Huge moves that prove Brooki empire far from crumbling after recipes row
Baking star Brooke Bellamy reveals what helped her fight back from plagiarism accusations, and what’s next for the brand.
Books
‘Toxic’: Jail survivor’s podcast revelation
The Australian TV journalist locked up for years amid bogus espionage reveals she drew strength inside from her experience of surviving an ‘abusive, exploitative’ relationship.
‘He had a knife’: Aussie mum used mind tricks to survive hell
A famous Australian jailed overseas has described her captors’ cruellest form of punishment – and bravely revealed another horror from earlier in her life.
‘Beaten to death’: Foul jail reality
Australian TV journalist imprisoned overseas tells of deadly beatings, blindfolded inmates – and how a secret code spawned romance in “the ugliest, most hateful place”.
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Death that exposed a national tragedy
When journalists began investigating questions around one young woman’s death, they uncovered five more cases – and a tragedy on a national scale.
Wild mystery made for Anya
The weird story of a former child prodigy who vanished in search of a fantasy world is one of four extraordinary unsolved mysteries Taylor-made for screen.
‘Fuelled by rage’: Top kickass queens
From a royal daughter who melded military muscle and delicate diplomacy to a bearded PR princess (who later got cancelled), these are history’s top women power players.
‘Bag of fingers’: Moment cop knew he was facing the worst evil
From going undercover as a hitman to facing Islamic terrorists overseas, one of Australia’s best-known law enforcers shares his secrets from the street.
‘Impostor’: Aussie hero unmasked as fake
The man hailed a hero for changing Australia’s fortunes with the discovery of gold has been unmasked as an ‘utterly loathsome’ fake who did no such thing.
’I could go more into Midnight Oil world’: Rocker teases new book
The restless creative at the heart of rock legends Midnight Oil has flagged an idea that will thrill Aussie music fans as he muses what to do next.
New chair announced after festival shock exit
The Sydney Writers’ Festival has announced its new chair, just days after Kathy Shand quit over concerns this year’s event lacked diverse views on the Gaza conflict.
Dreading the new Snow White? Try this instead
Fantasy and romantasy (shorthand: dragons and sex) are so hot right now, with fans flocking to yet another twist on the genre: mashed-up fairytales for the grown-ups.
Stunning Folbigg lawyer, husband revelations
Kathleen Folbigg’s defence lawyer revealed his private views about her guilt in a startling conversation – while her husband’s remarks about the deaths of their children were suppressed.
‘Had to kill her’: Folbigg dad’s brutality
Kathleen Folbigg’s controlling father killed her mother after a family picnic turned sour – one of many tragic steps in a journey once again being brought to public attention.
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