Michael Crooks
Ivan Milat is dead, but the backpacker killer will forever haunt Australia
IVAN MILAT: 1944-2019 Ivan Milat, the “backpacker killer” who abducted, tortured and murdered seven people between 1989 and 1992, has died. He...
Keanu Reeves’ latest honour and 10 secrets about The Matrix 20 years on
In breathtaking news, more than 70,000 fans have signed a new Change.org petition to have “most wholesome person alive” Keanu Reeves crowned Time magazine’s...
Disney slammed over pocketing lion’s share of The Lion King reboot
Disney has been accused of making a “cheap gesture” towards the conservation of animals that inspired one of the media giant’s most...
Stan Lee: How the Marvel comic mastermind was targeted by a real-life villain
It reads like a villain origin story: The right-hand man was by all accounts devoted to the hero, seemingly willing to do...
‘The day Bob Hawke skolled my beer’
Real estate agent Glenn Brandon was enjoying a beer-fuelled day at the Sydney Cricket Ground on January 5, 2012, when he spotted...
Beyond a prime minister: Why Bob Hawke’s legacy will never fade
More than a prime minister Remembering Bob Hawke as a larrikin who changed the nation
‘Bills had to be paid’: The humble job Chewbacca actor Peter Mayhew had to go back to
I had been warned Peter Mayhew often got tired of the “same old” Star Wars questions, so when I interviewed him in...
Julian Assange faces ‘tough time’ as he begins 50-week jail sentence: Lawyer
Julian Assange’s lawyer says the WikiLeaks founder faces significant medical issues and possible extradition to the United States as he begins a...
A Columbine survivor’s pain: ‘How do I keep my kids safe?’
As she dropped off her daughter at her first day of preschool in 2009, there were no tears for Colorado mum Amy...
Michael Crooks: The day I spent with Julian Assange in his embassy sanctuary
A couple of things hit me as odd as soon as I walked into Julian Assange’s London bolthole in June 2013, one...