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September 28, 2003 |
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When you think of the great books and the great movies, it's surprising how many of them are war stories, from Alexander the Great through to Private Ryan. But of all the war stories, there aren't too many as close, as intimate, as this one; right there in the heat of battle, with young men under fire for the first time. A modern-day band of brothers who will learn how to kill, and be killed …
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This is one of those "hometown girl makes good" stories that Australia loves, especially when the girl makes it big overseas — in this case in the USA, beating the Yanks at their own clash-of-the-titans game, basketball. Now suddenly there's a 21-year-old, six-foot-six Australian Amazon from the Murray River heartland who's the hottest thing in the all-American game. So here it is — the tall tale of Lauren Jackson.
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They're the most unlikely Aussies ever. But, as you'll see, they're dinky-di. Their story begins in Africa, in a country torn apart by civil war. They were among 17,000 five- and six-year-olds forced to flee for their lives — the lost boys who trudged thousands upon thousands of kilometres, searching for safety. Eventually, they ended up in a squalid Kenyan refugee camp, trapped there for 10 years or more. Then, last year, their dreams came true. Some of the lost boys were accepted by Australia, where they've found a home and a future.
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| The fugitive | | Drama queen | | Ship of shame |
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