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Meet the heroes of Bear Cottage

Step inside NSW’s only children’s hospice and be inspired by the heroes caring for our sickest kids, making every last moment count for their families.

How one of Victoria’s worst disasters unfolded

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How one of Victoria’s worst disasters unfolded

Fifty years ago this Thursday, the unfinished West Gate Bridge collapsed, killing 35 and injuring many. Before the fatal mismanagement of the Covid pandemic this year, it was Victoria’s worst disaster, writes Andrew Rule.

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Supplied copy pictures of Constable Glen Humphris who was among four police officers killed on the Eastern Freeway on April 22 2020. Constable Glen Humphris, left, with partner Todd Robinson.

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Frantic final messages Glen Humphris never lived to read

Late on the afternoon of April 22, Todd Robinson sent a text message asking his partner, police constable Glen Humphris, if he was heading back to the station soon. It was the first in a flurry of text messages Glen would never live to read.

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Supplied copy pictures of Constable Josh Prestney who was among four police officers killed on the Eastern Freeway on April 22 2020. Constable Josh Prestney (left) with parents Belinda and Andrew and brother Alex at the 2017 Challenge Melbourne triathlon event.

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Josh’s mum: ‘I was lucky I got to spend his last week with him’

Joshua Prestney’s mum Belinda can remember exactly what her son was wearing when he walked out the door, having no idea that he would never return. And it left her with one final regret that has stayed with her.

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Police images of wanted murder suspect John Victor Bobak - photo Supplied

Coast’s most wanted man still on the run after 27 years

AN ORDERED hit, a biscuit company extorted for millions of dollars, two dead and a man on the run for nearly three decades. This is the bizarre and true story of the execution of SP bookmaker Peter George Wade and his partner Maureen Ambrose by Ronald Henry Thomas and John Victor Bobak.

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Lives torn apart by opioids

Lives torn apart by prescription drug nightmare

FOR Sally Wilkinson, the call that every parent dreads came on Christmas morning 2016. Expecting to hear from her son, Daniel, who was skiing in Canada with friends, she was delighted when her phone rang. Seconds later, her world came crashing down.

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A supplied image obtained Tuesday, July 18, 2017 of raids taken place at the Parklea Correctional Centre. One week after a YouTube video of a Parklea Correctional Centre inmate wielding a knife was discovered, Police have uncovered mobile phones and drugs hidden in toilets, food packages and televisions in the prison. (AAP Images/ CORRECTIVE SERVICES NSW) NO ARCHIVING --

Deadly past of new Parklea Prison operator

THE announcement of the contract for Parklea — a facility with well documented issues — comes following a series of reports surrounding ‘uninhabitable conditions, violence, abuse and riots’ at MTC private prisons across the US.

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Bikie Jacques Teamo appeared in Southport Court to face charges surrounding the Broadbeach Brawl. Pics Adam Head

The Coast’s biggest bikie brawls

THE Gold Coast has long been the backdrop for disputes between rival outlaw motorcycle gangs, but rarely have these arguments spilt into the public sphere. All that changed in 2006 when a violent public confrontation between bikies set plans in motion to have the city’s gangs completely dismantled.

Art for the Emmys 2018

White hot: Best and worst dressed at the Emmys

SCARLETT Johansson and Kristen Bell stunned in all-white, as Emilia Clarke and Chrissy Teigen sported sexy, sheer gowns. SEE THE PHOTOS

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**This picture has a scanned reverse - see associated content at the bottom of the details window** Margaret Fink, television producer.

Gillian Armstrong ‘gets more credit than she deserves for My Brilliant Career’ says Margaret Fink

Leo Schofield’s cracking lunch with the pioneer of modern Australian cinema

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1/6/11 Supplied pictures of Damian Leeding the Police officer shot this week on the Gold Coast. Supplied Picture: Supplied

Inside Coast cops’ ‘worst day ever’

IF you ask any long-serving Gold Coast cop what their worst day on the job has been, they’ll answer May 29, 2011. The day when one of their own — a young father and a good mate — was cruelly gunned down in a brazen tavern robbery.

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Houses named in one in 100,000 year flood zone

Houses named in one in 100,000 year flood zone

THOUSANDS of homeowners in a Sydney suburb could see a dramatic increase in insurance costs and a lack of confidence from investors or developers, following the State Government’s decision to identify homes within a one in 100,000 year flood zone.

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L-R Margaret, Denis 13 year old Rebecca and 2 year old Quinn Uildriks pose for photographs in Riverstone. Riverstone, Friday, September 14th 2018. 11 homeowners in Riverstone are furious following the release of the West Schofields Masterplan, which will see the acquisition of their homes over the next 20 years for sporting fields. (AAP Image / Angelo Velardo)

Residents reject sports field masterplan

HOMEOWNERS in Riverstone are furious following the release of the West Schofields Masterplan, which will see the acquisition of their homes over the next 20 years for sporting fields.

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Murdered Russian buisnessman Gennadi Bernovski with his wife.

Attack of the killer frogmen

A FORMER KGB colonel was gunned down in his driveway by ‘frogmen’ working for the Russian mafia who fled in the darkness of a Gold Coast canal. The death of Gennadi Bernovski, 41, in 2000 still intrigues today.

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