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Stephen Drill covers organised crime, business and the politics of sport. His investigative podcasts include Mafia’s Web, Bikie’s Inc. and Faith On Trial. Drill was Europe correspondent for the Herald Sun, Daily Telegraph, Courier Mail and Adelaide Advertiser from 2019 to 2021. The Walkley Award winner has also worked at The Wall Street Journal in New York and The Sun in London.

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MARSTON MORETAINE, ENGLAND - In this handout image provided by Capture the Light Photography, Colonel Tom Moore and his daughter Hannah celebrate his 100th birthday, with an RAF flypast provided by a Spitfire and a Hurricane over his home on April 30, 2020 in Marston Moretaine, England. Colonel Moore, formerly a Captain, received a promotion in honour of his 100th birthday and in recognition of the funds, in excess of Â£29m, he raised for the NHS by walking laps of his garden. (Emma Sohl - Capture the Light Photography via Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

UK looks for bright spots as nation looks to ‘meet again’

A 100-year-old army veteran who walked 100 laps of his garden to raise money for the UK’s National Health Service has raised the spirits of Britons amid the misery of COVID-19.

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Second Lieutenant Eric Hayter, killed in WWI, with details of his father's six year obsession to find him.Captions: 1. Eric Hayter, who was killed in 1918. Picture: Melbourne Grammar

Map key to finding missing Digger

A map that led to the remains in France of a former Melbourne Grammar student turned soldier during WW1 came from an unlikely source.

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Scenic Eclipse. Outer Hebrides. Picture: ScenicAmanda Woods, Escape

Aussie mogul’s $1.4b bet on cruise ship industry

The Australian owner of Scenic Cruise lines has defied the gloom hanging over the industry, starting work on Eclipse II, a six-star vessel designed for the top end of the market.

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(FILES) In this file photo taken on October 02, 2019 Britain's Prime Minister Boris Johnson leaves with his partner Carrie Symonds after delivering his keynote speech to delegates on the final day of the annual Conservative Party conference at the Manchester Central convention complex, in Manchester, north-west England. - British Prime Minister Boris Johnson was discharged from hospital on April 12, 2020, a Downing Street spokesman said, a week after being admitted for treatment for coronavirus and spending three days in intensive care. "The PM has been discharged from hospital to continue his recovery, at Chequers," the spokesman said, referring to the prime minister's country estate outside London. "On the advice of his medical team, the PM will not be immediately returning to work." (Photo by Jeremy Selwyn / POOL / AFP)

Boris announces birth of baby boy

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and Carrie Symonds have welcomed a “healthy baby boy” at a London hospital just weeks after their battles with coronavirus.

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Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison speaks to the media during a press conference at Parliament House in Canberra, Wednesday, April 29, 2020. (AAP Image/Lukas Coch/Pool)

COVID-19 winter warning as PM reveals ‘ticket’ out of lockdown

Australia could be hit with a spike of COVID-19 infections as winter takes hold, as Scott Morrison declared the coronavirus tracing app was the nation’s “ticket” out of lockdown.

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A girl holds her mother's hand as she walks the street in Santa Cruz de tenerife on April 26, 2020 during a national lockdown to prevent the spread of the COVID-19 disease. - After six weeks stuck at home, Spain's children were being allowed out today to run, play or go for a walk as the government eased one of the world's toughest coronavirus lockdowns. Spain is one of the hardest hit countries, with a death toll running a more than 23,000 to put it behind only the United States and Italy despite stringent restrictions imposed from March 14, including keeping all children indoors. Today, with their scooters, tricycles or in prams, the children accompanied by their parents came out onto largely deserted streets. (Photo by DESIREE MARTIN / AFP)

Australia is ‘securing the curve’: Hunt

Health Minister Greg Hunt has revealed there were only 12 cases of coronavirus identified across Australia in 24 hours – with only one case from an unknown source. It comes as an inquiry was told the economic shock from the virus outpaced the Great Depression.

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