Horrific story of forgotten serial killer being told by Coast filmmaker
He was an ambulance officer who was saving lives by day – and killing at night. Now thanks to a Gold Coast filmmaker the full horror of the story can finally be revealed.
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‘Gutless’: Sister’s emotional plea to shooting witnesses
One year on from a horrific shooting that stunned the Gold Coast, the victim’s devastated sister has called for ‘gutless’ witnesses to speak up and give their family closure.
Principal Podcast: How I went from uni drop-out to PHD
From dropping out of a university degree to becoming a leader of her field Trinity Lutheran College Principal Dr Tsae Wong teaches her students not to fear failure. LISTEN TO THE FULL PODCAST
‘That’s not ok’: The principal fighting back against horrors at home
FULL PODCAST: From the horrific murder of a close friend, to moving a school online just eight weeks after it opened – This principal has a new approach to education.
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From bikie king to depths of suicide
LIONEL Patea was only 16 years old when he first became known to police. He soon became a high-ranking bikie enforcer with a long rap sheet.
Tara Brown’s desperate escape plan
TARA Brown tried to escape a violent Lionel Patea three times but on each occasion the justice system failed to protect her.
Tara’s eight days of terror on run
FIVE-PART SPECIAL REPORT: LIONEL Patea held scissors to the throat of Tara Brown and for two days would not let her be alone with their young daughter. This is how her final eight days unfolded.
The little girl without her mummy
TARA BROWN’S daughter Aria cries for her mother every day and asks whether she will be getting “another mummy just like my mummy”.
‘Tara was everything to me’: Patea
MURDERER Lionel Patea says ex Tara Brown was ‘everything to me’ and he would bring her ‘back in a heartbeat’ if he could.
‘I don’t care what people think of me’
AFTER an almost three-decade love affair with the Glitter Strip, Warwick Capper is cutting his final formal ties with the city that helped cement his legend. Dwayne Grant talks with the human headline about football, family and fame.
Wife’s heartbreaking letter to husband
Melbourne sweethearts in 1979, fiancés in 1980 and newlyweds in 1981: on a day where we celebrate all things love, few loves deserve to be celebrated more than that of Vicki and Graeme’s.
“Some women want to be treated badly”
As a city reels from another murder-suicide, the Bulletin goes in search of the male perspective on domestic violence and finds a tale of love, anger and AVOs that will shock you.
Gold Coast’s most powerful revealed
POWER 100: Who will be crowned the Gold Coast’s most influential person? Last year Mayor Tom Tate took out the number 1 spot but this year it is someone new. See the top 10 here.
Power 100: Most influential 40-21
LAWYERS, actresses, ministers and developers. We’re reaching the pointy end of our Power 100 list.But who will rule the Coast?
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