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Roger Caleb Rogerson is about as famous – and infamous – a police officer to ever flash a badge. In the publicity blurb from his autobiography, The Dark Side, Rogerson wrote: “All that people know about me is that I’m a corrupt cop, shot three men [in the line of duty]  and was a mate […]

In his closing arguments Goodman’s lawyer, David Spens QC, said his client had made “shameful” admissions of phone hacking the Duchess 155 times – including Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and Boxing Day in 2005 – and he was not proud of what he had done. “I am not inviting any sympathy for Mr Goodman. Any […]

Giving evidence at his trial on 12 counts of indecent assault against four girls and young women between 1968 and 1986 in London’s Southwark Central Court, Harris, now 84, said yesterday that the relationship with girl was consensual and lasted more than a decade but only began when she was an 18-year-old woman. His accuser, […]

The sale of the deceased woman’s chic estate – made up of lavish coats, furs and frocks – at Lawson’s auction house in Sydney is causing a stir among vintage bargain hunters but a veil of mystery is shrouding the clothing’s original owner. Shauna Farren Price is the Lawsons auctioneer handling the sale which has […]

Hillary decided that the title of her highly-anticipated book would be Hard Choices, but in her Author’s Note she writes that it wasn’t her only option. “When I began this book, shortly after leaving the State Department, I considered a number of titles. Helpfully, the Washington Post asked its readers to send in suggestions. One proposed […]

Barde held out hope for the girls’ families, telling reporters in Abuja, the Nigerian capital, yesterday that the army now knew where the girls were and that they were working hard to free them. However, force was not an option at the moment because any such action might result in retaliation against the hostages or […]

The 23-year-old model’s personal life has been tested of late with her fiancé Luke Hunt sentenced to four years in prison for dangerous driving which resulted in the death of 78-year-old Kenneth Lay. In 2012, Mr Lay died in hospital after the car that Hunt and Harris was travelling in collided with the older man’s […]

With less than a week left in the month Sydney’s average daily maximum for the March-May period is about 24.5 degrees, easily above the previous warmest average for autumn of 24.1 degrees, set in 2006, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. While speaking with the Sydney Morning Herald, Mr Zimmerman said that the record breaking […]

To be quite frank, the retouching debate has just become so boring. Don’t misunderstand me; I think it is great that we, the consumers, can now hold big brands and stores accountable for twisting a picture so much that it barely resembles the human being in the original shot. That being said, I don’t see […]

On budget night Treasurer, Joe Hockey announced harsh budget measures for students which would force already struggling young adults to pay more for higher education and added interest on the HELP loans which is the only way many Australians can afford a tertiary education. But this week a debate has ensued after it was revealed […]