Barnesy’s good girls and bad drugs
FROM the high of a life-defining love to the low of his drug hell, Jimmy Barnes details his rollercoaster life in a revealing extract from his new book.
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Dark night I tried to end it all
AUSSIE rock legend Jimmy Barnes reveals how close he came to ending it all in this extract from his new autobiography, Working Class Man.
Hospital super grannies will melt your heart
THEY care for the littlest of patients and provide a steady shoulder for parents in their time of need. The ward grandparents of The Children’s Hospital at Westmead really are spectacular.
The secret history of North Sydney
NORTH Sydney is full of national treasures, hidden gems and the most remarkable cultural transformation from the early 19th century to today. Historian Dr Ian Hoskins takes a trip back in time and uncovers a few skeletons.
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The day the Jets made their point
FORGOTTEN CLASSIC: Ken Wilson was Newtown rugby league club’s all-time top points scorer. But it was one single point – the only one for the entire game – which stands out.
The deadliest waves on the planet
THEY instil fear and respect, the waves unmatched for size, ferocity and sheer power. But they are a magnet for a daring few surfers who risk injury – or worse – for the ultimate adrenalin rush.
The day the Anzacs terrified Sydney
IT’S an often forgotten part of the Anzac legend. On Valentine’s Day in 1916, terrified civilians ran for cover as rioting soldiers ‘mad with drink’ clashed with armed military police at Central Station.
The Battle of Central Station 1916
The Liverpool Riot of 1916 also known as the Battle of Central Station occurred on February 14 when a large group of Australian soldiers rioted through the streets of Sydney.
A dark force is dragging our galaxy in
A MYSTERIOUS intergalactic force is tugging at our Milky Way. Now Australian astronomers have discovered hundreds of nearby galaxies trapped by this hidden ‘Great Attractor’.
‘I told them I did it, I must have did it’
EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: John Cobby, the husband of murdered nurse and beauty queen Anita Cobby, has spoken for the first time in 30 years recalling how under intense police questioning he confessed to killing her.
‘I still blame myself for Anita’s death’
EXCLUSIVE: JOHN Cobby, the husband of murdered nurse and beauty queen Anita Cobby, speaks for the first time in 30 years about the case that shocked Australia.
The Beaumont children: Our most baffling mystery
More than fifty years ago a monster hid in plain sight on a sunny Australia Day afternoon, lurking among beachgoers to spirit away three children and shatter a nation’s innocence. We retrace one of our most notorious mysteries.
How they’re still haunted by distaster
HUNDREDS were evacuated, many went missing and thousands of homes were destroyed in the 2011 floods. Some of those affected are still haunted by the disaster every time a storm rolls in.
Brisbane suburbs disaster can’t stop
FIVE years ago, parts of the southeast were decimated by the epic flood. But Brisbane has risen – and so have the property prices of some of the worst-affected suburbs.
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