Reliving history
Examining Australia’s dark history through little silver teaspoons
The phenomenon of the tea break and a chance discovery at his mother’s house led artist Simon Normand down an unexpected path.
- by Stephen Brook
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‘Never thought we’d meet again’: Holocaust survivors reunite after more than 80 years
Sonja and Alice first met in 1939 at a farm school for Jewish refugee children. A lifetime later and on the other side of the world they would finally meet again.
- by Benjamin Preiss
Secret tunnels, a suburb erased and witches covens: Sydney’s strangest urban tales
Fact or fiction? The Herald examines three of Sydney’s more popular urban myths to see if there’s any truth to them.
- by Amber Schultz
Tony Wright’s Column
World War I
A bloodied valley by the Somme, where hatred was finally put aside
They were young, bold and accomplished at warfare’s killing. But for one of the legendary Chipilly Six, an enemy became simply a man with family photos.
- by Tony Wright
The tale of the one-legged pilot: Why referendums often fail to land
Australians have only voted Yes eight times out of 44 opportunities to change the constitution. The furious battle over the skies in 1937 helps explain why.
- by Shane Wright
When it comes to mad moments, Australian TV punches above its weight
There’s something quintessentially Australian about the weirdest moments on domestic TV.
- by Ben Pobjie
Stolen valour, stolen skills: Revealing the depth of MP Barry Urban’s betrayal
Reporter Gary Adshead was methodically exposing the Perth MP’s multiple lies over faked war medals when a chance conversation led him even deeper into the mystery.
- by Gary Adshead
The Reporter podcast: Unmasking Barry Urban
This week on The Reporter podcast, Gary Adshead tells Michael Thomson how he launched an investigation that would finally land its subject in jail.
The photo and the phone call: How a tip-off toppled master manipulator Barry Urban
This reporter was told he had a “bum steer”, “not really a story”. Undaunted, he launched an investigation that would finally land its subject in jail.
- by Gary Adshead
The Reporter podcast: Spy Base Echelon
This week on The Reporter podcast, Gary Adshead tells Michael Thomson the story of one of the most secret spy bases in the world.
The truth is out there – at a spy base 400 kilometres north of Perth
The source was prepared to grant me 10 questions about the Kojarena base. I was to prepare them carefully – there would only be one chance to get them answered.
- by Gary Adshead