A gun, gelignite and axe attack at 10,000ft
IT was a normal Aussie flight, except for the passenger with a sawn-off rifle and two sticks of gelignite who wanted to fly to Singapore. But a fellow passenger with an axe had other ideas …
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$386m, 1100 apartment jewel in Sydney metro plan
IT WAS once rolling hills and green pastures, but this region in Sydney’s north west is about to be transformed into the crowning jewel of the city’s metro revolution.
‘All of us have suffered this trauma’
A year after northern beaches woman Justine Ruszczyk was shot dead in the US by a cop, her father John gives an emotional interview detailing the moment ‘it all fell apart’ for him when he got the dreaded phone call that his daughter had been killed.
Aussie diver feared Thai cave boys would die
HERO diver Craig Challen has spoken exclusively about the Thai cave rescue and why he feared not all the boys would get out alive, as he reveals in detail what happened during the dramatic rescue which captured worldwide attention.
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Rising from the ashes
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The night horror came back to Bali
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Will plants on Prozac keep us fed?
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Giant leaps forward in space exploration
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‘Your fears have been justified’
THIS whistle-blowing note of defiance revealed the most deadly fiasco in our history. Read it and you will feel its extraordinary power today.
Stonehenge’s dark side exposed
EVERYTHING you know about Stonehenge is probably wrong. It was at the heart of an ancient clash of religions — and the winner took all.
‘Atlantis comet will wipe us all out’
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The mark that created a legend
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Aussie band name fails
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