Why Warnie was Australia’s smartest larrikin
He was the perma-tanned playboy whose life resembled a Bond film. But there were signs Shane Warne possessed both a calculating brain and a kind heart, writes Andrew Rule.
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The death of Tara Catsanis’ friend Samantha Knight at the hands of paedophile Michael Guider still haunts her 30 years on. It’s not something she enjoys talking about. But she doesn’t want her friend forgotten either.
Valentine’s Day got you down?
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25,000 blacked out, 2000 call for help
SYDNEY is facing a wet and windy day as emergency crews continue a massive clean-up after yesterday’s wild storms battered the city, blacking out thousands of homes, downing trees and power lines and leaving one man dead.
What happened to these 19 death masks?
A ROGUE’S gallery of killers, bushrangers and convict rebels, this macabre display of death masks was a who’s who of early Colonial crime. So what happened to these 19 death masks?
‘Test drugs at festival to save kids’ lives’
AUSTRALIA is in the midst of its most dangerous festival season and experts are calling for testing of illicit drugs at events to prevent another fatality following the death of Sylvia Choi.
The day bubonic plague hit Sydney
IN 1900, a Sydney wharfie who had been removing rats from his toilet died of the bubonic plague. A wave of public panic followed. The dreaded outbreak had begun.
Once-famous landmarks lost to time
FROM underground pools to rancid burial grounds, huge department stores and even a fort, these images show how much the city has changed in 200 years.
We made ‘wedding dress of the year’
THE gown for Salim Mehajer’s bride, Aysha, was never going to come cheap. Six dressmakers worked round the clock for ten days to construct this 22kg French lace extravaganza.
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