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Queensland Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski.

Police commissioner on leave after shock cancer diagnosis

The Queensland Police Service confirmed the news on Friday afternoon, through a brief statement from its media unit.

  • Cameron Atfield

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University of Sydney professor Georgina Long said the trial would uncover whether the approach she has pioneered to treat melanoma could be used to fight glioblastoma.

Can this melanoma therapy beat brain cancer? We’re about to find out

A world-first clinical trial will investigate whether the experimental treatment given to a former Australian of the Year can treat aggressive tumours in other patients.

  • Angus Thomson
Too good to be true: Kaitlyn Dever as wellness scammer Belle Gibson.

Who’s real in Netflix’s hit wellness fraud drama, and where are they now?

Apple Cider Vinegar, the story based on scammer Belle Gibson, has topped Netflix charts world-wide. Here’s a guide to the key players.

  • Karl Quinn
Belle Gibson

Revealed: The Age stories that exposed Belle Gibson’s lies

Wellness warrior Belle Gibson was a successful young app developer, author and mother. This is how our journalists exposed the holes in her story.

Melissa’s father, Ziggy, passed away from mesothelioma last year following asbestos exposure at the ABC in Melbourne.

At least four ABC employees die from asbestos exposure

Many more are believed to have been exposed to the deadly substance at the broadcaster’s old studios in Elsternwick and the CBD.

  • Henrietta Cook
Belle Gibson.

A decade on from Belle Gibson, wellness quackery is still big business

The timing of new Netflix series Apple Cider Vinegar could not be more perfect, with RFK Jr. set to take one of the world’s most powerful health jobs.

  • Sarah Berry
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Belle Gibson was given two weeks to pay her $410,000 fine. Seven years later, she’s still being chased for it

The cancer conwoman, who is now the subject of a new Netflix series, still refuses to pay a $410,000 fine.

  • Cassandra Morgan
The photograph of Catherine, Princess of Wales was released ahead of World Cancer Day.

Princess of Wales shares new photo taken by Prince Louis for World Cancer Day

The photograph was taken by the six-year-old during a family outing in Windsor.

  • Hannah Furness
Belle Gibson, creator of the app The Whole Pantry

Two young reporters uncovered Belle Gibson’s cancer con. Here’s what really happened

Netflix is about to roll out a new series on the cancer scammer, and the whole thing is based on the work of two reporters at The Age.

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Playing fraudster Belle Gibson ‘felt like a calling’ for Kaitlyn Dever

For many young actors, the chance to portray cancer “survivor” Belle Gibson would hold great appeal. And for the 28-year-old, the role was also deeply personal.

  • Steve Dow

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