To see the devastation a bushfire can cause in just a few hellish days is always a shock, but to see what survives can also surprise. If it is a miracle that most of Mallacoota is still standing, it’s a privilege to see the people there tackle adversity, writes Andrew Rule.
From rebuilding the Royal Children’s Hospital to helping out in a mate’s butcher’s shop, Tony Beddison’s generosity knew no bounds. Andrew Rule remembers one of Melbourne’s most well-connected and generous men.
For 28 years, Craig Cameron Rogers was the “only” suspect in the murder of Geelong woman Annette Steward. But now, after decades of proclaiming his innocence, the tradie has been cleared of any wrongdoing. Andrew Rule recounts the fascinating investigation.
While bushfires rage and our leaders wring their hands at the loss of life and property, massive resources are being eaten up coping with the devastation rather than with preventing it. But there is another way, writes Andrew Rule.
Gangster Carl Williams was bludgeoned to death by Matthew Johnson in a brutal jailhouse killing — but was it organised by someone else? This case is among Victoria’s most mystifying unsolved crimes of the decade.
While this tiny baby boy was battling for life at the Royal Children’s Hospital Butterfly Wing, a gutsy thoroughbred filly was horsing about with her mates in the Otways. But their journeys have a lot in common, writes Andrew Rule.
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Behind Bob Hawke’s daughter Rosslyn’s rape allegations against union heavy Bill Landeryou is a story of power politics, friendship and hatred, writes Andrew Rule.
The mystery of who burned down Gordon Turner’s stables outlasted the great man himself, but he wasn’t the only victim of dark manoeuvres in a dangerous game, writes Andrew Rule.
Liar, cheat and master manipulator — bookmaker Bill Waterhouse was all that, and more. Now that “Big Bill” is dead, his full involvement in Australian racing’s most appalling scandals can finally be revealed.
Most criminals aren’t too smart, so when you mix them with large amounts of cold hard cash, you’ll likely get some hilarious results, writes Andrew Rule.
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