What our apocalypse obsession reveals
Rich kids are bugging out. Entrepreneurs want to escape to Mars. Celebrities are building luxury bomb shelters. Is the end of the world truly nigh?
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Boat police: A day patrolling the Hawkesbury River
Ku-ring-gai police share their up and downs of patrolling the waterways on the Hawksbury River.
Insane outfits at the Met Gala
From a severed head to Lady Gaga’s striptease and Kim Kardashian’s over-the-top cleavage, this year’s Met Gala has been dubbed the most extreme ever. SEE THE PHOTOS
Choose your own ending in GoT
Ahead of the expected mega-battle in Monday’s Game of Thrones, four of George RR Martin’s fellow authors write how they think it will end. Which scenario do you want?
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Clear message on corridor
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Claims rich rule selective James Ruse High
CHILDREN from a low socio-educational background are being sidelined from access to the selective James Ruse Agricultural High School while other selective school students are reporting increased cases of mental health issues, self-harm and even suicide.
Simon Baker’s debut as a director
BRONTE surfer, actor and now director Simon Baker is bringing a Tim Winton novel to life in the movie Breath. His directorial debut is having its Australian premiere on Thursday night at the Randwick Ritz and a Q & A with Baker.
Claims rich ‘rule’ Hornsby selective schools
CHILDREN from a low socio-educational background are being sidelined from access to Hornsby Girls and Normanhurst Boys while other selective school students are reporting increased cases of mental health issues, self-harm and even suicide.
Hornsby: ‘we remember them’
FOR the past 20 years the Hopkins family have not missed a single Anzac Day dawn service in Hornsby.
Calls for overhaul of public selective schools
CHILDREN from a low socio-economic background are being sidelined from access to Baulkham Hills Selective High School while other selective school students are reporting increased cases of mental health issues, self-harm and even suicide.
War Hero: ‘How I survived as a POW’
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Chocolatier: ‘It’s the perfect job’
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