BIZARRE: 2 - What They Never Told You

Bill Hayden's remarkable contribution to public life

Who have been Australia’s most accomplished federal opposition leaders? The conventional answer to this question is Robert Menzies and Gough Whitlam, both renowned for rejuvenating their respective sides of politics and galvanising new constituencies of support.

The Conversation · Oct 21, 2023

Thieves ‘can’t sell a Rembrandt on the normal market’: unlock your career potential with a degree in criminology

Criminology is increasingly popular as a degree, with a wealth of career options, whether solving art crime or working in the criminal justice system

The Guardian - UK · Sep 22, 2023

The Dismissal review – Gough Whitlam musical both delights and drags

Seymour Centre, SydneyNarrated by Norman Gunston, this musical about the former prime minister and the events of 1975 is often funny – but it’s messy and overstuffed

The Guardian - AU · Sep 6, 2023

Fascinating story behind Edinburgh's 'Canny Man's' and how unofficial name stuck

The Canny Man's is one of Edinburgh's best-loved public houses, famous for its quirky and homely bric-a-brac-filled interior and a former landlord who did not suffer fools gladly - but where did the pub get its name from?

Edinburgh Live · May 28, 2023

19th century Scottish criminal records including man jailed for 'annoying his mother'

New research from the National Records of Scotland has revealed some of the most bizarre and grisly crimes that people in Scotland were locked up for in the 19th century.

Daily Record · May 10, 2023

What does a king actually do?

This weekend’s coronation ceremony formally invests the monarch with their regnal powers – but King Charles III has been doing the job since he was proclaimed king in September 2022. So what does a monarch actually do?

The Conversation · May 4, 2023

Paul Bongiorno: King Charles’ coronation is a last hurrah for Australian monarchy

Central to the coronation will be the out of sight anointing of the King as God’s chosen, a medieval remnant of the Divine Right of Kings.

The New Daily · May 1, 2023

Under the hammer: Auction of house at Jesmond draws 91 bids

Developers were among the six registered bidders at the auction.

Newcastle Herald · Dec 11, 2022

Chasing ghosts: On the trail of an Ayrshire horse thief as famous chase transformed into book

John Nelson, 76, made national headlines in 2011 when he retraced the remarkable pursuit 200 years previously of a horse thief by his great-great-great-grandfather John Kerr.

Daily Record · Oct 15, 2022

'Dominating' and 'intrusive' 5G mast can't be built near school

A council planning officer said the mast would strike a 'discordant and jarring note' along the road

Liverpool Echo · Sep 21, 2022