‘My insecurity quickly turned into full-blown rock-lord megalomania’
Learning the congas late in life is a lesson in humility – and thumping good fun.
- by Tim Elliott
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Drugs, bikies, a serial killer: How did six men vanish from the outback without a trace?
Wes Lockyer is one of six Aboriginal men from WA’s remote north to have disappeared in recent years. His family want the police and pollies to do more to find them. And the public to care.
- by Tim Elliott
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On the run in suburbia for nearly 30 years: Former fugitive ‘Dougie’ finally opens up
From farming pot to breaking out of jail to a life lived incognito for decades: the remarkable tale of an honours graduate turned handyman in hiding, Darko Desic.
- by Tim Elliott
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‘Let’s do one more year’: At 90, Nancy and Betty still teach teen boys athletics
Over 50 years, through tragedy and other hurdles, Nancy Atterton and Betty Moore’s friendship has stayed on track.
- by Tim Elliott
When two tradies in Antarctica had time off, they snapped pics like this
In an unexpected bonus, a chef and a carpenter at the country’s Antarctic stations turned out to be excellent photographers.
- by Tim Elliott
Red-light therapy. Cryotherapy. Hyperbaric chambers: The race to stay forever young
Want to live 20, 30, 50 years beyond the norm? Some with wealth and ambition are eagerly pursuing that dream to the extreme.
- by Tim Elliott
When Ollie took a pill, he didn’t realise it would be a ‘never-ending trip’
From medical trials to magic mushrooms, psychedelics are back in the spotlight. But for those with the little-known condition HPPD, the side effects never end.
- by Tim Elliott
‘Unpatriotic’: Kate Holden’s cheeky claim about husband Tim Flannery’s saucy tastes
The writers met at a book awards night in 2006. Years later, she realised he fitted her “list”.
- by Tim Elliott
‘To a certain extent, I’ve been in denial’: Ray Martin on life’s great mystery
He climbed to the pinnacle of Australian TV journalism. What challenge was left? The ultimate one.
- by Tim Elliott
Australia’s cocaine use is soaring. Why?
Australia, it seems, is awash with cocaine, despite its high price and record police hauls – not to mention hospitalisations and deaths.
- by Tim Elliott
‘My mouth fell open’: Finding the real Bali beyond the influencers
Away from the posers, lads in bucket hats and end-of-season footballers, this Indonesian island’s natural beauty astounds.
- by Tim Elliott
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