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Bertram Douglas Kidd, known as 'Bertie' was born in Islington, London, in 1933  He moved to Australia in 1947 aged 14 and began his life of crime in the 1960s  Kidd, 87, was considered among the best safe breakers and robbers in Australia  His exploits earnt him the reputation as the country's most complete criminal  Kidd has for the first time revealed his role in the 1984 Fine Cotton betting sting 

'How do you sleep at night?': Comedian's crushing response to real-life Chopper's wife Newshub 13 hrs ago © Getty / The AM Show Comedian Heath 'Chopper' Franklin has recalled issuing a brutal response to the wife of the notorious Australian criminal his persona is based on.  Speaking on The AM Show on Friday morning, Franklin said he had never chatted with Mark 'Chopper' Read before his death in 2013, but did once receive a scathing message from his wife. "She sent me a tweet asking me how I sleep at night," Franklin said. "My response was, basically, I haven't murdered lots of people, t...

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The stars align as comedy big-hitters win rave reviews We’re sorry, this service is currently unavailable. Please try again later. Dismiss By Age reviewers Normal text size MELBOURNE INTERNATIONAL COMEDY FESTIVAL A week into the festival, our reviewers have found some four- and five-star gems among Festival stalwarts and fresh faces. Read on - every one is a winner. Geraldine Hickey, What a Surprise ★★★★★ Melbourne Town Hall, until April 18 A 6.10pm show means two things: you can be home on the couch by 8pm (ace) – but people don’t generally laugh as loudly (boo) because they�...