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The team from The Chaser’s War on Everything (from left) Chas Licciardello, Chris Taylor, Craig Reucassel, Andrew Hansen and Julian Morrow.

‘We had death threats’: Looking back at the ABC’s most controversial comedy show

When The Chaser’s War on Everything premiered 20 years ago, it soon became the ABC’s most complained about show.

  • Louise Rugendyke

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The twin towers of the World Trade Centre, on September 11, 2001.

They’ve waited years for justice. Now, these 9/11 families are losing hope

Almost 24 years on from September 11, many relatives of victims are facing up to the possibility that those accused of orchestrating the attacks will never face trial.

  • Carol Rosenberg
Encep Nurjaman, also known as Hambali, in an undated photo at the US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

Accused Bali bomber Hambali to face military trial after 22 years in detention

Encep Nurjaman – once described as “the Osama bin Laden of South-East Asia” – will face pre-trial proceedings in September for the first time since he was captured in 2003 and sent to Guantanamo Bay.

  • Michael Koziol
AFL umpire Leigh Haussen in 2021.

Umpire banned for wearing bin Laden costume; AFL probes crowd abuse

Umpire Leigh Haussen wore the costume at a function the day after the AFL grand final; as the league investigates crowd abuse of an AFLW player.

  • Marc McGowan and Hannah Kennelly
Donald Trump campaigns in Waterloo, Iowa, last month.

Losing sleep over Trump? It’s time to wake up to the real tyrants

Donald Trump is dangerous because he takes too much of our attention. So much so, people become blind to much larger threats.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
Patricia Karvelas with the Q&A panel last Monday night, from left: Mark Leibler, Dave Sharma, Francesca Albanese, Tim Watts and Nasser Mashni.

People may rant in our liberal democracy, even when they’re wrong

Amid so much noise on social media, we must not import the systems that many new Australians were fleeing.

  • Parnell Palme McGuinness
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Encep Nurjaman, also known as Hambali, is shown in this undated photo provided by the Federal Public Defenders Office, at the US base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba

Hambali lawyer seeks AFP reports ahead of Bali bombings trial

Indonesian-born Hambali has been held by the United States, at CIA black sites and then its military detention centre at Guantanamo Bay, for almost 20 years.

  • Chris Barrett
A mockup of a pigeon with a camera attached on display at the museum.

The CIA has built a museum but don’t expect them to let you in

The museum features gadgets such as a polygraph machine in a briefcase, a communication device disguised as a tobacco pipe, and pigeon-carried cameras

  • Gillian Brockell
The Times reported that Prince Charles personally negotiated the payment.

Prince Charles ‘accepted millions’ from family of Osama bin Laden

The Prince of Wales’ Charitable Fund received the donation in 2013 from the half brothers of Osama bin Laden, founder of al-Qaeda and architect of 9/11.

  • Stephen Castle
It never hurts to keep on good terms with the security detail.

My brush with Bin Laden, and why Pakistan doesn’t deserve the Khyber Pass

The Pakistani people have sorely missed the sight of their heroes on the local turf, and Pat Cummins has an opportunity to prove his captaincy is not limited to home pitches and friendly environments.

  • Geoff Lawson