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Troy Bramston is a senior writer and columnist with The Australian. He has interviewed politicians, presidents and prime ministers from multiple countries along with writers, actors, directors, producers and several pop-culture icons. He is an award-winning and best-selling author or editor of 11 books, including Bob Hawke: Demons and Destiny, Paul Keating: The Big-Picture Leader and Robert Menzies: The Art of Politics. He co-authored The Truth of the Palace Letters and The Dismissal with Paul Kelly.

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D5RPN7 CHRISTOPHER LLOYD & MICHAEL J. FOX BACK TO THE FUTURE (1985)

‘Back to the Future was rejected everywhere’

Director Robert Zemeckis opens up about the pivotal moment that made the trilogy – now a musical – possible.

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BACK TO THE FUTURE The Musical - Original Broadway Cast - Photo by Evan Zimmerman

Great Scott! It’s Back to the Future: The Musical

Marty McFly and Doc Brown return for an all new Back to the Future musical in Sydney.

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EMBARGOED FOR REVIEW - January 2025. A view of Machu Picchu Machu Picchu in Peru, which stands 2,430 m above sea-level, created by the Inca Empire. Picture: Troy Bramston

Unlocking the mysteries of Machu Picchu in Peru

What was this place, occupied by the Incan Empire, from about the early 1400s to the mid-1500s?

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(Original Caption) 3/24/1979-Elk City, Oklahoma: Closeup of President Jimmy Carter, addressing a town meeting. American flag in background. Picture: Getty Images

The legend of Jimmy Carter and the White House tennis courts

Ex-speechwriter James Fallows recalls the 39th US president as a man of principle and a ‘master of detail’.

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2004 Cabinet PapersPolitics

Melbourne, July 13, 2004. Liberal party frontbencher and federal environment minister David Kemp speaks to the media today after he announced he would not be contesting the next election. Kemp stated that he wants to spend more time with his family. (AAP Image/Julian Smith) NO ARCHIVING

Treasury slammed big-spending climate policy

Treasury warned Howard government ministers not to pursue climate policies that relied heavily on regulations, grants and subsidies rather than the market.

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Howard government-era defence minister Robert Hill said the US-led invasion of Iraq could create a 'model for broader political reform in the Middle East'.

Minister thought Iraq could be free-market model

Staying the course in Iraq was seen as showing commitment to the US alliance, with the potential for the country to become a ‘model’ for the region, former defence minister Robert Hill wrote to John Howard.

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2004 Cabinet PapersPolitics

NEWS: Prime Minister John Howard (R) and Opposition Leader Mark Latham cross paths in the ABC radio studios in Sydney, during campaign for Federal election. Pic John Feder

How a ‘rattled’ Howard stared down his party and reformed super

Politicians’ generous super entitlements became a battleground issue in 2004, as Labor leader Mark Latham revitalised the opposition and rivalled Bob Hawke for popularity in opinion polls.

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MAY 11, 2004 : Federal treasurer Peter Costello during 11/05/04 press conference in Canberra following release of budget. Pic John Feder.P/

Costello delivered for the future

Peter Costello reveals Treasury opposed the creation of the Future Fund, which is now worth $230bn.

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EXCLUSIVEPolitics

John Howard and Peter Costello have slammed the Albanese government's financial handling.

Howard, Costello’s warning: Labor budget ‘out of control’

John Howard and Peter Costello have delivered a twin blast, slamming the Albanese government’s financial management while lashing Treasury as an institution in decline.

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Jimmy Carter sitting in the Oval Office ca. 18 April 1978. (Photo by: HUM Images/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

Jimmy Carter left mark of integrity on White House and beyond

The 39th US president was a humble man of dignity, civility and integrity who served his country and the world.

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