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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
‘You’re not going to believe what I’ve found’: Inside the fight to free Folbigg
When Kathleen Folbigg had her long-standing convictions for the deaths of her four infant children quashed last year, lawyer Rhanee Rego was right by her side.
- by Tim Elliott
‘My Errol Flynn’: How Ethne fell in love with a dead serviceman
Diaries and love letters scribbled in cursive by soldiers at the front can be difficult to decipher. To the rescue: this 91-year-old – and others like her.
- by Tim Elliott
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