The wild tale of the Hugh Mahon byelection lost by the opposition
Aston's result was the second time since 1920 that government has won a seat off the opposition in a byelection. What happened the first time?
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Wait... WHO warned the Tsar, exactly?
As the story goes, a small-town Australian paper once offered a barbed threat to the Russian Tsar. A Crikey investigation digs deeper.
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How cricketing rivalry and love led to the creation of the Ashes
Cricketing rivalry between England and Australia is legendary. Spice was added to this when Australia defeated England for the first time in England on Aug. 29, 1882. Shock and disaster were the feelings amongst the English. The Sporting Life newspaper famously published a satirical death notice of English cricket that carried a postscript of “N.B. The body will be cremated
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