‘It was a heartbreaking story to write’
Piecing together the stories of wartime Australian nurses imprisoned and brutalised by the enemy was confronting, yet unexpectedly inspiring, says leading history writer.
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School conspiracy theorist ‘could be you’
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Rebel’s bombshell move after revelations
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Britney’s wild revelation about iconic film
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Jackman ‘bombshells’ set for memoir
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Rebel Wilson reveals new image
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Co-star exposes Tom Hardy in tell-all memoir
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Unreal monsters haunt my real world
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More wild revelations about Silverchair
The fractured friendship between Daniel Johns and his Silverchair bandmates isn’t the only tea spilt in the Love & Pain memoir.
Johns’ shock Silverchair letter laid bare
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Brutal message behind Silverchair’s break-up
It was one of the most high-profile splits in Aussie music history – and the brutal way it came about has now been laid bare by two members of Silverchair.
Would you lie then die for love?
Jean Lee and her lover gambled that a woman would not be executed for a crime that would see a man hanged – and one ex-con still recalls the dark shadow of their fatal decision.
Who really cut off ‘Chopper’ Read’s ears in prison
A book on ‘Australia’s most infamous jail’ has revealed the true identity of the man who cut off Mark ‘Chopper’ Read’s ears.
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