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Fri 1 Mar 2019

BEHIND THE SPORTS DESK: Second coming of the Big Show?

premium_icon BEHIND THE SPORTS DESK: Second coming of the Big Show?

HE PLAYED a career-defining knock in a historic series win over India, but does this mean Glenn Maxwell has pigeon-holed himself as a short form specialist?

Thu 28 Feb 2019

Driver uses blame game in ‘unreal’ road rage story

premium_icon Driver uses blame game in ‘unreal’ road rage story

AN ice-addled truck driver who went on a rampage, running drivers off the road and threatening them with weapons, tried to say he was the “terrorised” victim.

Bill Waterhouse: ‘Winx is superior to Phar Lap’

premium_icon Bill Waterhouse: ‘Winx is superior to Phar Lap’

ONE of the last living links to Phar Lap has been moved to rate wonder mare Winx as a better racehorse than the legend of Australian racing.

Transgender transport officer Britt finds ticket to freedom

premium_icon Transgender transport officer Britt finds ticket to freedom

When juvenile prison and the army failed to “straighten” her out, Britt Millard signed up to Sydney Trains.

Netflix dumps controversial doco

Netflix dumps controversial doco

THE streaming site has bowed to pressure, quietly removing a documentary after backlash over its “horrific” and false claims about going to the dentist.

Parents, not students, are to blame for school violence

premium_icon Parents, not students, are to blame for school violence

AS the saying goes, ‘everything starts at home’. It’s time parents took responsibility for surge in violent school attacks by children, writes Louise Roberts.

Insurer appeals $1m pay out order for traumatised cop

premium_icon Insurer appeals $1m pay out order for traumatised cop

AN insurer that was ordered to pay more than a million dollars to an ex-policeman who suffered post traumatic stress wants the decision set aside.

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