‘Fuelled by rage’: Top kickass queens
From a royal daughter who melded military muscle and delicate diplomacy to a bearded PR princess (who later got cancelled), these are history’s top women power players.
Books
‘Bag of fingers’: Moment cop knew he was facing the worst evil
From going undercover as a hitman to facing Islamic terrorists overseas, one of Australia’s best-known law enforcers shares his secrets from the street.
‘Impostor’: Aussie hero unmasked as fake
The man hailed a hero for changing Australia’s fortunes with the discovery of gold has been unmasked as an ‘utterly loathsome’ fake who did no such thing.
’I could go more into Midnight Oil world’: Rocker teases new book
The restless creative at the heart of rock legends Midnight Oil has flagged an idea that will thrill Aussie music fans as he muses what to do next.
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’Give me 10 years’: Potter to politics
From reality TV trailblazer to author, Brooke Blurton wants to make a difference. Having just released her first novel, what’s next? Kids, uni and Parliament, possibly.
‘Be the Greater Asshole’: Why Musk wins
Fed up with losing? A leading business journalist has analysed the habits of Elon Musk to work out how we can all use the tec titan’s tactics in our own lives.
‘Huge gripe’ dividing Aussie industry
Experts have revealed the “huge gripe” they have with a major trend dividing an Aussie industry while it simultaneously brings a community together.
Mermaid murder mystery: Haunted by a hellish past
Prostitution, assault and murder. A confronting chapter in Australia’s story has led to a modern mystery with its roots in the past – and Irish folklore.
Item desperate Aussies queued for overnight
Excited Aussies set up camp in the streets in a desperate bid to get their hands on a new and eagerly awaited item overnight.
Meghan’s shocking alleged ‘divorce’ move
Meghan Markle’s team reportedly shopped a book about her life “post-divorce” from Prince Harry — despite the couple not having split up.
Hard questions over most wanted ‘murder’
Kind grandfather, good husband – and one of the world’s most wanted men. A retelling of the 23-year hunt for a CIA chief’s killer unearths some uncomfortable questions.
‘A married, foul-mouthed mistress’
With London’s scandal-prone society obsessed by the king’s newest pet project, it fell to a man famed for his work with Australian wildlife when tragedy struck.
Frightened of the year ahead? Try this
Why horror is a force for good right now – and the Aussie film that paved the way for heart-stoppers like The Substance and Sorrow Spring.
‘Rows of cardboard cartons, in each one a small baby’
How nurse Vivian Bullwinkel survived one of World War II’s most horrific events is a remarkable Australian story. Less well-known is that she headed back into a war zone three decades later, as Grantlee Kieza relates in this extract from Sister Viv.
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