TRUE OPINION: Australia hung itself a long time ago

EXCLUSIVE: At the time of his death almost 100 years ago, in 1923, artist Herbert Hepburn Calvert was lauded as “one of the best known painters of Australian birds.” Yet his whimsical but realistic depictions of this nation’s birdlife hid a much darker, tormented soul and criminal life. That ended with a supposed late-night fall in a busy Adelaide hotel while he likely happened to be travelling with a much younger but equally-as-tormented “artist” and convicted felon.

HISTORICAL CRIME: It was a bloody duel between husband and wife that would end with one of them shot dead in the heart and a surprising conclusion decades later that wouldn’t be believed if it wasn’t all so true, writes Sarah McLean.

ANALYSIS: As Queen Elizabeth II celebrates 70 years of stealing a wage from the public on behalf of her deviant royal family, it’s more than time for Australians to banish monarchy to the dustbin of history, writes Gary Johnston.