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Matthew Benns is Editor-at-Large at The Daily Telegraph. He is a career journalist from Fleet Street to Sydney and has covered stories all over the world, tracking tigers in the Russian Far East to finding Elvis Presley’s first girlfriend in Biloxi, Mississippi.

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From school dress-up to a child of war

LESS than a year ago Khaled Sharrouf’s son’s only concern was dressing up as a children’s character for book day at Rissalah College in Sydney’s west.

Packer reveals Vegas gamble secret weapon

CASINO mogul James Packer introduced the man he believes will help him win big in Las Vegas to the Crown Resorts board yesterday.

Packer’s bold new Las Vegas Frontier

JAMES Packer is rolling the dice on a new $2 billion casino in Las Vegas that he wants to be the most luxurious on the famous gambling strip.

Packer to build casino in Las Vegas

BILLIONAIRE Australian casino mogul James Packer is returning to Las Vegas to build a new casino on the world famous gambling strip.

Crate rate: $500,000 for public art

A WESTERN Sydney company has offered to build Lord Mayor Clover Moore’s giant upside-down milk crate artwork for a fifth of the $2.5 million set aside to pay for it.

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Former Origin great Sean Timmins (Black tee-shirt) goes to Karratha mine to talk about depression. Photographer: Tangiora Hinaki

Tough times in the world of ‘real’ men

THEY are Australia’s hard men – footballers and miners – better known for being tough than getting in touch with their emotions. “Men are too proud and don’t want to look soft,” agreed former NRL stalwart Shaun Timmins.

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General, generic photos from the Gold Coast Airport. Jetstar plane touches down on the runway. Picture: Brendan Radke.

Flush your drugs, Jetstar warns its high flyers

A JETSTAR crew member told passengers there were sniffer dogs waiting at the airport and suggested they flush their drugs away before landing.

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Flush your drugs, Jetstar warns its high flyers

A JETSTAR crew member told passengers there were sniffer dogs waiting at the airport and suggested they flush their drugs away before landing.

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Flush your drugs, Jetstar warns its high flyers

A JETSTAR crew member told passengers there were sniffer dogs waiting at the airport and suggested they flush their drugs away before landing.

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Jetstar warns passengers to flush dodgy items

A JETSTAR crew member told passengers there were sniffer dogs waiting at the airport and suggested they flush “anything you shouldn’t have” before landing.

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