The most original biography yet of Queen Elizabeth II, Craig Brown’s A Voyage Around The Queen, contains dozens of little-known anecdotes – including the time an Australian artist found himself at Buckingham Palace.
A former nurse gives Bill ‘Swampy’ Marsh a rare glimpse into prison medicine – surprisingly declaring that “as a nurse, I’ve never felt safer than I was in the prison environment”.
Rock legend Jimmy Barnes has already set the book world alight with his memoirs – now he has branched into a new area. See what you think of this exclusive extract.
R.E.M. – one of the biggest bands of the 1990s – had just kicked off their biggest year before disaster struck. It changed their future.
She went viral pitted against Prince Harry and released a bestseller that is getting the Anya Taylor-Joy treatment – now Bella Mackie is back for more.
This is why I went inside Australia’s most haunted building, in a location once branded “the maddest in the world”.
Jackie O reveals her secret battle with alcohol and drug addiction in her new memoir – but she also opens up about her past food issues.
In an extraordinary chapter of her new book, Jackie O finally tells all about the infamous on-air moments that still haunt her to this day.
Julia Gillard warns time is up for a key feature of Australian politics and skewers a controversial radio DJ, in a frank conversation with an unorthodox interviewer.
This iconic group was torn apart by an argument over Michael Jackson, after getting cancelled in Australia resulted in a hit single.
Rock legend Eddie Van Halen’s brother has told how their band got cancelled in Australia – and why the famous Beat It collaboration with Michael Jackson backfired badly.
Australian music legend John Farnham makes a series of disturbing claims about his late former manager in his new book.
A 33-year-old radio producer from Sydney has detailed his life as a sex addict, and has opened up about his most bizarre hook-up.
From outlaws and heroes to a love story that changed our understanding of Aussie wildlife – no, it’s not the Irwins – this storyteller is bringing our past to life.
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