How beer-loving Bob almost ended PM bid before it began
Bob Hawke was one of Australia’s most legendary prime ministers – but as David Day recounts in Young Hawke, wild living almost ended his political career before it began.
Books
‘Dancers and commandos’: How I detoxed Aussie swim team
In this extract from Tested, Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins discovers how America’s Cup champion John Bertrand turned the Aussie Olympic swimming team around.
My Queen ‘lie’ gave me an art attack
The most original biography yet of Queen Elizabeth II, Craig Brown’s A Voyage Around The Queen, contains dozens of little-known anecdotes – including the time an Australian artist found himself at Buckingham Palace.
‘I’ve seen some nasty things’: Life as a prison nurse
A former nurse gives Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh a rare glimpse into prison medicine – surprisingly declaring that “as a nurse, I’ve never felt safer than I was in the prison environment”.
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‘What happened? Who is guilty?’
Four girls disappear from a school camp and a male teacher goes after them. The girls return – but the man does not. Wouldn’t you be asking hard questions, writes Nikki Gemmell.
Nikki Gemmell gets her groove back
The exhaustion of family life, work and the effects of perimenopause took their toll on one of Australia’s most popular authors. But Nikki Gemmell has bounced back with a new book.
‘He never woke up’: Jimmy Barnes
He’s a huge star, but Jimmy Barnes’ appeal not to waste our most precious commodity – and his salute to a lost ‘brother’ – is relatable and relevant to anyone, rich or poor.
‘She came in screaming, scared’
One of sport’s glamour couples had a horrifying experience at a swimming pool that left them questioning their sanity – and they still grapple to understand how it happened.
Plays School star’s near-miss with Mel Gibson
Australian actress Noni Hazlehurst has revealed a cringeworthy moment she shared with Hollywood actor Mel Gibson when they worked together.
Aussie actress spills on ‘explicit’ sex scenes
In this extract from her newly-released memoir, Australian actor Noni Hazlehurst reveals what really goes on during the filming of a sex scene.
‘Insulting’: Archer on AI and getting cancelled
Jeffrey Archer isn’t happy: his wife has been cancelled, he doesn’t like AI and he’s not impressed by authors writing from beyond the grave. On the plus side, he has a new forged Rembrandt.
‘She had shot her husband dead’
She has told the stories of a murderous royal mistress, Christian Dior’s Nazi-fighting sister and the real Miss Moneypenny. Now Christine Wells has Jackie Kennedy in her lens.
Love and self-loathing: Worst kind of jealousy
Jealousy can have devastating consequences, as international bestseller Adele Parks discovered in a nuanced tale about dead ex-lovers and what it’s like to always come second.
Book trend stealing Aussie hearts
Bored by traditional airport thrillers, horror and crime yarns? There’s a new genre taking over Aussie fiction – and social media’s bookworm community is leading the charge.
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