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Prominent artist and regular Archibald finalist Jason Benjamin found dead at 50 ThuThursday 18 updated ThuThursday 18 Australian artist Jason Benjamin had been travelling around NSW before he went missing in Carrathool. ( Print text only Cancel Award-winning artist Jason Benjamin has been found dead after being reported missing from the south-west NSW town of Carrathool at the weekend. Key points: Australian artist Jason Benjamin has died following reports he was missing from south-west NSW at the weekend Mr Benjamin was famous for painting musicians such as Paul Kelly, and Australian landsca...

Age 58 / Status In a new relationship / Best known for His art gallery Tim Olsen: 'My mother is the greatest love of my life.' Credit:James Brickwood My maternal grandmother, Hazel, grew up in the NSW Hunter Valley. She was a countrywoman. Her father, James Marshall, was an amazing man. During a trip to England, he deemed that there must be a God after being moved by a performance of Handel’s Messiah, so became a Presbyterian minister. It had a profound effect on my grandmother – she was very pious. But when my mum, Valerie, and my dad, John, were divorcing, she became my mother, in a wa...

by Kirsten Alexander (Bantam) Set in 1970s Queensland, this captivating story, about how one fateful decision can shape the future, follows siblings Abby and Charlie, who cause a fatal car accident on the way to visit their father and flee the scene. by Leah Swann (Fourth Estate) Set over three days, this is a gripping story about the power of a mother’s love. It follows Ava and her young sons, who are on their way to start afresh in a new town when they witness an accident. Ava stops to help, but when she returns to the car her boys are gone.