The hidden toll of serious injuries on our roads
The hidden toll of road accidents is victims often endure lifelong injuries affecting whole families.
In Depth
The secret tactics to dethrone Winx
Superlatives flow when the world’s finest racehorse thunders down the straight, but jockeys are queuing up today to end Winx’s winning streak.
The real biggest name in Australian basketball
WHEN you think Australian basketball, names like Gaze, Bogut and Mills come to mind. But Troy Sachs’ achievements eclipse them all. Born without a fibula, his right leg was amputated at two, but he competed in able-bodied sport until 14. The Australian Sports Hall of Famer talks about his life.
The demise of nature’s most vicious killer
HUGE. Insatiable. Unstoppable. The megalodon shark was the most deadly beast to ever live on Earth – but it could not reign forever.
More Stories
Where were you when we lost Steve?
TEN years since the world lost Steve Irwin and the man known as the Crocodile Hunter still lives on in our memories. Leave your tribute to the wildlife legend here.
The boy who never grew up
WHEN Steve Irwin was killed by a stingray off Far North Queensland on September 4, 2006, the suddenness, the shock of it, was surreal. Matthew Condon pays tribute to the Crocodile Hunter whose manic, childlike energy left us with a wild legacy.
‘We might just see how right Steve was’
IN a 2002 television interview, Steve Irwin tried to get a critical point across. But we all missed it. It’s only now, in the howling silence he left behind, that we can begin to make sense of it all.
What can a tyrant teach us about Trump?
RODRIGO Duterte promised a ‘bloodbath’ if elected president of the Philippines. He’s been true to his word. That raises questions about the other big-mouthed bullyboy of politics.
‘They think child marriage happens at three’
IT is difficult to imagine the fear a 12-year-old girl faces when she is told she must get married. What is worse is the attitude her family and others have about child marriage.
Samantha Knight: Little girl frozen in time
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.
Samantha Knight: The full story
EXCLUSIVE: He was known only as ‘Witness O’ – the prison inmate who Michael Guider confided in over the killing of Bondi schoolgirl Samantha Knight 30 years ago.
Nathan’s images from the day the world changed
Australian photographer Nathan Edwards was at Ground Zero when the World Trade Centre towers collapsed.
‘I would pull over and cry after meeting him in prison’
CONVINCED friend and colleague Michael Guider was responsible for the disappearance of Samantha Knight, Denise Hofman took matters into her own hands, visiting him in prison in a bid to draw a confession.
Bush basher’s tilt at boxing glory
IN 1907, a bruising brawler from the Aussie bush travelled to California to take on the world heavyweight champ. He started favourite. He ended up on the canvas.
Original URL: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/special-features/in-depth/page/104