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By Brian Byrne A CAPACITY audience in Kilcullen library heard details of many Kilcullen men and women who took part in the fight for Ireland’s freedom in three…

Police have come under fire for conducting a soaring number of pursuits on NSW roads as official statistics reveal a growing death and injury toll.

Police have come under fire for conducting a soaring number of pursuits on NSW roads as official statistics reveal a growing death and injury toll.

The family of Indigenous teenager Mark Anthony Haines are hoping to make up for what they say was an initially lacklustre police investigation.

The family of the missing Indigenous teenager are hoping to make up for what they say was an initially lacklustre police investigation.

One month and over 100 shows later, our team of reviewers has come together to pick out the best (and strangest) moments from this year’s comedy festival.

Sammy J: Good Hustle - Melbourne International Comedy Festival review

The iconic Peter Allen song turned highly successful Qantas advert "I still call Australia home" has been given a 2021 twist by comedian and ABC Radio Melbourne breakfast host Sammy J, with his recent rendition of "I can’t call Australia home", co-written with Chris McDonald and James Pender. The satirical song features a smiling choir shrouded in white, perfectly enunciating lines such as “if you come home we’ll jail ya ". It also fires well-aimed jabs at the seemingly racist travel ban ...

Sammy J shines a comic light on the year that fell apart We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss Sammy J shines a comic light on the year that fell apart Normal text size If Sammy J’s 2020 Dumpster Fire Spectacular succinctly sums up, using very 2020 vernacular, the year that fell apart, its working title is even more descriptive. “I wanted to call it the ‘Arse-Crunching Dumpster Fire Spectacular’ but the ABC thought that might not look the...