In nearly 90 years, Rhee Kun Hoo has learned a lot about surviving and thriving. The South Korean psychiatrist turned writer lived through typhoid, war, family bankruptcy and poverty before he was into his teens. In his 20s he was jailed for his role in pro-democracy protests. Throughout his medical career, he helped transform South …
A South Australian father-of-two has been jailed in Bali after he was allegedly caught with methamphetamine. Troy Smith from Port Lincoln was holidaying with his wife, Tracey, in the tourist hotspot last week when police raided his room at a resort in Legian near Kuta. He and his wife were both arrested after officers allegedly …
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A woman has been beaten unconscious and left for hours on the side of a popular walking trail in NSW. The serious assault took place when the woman, 45, was struck from behind on the Coffs Creek Walkway near Nana Ln in Coffs Harbour about 6am on Wednesday. She had stopped by a rope swing …
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The Garrick Club’s vote this week in favour of admitting women as members mattered. It mattered – and was the subject of widespread public debate – because the club’s prominence in London’s establishment landscape made its exclusion of women seem unjust and wrong. With a large number of senior judges and other public servants as …
A $30 million Sydney penthouse that offers breathtaking views of Sydney Harbour from every room has hit the market. The ‘King Residence’ in the Greenland Centre on Bathurst Street boasts 700 square metres of indoor and outdoor space, five bedrooms, five bathrooms and six car spaces. Real Estate Agent Gavin Rubenstien from the Rubenstein group …
The first encounter between comedian Julian Clary and singer-songwriter Barb Jungr did not go well. It was 1985 and Julian admits he was in typical tease-the-punter mode as he worked the audience at the Bush Fires cabaret club in Shepherd’s Bush, London. He approached Barb, who was wearing a bandana, and inquired if her head …
Australian entertainer Kamahl will face court next month after a woman accused him of stalking her. The singer, born Kandiah Kamalesvaran, has been accused of stalking a 38-year-old woman, who has now applied for an apprehended violence order against him. The 89-year-old will face one count of stalking with intent to cause fear and the …
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The spectacle of Stormy Daniels on the witness stand in a Manhattan courtroom this week sent one back to the image of Trump’s last female antagonist, E Jean Carroll, the advice columnist who famously sued Trump for sexually assaulting her, standing victorious outside another courtroom in January. Daniels, unlike Carroll, is not the plaintiff in …
In March 2020, Australians had no idea that they were about to face years of the COVID-19 pandemic. At the same time, two campers headed into the Victorian High Country. Russell Hill, 74, and Carol Clay, 73, disappeared on that camping trip in the Wonnangatta Valley. Russell Hill and Carol Clay were reported missing after …
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A South Australian dad charged with drug possession in Bali was allegedly sent a parcel of methamphetamine, leading to a raid of his hotel. Troy Smith and his wife, from Port Lincoln, were arrested by Bali police on April 30 after 0.04g of meth and a bong were allegedly found in their room. His lawyer, …
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