Babe composer reveals the hit movie’s back story
MUSIC runs in the veins of long-time composer Nigel Westlake and he has built a career on the back of a pig.
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‘UberAir’ plan to take commute to the skies
A REVOLUTIONARY program that would see our daily commute take to the skies with low cost helicopter rides across Sydney has been revealed. Dubbed UberAir, it is an initiative of international ride sharing company Uber to fight congestion.
Lisa Blair’s amazing story of survival at sea
Solo yachtswoman Lisa Blair is planning the first non-stop unassisted circumnavigation of Australia by a woman, but she nearly didn’t get to the starting line.
The man who hunted humans
IN scenes eerily reminiscent of the movie Wolf Creek, German tourist Josef Schwab roamed the Kimberley, executing five strangers in cold blood before dying in a firefight with cops.
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Uncovering our biggest dinosaur mystery
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Changing Europe’s ‘jihadi capital’
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‘Get my boobs done’ or I’ll tell NRL
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Confession and the explosive texts
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The ex: ‘I felt rejected, betrayed’
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I ripped off charities for gambling, drugs
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Simona: Sex, drugs and my downfall
BUZZ ROTHFIELD EXCLUSIVE: Banned NRL star Tim Simona has finally confessed to the lot – betting on games, cocaine use, ripping off a children’s charity and deceiving teammates and administrators.
JT, Smith set for biggest record yet
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Is Australia playing with fire?
ANALYSIS: Indonesia wants Australia to join its South China Sea patrols. But military experts say it’s a risk we should avoid. This is what we would be up against.
Take a tour of TRAPPIST1
ALIENS just got real. NASA’s discovery of six new Earth-like worlds certainly stacks up the odds. But any life-forms on those planets will have been shaped in very strange ways.
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