Winx dream like hole-in-one with broomstick
THE odds against Winx being born were outrageously long — like hitting a hole-in-one in the British Open with a broken broomstick, but that’s how it happened. READ THE EXTRACT FROM THE BOOK OUT NOW
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A day to honour heroes and their horses
BILL Gibbins’ dream to honour World War I’s Light Horsemen and their mounts will be realised in spectacular fashion in December, writes Andrew Rule.
When monsters talk: How Prue Bird’s killer was caught
MELBOURNE teenager Prue Bird was held captive for up to a week before she was murdered, and it haunts those who loved her. But it took a convicted killer’s confession for her family to get some answers. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
How teen’s tragic murder was linked to Russell St bombers
THE abduction and murder of Melbourne teenager Prue Bird was a mother’s worst nightmare. But as the sinister clues started to fall in place, the mystery was linked to one of Melbourne’s worst crimes. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
A mother’s torment: Where is Prue’s body?
THE Ascot Vale shed where they locked Prue Bird before they killed her is gone. The 13-year-old was no runaway — but her case went unsolved for years. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
How a bank robber turned his tale into Hollywood gold
HE was one of Australia’s most wanted men, with a daring prison escape and multiple robberies on his rap sheet. But Greg Smith turned his fugitive years into an international bestseller, with Johnny Depp set to play Smith. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
One life taken, another ruined
CLIFF Lockwood was a big cop acquitted of murdering criminal figure Gary Abdallah, but he still paid a high price after being accused in court of executing a kneeling man like “a dog on a short leash”, writes Andrew Rule. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
Mark Knight — satirising tennis brats since 1984
MARK Knight’s belated critics might like to know that the first cartoon he had published in a daily newspaper satirised one of a long line of tennis brats to disgrace themselves with tantrums on court, writes Andrew Rule.
Sinister duct tape clue in Victorian mum’s death
KATH Bergamin sacrificed her life for the sake of her three children, staying in a loveless and terrifying marriage. A decade after the coroner’s finding that she was abducted and unlawfully killed, an appalling silence still lingers over the contemptible crime. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
The stories behind Melbourne’s most famous criminal nicknames
CHOPPER, Mad Dog, Fat Tony — the nicknames of some of Melbourne’s most notorious crooks are so famous you might not even know their real names. Andrew Rule reveals how they came about. NEW PODCAST — LISTEN NOW.
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