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Roger Rogerson: crimes and punishment Jan 24, 2024

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After a life of controversy, crime and corruption, disgraced former police detective Roger Rogerson died last week, aged 83. Peter Hoysted met with Rogerson on several occasions

Slaying monsters, immortality and sex: the wild ride of Gilgamesh Jan 23, 2024

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Louise Pryke is one of few people in the world who can read the ancient language in which The Epic of Gilgamesh is written. The mammoth, wild tale is still being deciphered from thousands of clay tablets

Deviating demographics with Liz Allen Jan 22, 2024

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Dr Liz Allen is a demographer fascinated by Australia's demographic trends. But her own story is a remarkable case study in deviating from the norm

Nancy's muster dog, Mate Jan 19, 2024

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Nancy Withers has been breeding and training kelpies for 50 years, but one dog stands out from the rest, and he changed her life forever

The nudist, the vegetarian vicar and Karl Marx's daughter Jan 18, 2024

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These are just some of the remarkable and quirky people who helped write the Oxford English Dictionary

Jane Perlez's view from Beijing Jan 17, 2024

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At 19 years old Jane Perlez visited China in the middle of the Cultural Revolution. She would return there as a journalist decades later to cover the biggest story of the 21st century

Off-road in the roaring twenties Jan 16, 2024

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In 1927 Francis Birtles set off on a grand adventure from London to Melbourne, through murderous mountain ranges and blustering blizzards, in a Bean motorcar

Chess master Irina Berezina’s gambit Jan 15, 2024

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International Chess Master and champion Irina Berezina credits her incredible chess-trained mind with helping her survive multiple international disasters

Costa Georgiadis — Heart and Soil Dec 25, 2023

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Costa is the friendly face of Gardening Australia, a devotee of composting, keeping chickens and developing insect hotels (R).

Best of 2023 - Dean Laws Dec 08, 2023

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Dean Laws was in his 50s when doctors told him he had Parkinson's disease. For a time, he was devastated. Then he formed a running crew with his friends called 'The Dean Team', and made a plan to run the Sydney Marathon

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