How Aussies in the UK are paying tribute to the Queen
Aussie travellers and ex-pats have revealed how they will join millions of people gathering in London to commemorate Queen Elizabeth II during her funeral.
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Queen’s Aussie tours told by those who were there
As millions across the globe stop to pay tribute to the Queen on the day of her funeral, the children who met her on her whirlwind 1954 tour of Australia recount the day the Queen rolled into town.
Sitting in stomach waste: ‘I hated it because I felt dirty’
Reva Blowfield was given another patient’s meds and was refused vital treatment while in a dirty hospital bed. She is one of many Aussies who have exposed horrific incidents in our hospitals.
The Lost Ones — a new podcast
The Lost Ones is a podcast series looking into the stories of those who’ve disappeared without a trace in the rugged Tasmanian wilderness.
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A hidden gem uncovered: The east’s very own school of rock
Hidden behind an unsuspecting red door on Victoria St is the Kings Cross Conservatorium — where high profile music managers are waiting for the next big thing to burst onto the scene.
Why Richard Haigh is closing Cafe Parterre
An inside look at the local institution attracting royalty from the eastern suburbs and further afield since 1985 ahead of its seismic transformation.
Meet the Bondi mum bringing Muriel’s Wedding to the world
At the centre of the runaway success of Muriel’s Wedding, Strictly Ballroom, Moulin Rouge and King Kong in theatres across the world is a mum-of-two from Bondi — Carmen Pavlovic.
Revealed: The east’s Queen’s Birthday Honours recipients
From judges to CEO’s and an everyday local hero — the east has had a whopping haul on the Queen’s Birthday Honours. SEE THE FULL LIST HERE.
The dark appeal of Game of Thrones
We live it, we feel it. Games of Thrones is the runaway success that has changed the face of television. But exactly what the series triggers within us is a terrifying reveal.
Palestinian ‘armageddon’ looms
This isn’t just another flare-up. Israel has declared its intention to seize control of Palestine. And recent missile strikes may be the trigger Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has been waiting for.
The war hero Australia forgot
THE bomber shuddered. Tortured metal screamed. Failing engines whined. Then one of Australia’s most famous World War II bomber pilot bellowed: ‘Bail out, now!’
World wars moving to our suburbs
SURVEILLANCE grenades. Portable artificial intelligence. Snipers. Booby traps. The world’s wars are changing and Australian scientists are on the frontline to help fight them.
Our fighter pilots are being choked
WHAT’s poisoning our best pilots? Royal Australian Air Force combat aircrew are suffering confusion and breathing problems. But nobody knows why.
We can read the ‘fingerprints’ of your mind
HOW do we tell the difference between people who will one day commit a terrorist act, and those who are merely blowing hot air? Researchers have given us an answer.
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