his life. The young scientist believed he was going to be murdered at his Brisbane workplace – and that those involved would try and make it look like an accident.
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Meet the new Parramatta CEO
Six months is a long time in the council, and Mark Stapleton has been through plenty in his year in Parramatta, but now he is in the top role as chief executive and said those rocky days are well behind him.
Family carries lasting pain
Kellie Mealing holds her daughter Aleea close. The two-year-old is fast resembling her aunt Angela, who died in 2000 under suspicious circumstances that continue to haunt the Far North.
Well-drilled gang’s $1.7m getaway
IN a sleepy country town in 1978, a well-drilled gang pulled off what was then Australia’s biggest bank heist, escaping with $1.7 million in untraceable bills. They were never caught.
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Watch a comet come to life
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Rules for a successful reboot
WITH revivals planned for Star Wars, Ghostbusters, Jurassic Park and many more classic movies, it’s time to ask: why do some reboots succeed while others tank at the box office?
Deep space discovery – via Twitter
TWO lonely but hip robots will take us into our solar system’s darkest corners this year, and they’re already giving us tantalising Tweets of what is to come.
Is this America’s next stealth bomber?
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The worst mass murder in history
ITS name is synonymous with evil. More than one million people were murdered by the Nazis at Auschwitz – the worst systematic extermination of human beings ever.
Why there’s no mercy for Bali Nine duo
AS the horrific reality of execution draws near for Myuran Sukumaran and Andrew Chan, Paul Toohey looks at the miracle they would need to be saved.
How killer Monis came to our shores
THE tall Iranian man in the white turban was unlike anyone who’d come here before. He sought the attention of the refugee community in 1996 …
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