Anthony Scully

Nov 27, 2024 | abc.net.au | Daniel Franklin |Sharon Gordon |Anthony Scully

Loading... Paz Moreno was thankful to survive after being bitten by a venomous blue-ringed octopus, but the victim blaming that followed compounded her mental anguish. It's a phenomenon that other animal attack survivors know all too well. Paz Moreno hesitantly takes a step towards the water's edge at Chinaman's Beach.

Nov 3, 2024 | abc.net.au | Anthony Scully

The year is 1924, and a carnival barker at the Maitland Show shouts through a megaphone, enticing passers-by to come and see Hanco the escape artist. Hanco, real name Samuel Phillip Cooke, glares at the camera, dressed in a prison uniform, flanked by glamorous assistants and a cast of carnival characters. In the background a colourful backdrop declares that "swords, bayonets and cannons cannot stop him", while a dangerous looking torture contraption looms in the foreground.

Mar 21, 2022 | abc.net.au | Kerrin Thomas |Anthony Scully

Feb 5, 2022 | abc.net.au | Anthony Scully

Dec 2, 2021 | abc.net.au | Giselle Wakatama |Anthony Scully