James Tugwell

2 months ago | abc.net.au | James Tugwell

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander readers are advised the following story contains the name of a person who has died. For an Egyptian shiphand near an Anzac training camp in Cairo during World War I, the unusual creature was something like a monster with the appearance of a giant rat. Except it wasn't a rat, but a young kangaroo brought from Australia by Indigenous soldier William Charles Westbury.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | James Tugwell

Two years after the birth of a baby gorilla went horribly wrong at a NSW wildlife park, the zookeeper is relieved its younger sibling has been born "without drama". Kaius the gorilla developed sepsis pneumonia just hours after being born at Mogo Wildlife Park on the state's south coast in 2022, requiring the lifesaving intervention of a team of vets and neonatal caregivers.

2 months ago | abc.net.au | James Tugwell

Every week for more than 30 years, a small team of historians on the New South Wales south coast has trawled through old newspapers to come up with material for a column about life 100 years ago. Sometimes the headlines are mundane: upgrades to a butchery to keep flies off the meat or the price of wool increasing. But every so often there is a nugget of historical gold.

Jan 22, 2025 | abc.net.au | James Tugwell |Melissa Martin

Hadi Nazari was lost in the Kosciuszko National Park for 13 days. He told rescuers he became lost after trying to take a shortcut to Geehi Campground. Mr Nazari used journal entries for logbooks found in a remote mountain hut to plan his route to safety. Journal entries left in a remote Snowy Mountains hikers' hut may have been crucial in the rescue of Hadi Nazari, who spent almost two weeks lost in Kosciuszko National Park.

Jan 8, 2025 | abc.net.au | Victoria Pengilley |Sam Nichols |James Tugwell

Emergency workers and family friends of Hadi Nazari have shared their joy over him being found, with the 23-year-old currently recovering in Cooma hospital. On Boxing Day, the university student went missing while hiking Kosciuszko National Park, with his disappearance kicking off an extensive search operation. Police hope to speak to Mr Nazari on Thursday to "debrief on his experience".