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MUSIC runs in the veins of long-time composer Nigel Westlake and he has built a career on the back of a pig.
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‘UberAir’ plan to take commute to the skies
A REVOLUTIONARY program that would see our daily commute take to the skies with low cost helicopter rides across Sydney has been revealed. Dubbed UberAir, it is an initiative of international ride sharing company Uber to fight congestion.
The man who hunted humans
IN scenes eerily reminiscent of the movie Wolf Creek, German tourist Josef Schwab roamed the Kimberley, executing five strangers in cold blood before dying in a firefight with cops.
The grandmother who just vanished
PODCAST: A loving grandmother went for a walk to the shops and was never seen again. The only sign of her, a handbag found in the bush. Her family said she fell in with ‘undesirables’ but haven’t given up hope after 15 years. Listen to Lost in Sydney podcast episode IV.
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World’s most bizarre festivals
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Melbourne NFL trailblazer who met a bloody end
FIFTY years before Jarryd Hayne, a Carlton big man and Olympian was the first Australian to crack the NFL. But his colourful life ended in a gruesome ambush murder.
How Day emerged from the darkness
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World War II’s last dogfight
YOU probably know it happened above Japan. But did you know the final aerial fight of World War II, which took place 70 years ago, involved the British and the famous Spitfire?
Gay marriage: the map that says it all
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Which actors guarantee box office gold?
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Who will replace Barack Obama?
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Are we closer to solving the puzzle?
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