Simon Bouda

Feb 2, 2024 | 9now.nine.com.au | Simon Bouda

Lawn bowls. It's an Australian institution. Now the gentle game has been embroiled in a David and Goliath battle, with a small community club shut down so it can be sold off. "It's draconian... it's appalling," David Moody, president of the Denistone Sports Club, told A Current Affair. READ MORE: Ratepayers lose millions after public land sold for one third of valuation The club is nestled in Sydney's inner north western suburbs. It's been a community hub since it was built in 1955.

Jan 8, 2024 | 9now.nine.com.au | Simon Bouda

Father of five Seti Tuaopepe lived for his kids. It was that devotion that cost the 35-year-old his life in a Boxing Day drowning tragedy. "His final act is the perfect example of the type of person he was towards his children," Seti's wife Mina told A Current Affair.

Nov 9, 2023 | 9now.nine.com.au | Simon Bouda

Eleven o'clock on the 11th of the 11th 1918, the guns fell silent. For 97-year-old World War II veteran Fred Whitaker, it's the most important day on the Australian calendar. "Armistice Day is almost a… it's a religious thing, I think, to me, you know, fundamentally religious," he told A Current Affair reporter Simon Bouda. READ MORE: Boy made to remove life-saving medical device to board plane"Armistice Day is a remembrance of the most basic of human frailty I suppose... hate.

Oct 16, 2023 | 9now.nine.com.au | Simon Bouda

Sixteen-year-old Kiara Stewart is one of the bravest teenagers you could meet. "She's braver than any 16-year-old I know," Kiara's mum Nicole says. "She's got the strength and determination to make sure it doesn't happen again to anybody else."Kiara was the victim of a child groomer. Married father Brett Daly was charged, pleaded guilty and convicted. He did just two weeks behind bars. "It's like absolutely wrong.

Aug 18, 2023 | 9now.nine.com.au | Simon Bouda

Minh Nguyen is a child of a brutal conflict. The sights, the smells, the sounds, the ugliness of war are clear in his mind. "It was horrible, you know, people screaming; crying," Nguyen recalled. Related ClipsREAD MORE: Police raid whistleblower who exposed flaws childcare abuse caseAs Australia marks the 50th anniversary of the ending of our involvement in the Vietnam War, 57-year-old Nguyen's remarkable story has special meaning. "Vietnam Veterans Day means so much to me," he said.