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.
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.
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.
IT IS Boxing Day, 1982, a young indigenous boy jumps the back fence of his Dundas Valley home to scurry off to Eastwood station — he is on a mission to borrow money for his mother — minutes later his brother goes after him, but Bradford Pholi is never seen again.
ON September 9, the Queen will become the longest-reigning monarch in British history, breaking Queen Victoria’s 63-year, seven-month record. We take a look at her decades on the throne.
PEOPLE are crazy. Just look at some of the things we do to blow off steam – bog snorkelling, hurling tomatoes at each other, getting naked with thousands of others. Check out the world’s wackiest festivals.
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.
GOLF hauled newly-crowned PGA champion Jason Day back from the brink of juvenile delinquency, thanks to his mother’s love. SPECIAL REPORT
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?
IF a picture can say a thousand words, this is the map that says everything there is to say about Australia and the same-sex marriage debate.
THEY’RE a select few, but there are still actors out there who can virtually guarantee a film is going to be a hit. Meet The Dependables. SPECIAL INTERACTIVE
THE clock is ticking on Barack Obama’s time as President of the US. The next batch of hopefuls are jostling for the 2016 race for the White House. Check our handy guide to all the contenders.
FOR 15 months, the world has wondered about the fate of Flight MH370. With the discovery of part of its wing, there is some closure. But the mystery remains.
IT’S the dream of every schoolboy Aussie rules footballer – to kick the winning goal after the final siren. Yes, it does happen in real life. Here’s the pick of the buzzer beaters.
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