Former STAR Group officer Derrick McManus was shot 14 times in five seconds by a high-powered semi-automatic rifle during a high-risk raid — and survived to tell the tale. He reveals the impact it had 26 years on. CHECK OUT THE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST
Working the night shift, Constables Liv Smith and Pete Carroll have seen the lows of human life. From horrific child abuse to plugging gaping neck wounds with their own fingers, these cops open up on what life is like on the front lines, and how they cope with it. CHECK OUT THE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST
Ambulance chaplain Malcolm York attended a horrific murder-suicide where a man had shot dead his two children before taking his own life. Mr York reveals how he helped the first responders deal with the horrific tragedy. CHECK OUT THE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST
Crime squad detective Ryan Jeffcoat recalls the night he and his partner tried to arrest three men associated with a notorious gang following a grisly shooting outside a cafe — confronting them without any backup and only one pair of handcuffs between them. CHECK OUT THE DOCUMENTARY AND PODCAST
THE announcement of the contract for Parklea — a facility with well documented issues — comes following a series of reports surrounding ‘uninhabitable conditions, violence, abuse and riots’ at MTC private prisons across the US.
THE Gold Coast has long been the backdrop for disputes between rival outlaw motorcycle gangs, but rarely have these arguments spilt into the public sphere. All that changed in 2006 when a violent public confrontation between bikies set plans in motion to have the city’s gangs completely dismantled.
SCARLETT Johansson and Kristen Bell stunned in all-white, as Emilia Clarke and Chrissy Teigen sported sexy, sheer gowns. SEE THE PHOTOS
Leo Schofield’s cracking lunch with the pioneer of modern Australian cinema
IF you ask any long-serving Gold Coast cop what their worst day on the job has been, they’ll answer May 29, 2011. The day when one of their own — a young father and a good mate — was cruelly gunned down in a brazen tavern robbery.
LIBERAL staffers claim the party’s issues with women are not just at the top, with one of the major issues raised being the limited number of women in politics.
THE truth about the remains of Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler is revealed in a new book by forensics specialists, who found them in a bizarre last resting place – a floppy disk case.
COMMON courtesy is in sharp decline on public transport as mobile phone-obsessed Sydneysiders show their selfish side and deny seats to the elderly, disabled and pregnant.
AUSTRALIA punches well above its height for the world’s tallest trees, with five out of the top 10. We also have some of the oldest, so why isn’t more made of these incredible natural treasures?
THOUSANDS of homeowners in a Sydney suburb could see a dramatic increase in insurance costs and a lack of confidence from investors or developers, following the State Government’s decision to identify homes within a one in 100,000 year flood zone.
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