From the Archives, 1982: Lindy Chamberlain sentenced to life imprisonment
In October 1982, in one of Australia’s most publicised murder trials, Lindy Chamberlain was found guilty of the murder of her baby daughter Azaria and was sentenced to life imprisonment. Her husband Michael was found guilty of being an accessory after the fact of murder.
- by Lindsay Murdoch
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From the Archives, 2001: Bound for disaster on a hulk with no name
20 years ago, an overcrowded Indonesian fishing boat (later known as SIEV-X) sank en route to Christmas Island, resulting in the loss of 353 lives.
- by Lindsay Murdoch
From the Archives, 2003: Invasion begins, US missiles blitz Baghdad
The invasion of Iraq began when at least five cruise missiles slammed into the heart of Baghdad.
- by Paul McGeough and Lindsay Murdoch
From the Archives, 1978: Six members of a family die in plane crash
In July, 1978, a light plane hit power lines on take-off from Essendon Airport. It crashed into a house in Essendon, killing six members of a family, including four children.
- by Lindsay Murdoch, Damien Murphy and Ken Piesse
From the Archives, 1996: Helicopter crash kills 18 soldiers and aircrew
On June 12, 1996, two Black Hawk helicopters collided and crashed near Townsville, Queensland. The accident caused the deaths of 18 soldiers and aircrew, mainly from the Special Air Service, an elite counter-terrorist force.
- by Lindsay Murdoch and Ben Mitchell
From the Archives, 1999: Australian troops sent to East Timor
In 1999, as part of a UN multinational peacekeeping force, Australian troops land in Dili in the biggest Australian military operation in decades.
- by Lindsay Murdoch and Paul Daley
From the archives, 1982: Azaria - the trial begins
For several months in 1982 the Australian public became a divided jury as it avidly followed the trial surrounding the disappearance of Azaria Chamberlain.
- by Lindsay Murdoch and John Lahey
From the archives, 1999: Vote to create the world's newest state
20 years ago, on August 30th, 1999, after 24 years of military occupation and 200,000 deaths, the East Timorese vote for freedom.
- by Lindsay Murdoch
From the archives, 1992: Missing children resurface in Malaysia
When Iddin and Shahira were abducted by their father, Malaysian prince Raja Kamarul Bahrin, during an access visit in 1992, it became one of Australia's most notorious custody battles.
- by Mark Metherell, Lindsay Murdoch and Sue Neales
From the Archives, 1997: Australian diplomatic leak sparks Pacific crisis
On July 22, a diplomatic crisis was building in the South Pacific. An Australian treasury report highly critical of the region's prominent figures was leaked.
- by Lindsay Murdoch
From the Archives, 2007: Howard announces 'the intervention'
On June 21st, 2007, following a devastating report pointing to rampant abuse of indigenous children in the NT, John Howard announced an unprecedented intervention.
- by Misha Schubert, Katharine Murphy and Lindsay Murdoch
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